Eric Helming, an East Meadow High School teacher whose ability to make people laugh and learn — often both at the same time — made him a beloved figure among students and colleagues alike, died on Feb. 14, of heart failure. He was 46.
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By David Weingrad
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3/4/15
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Residents will have the opportunity to approve the implementation of a full-day kindergarten program in the East Meadow School District in May’s budget vote, district officials announced at the Feb. 26 Board of Education meeting. If approved, a full-day program would begin in the 2015-16 school year.
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By David Weingrad
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2/27/15
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Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . .
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2/25/15
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Despite last year’s vehement opposition to a proposed charter school in the Lawrence School District, which forced the applicants to withdraw the application in November, a similar group wants to open a newly named charter, the Lawrence Charter School. The group behind the effort submitted a letter of intent to the State Education Department ahead of the Feb. 10 deadline.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/18/15
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The W.T. Clarke High School chapter of the National Honor Society recently inducted 66 new members.
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2/11/15
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East Meadow School District officials presented the data from its months-long kindergarten study at the district’s Board of Education communications meeting on Jan. 29. The study was conducted at the request of board trustees and Superintendent Louis DeAngelo to determine if East Meadow should expand its current half-day kindergarten program.
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By David Weingrad
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2/4/15
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W.T. Clarke Middle School couldn’t have picked a more appropriate time to host its annual Winter Wonderland dance, as students brought their best dance moves to the school cafeteria on Friday night, two days before a blizzard dumped a foot of snow on East Meadow.
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By David Weingrad
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1/28/15
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Woodland Middle School and W.T. Clarke Middle School each held their respective spelling bee competitions this month, with one student from each school prevailing as champion.
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By David Weingrad
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1/21/15
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Sonali Persaud, a sophomore at East Meadow High School, has been selected as a Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership ambassador.
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By David Weingrad
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1/21/15
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School-aged children can use someone to talk to. Someone they can share their thoughts, goals and fears with who genuinely cares and wants what’s best for them.
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1/15/15
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