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Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 marked the Annual Great American Smokeout. This day offered an opportunity to remind fellow students and faculty that quitting smoking is essential for good health. Data … more

By Alexandra Kosakoff and Juliana Shenker | 1/14/15

Janet Starr of Mercy Medical Center, left, along with Beth Hammerman and Lana Glass of the Rockville Centre Youth Council, listened to advice from the Long Beach Coalition on how to receive a Drug Free Communities Grant.

Youth Council learns some lessons

The Rockville Centre Youth Council held a meeting at the library of South Side High School on Dec. 15 to discuss applying for a Drug Free Communities Grant. These federal grants are meant to help local coalitions reduce substance abuse among young people. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 12/17/14

Members of the Rockville Centre Youth Council were distributing information about the organization to people at the Family Fun and Fitness Fair.

RVC comes together for fun and fitness

Last weekend, the Rockville Centre School District held its annual Family Fun and Fitness Fair at South Side High School. Moved to the middle school because of the ongoing construction work at … more

9/24/14

Youth Council teams with LB

The Long Beach Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking received a $27,500 grant to mentor the Rockville Centre Youth Council. The grant came from the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. more

9/24/14

Youth Council holds drunken driving education program

The Rockville Centre Youth Council is offering a distracted and drunken driving education program for students as part of the annual Walkathon and Family Fun Fitness Fair organized by the RVC Drug, Alcohol and Violence Task Force. more

9/3/14

Sophia Grillo created the idea for the project.

Alcohol bottles turned anti-alcohol art

On June 13, the Rockville Centre Youth Council presented “Message on a Bottle,” a gallery of liquor bottles which displayed messages against substance abuse at The Art Studio on North Long Beach … more

By Jimin Kim | 6/19/14

A place teens can call their own

After years of trying to create a place for local teens, the Rockville Centre Youth Council proudly cut the ribbon on the Spare Mug, its joint venture with RVC Lanes, on April 10. The Spare Mug … more

By Alex Costello | 4/17/14

Throwing students a much-needed Lifeline

When it comes to student safety, the Rockville Centre Youth Council knows exactly where to start: the Long Island Railroad Station late on a Friday night, where the underage gather after bacchanalian evenings in New York City, desperate for a ride. more

By John Maher | 3/27/14

Giving teens a place to go

Whenever a story like the Roxen Road assault or the murder of Lauren Daverin-Gresham hits the news, the same cry echoes around Rockville Centre: we have to do something about teens roaming the … more

By Alex Costello | 2/12/14

We need to give teens options

The murder of Lauren Daverin-Gresham in Rockville Centre late last month once again pointed up a recurring problem: We often overlook our teenagers. more

9/12/13

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