The less-than-perfect weather conditions didn’t keep fans from flocking to Firemen’s Field on Saturday to support the Valley Stream Central Eagles during the team’s homecoming game. Despite the …
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10/12/16
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Former Valley Stream Central High School football star Victor Ochi took the latest step toward achieving his dream of cracking an NFL roster when he was signed to the Jets practice squad on Sept. …
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By Mike Smollins
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9/29/16
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Two students from Central High School and one from South High School recently earned awards for their accomplishments in the field of science. SHS sophomore Chibugo Obichere and CHS senior Claude …
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9/29/16
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The Central High School District Board of Education on Sept. 13 approved a $41 million bond proposal, which will be put forth to the community for a vote on Dec. 6.
The bond would fund repairs to …
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By Mike Smollins
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9/29/16
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And so it begins! Those of us in high school have spent the last two months managing our own schedule and operating on our own free will. Well-rested and generally stress-free, we’re back in the cycle. The summer was fun, but we knew it wouldn’t last forever.
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By Wayne Chen
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9/22/16
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Officials from all four Valley Stream school districts met at a joint Boards of Education meeting on Aug. 31 to discuss the impact of the Green Acres Mall’s tax exemption on local school taxes this year.
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By Nick Ciccone
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9/7/16
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In a sacred, thrilling, stress-filled, tear-stained yearly ritual, our area high school graduates are heading off to college, the next chapter in their journey to . . .
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9/1/16
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I hadn’t truly understood or appreciated the mindset of an 18-year-old black woman until I read Amon Brown’s excellent article, “Black Lives Matter rallies in East Meadow,” published recently in the Heralds. Brown, who is 18 and African-American . . .
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8/3/16
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Officials from school districts across Nassau County met at Memorial Junior High School on July 20 to learn about character education, an educational design that guides school districts to teach students in a way that addresses social and moral values so that they thrive academically and socially.
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By Nick Ciccone
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7/27/16
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Memorial Junior High School Principal Anthony Mignella has accepted an administrative position in the Baldwin School District and will end his six-year stint as head of the school on August 19.
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By Nick Ciccone
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7/27/16
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