More than 200 students, parents and friends turned out for the NAACP education rally held at Long Beach City Hall on Oct. 2 to honor academic achievers of African American decent.
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10/15/09
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Board meeting at the middle school at 8 p.m. on Oct. 27. Lido habitat cleanup Lido Elementary School will hold a cleanup of the school’s habitat gardens on Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. All are welcome to …
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10/15/09
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There’s a buzz in the Long Beach School District. Administrators hope to implement the International Baccalaureate program next school year, and in a step toward that goal, Long Beach High social studies teacher Dr. Andrew Smith and Principal Nick Restivo gave an informational presentation on the program at the Board of Education work session Sept. 29.
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ARIELLA MONTI
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10/8/09
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From breaking news updates on 1010 WINS, to traffic reports on Z100, to sports recaps on WCBS 880, to political debates on national television, the alumni of Hofstra University’s radio station can be heard across the metropolitan area and around the country.
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Andrew Coen
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10/7/09
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Long Beach High School’s 2009 homecoming festivities culiminated under the Friday-night lights of Veterans’ Memorial Field at the middle school when the Marines lined up against Great Neck South on Sept. 25. The Marines put up a good fight but came up shy of a victory, with the Rebels pulling off a 15-13 win.
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10/1/09
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Kevin McDermott gives the word "determination" a new definition. The Chaminade and Duke alumnus, just 22, suffered a life-changing accident in July, and has shown a tremendous strength of will in his efforts to prevail over his severe injury. Many of his friends are taking action to help.
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Zachary Richner
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9/29/09
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In July, two months after residents voted to approve a $98.9 million bond to fund the first phase of the Long Beach School District’s three-phase master plan to upgrade its aging facilities and programs, construction crews got to work on the four-part project.
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JOSEPH KELLARD
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9/24/09
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The Long Beach Board of Education unanimously approved a proposal to install artificial-turf fields at the high school and middle school at the Sept. 18 board of ed. meeting.
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ARIELLA MONTI
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9/24/09
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The next Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for The New York Times may be roaming the halls of Long Beach High School. He or she may just be sitting in room 214, attending Joe Jeremias's fourth-period journalism class.
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ARIELLA MONTI
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9/24/09
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Thursday marks the official start of the
Nassau County high school season, and it’s only the beginning of weekday action.
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Tony Bellissimo
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9/18/09
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