For the second consecutive year, the Pride of Malverne, Malverne High School’s marching band, has been crowned New York State Champion. While this marks Malverne’s third title in the last …
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Lee Landor
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11/9/11
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Sewanhaka High School art students recently began receiving higher-tech lessons, thanks to a recent technology grant awarded to the school — one of only 10 in the nation to receive the award.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/4/11
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At Childrens School of Ballet (CSB), budding ballerinas as well as seasoned dancers can enjoy individualized attention and expert training while exploring the exciting world of classical ballet.
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Teri Ann Loeser
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11/3/11
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While Elmont residents, the Shinnecock Indian Nation and Detroit developer Michael Malik have been anxiously anticipating the construction of a casino at Belmont Park for several months, for residents to the track’s north, living in the Village of Floral Park, the feeling’s not mutual — it’s not even close.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/2/11
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In a move celebrated by state school officials, a law was passed over the summer to help school districts cut bus costs and put those savings toward school programs, and local districts have just recently been able to take advantage of it.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/25/11
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More than 400 Stewart Manor Elementary School 4th, 5th and 6th-graders ran the school’s 1,200-meter “Prediction Marathon” from the Stewart Manor School to the Stewart Manor Country Club last Friday. During the race, pre-kindergarten to third-grade students dressed in pink and cheered them on with pink pompoms.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/25/11
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The Clara H. Carlson Elementary School Auditorium was dedicated to the late Lucinda M. Zorlenzan, a former sixth-grade teacher and longtime Elmont resident, at the Elmont Board of Education meeting on Oct. 11. A plaque with Zorlenzan’s picture and a quote from her favorite song, “Wind Beneath My Wings,” will soon be a permanent fixture in the auditorium to inspire for students.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/25/11
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It's showdown Saturday on the Nassau County high school gridirons as the No. 1 and No. 2 preseason seeds meet, highlighted by a battle of unbeatens in Conference I.
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Tony Bellissimo
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10/20/11
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School districts nationwide are required to deal with a growing problem: address fraud. Local schools are no exception. However, local districts have different approaches to catching students who are attending school illegally — and taking from taxpayers.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/19/11
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The Indian American Forum held the second annual International Children’s Day at Elmont Memorial Library on Oct. 9, to showcase culture through dances and music.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/19/11
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