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Unmasking The Story Of ‘Romeo And Juliet’

LIMG January 16, 2023

Photos courtesy of West Babylon School District Ninth graders in Ms. Connelly’s class at West Babylon Senior High School are studying “Romeo and Juliet.” As part of their lessons, the class held a masquerade ball, with each student designing a different mask based on a character from the story.

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Kennedy Leadership Students Present Cougar Talks

LIMG January 16, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Students in Leadership III course at Bellmore-Merrick’s John F. Kennedy High School presented their Cougar Talks program on Jan. 11. Nine senior student presenters, who have been a part of the three-year School and Community Leadership program since sophomore year, recited talks about their chosen topics

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Bellport High School Hosts A Day Of Civics

LIMG January 16, 2023

Photo courtesy of the South Country Central School District As part of its role as a New York State Civic Readiness Pilot School, Bellport High School hosted its second Civics Day on Jan. 13. The informative and engaging event was part of a project known as Generation Citizen that teaches students how to advocate for […]

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Harborfields DECA Club Successfully Competes In Regionals

LIMG January 13, 2023

Photos courtesy of Harborfields Central School District Harborfields High School’s DECA Club participated virtually at the annual Regional DECA Competition in December, competing against more than 1,000 students from all over Suffolk County. In addition to preparing and studying for events, students also had to navigate testing and presenting virtually. DECA’s mission is

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R.C. Murphy JHS Embarks On ‘Iron Giraffe Challenge’

LIMG January 13, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Three Village Central School District R.C. Murphy Junior High School in the Three Village Central School District has kicked off a schoolwide fundraising initiative to support access to clean drinking water in South Sudan. The fundraiser is based on the book, “A Long Walk to Water,” which is part of the […]

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Local College Hosts Inclusive Basketball Game For Chippewa Students

LIMG January 13, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Sachem Central School District Chippewa Elementary School students in the Sachem Central School District had a ball at an inclusive basketball game on Jan. 7. More than 20 Chippewa students participated in a clinic and game at St. Joseph’s College with their teachers and the women’s basketball team. Throughout the day, […]

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Smithtown Smithtown High School West Junior Olivia Wolber Wins Again

LIMG January 13, 2023

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD Smithtown High School West junior Olivia Wolber, who won the local VFW Voices of Democracy essay contest this past November, has just won the contest at the New York State level. Her essay was chosen over 200 other submissions and she earned a $2500 scholarship. Olivia had to write and […]

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Hicksville Kindergarten Students Host Writer’s Workshop

LIMG January 13, 2023

Photos courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools Kindergarten students at Old Country Road Elementary School in Hicksville hosted a Writer’s Workshop on Jan. 6 featuring their knowledge of the “Star Writer Unit.” Through this unit, students learned letters and sounds which they put together to make words and then sentences. The afternoon event started with the […]

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Commissioner Ball Delivers State Of Agriculture Address At 191st Annual New York State Agriculture Society Forum

LIMG January 13, 2023

New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball on January 12 delivered the State of Agriculture Address at the 191st New York State Agricultural Society Annual Forum. The Forum, which is traditionally the oldest and largest meeting of its kind in the State, took place at the OnCenter in Syracuse, New York. In keeping with this […]

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LIPA Announces Time-Of-Day Rate Proposal To Provide Customers Opportunities To Save Money, Support Clean Energy

LIMG January 12, 2023

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) announced a proposal to modernize its electric rates for residential customers in 2024 with a standard Time-of-Day (TOD) Rate and an optional Super Off-Peak Rate. These new rates will help customers save money and support the transition of Long Island and the Rockaways to clean, affordable energy. Customers will […]