Fun and friendship brings students together
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The Kulanu Center for Special Services in Cedarhurst and Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence partnered on an after Shabbat party at Kulanu’s Central Avenue building last Saturday.
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12/8/11
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A Long Island high school’s first nationwide science competition semifinalist who helped create a summer program for high school students is now applying his love for learning as chair of the Math and Science departments at Lawrence Middle School.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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12/8/11
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Three Five Towns education experts consider the still-unfolding SAT cheating scandal, in which stand-ins were paid by students to take the exams for them, to be an outgrowth of society’s overemphasis on testing and the setting of bad examples by people in powerful positions.
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JEFF BESSEN
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12/8/11
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For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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12/6/11
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Lynbrook High School junior Sean Kemp’s passion for artwork took a new turn this holiday season as he created greeting cards and raised $4,650 to help the less fortunate children in the community.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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12/1/11
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In an effort to raise money for college scholarships, the Oceanside Rotary Club will host its seventh annual Tip-Off Classic on Dec. 9 in the Oceanside High School gym.
The fundraiser consists of …
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Aaron Axelson
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11/30/11
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Dozens of volunteers from the Five Towns and Bellmore-Merrick communities turned out on Thursday to help at Rock and Wrap It Up’s annual Thanksgiving feast at the First Congregational Church at Beach 94th Street in Rockaway Beach, which provides a hot meal of turkey and ham with all the trimmings to families in need.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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11/25/11
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In support of Habitat World Day, and to raise awareness of the current housing crisis and the need for adequate housing in Nassau, local residents participated in Habitat For Humanity of Nassau County’s three-mile Walk-A-Thon on Oct. 30, at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. Among those residents were several H. Frank Carey High School students, who recently created a Habitat For Humanity club to support HFHNC.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/22/11
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Calhoun High School football coach Joe Bianca and the Colts’ team captains joined U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Monday to announce a legislative push to improve football helmet safety for children and teenagers.
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11/22/11
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The school year is in full action and there is always something going on either inside or outside the doors of Hewlett High School. The fall season for Hewlett students is never dull, even with less daylight time.
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EMILY HAGEN
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11/17/11
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