Chants of “NHP,” “HFC,” “FPM,” “Sewan” and “Elmont” echoed through the H. Frank Carey gymnasium on March 4, as seniors from all five high …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/12/20
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Sewanhaka Central High School District officials are considering investing $1.8 million from next year’s proposed budget for security enhancements at all five schools, Superintendent James …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/5/20
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Shouts of “Let her speak!” broke out at the Central High School District Board of Education’s Feb. 25 meeting when board President David Del Santo cut off Sewanhaka Student Council …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/5/20
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One day when she was dropping her children off at Sewanhaka High School, Judy Staiano watched as a student was hit by a truck while crossing Covert Avenue. He was fine, Staiano said, but it reminded …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/5/20
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For 25 years, Al Harper has been a fixture in Elmont, serving as an assistant principal and principal at Elmont Memorial High School before becoming the Elmont School District superintendent in 2005. …
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/16/20
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Three hundred semifinalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search were announced Wednesday afternoon, and 36 seniors from Long Island high schools — including seven from the Heralds’ coverage area — were among the mix.
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1/8/20
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A stationery store behind Elmont Memorial High School closed for renovations last year, only to reopen as a vape shop over the summer, which concerned some local parents.
“I don’t …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/19/19
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An Elmont man allegedly sexually assaulted a teenager while working as a security guard at Sewanhaka High School, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/7/19
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Farhana Islam, a Sewanhaka School District parent, choked up when recounting to the Board of Education on Nov. 26 how she felt hearing Muslim students describe how frustrated they are that they must …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/5/19
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Part four in a series.
More than 50 years ago, racial tensions in the Malverne School District peaked. Prejudice divided the local community as hostilities mounted. Today, however, the district is …
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By Nakeem Grant and Robert Traverso
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11/14/19
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