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A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the island from 4 a.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. with snowfall totals of 5 to 10 inches expected.
Wantagh, Seaford schools close for Feb. 13 snow day
Wantagh and Seaford have announced that they will be closed tomorrow, Feb. 13, for a snow day.  Last minute shifts in the forecast prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Winter … more
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In September, Katie Matthies’ 5-year-old son walked out of Forest Lake Elementary School unattended and showed up at their house, roughly a third of a mile away. At a recent Board of Education meeting at Wantagh High School, Matthies asked about future policies to keep children safe.
How could her 5-year-old wander home from school?
Weeks after her son wandered away from a Wantagh elementary school, his mother is still looking for answers. Katie Matthies, of Wantagh, a mother of three children who attend Forest Lake … more
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Mandalay Elementary School speech-language pathologist Emily McCann met with kindergartners for a discussion about Augmentative and Alternative Communication Awareness Month on Oct. 11.
Communication builds community at Mandalay School
To strengthen the communication skills of all students at Mandalay Elementary School in the Wantagh School District, speech-language pathologists Emily McCann and Jeanette Perucca visited classrooms … more
School board files lawsuit to keep Warriors name
The Wantagh School District is taking its fight to the courtroom to keep its traditional Warriors nickname. The Wantagh Board of Education filed a lawsuit against the New York State Board of … more
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Victoria Alssid, the school nurse at Forest Lake Elementary School in Wantagh, began her career at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, in 1979.
Wantagh nurse gets top honor
Victoria Alssid, the nurse at Forest Lake Elementary School in Wantagh, wanted to pursue her line of work ever since she was in grade school. Her passion for taking care of others earned her the 2018 … more
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Wantagh school board listens to the public at its March 22 meeting
Fewer students, more spending
The Wantagh School District’s enrollment has shrunk by more than 820 students, or 22.5 percent, since the 2008-09 school year. Its proposed budgets, meanwhile, have gone up 21.65 percent — about $15 million — over that same time. more
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Seaford officials said that they were grateful to the community for passing the budget.
Budgets pass in Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown
Residents passed the 2017-18 budgets for the Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown school districts on May 16, in addition to supporting a slew of ballot propositions and board of education … more
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The Wantagh School District received a $150,000 grant through County Legislator David Denenberg for various improvements.
Wantagh schools to receive $150K grant
Upgrades are on tap for Wantagh schools in the near future, as the district is slated to receive a special legislative grant from Nassau County. more
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New Mandalay principal welcomed
The Wantagh School District Board of Education appointed Marie Pisicchio as principal of Mandalay Elementary School, effective July 1. She replaces Dr. Lynne D’Agostino, who will be retiring at the … more
Students adapt to heightened security
In the wake of three recent threats at Wantagh High School, extra security measures have been taken. Lockers have been sealed, backpacks have been banned and students are required to carry their … more
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