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New York school district installs vape detectors in middle school bathrooms that can also pick up sound
A New York school district has started installing vape detectors in middle school bathrooms at the suggestion of a student noticed her classmates were addicted to vaping.
Drum roll please: Uniondale unveils its new field of dreams
The bleachers were packed, the cheerleaders and the marching band strutted down a walkway, and the high school principal was decked out in face paint, fueled by school spirit, as Uniondale High celebrated its brand new artificial-turf football field and track on Monday. In what school officials described as “an...
South Huntington Schools Consider Reconfiguration
The South Huntington school district is considering a significant reconfiguration of its school buildings, altering the grade levels served by five of its seven schools. Only Stimson Middle School and Walt Whitman High School would be unaffected. Under the proposal, raised at Board of Education Read More ...
Glen Cove H.S. honors its top students
Glen Cove High School held their end-of-the-year awards ceremony on May 30, celebrating a multitude of achievements by students of all grades. Hundreds of students were honored in the school auditorium for their academic, philanthropic and athletic efforts throughout the 2023-2024 school year, cheered on by an auditorium filled with proud family, faculty and members of the Glen Cove community.
Park View Elementary Students "Paint The Principal" For Charity
STUDENTS AT KINGS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL“PAINT THE PRINCIPAL” FOR CHARITY***Kids Raise Record $6,429 for Ronald McDonald House Charities NY Metro. Kings Park, NY (June 7, 2024) - Hundreds of students at Park View Elementary School in Kings Park gathered in an outdoor assembly event to “Paint the Principal” as a reward for raising a record $6,429 to support Ronald McDonald House Charities NY Metro.
Giangreco strikes in OT, McQuaid claims first New York state title in boys lacrosse
Never, before 2024, had McQuaid won a Section V title. And never, before 2024, had McQuaid played in a state title game, let alone win one. Never is now a retired term. McQuaid captured its first NYSPHSAA boys lacrosse title, defeating Section VIII's Farmingdale 8-7 in overtime Saturday at Hofstra University. ...
Huge fifth inning sends Fairport to state softball championship game
Fairport defeated Sachem East 8-3 in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AAA semifinals at the Martha Avenue Recreational Park in Bellport on Long Island. Fairport (14-10) will play Section IV's Corning — a 6-4 winner over Section II's Saratoga Springs — in the NYS Class AAA final at...
Meet the Valley Stream Central High School student violin prodigy with an eye for classical music
Before Valley Stream Central High School senior Tinatin Narimanidze discovered her brilliance with the violin, she was, as a girl, completely transfixed watching another girl and her bowstrings on TV. “I used to be a huge Nickelodeon fan. And I loved this one show called ‘Fresh Beat,’” said Narimanidze. “There’s...
‘Gimme! Gimmie! Gimmie!’ a senior prom at Atria
Robin Calcagno, the teacher of the Key Club, and I scheduled at the beginning of the year for the Key Club to be involved in programs once a month at the residence.”. Seniors at the Atria Tanglewood assisted living facility in Lynbrook were grooving to disco music, as they became high schoolers again, celebrating prom.
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