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Lee Road Elementary School fourth-graders in Jackie Katz-Rabinoff’s class practiced fire safety in a Smoke House on Sept. 28.

In an effort to prepare students for a possible fire emergency, members of the Wantagh Fire Department visited Lee Road Elementary School in North Wantagh on Sept. 28 to review the importance of fire … more

10/19/17

Parkway Elementary School fourth-graders examined American Indian tools during an in-school field trip led by Journeys into American Indian Territory.

Parkway Elementary travels to the past

Fourth-graders at Parkway Elementary School traveled back more than 2,000 years with the help of Journeys into American Indian Territory to learn about the civilization of American Indians. more

10/19/17

Rhame Avenue Principal Erik Walter was among the good Samaritans and firefighters who pulled two people from the ocean who fell off a jetty in Long Beach on Sept. 23.

Rhame Avenue principal helps rescue two girls from drowning

Sept. 23 started as just another beach day at Edwards Boulevard, in Long Beach, for Rhame Avenue Elementary School Principal Erik Walter and his friend Gregory Dressel. The two Long Beach residents were enjoying the uncharacteristically warm weather at around 3:30 p.m. when they heard a woman on the shore shouting for help. more

By Bridget Downes | 10/5/17

At a news conference at the Freeport Fire Department Headquarters on Aug. 30, Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads kicked off a supply drive to aid the victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Helping hands

Cheryl Schwartz, a Wantagh resident who has been a teacher at Mandalay Elementary School for 23 years, said that students in her first-grade class were only babies when Hurricane Sandy devastated the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 9/22/17

Residents urged the board to close the gate on Bradford Court that leads to Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School, claiming that the traffic caused by it has become a burden.

Residents urge district to close gate on Bradford Court

Residents of the streets neighboring Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School took to the lectern at a Board of Education meeting on Sept. 6 calling on the district to mitigate the parking and traffic burdens caused by an entrance to the school on Bradford Court. more

By Ben Strack | 9/14/17

Renée Susman, 63, of Wantagh, has collected more than 500 giraffe-themed items.

The giraffe lady of Wantagh

Renée Susman’s Richard Lane home is covered in giraffes — 579, to be exact. Two thin, bronze and blue statues, which are nearly as tall as the 63-year-old North Wantagh … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/20/17

Lee Road Elementary students got super soapy at an end-of-the-year car wash — a fundraiser for the North Wantagh school’s character education program — on June 19.

Summer off to a sudsy start at Lee Road

Lee Road Elementary School students’ summer vacation got off to a soapy start. Students at the school, which serves parts of Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown, participated in an … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 7/7/17

First-graders lined up at the beginning of a walkathon on June 16. Proceeds from the event will go toward funding the special-needs-accessible playground at Hickey Field.

Wilson walkathon benefits RVC playground

With many recent community events geared toward helping transform the plans for the special-needs-accessible playground adjacent to Hickey Field into a reality, a walkathon at Francis F. Wilson Elementary School on June 16 was no exception. more

By Ben Strack | 6/22/17

Teaching Aide Edie Tesar, who helped organize William S. Covert Elementary School’s annual WonderWalk, led students during the June 14 event that benefited the March of Dimes, which focuses on preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

Covert Elementary School leads fight against premature birth

Darren Raymar, principal of William S. Covert Elementary School, was on an airplane nearly eight years ago when his niece, Sami, was born prematurely. more

By Ben Strack | 6/22/17

Hewitt Elementary School students shared their “Must-Reads” initiative at a Board of Education meeting on June 1.

Students share ‘Must-Reads’ with peers, the community

Students from Hewitt Elementary School presented their “Must-Reads” initiative at the Rockville Centre Board of Education’s June 1 meeting. more

By Ben Strack | 6/15/17

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