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Senator Flanagan’s Legislation To Restore School Funding Lost Under The Gap

February 14, 2014 6:25 pm Comments Off

Elimination Adjustment (GEA) Approved By Senate Education Committee

Bellone Invites Students to Participate Make Your Mark Contest

February 14, 2014 5:05 pm Comments Off

Students Can Win Prize for Videos Focusing on Ideas for Community or School.

A Sweetheart of a Lesson at Harley Avenue

February 14, 2014 4:15 pm Comments Off

Kindergarten students of Harley Avenue Primary School in the Elwood Union Free School District explored the elements of letter writing and the role of community helpers as they created “mail bags” for the purpose of collecting class valentines.

School Closings & Delays For Friday, February 14, 2014

February 13, 2014 9:09 pm Comments Off

Cold Spring Harbor School District – Operating on a two hour delayed opening for Friday, February 14. There will be no before school activities.
Commack School District – There will be a two (2) hour delayed opening on FRIDAY, February 14, 2014. If conditions worsen in the morning and we have to close the schools, you will be […]

School Closings & Delays For Thursday, February 13, 2014 – Update

February 12, 2014 8:55 pm Comments Off

All local school districts closed today.

Souper Bowl Success Story

February 9, 2014 2:44 pm Comments Off

By Brenda Lentsch

Students at North Ridge Primary School in Commack held their fifth annual “Souper Bowl” and collected a whopping 9,430 cans and bags of soup. “This is absolutely incredible,” Loretta Sehlmeyer told the children. Loretta is a volunteer from Island Harvest. “There are many children who go to bed hungry and don’t have enough […]

Skelos, Klein, and Flanagan Call for Delay of Common Core and Sharing of Student Privacy Data

February 8, 2014 7:18 am Comments Off

Senate Co-Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein, and Senate Education Chair John Flanagan Call for Delay of Common Core and Sharing of Student Privacy Data
Senators Skelos, Klein and Flanagan issued the following statement:
We continue to support the goals of an improved education curriculum that increases standards and ensures that students are college and career ready.
However, […]

Sportsmanship Defined

February 7, 2014 10:10 pm Comments Off

Wrestling is a sport of physical toughness and agility, combined, on occasion, with psyching one’s opponent out a little. A wrestler gets to stare across the mat at his opponent and begin a preliminary round of assessing who looks the toughest

Huntington Station Native, Headed to Sochi to Compete for Team USA

February 7, 2014 7:20 pm Comments Off

Despite growing up with four brothers and two sisters, Matthew Mortensen was not one to get lost in the crowd. At the age of 12, Mortensen, a Huntington Station, N.Y. native, got his start in luging. After years of training, his lifelong dream finally came true when he was named to Team USA to compete in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Pancake Breakfast To Support Blue Devil Marching Band

February 7, 2014 9:00 am Comments Off

Enjoy a fantastic Pancake Breakfast Sunday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Halesite Firehouse. A fun family event featuring musical entertainment, crafts for the kids, raffles, and of course, delicious pancakes.