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It’s no secret to residents of Malverne, Lakeview and north Lynbrook that Malverne High School is a very different place than it was just a decade ago. Yet it’s still sobering when some less-than-proud memories are revisited.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/17/14
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Lerthon Theuma is one of 15 players on the Hofstra men’s soccer team who was born outside the United States, but Theuma is the only one of them who can say he went to high school in this country. The Franklin Square resident moved here from Malta when he was 12 and spent his teenage formative years adjusting to American cultural norms, both on and off the soccer field.
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By Nathan Weiser
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12/1/14
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On Sunday, September 28, Malverne high school played host to its third annual “Pursuit of Pride” band competition, featuring the talents of bands from Eastport South Manor, Midland Park, NJ, Floral Park, Mineola, Copiague and Brentwood. Since Malverne was host, its marching band, the Pride of Malverne, did not compete, but did give the crowd a performance — and what a performance it was.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/6/14
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Marine Cpl. Kevin Vaughan came home from the war in Afghanistan in March 2012 after losing his left leg to a roadside bomb. Raised in Merrick, the Mepham High School graduate was given a hero’s homecoming by his community: a parade that stretched up Jerusalem Avenue and led to his childhood home.
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By Casey Pinner
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9/3/14
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I can’t explain precisely how I determined which college I would attend. The process was more art than science.
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8/6/14
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I’m not ashamed to say that the wild boys were my friends.
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7/16/14
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Michelle Hauser, 17, recalls driving through the Superstorm Sandy–ravaged sections of her hometown of Oceanside 19 months ago. She explained that she remembers asking her father why construction workers from California and Arkansas were repairing utility poles in the neighborhood, but he didn’t know the answer.
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/10/14
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Graduation rates are steadily rising in the Valley Stream Central High School District, according to figures recently released from the New York State Department of Education.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/10/14
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Darren Gruen took over as principal of the James A. Dever School midway through the 2001-02 school year. His kindergartners that year are now high school graduates.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/9/14
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Nearly half of the Valley Stream Central High School District’s Board of Education seats will be filled by trustees who didn’t serve there last year. Following reorganization meetings for the three elementary districts on Monday, four of the nine seats will change hands for the 2014-15 school years.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/9/14
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