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Eighth-grader Sydney Smart has experienced the world like few others her age. The Holy Name of Mary School student recently traveled to Ghana, where she learned first-hand about child trafficking and child slavery.
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Andrew Hackmack
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3/31/10
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On March 19, career day was held at Valley Stream Central High School. Various professionals from a vast range of careers came in to give 10th graders at Central descriptions about their jobs, how they got there, and what to aim for when looking for a career.
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Matt Infield
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3/31/10
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Though students at Valley Stream South High School have shaved their heads before to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, this year’s fundraiser on March 26 had a more personal feel to it.
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Anthony Bottan
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3/31/10
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Drug addiction infects every community and now, heroin is the new drug of choice for kids in Nassau County. It’s cheap, easy to find and easy to do — it can be snorted rather than injected — which is why the Valley Stream Central High School District hosted its second annual community forum on substance abuse March 18.
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Anthony Bottan
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3/31/10
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A new initiative to increase the diversity of District 30’s teaching staff has already drawn the concern of some Board of Education members. As part of the newly adopted strategic plan, school leaders will look to increase minority hiring, as four out of every five students are not white.
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Andrew Hackmack
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3/31/10
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“This is what newspapers do best,” the judges of the New York Press Association’s Sharon R. Fulmer Award for Community Leadership said in conferring on the Merrick Herald the …
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3/27/10
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District 13 voters will soon have their say on a proposed $41.3 million budget for next year. The Board of Education unanimously adopted its proposed spending plan on March 23.
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Andrew Hackmack
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3/25/10
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'On Broadway' — on Long Island
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The Island Park Theatre Group, in conjunction with the Island Park Union Free School Recreation Department, presented “On Broadway - A Musical Revue” last weekend. A cast of 70 locals actors, dancers and singers entertained the audience at the Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park - and the IPTG broke records with its ticket sales.
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Mary Malloy
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3/25/10
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Howell Road School students are staying in shape. Children in grades 1-3 participate in a program called Activity Works, which allows them to exercise in the classroom, yet not take a break from their studies.
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Andrew Hackmack
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3/24/10
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The four Valley Stream school districts cooperate for many purchases and services to try and save the taxpayers money, officials said at a meeting on March 13.
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Andrew Hackmack
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3/24/10
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