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Commack Junior Awarded For Original Research

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The Junior Science and Humanities Symposia Program invites high school students to submit a paper on an original research investigation in the sciences, engineering, or mathematics, and to participate in the Long Island Regional Symposium at Stony Brook University (SUNY) held annually in March. This year, 226 projects were entered, and 70 students were selected […]

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Whitman’s Literary Magazine Wins Excellence In Literature Award

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The National Council of Teachers of English has recognized Walt Whitman’s student literary magazine, Xanadu, with an Award of Excellence. This year’s award is based on a book created last spring that features poetry, other writings, and art work created by Whitman students. Xanadu editors put together their award-winning entry on a shoestring budget—think black-and-white […]

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Sophisticated Entries in Woodhull Science Fair

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Several weeks of interesting study culminated for students with the annual Woodhull Intermediate School science fair in the Huntington school district. The event featured a horde of well-presented projects that delved into dozens of different areas that captured the attention of fellow students, teachers and parents.
Students displayed their projects in the gym, which allowed all […]

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Harborfields Students Give Back to the Community

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Students of the Harborfields Central School District, including Monique Keith Golding’s second-grade class at Washington Drive Primary School and Augustino Rettino’s and Susan Turrini’s fifth-grade classes at Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School, “filled buckets” and candy bags in collaboration with the Harborfields Alliance for Community Outreach (HACO).
The students worked diligently to create approximately 300 greeting […]

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South Huntington Against Drugs – Informative Program

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On April 17, at 7:00 pm, South Huntington Against Drugs is sponsoring an informative program. Dr. Stephen Dewey who is a Neuroscientist at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at North Shore -LIJ will discuss important topics for parents.

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Washington Drive Primary Kicks Off Walk For A Wish Drive

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Students of Washington Drive Primary School in the Harborfields Central School District enthusiastically kicked off the Walk for a Wish fundraising drive. Walk for a Wish is an annual Harborfields event that benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For the fifth consecutive year, participants of the event are invited to raise donations and walk around the track […]

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Heart Screen New York Draws Record Crowd at Whitman

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Saving lives through early detection. That’s the message the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation and the Dominic A. Murray 21 Memorial Foundation work so hard to get out.  From the looks of Saturday’s crowd in Walt Whitman High School’s South Gymnasium, the message rang loud and clear. Parents obviously valued the opportunity to walk away […]

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Outstanding Student Jason Chisolm

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Jason Chisolm is a real go-getter. He’s a goal-oriented senior at Huntington High School with a keen mind, always learning, always stretching himself. The teenager has been called the “quintessential student” and has displayed a penchant for seeking out new opportunities and endless avenues for personal growth.
The Huntington High School community is a very diverse place. […]

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This is a speech that a local Teacher made at a recent School Board meeting.

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Commack Students Honored With President’s Award

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Commack Middle School students Joseph Materia and Alexa Svensson were selected as local honorees of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for their exemplary volunteer work. These outstanding, hard-working volunteers have now earned additional recognition as recipients of the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

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