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Kindergartners at Brooklyn Avenue School passed through the front doors of the building for the first time on Sept. 9.
Students head back to class [Photo gallery]
Students in Valley Stream's 14 schools returned to class on Wednesday, Sept. 9. more
Paul DePace, left, accepts a plaque from Central High School District Board of Education President Larry Trogel for his nine years of service to the board.
Wraith joins high school board
After nine years of serving on the Central High School District school board, Paul DePace stepped down from his post as trustee this year and was replaced by Ian Wraith to represent District 24 more
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Evan Sandoval and Ryan DeMarco, foreground, work on a letter to send to a resident at the Franklin Nursing Home. The eighth-graders were writing to express their thanks to the senior generation.
Service day just one of many at South
Answering President Barack Obama’s call for a National Day of Service on Sept. 11, students at South High School spent their time last Friday working on a variety of community-oriented projects. more
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Diana Neiss, a second-grade teacher at Clear Stream Avenue School, reads “September 12,” a book written by first-graders, to her class on Sept. 11.
Students learn who the real heroes are
Students in Diana Neiss' second-grade class at Clear Stream Avenue heard a story about how life went on after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and wrote letters to police officers and firefighters. more
A sensitive lesson in history
The eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks falls on just the third day of school this year. Teachers have different plans to mark the day, and say they need to be sensitive to the age of the students. Kindergartners, first-graders and most second-graders weren’t even born yet when the towers fell, and high schoolers were still in their elementary years. more
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Schools ready if swine flu hits home
Textbooks, pencils, calculators — and face masks? Administrators, teachers, staff and students are gearing for a new school new year with one more thing on their collective minds — how to keep healthy, especially with warnings about the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, as it’s more commonly known. more
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Central High School District summer school graduation ceremony.
Summer program graduates 15
Fifteen students graduated from the Valley Stream Central High School District’s summer school program. A dozen of them were on hand to receive their diplomas at the Commencement Exercises on Aug. 14 at South High School. more
Daniel Rothbard
Teacher charged with sex abuse — again
The elementary school teacher already accused of a sex crime now faces charges in two counties. more
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Albert D’Agostino
Lawrence schools’ attorney wins appeal
The New York State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the attorney who represents the Lawrence School District, reversing the state comptroller's determination that he should be removed from its pension system. Following the Aug. 20 decision, the state must repay the lawyer’s missed pension payments within 30 days and reinstate him in the state retirement system. more
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Schools must find cost savings
To the Editor: Your editorial on the subject of consolidation (Aug. 20-26) echoed almost exactly the letter sent to all by Town Supervisor Kate Murray. But she and you extolled the status quo. … more
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