The Hewitt Elementary School’s PTA holiday boutique, open on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, gave students the chance to get a true holiday shopping experience, complete with little carts, and find a …
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12/23/09
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Despite being in the midst of an economic downturn, the Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap It Up! Inc. continues to build momentum on a local and national level toward its goal of reducing hunger.
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Andrew Coen
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12/23/09
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By a margin of 59 to 41 percent, residents of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District defeated a proposed $31.8 million bond in a Dec. 17 vote. The measure would have financed renovations to South Side High School.
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by Judy Rattner
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12/23/09
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Teams from the Nassau County Department of Health fanned out to Rockville Centre’s seven schools on Dec. 18, administering H1N1 vaccinations to staff and students who requested it.
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12/23/09
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The Principal’s Office is taking a break from its usual lineup of heavy-hitting topics for one of the most popular features since the column’s inception –– the Writing Quiz (this time in the form of a spelling test).
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Steve Kussin
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12/23/09
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In last week's column, I made the case for more time in the classroom. Based on the research, eight powerful arguments were presented for adding more instructional time. The case for maintaining the status quo, however, is just as compelling.
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Steve Kussin
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12/18/09
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Residents of the Rockville Centre school district today defeated a proposed $31.8 million bond that would have financed renovations to South Side High School.
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Judy Rattner
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12/17/09
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The theme for November at St. Agnes Cathedral School was “service for others.” Students at the school conducted a letter writing campaign to the soldiers overseas, had a soup lunch from which the proceeds were donated to the Parish Service Center, collected food items for the needy in Rockville Centre and had a traditional Thanksgiving para-liturgy service.
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12/16/09
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Cub Scout Den 11, comprised of 2nd grade boys from Hewitt and Watson elementary schools, spent an afternoon filling boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
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12/16/09
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Governor David Paterson’s plan to withhold 10 percent of December state aid to schools will have no impact on Rockville Centre schools, Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said on Monday.
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12/16/09
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