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Girl Scouts Of Suffolk County Award College Scholarships

Pictured: (l. to r.): Olivia Vigliotti, Troop 1631, Ronkonkoma; Tammy Severino, CEO, Girl Scouts of Suffolk County; Marissa Cilibrasi, Troop 1631, Ronkonkoma.  Photo courtesy of the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County. The Girl Scouts of Suffolk County awarded its annual Past Presidents Scholarships to five young women planning on attending college in Fall 2024. Each Girl Scout
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Idle Hour Elementary Students Build Their Own Communities

Photos courtesy of Connetquot Central School District.   To round out their social studies unit on types of communities, second graders at Idle Hour Elementary School in the Connetquot Central School District created their own urban, rural or suburban landscapes. Each student was asked to choose a community they could envision themselves living in and […]
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North Babylon Shows Off Its Diversity

Photos courtesy of North Babylon School District Representing the diversity of its school district and community, North Babylon School District held a Multicultural Night in the North Babylon High School cafeteria on May 2. Different countries were on display and students showed off traditional attire, presented food tasting and spoke to guests about the history […]
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Students Present On Their Experiences With Neurodiversity

Pictured: Student Alex Radinsky, social worker Kiera Heller and student Nattie Martin. Photo courtesy the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District To promote acceptance and understanding, students and staff across the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District celebrated Autism and Neurodiversity Acceptance Month with various events and activities in April.
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Volunteers Join Levittown Council In Earth Day Cleanup

Students from Levittown Schools under the leadership of district social worker Joann Medina, volunteers from VFW Post #9592, and Levittown Community Council members came together on Saturday, April 20 to clean up some of the areas in Levittown that needed some Spring sprucing. Morning rain limited the number of volunteers but more than 35 came […]