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Island Federal presents $50k in scholarships to high school seniors
Island Federal Credit Union (Island Federal) awarded college scholarships to 11 graduating high school seniors totaling $50,000 on May 21. “For nearly seven decades, Island Federal has been a trusted financial partner to tens of thousands of Long Island families, helping them to achieve their dreams, from buying their first car to owning a home to affording a college education for their children,” said Craig Booth, Interim President/CEO, Island Federal. “We are thrilled to be able to help make college more affordable through our Island Federal Scholarship Program.”
Early learning educators participate in National Day Without Child Care
Early learning educators on Long Island took part May 13 in a rally for a Day Without Child Care, a movement centered around affordable child care and fair wages for teachers who work in child care. The demonstration took place near the Paper Planes Early Learning Center in Mount Sinai,...
Kudos To Accompsett's Olivia Lipiec On Making It To National Spelling Bee
Accompsett Middle School speller reaches national stage. Accompsett Middle School seventh grade student, Olivia Lipiec, reached Round 3 of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Maryland, before being eliminated on May 28. Lipiec was one of 28 spellers eliminated in Round 3 after she misspelled the word “zakat.” Olivia was...
12-year-old Long Island prodigy Suborno Bari heading to NYU
LONG ISLAND - Suborno Isaac Bari memorized the periodic table when he was just two years old. At 3 he was doing calculus. At 7 he was lecturing in India. He graduated middle school at 10. Now he’s 12 and Suborno is counting down the days until his high school graduation.
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