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Islip Elks Donate Dictionaries To Grateful East Islip Third Graders

LIMG February 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District Continuing a recent annual tradition, John F. Kennedy Elementary School again received donations of dictionaries for the school’s third graders, thanks to the the Islip Elks Club. Elks representative John Tramposch visited the school to deliver the

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Massapequa’s Berner Students Get The Scoop On Smoking Dangers

LIMG February 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of the Massapequa School District By empowering students with knowledge, the hope is that they will make healthy decisions on their own. Seventh graders at Berner Middle School in the Massapequa School District recently got the facts on cigarettes, vaping and other nicotine products as part of a month-long unit in health class. […]

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Fifteen Music Scholarships To Be Awarded For The Nassau BOCES Long Island High School For The Arts Summer Arts Academy

LIMG February 29, 2024

Pictured: Ashlee Fucarino performs in Finding Nemo last summer. The Wantagh UFSD student earned a scholarship to the Summer Arts Academy and now attends LIHSA with a major in musical theatre. Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA) is awarding 15 fully paid music scholarships to its four-week Summer Arts Academy to students with a passion for music—

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East Islip Girls Winter Track To Send Four Athletes To States

LIMG February 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School’s girls winter track team will be sending several outstanding student-athletes to the state championships on March 2 at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island, thanks to their outstanding performances at the Section XI individual state qualifier earlier in February. For the second consecutive season, 4×400

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Saladino Announces Lifeguard Employment Opportunities At Town Pools And Beaches

LIMG February 28, 2024

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino announced lifeguard employment opportunities at Town Pools and Beaches throughout the Town. Opportunities for this summer once again include a competitive starting salary of up to $18 per hour for all lifeguards, as well as openings for 15-year olds at community pools. “From having the opportunity to work at […]

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Book Giveback Support P.S. I Love You Day’s Theme

LIMG February 28, 2024

Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District The West Babylon Junior High School community celebrated P.S. I Love You Day by joining together to share their love of books with those in need. The students and their families collected thousands of gently used books and donated them to The Book Fairies. This initiative connected perfectly […]

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Bethpage Seniors Recognized As National Merit Scholarship Finalists

LIMG February 28, 2024

Pictured: Bethpage seniors Ankur Raghavan (middle right) and Arsh Singh (middle left) were recognized as finalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Pictured with Superintendent of Schools Dave Schneider (left) and Bethpage High School Principal Nicholas Jantz (right). Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District Seniors Ankur Raghavan and Arsh

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Bethpage Community Rallies Behind Local Family Affected By Childhood Cancer

LIMG February 28, 2024

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District Members of Bethpage High School’s Students Putting an End to Cancer Club (SPEC), recently raised approximately $1,400 to give back to a family from Charles Campagne Elementary School that unfortunately knows childhood cancer too well. Led by advisor Chris DeStefano, the club not only wanted to […]