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The portable classrooms at West Hempstead’s George Washington School sustained extensive damage last summer after two teenage boys set them on fire. Right, Reconstruction of the portables is near completion and they are expected to be open for use in September.

GW portables expected to reopen this fall

The portable classrooms at the George Washington School are as good as new — better, even — and there’s little, if any, indication that they had been burned nearly to the ground … more

By Lee Landor | 6/16/11

W.H. school district prepares for budget vote

A week before the May 17 budget vote, the West Hempstead school board settled the long-stalled teachers' contract and renewed schools Superintendent John Hogan's contract for three years. While … more

By Svenja van den Woldenberg | 5/13/11

West Hempstead High School’s academic team: Jason Kappel (team captain), Pierre Leconte, Caroline Moyer-Laurin, Piotr Paluch and Charles B. Varrone. Advisor Pamela Gordon is on the fat left.

WHHS advances to 'Challenge' round 3

Moving up to the third round of MSG Varsity’s “The Challenge,” the West Hempstead High School academic team is crushing the competition. After successfully making their way through … more

By Victoria Centrella | 4/27/11

As West Hempstead school district administrators and Board of Education trustees enter the final stretch of budget season, emotions run high.

Budget workshop sparks emotions in W.H.

As the West Hempstead community enters the final stretch of a challenging budget season, emotions are running high. At the West Hempstead Board of Education’s third budget workshop on March … more

By Lee Landor | 4/6/11

So long to summer school, several staff members

The West Hempstead Board of Education’s second budget workshop of the season, held on March 8, was punctuated by the crying, sniffling and distribution of tissues by students who attended to … more

By Svenja van den Woldenberg | 3/16/11

The West Hempstead school district faces a $2.4 million budget gap for the 2011-12 school year.

District faces $2.4 million budget gap

Throughout the last two budget seasons, the West Hempstead school district has excessed nearly 85 positions, including administrators, teachers, clerical staff and coaches. It altered its academic … more

By Lee Landor | 3/9/11

Residents and some members of the West Hempstead Board of Education clash over field-use policy.

Field feud: Residents, BOE clash over facilities-use policy

The West Hempstead school district’s contentious facilities-use policy remains unresolved, even after a four-hour policy session during which people on both sides of the aisle aired their … more

By Lee Landor and Svenja van den Woldenberg | 2/16/11

West Hempstead Middle School experienced a bomb threat earlier this month. District officials responded to complaints from parents and staff about how they handled the scare.

School officials react to bomb scare complaints

A bomb threat at West Hempstead Middle School earlier this month has left the district administration under some fire from parents and staff who are unhappy with the way the situation was … more

By Lee Landor | 1/26/11

Island Park high school students can choose between West Hempstead High School and Long Beach High School. As more students choose LBHS, tuition is decreasing at WHHS.

We 'love' Island Park students: West Hempstead school district

Island Park’s fourth class of students have just made their choice for which high school they will be attending next year — Long Beach or West Hempstead. And with more than 100 Island … more

By Alex Costello | 1/12/11

Nassau Chapter Red Cross CEO Frank Cassano joined Rabbi Kenneth Hain. Sen. Dean Skelos, Red Cross volunteer Bruce Gold, County Executive Ed Mangano and others on a tour of West Hempstead High School, the county’s first and only kosher disaster evacuation shelter.

County's first kosher shelter? It's West Hempstead High School

The American Red Cross recently designated a local school as an evacuation shelter that caters to the cultural needs of the Jewish community. West Hempstead High School is now a kosher disaster … more

By Lee Landor | 1/12/11

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