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June Chang will step down as superintendent of schools on Nov. 19.

Rockville Centre school board, Superintendent June Chang agree to part ways in November

The Rockville Centre Board of Education and outgoing Superintendent June Chang reached an agreement on Oct. 7 that will enable Chang to resign in November. more

By Mike Smollins | 10/14/21

Rockville Centre athletes, coaches to be enshrined into Nassau County Athletics Hall of Fame

Three former South Side High School soccer players and two coaches will be inducted into the Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 29 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/23/21

Letter to the Rockville Centre Editor (Sept. 23-29)

A letter to the Rockville Centre Editor about the recent resignation of the girls' varsity soccer coach at South Side High School. more

9/23/21

South Side High School girls’ varsity soccer coach Jude Massillon resigned on Monday after just one week on the job. The team won the Nassau County Class A title last year.

New Rockville Centre varsity girls' soccer coach resigns

South Side High School’s girls’ soccer coaching saga took yet another turn on Monday when the Board of Education accepted the resignation of the team’s new coach, Jude Massillon, after just one week. In his resignation letter to the board, Massillon, who is Black, said he received numerous anonymous phone calls, many of which were “racially derogatory.” more

By Mike Smollins | 9/9/21

Parents have offered differing opinions on a mask mandate for students at South Side High School and other Rockville Centre schools this September.

Rockville Centre parents offer mixed reaction on in-school mask mandates

Rockville Centre School District officials recently announced that all students will be required to wear masks indoors and on buses at the start of the school year — a decision that has been met with mixed reactions from parents. more

By Mike Smollins | 8/18/21

Rockville Centre Superintendent of Schools June Chang announced his resignation on Tuesday, just more than a year after taking the position.

Rockville Centre Superintendent of Schools June Chang resigns

Rockville Centre Superintendent June Chang announced his resignation on Tuesday, though he will not leave the position for nine months. more

By Mike Smollins | 8/17/21

Hadia Choudhry, foreground, left, and Saher Din, both of Valley Stream, interviewing each other for biographies that they wrote at the recent Hofstra High School Summer Journalism Institute. At back were Mariam Faisal, of Queens, left, and Emaan Tehseen, of Valley Stream.

Hofstra University journalism institute opens high-schoolers' minds

Nine Nassau County students, including four from Valley Stream, one from Elmont and one from Freeport, took part in this year’s Hofstra University High School Summer Journalism Institute, learning firsthand the ins and outs of the media industry. more

By Matthew Cudahy | 8/4/21

Student-athletes, teachers, coaches, students, parents and community members gathered just outside of South Side High School on Wednesday to protest the Board of Education's decision not to rehire girls’ soccer coach Jennifer Abgarian and assistant coach Chris Aloisi.

Protesters rally in Rockville Centre in support of girls' soccer coaches

Chants of "Why were the coaches let go? We don't know" could be heard throughout Shepherd Street and Long Beach Road in Rockville Centre on Wednesday as nearly 100 residents took part in a vocal protest in support of two girls' soccer coaches who were not brought back for the 2021-22 season. more

By Tom Carrozza | 7/28/21

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