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Wheeler Avenue School won the Village of Valley Stream

It seems that every few weeks a new smart phone, tablet or laptop is released that sparks mass interest and causes a flood of people to rush to electronic stores or click the “purchase” button on their computer screen. But once the newer piece of technology more

By Brian Croce | 10/16/13

Crews prepare the handball court for paving at the Howell Road School, one of several capital projects ongoing this summer in District 13.

Construction in full swing in District 13

When the temperatures begin to drop this fall, the heat will be turned on in District 13’s four elementary schools. But heating those buildings won’t cost as much, thanks to new boilers that will soon be installed. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/21/13

Players compete for the puck in a game of floor hockey at Howell Road School.

Summer hockey league nets big turnout

The standardized tests that students took in the spring were high-pressure for all parties involved. But now that the tests are well behind them, this week children took part in another pretty high-pressure event: Prime Time Hockey playoffs. more

By Brian Croce | 8/7/13

Wheeler Avenue School fifth-grader teacher Guy Jacob has been publishing the Wheeler Squealer for the pat 25 years. He is joined by members of this year’s reporting staff, from left, Michael Ott, Solani Dutt, Vito Oliveri and Jonathan Prashad.

A quarter century of storytelling

Just about every high school in the country has a student newspaper. Few elementary schools, however, offer students an opportunity for to report on the happenings of school life. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/17/13

Roger Tilles, Long Island’s representative on the New York State Board of Regents, read poems to a fourth-grade class at Howell Road School on May 8.

Regent reads, learns in school visit

When students come to school, they are taught lessons, they take tests and they get homework. But what they don’t know is all the behind-the-scenes work that takes place to teach them. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/15/13

Many Students at Wheeler Avenue School came dressed in their Islanders gear to meet Sparky the Dragon and Dina Tsiorvas, the arena hostess, on Feb. 1.

Sparky, Dina rally Wheeler students

Sparky the Dragon has a lot of fans. Even for kids who aren’t fans of the New York Islanders, they get a kick out of a big blue and orange mascot visiting their school. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/13/13

Numerous Valley Stream youth organizations participated in the Wheeler Avenue School PTA's first club fair on Jan. 23.

Wheeler parents go clubbing

If you’re looking for something for your kids to do after school, there’s baseball, karate, music lessons and a whole lot more. On Jan. 23, the Wheeler Avenue School PTA hosted its first club fair, which featured numerous organizations and local businesses that cater to children. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/30/13

Sixth-graders at the Wheeler Avenue School have bene using microscopes this year as part of the science curriculum, to better prepare them for lab work in junior high and high school.

Microscopes open up new worlds in District 13

District 13 students are seeing the world in a way they’ve never seen it before — really up close. This year, the district purchased new microscopes to allow the budding scientists to study the tiniest components of life. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/9/13

Wheeler Avenue students Isabella Chungata and Michael Ott show some of the books that have been collected to give to schools damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Students collect books for damaged schools

Though Valley Stream’s school buildings fared well after Hurricane Sandy, that wasn’t the case everywhere on Long Island. Several schools in Oceanside, Island Park, East Rockaway, Long Beach and other coastal communities suffered significant damage. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/13/12

Clear Stream Avenue School took home the Waldinger Cup for the second year in a row. From left are Principal John Singleton, Children’s Librarian Jaclyn Kunz, Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Stirling and Mayor Ed Fare along with students Eduardo Mason, 5, and Kerisa Mason, 9.

Clear Stream readers are award winning

The Waldinger Cup has been given out for the past six years. Yet the trophy, which signifies success in the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library’s annual summer reading program, has only made it to two schools. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/17/12

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