Calhoun High School singing sensation Robbie Rosen, all of 16 years old, recently received the news that he had waited for nine years to hear –– he’s headed to Hollywood to compete in season 10 of “American Idol.”
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By Scott Brinton
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1/20/11
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Students from Lynbrook’s Kindergarten Center learned that going to the dentist really can be fun when they paid a special visit to the office of Lynbrook’s Dr. Todd Kshonz.
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by Mary Malloy
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1/19/11
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Lynbrook High School Senior Connor Daly who was one of the National Football Foundation Golden Eleven recipients for Nassau County.
“Of the more than 1,500 students who participate in …
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1/19/11
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The Lynbrook Owls had much to celebrate during Varsity Fall Sports Recognition Night. The Varsity Football team clinched the Long Island Championship for the first time since 1992. MSG ranked the team as the Number One small school team in the tri-state area, and the team ranked 25th in the National Football Foundation’s final Tri-State poll. The Girls Cross Country team finished their season as Conference champs. In addition, the Boys Soccer team won the Nassau Officials Team Sportsmanship Award, while the Girls Volleyball team was the winner of the Conference I Sportsmanship award.
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1/19/11
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East Rockaway Junior High School hosted its annual science fair on January 13. Students, teachers, parents, and other family members packed the auditorium.
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1/19/11
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The eighth annual Patrick Xavier Owens Games will be held at East Rockaway High School on Jan. 22, beginning at noon.
The event, organized by Patrick’s brother, Alan, celebratees the memory of a brave young boy who died in 1997 at the age of 5.
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By Brian T. Dessart
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1/19/11
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Lynbrook High School Senior Daniel Kramer has earned a coveted spot as a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, considered the nation’s most prestigious science research competition for high school seniors. He is the school’s seventh semifinalist in 12 years, and the only boy. He follows in the footsteps of 2009 graduate Jing Jian and 2010 graduate Mary Magilligan, making this the third year in a row that the school has produced a semifinalist.
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1/19/11
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In November 2007, at 17, Kaitlin LaBarca, Lynbrook High School 2010 graduate, enlisted in the U.S. Marines. After months of preparation and training, she was off to Paris Island last April for 13 weeks of boot camp. On November 5, LaBarca’s family joined her to witness her graduation — a day filled with overwhelming pride and excitement, according her mother, Pat LaBarca.
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By Theresa Navarra
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1/19/11
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Lynbrook High School alumnus Michael Doneger, 24, is going to the Super Bowl.
Doneger, a star lacrosse player at Lynbrook High School and Johns Hopkins — now known as an actor, screenwriter, videographer and director — is a semifinalist in the Pepsi Max Crash the Super Bowl commercial contest after his entry, “Elevator Girl” — which he wrote, directed and starred in — was judged one of the top five entries among more than 6,000 Pepsi received.
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By Mary Malloy
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1/19/11
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Mind your manners — a phrase seemingly lost on today’s kids. Does that really come as a surprise in an age where television shows like “The Jersey Shore” and “Bad Girls …
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By Samantha Knoerzer and Lee Landor
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1/19/11
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