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Brandeis eighth-graders celebated their graduation from the Jewish Day School in Lawrence last month.

The Brandeis School in Lawrence celebrates graduation

Even during the coronavirus pandemic, The Brandeis School class of 2020 had the opportunity to celebrate together as the eighth-graders their diplomas and officially marked the end of their years at the Jewish Day School in Lawrence. more

7/3/20

POCatHewlett seeks better relations between people of color and the Hewlett and Woodmere communities, including the school district,

Standing against racism in Hewlett and Woodmere

POCatHewlett, with POC standing for people of color, has begun adding its voice to the growing sentiment that there must be an end to racial inequality. Calling themselves a team and spearheaded by two young women, POCatHewlett has a petition on actionnetwork.org and created a list of demands that they would like the Hewlett-Woodmere School District and Board of Education to address. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/1/20

The Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence will hold a socially distanced middle school summer learning program beginning July 6.

Middle school summer learning in Lawrence

After Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a June 2 news conference that summer day camps across the state could open June 29, the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence announced that they would be holding a socially distanced middle school summer learning program for children in grades six to eight. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 6/29/20

Lawrence Middle School English Language Arts teacher Lisa King congratulated her ‘kiddoes’ along the eighth-grade car parade route on June 16.

Lawrence Middle School eighth-graders celebrated with promotional parade

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, large gatherings remained banned. As is the case with districts across Long Island, the Lawrence School District is marking graduations with car parades and virtual ceremonies. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/18/20

Three students from Sacred Heart Academy will take part in the Brookhaven National Labs STEM-Prep Summer Institute this summer.

Three Sacred Heart Academy students to attend summer institute

Sacred Heart Academy students Isabel Louie, Catalina Ramirez and Shadia Suha will spend part of their summer at a world-renowned research facility, the Brookhaven National Labs STEM-Prep Summer … more

6/18/20

Franklin Early Childhood Center administrators and teachers congratulated the first-grade graduates as they drove by in the June 12 car parade.

Franklin Early Childhood Center in Hewlett says goodbye to its first-graders

Administrators and teachers at Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s Franklin Early Childhood Center held a car parade for its first grade graduates on June 12. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/17/20

Murray Forman won re-election to the Lawrence Board of Education.

Lawrence schools budget approved; Forman, Mansdorf win re-election

Updated June 17 at 7:15 a.m. In what is considered the most unprecedented school election; voting by mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Lawrence School District budget was approved by a count of 3,906 to 1,461, after hand counting the ballots began at 5 p.m., on Tuesday. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/17/20

Nominate a senior for a Herald superlative

Richner Communications, publishers of Herald Community Newspapers, is now accepting nominations for the Herald 2020 Senior Superlatives. Nominations are currently open through Instagram (see … more

6/10/20

Hewlett High School graduate Nicholas Inglima celebrated during the vehicle caravan on June 5.

Celebrating Hewlett High School’s class of 2020 [Photo gallery]

With the coronavirus pandemic placing a damper on the traditional celebrations and ceremonies associated with the end of high school, the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association, along with the Hewlett-Woodmere PTS and the Hewlett High School Principal Dr. William Galati and staff organized a vehicle caravan that began at Hewlett Elementary School and followed the same route as Homecoming down Broadway to the high school campus on June 5. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/9/20

Deadlines extended in school budget, board elections

Saying “No New Yorker should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered mail-in ballots in local school elections to be counted if received by June 16. more

6/7/20

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