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Members of the West End Student Council joined forces with the Lynbrook High School Students Taking Active Roles Together (START) Club to brighten the holidays for soldiers serving overseas. They collected items such as batteries, toiletries, socks and hard candies, and stuffed them into holiday stockings to be delivered to soldiers serving in Iraq.
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12/23/09
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The Principal’s Office is taking a break from its usual lineup of heavy-hitting topics for one of the most popular features since the column’s inception –– the Writing Quiz (this time in the form of a spelling test).
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Steve Kussin
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12/23/09
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In last week's column, I made the case for more time in the classroom. Based on the research, eight powerful arguments were presented for adding more instructional time. The case for maintaining the status quo, however, is just as compelling.
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Steve Kussin
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12/18/09
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The East Rockaway High School Girls Volleyball Varsity Team were honored at Monday’s village board meeting for their win as the Nassau County and Long Island “Class C” Champions and New York State Final Four.
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12/16/09
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Students, spiritual leaders and congregants from the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre and Religious School assembled on the grounds of Village Hall in East Rockaway on Tuesday night to celebrate Hanukkah.
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Mary Malloy
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12/16/09
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As the years pass, memories of September 11 fade, especially the memories of those who were too young to fully comprehend what happened.
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Anthony Bottan
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12/16/09
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The Girl Scouts of ELLM Association, representing the girls and adult volunteers of East Rockaway, Lakeview, Lynbrook and Malverne were recently informed that the first Girl Scout troop organized in Nassau County in 1918 or 1919 was a troop from Lynbrook.
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Madeline Pearson
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12/16/09
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With the state’s deficit nearing a $4 billion, and amid what officials call a “cash-flow crunch,” Gov. David Paterson has ordered $750 million in reductions in scheduled December payments to help keep the current-year budget balanced.
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Anthony Bottan
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12/16/09
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One of the more recent controversies raging in education is whether and how to extend the school day and even the school year.
Most children spend about six hours a day in class. There are proposals to lengthen that time anywhere from an hour to two or more. One variation involves weekend school, particularly for those students who have fallen behind in their studies.
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Steve Kussin
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12/15/09
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Mark Miccio, a senior in mechanical engineering at Penn State University and a 2006 Lynbrook High School graduate, is involved in the Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team and EcoCAR competition.
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12/10/09
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