The Five Towns Community Center held a town hall meeting on March 13 to address neighbors the latest on the ongoing concerns of its future.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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3/19/23
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Hewlett-Woodmere school district parents returned to the classroom, not for an algebra lesson, but to enhance their skills as parents at the district’s l Parent University, the first since the Covid pandemic began.
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By Kepherd Daniel
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3/19/23
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The gymnasium bleachers were packed, the gym floor was the place for fun and an array of events, including dance, European handball, hockey, relay races, volleyball and as few more as the annual Battle of the Classes took place at Hewlett High School on March 3.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/19/23
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Students at Woodmere Middle School alerted school officials to a pair of swastikas that were found in a boys’ bathroom on March 14 and 16, Hewlett-Woodmeredistrict officials said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/17/23
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For the first time since 2008, Lawrence High School attained a 90 percent graduation rate in 2021-22, three points higher than the state average, according to a state education department report.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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3/12/23
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State taxpayers remain mostly blinded by educational obfuscations like the high school graduation rate.
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By Mark Nolan
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3/9/23
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Hewlett High School junior Alexandre Tourneux won first place at regional finals and advances to the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Virginia Beach in April.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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2/28/23
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Across Long Island, strengthening school security has become more common. In response to nationwide gun violence at schools, schools have taken the measure of adding armed security. The use of armed guards in schools has long been a controversial topic and schools in the Five Towns aren’t thrilled about the idea of any armed security on school grounds.
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By Kepherd Daniel
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2/24/23
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After a robust campaign by the Community Coalition of the Five Towns, voters in the Lawrence school district overwhelmingly approved the sale of the former Number Five School building, in Cedarhurst, to the Shulamith School for Girls in a referendum on Feb. 16.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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2/23/23
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The polls closed at 10 p.m. sharp at Lawrence High School as the district held their referendum vote Thursday night to determine new ownership of their once Number Five School.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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2/17/23
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