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Calhoun High School senior Erin Zseller will travel to Uganda in June as part of a volunteer mission sponsored by the San Diego-based Invisible Children, a nonprofit aid organization.

In early June, Calhoun High School senior Erin Zseller will head to the war-ravaged nation of Uganda as part of a two-week volunteer mission sponsored by the non-profit organization Invisible Children. Zseller was chosen from a pool of 10 Calhoun applicants, and she will be the fourth student from the school to make the trip to Uganda in the past three years. more

By David Weingrad | 5/13/11

James Russo lines up his putt on the practice course at Eisenhower Park.

Valley Stream district golfers back on the greens

Valley Stream’s high school district golf team is back. Golfers have been hitting the course all spring, as the team was resurrected after a few seasons off. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/12/11

Calhoun High School senior Emily Keller recently received the Long Island Arts Alliance Scholar-Artist Award. She was recognized at last week’s Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting by Trustee Diane Seaman and Superintendent Dr. Henry Kiernan.

Calhoun senior earns Island-wide scholar-artist honor

Calhoun High School senior Emily Keller is one of 20 students selected from more than 200 nominees from across Long Island to receive the 2011 Long Island Arts Alliance Scholar-Artist Award. more

5/12/11

Central Synagogue’s congregants have scheduled events to mark the temple’s 75th anniversary this weekend. Members of the community are welcome to attend a service with a guest speaker this Friday night, May 13.

A legacy of social involvement as Central marks 75 years in Rockville Centre

As members of Central Synagogue of Nassau County prepare to celebrate the temple’s 75th anniversary, they will look back at a tradition of active community service during several events that are … more

5/11/11

Valley Stream Central High School seniors Sana Qayyumd and Jordan Woo took a stroll down the runway at the Central/Memorial PTSA’s annual fashion show fundraiser on May 5 at the Coral House in Baldwin.

Central's seniors are looking fine

Nearly 40 Central High School students had their moment in the spotlight last week, as they modeled prom dresses and tuxedos at the annual Central/Memorial PTSA Fashion Show. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/11/11

Valley Stream school budgets by the numbers

Voter's guide to school budget and Board of Education elections. Includes proposed budgets and increases, tax impact, state aid projections, propositions and contingency plans. more

5/11/11

Year-to-year comparison of proposed spending in Valley Stream's four school districts.

Super Tuesday for Valley Stream schools

Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide the fate of Valley Stream’s school budgets for next year. The four districts have proposed a combined $204 million in spending for 2011-12. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/11/11

Say ‘yes’ to your school budgets next Tuesday

In a good year, crafting a school district budget is an arduous, months-long process that challenges school administrators, boards of education, PTAs and budget advisory committees to come up with plans to keep property taxes as low as possible while preserving or even improving student programming. more

5/11/11

Central District to nix middle school substitutes next year

Kennedy High School junior Ross Shulman returned to the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting last Wednesday to make his case that the district should eliminate substitute-teachers to save money and preserve full-time teaching positions. Instead of substitutes, Shulman advocated for a plan to use empty general-purpose rooms and cafeterias to house students under the direction of aides when their teachers are absent. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/11/11

Say 'yes' to your school budgets next Tuesday

In a good year, crafting a school district budget is an arduous, months-long process that challenges school administrators, boards of education, PTAs and budget advisory committees to come up with … more

5/11/11