A Special Tour
Kindergarten students from the Chestnut Street School visited Cornwell Avenue School on June 12 to become familiar with their future school building. Cornwell Avenue Principal Deanna Sinito welcomed students before inviting first grade teachers and students to speak about expectations for the 2019-20 school year. Students described their favorite subjects, activities and traditions at Cornwell Avenue. Teachers... Read More >
Shining the Light on Seniors
West Hempstead High School honored the accomplishments and achievements of the Class of 2019 during the annual Seniors Awards Assembly on June 10. Families, administrators and community members gathered to celebrate this year’s seniors as they received various scholarships, awards and certificates for leadership, character, academics and community service. Additionally, valedictorian Marisa Sheehan and... Read More >
Team Work in Athletics and Academics
The high school athletic department was pleased to recently announce that 15 of the school’s 24 varsity teams were honored as scholar athlete teams in the 2018-19 school year. In order to achieve this distinction, 75 percent of the roster must earn a grade point average of 90 percent or better. In total, 196 student athletes were named scholar athletes throughout the athletic department. The girls’... Read More >
Carrying Generational Lessons
On June 4, the George Washington School welcomed Holocaust survivor Werner Reich for a presentation about his journey and lessons that can still be learned from the Holocaust. The German native described his family’s move to Yugoslavia in 1933 as the Nazis came into power. In 1943, he was jailed for seven weeks after being arrested by the Gestapo before later being sent to camps in Theresienstadt and... Read More >
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