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Longtime Coach Awarded Chaminade’s Ring Of Honor
On Saturday, April 20, 2024 George Dlugolonski was awarded Chaminade High School’s Ring of Honor Leadership Award in recognition of a life spent giving selflessly to generations of Flyers. After graduating from SUNY Brockport in 1973, Dlugolonskibegan at Chaminade where he led the Wrestling program to countless championship titles...
Great Neck Public Schools To Dedicate Baseball Field In Memory Of Dr. Teresa Prendergast
The Great Neck Public Schools will host a memorial event on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, to celebrate the life and legacy of former GNPS Superintendent Dr. Teresa Prendergast. The event, which will include the naming of a baseball field in Dr. Prendergast’s honor, will begin at 4 p.m. at the baseball field on the South High School campus, 341 Lakeville Rd. In case of inclement weather, a rain date has been set for Monday, June 3.
Tiger Woods is still deciding whether he has time to be Ryder Cup captain
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tiger Woods brings a lot of uncertainty to Valhalla for the PGA Championship. Some of that has to do with his achy body. And some of that involved the Ryder Cup. The PGA of America still has not settled on a captain for the 2025...
Meet Paulana Lamonier: Changing the Narrative on Black Swimming Ability
Drowning remains the leading cause of death for kids aged 1-4, and a staggering 64% of Black children cannot swim. In response to this alarming statistic, Paulana Lamonier, a New York City native, took action. Several years ago, she tweeted her desire to teach 30 Black children how to swim. The tweet went viral, prompting Lamonier to make a bold decision – she quit her job and launched ‘Black People Will Swim’, a full-time initiative aimed at teaching Black individuals to swim.
Her goal is to defy the notion that Black people don't swim
Five years ago, Paulana Lamonier made public her goal to change the lives of countless people in the New York City area. That goal also ended up changing her life. The former collegiate swimmer at York College, in the Queens borough, tweeted in 2019 that she wanted to teach 30 Black people to swim. Lamonier, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, knew that learning to swim as a child changed the trajectory of her life. She met her best friends and learned the importance of perseverance and hard work over taking shortcuts.
The 2024 Can-Am Speedway schedule
The Can-Am Speedway opened in April and has events scheduled out until Saturday, September 7. The next event is a Youth Sports Night on Friday, May 17. Event Times for the upcoming race: Can-Am Speedway21047 NYS Route 411Lafargeville, NY 13656 The 2024 Can-Am Speedway full schedule: Friday, May 17: Youth Sports Night Classes: Friday, May […]
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