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Elwood School hosts robotics competition

December 23, 2016 5:48 pm Comments Off

Elwood Middle School proudly hosted one of the VEX IQ competitions on Dec. 15, 2016. The event was the largest one to date on Long Island as the school welcomed 30 different robot teams from eight different schools and organizations.
Presented by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, the event challenged teams of students […]

Elwood Soccer Star Named Scholar Athlete

December 21, 2016 10:05 am Comments Off

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School soccer player Andrew Lule, has been recognized by News 12 Long Island as a Scholar Athlete winner, sponsored by the Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Andrew was awarded $1,000 from the Bethpage Federal Credit Union on Dec. 14, 2016.
Only a select few are chosen each year by News 12 […]

Half Hollow Hills Student Helps Launch Island-wide Piano Competition

December 18, 2016 12:55 pm Comments Off

Pianist Luke Gentil of the Half Hollow Hills CSD, who is studying music at Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA), was a featured performer at the Grace Music School’s official kickoff event for their Island-wide piano competition. The winner of the competition will earn $1,000 and perform at Carnegie Hall. At […]

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Chamber Strings Perform at Film Festival

December 5, 2016 4:31 pm Comments Off

String students perform at local film festival

The Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Chamber Strings recently participated in a special “Music of Hope” concert in conjunction with the Gold Coast International Film Festival. The festival was held at the Post Campus at Long Island University.
In preparation for the event, the Chamber Strings, under the […]

8 New York State Scholar Athlete Teams at Elwood

December 5, 2016 4:23 pm Comments Off

Student athletes excel in the classroom

The Elwood Union Free School District Athletic Department is proud to announce that all eight varsity Fall 2016 teams from Elwood-John H. Glenn High School were recognized as New York State Scholar Athlete teams based on their student GPA.
Over 100 student athletes on the teams qualified with a 90 percent […]

2016 New York State Large School Soccer Coach of the Year Awarded

November 30, 2016 5:11 pm 1 Comment

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School soccer coach Lou Hanner was recently named the 2016 New York State Large School Soccer Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
The organization awards three winners from each state to receive this prestigious honor. One winner from a […]

Four John Glenn Students Earn Commended Student Distinction

October 21, 2016 3:34 pm Comments Off

Four students from Elwood-John H. Glenn High School in the Elwood Union Free School District have earned the title of Commended Student in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Justin Yoskowitz, Kristopher Kwan, Katherine McPherson and Derek Lee have been placed among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the […]

New York School Bus Contractors Association Supports National School Bus Safety Week:

October 21, 2016 3:18 pm Comments Off

New York School Bus Contractors Association Supports National School Bus Safety Week: Members Holding School Bus Safety Events Throughout New York State

The New York School Bus Contractors Association joins with the National Association for Pupil Transportation and the National School Transportation Association in supporting National School Bus Safety Week, an annual event promoting school bus […]

Elwood Technology Class Creates Wind Turbines

October 21, 2016 3:09 pm Comments Off

Elwood Middle School students in Mr. Matthew McGuire’s technology class recently participated in an engaging lesson about energy sources and created their own wind turbines. The project was made possible due to an Elwood Education Endowment grant that the technology department received last year.
The seventh-grade students formed groups and researched wind turbines before designing […]

Elwood Siblings Among 2017 National Merit Semifinalists

October 12, 2016 5:46 pm Comments Off

Two Elwood-John H. Glenn High School siblings were recently named semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Twins David and Michael Hermanns have qualified to compete for more than 7,500 National Merit Scholarships totaling approximately $33 million.
The siblings have been chosen out of approximately 1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools throughout […]