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110 Anstice Street Oyster Bay, New York 11771 Contact: Mr. Richard Garrett Dean of Admissions 516.922.4888 ext.5325

For over 90 years, Saint Dominic High School has offered a student-centered, Catholic education to young women and men from more than 60 communities and 42 public school districts on Long Island. The key to Saint Dominic’s success is this: the administration, faculty and staff respond to each student in a personal and caring manner, treating her or him as an individual with unique needs, aspirations, and potential. Very simply, at Saint Dominic, “You are a name, not a number!”

With an average class size of twenty-two and a student to faculty ratio of 13:1, Saint Dominic students excel in a curriculum designed to challenge the learning potential of each student. While offering a NYS Board of Regents Curriculum, students are able to go beyond state standards by taking college level, advanced placement, and honors courses, as well as our newly designed STEM program. One-hundred percent of the Class of 2021 were accepted to some of the world’s finest colleges and universities and secured over $12 million in academic, athletic and merit-based scholarships. The Saint Dominic campus features a state-of-the-art Science and Communications Center. We have research and STEM partnerships with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, The Dolan DNA Learning Center, The Oyster Bay Waterfront Center, St. Francis Hospital, Microsoft, and others. Our state-of-theart World Language Lab for the Spanish and Italian curricula offers high school and collegelevel curriculum and labs utilizing interactive technology to help students learn by speaking with and listening to native speakers.

Saint Dominic provides a wide range of extracurricular programs and activities that encompass the areas of performance, service, and sports, allowing students to participate at a level consistent with their interests and abilities. The Charles B. Wang Saint Dominic Playing Fields, just 2.4 miles away from our main campus, is comprised of two baseball, two softball, two lacrosse/soccer fields, four tennis courts, and a retreat house, making it one of the finest and most comprehensive athletic and meeting facilities on Long Island.

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Pigskin Perfection At Chaminade High School Book commemorates 1961’s unprecedented undefeated and untied season

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ince its founding in 1930, the all-male Chaminade High School has been known for its rigorous liberal-arts curriculum, which fosters a Christian brotherhood and education of the heart. Its athletic department has also gained renown for the excellence of its teams. Currently, the Flyers are represented in 15 different sports. But the argument can be made that football is what put this institution on the map in the high school sports world.

And while the Crimson and Gold won CHSFL (Catholic High School Football League) championships in 1956, 1958 and 1960, it wouldn’t be until the 1961 squad came along that the first undefeated and untied varsity football team would hoist the CHSFL trophy. It was a special enough time to inspire Tom Kiley and Chuck Mansfield, old friends and former teammates on that squad, to write The Perfect Season: The Untold Story of Chaminade High School’s First Undefeated and Untied Varsity Football Team. Written in roughly a year, the inspiration came during a phone call Mansfield had with a Chaminade teammate about holding a 2021 reunion to commemorate the sixtieth anniversty of that particular Flyers season.

“Al Groh, the former New York Jets head coach, told Chuck [Mansfield] and I that we should have a reunion to commemorate the 1961, first undefeated/first untied football season at Chaminade High School,” Kiley recalled. “Prominent urologist Dr. Kevin Loughlin, also a Chaminade grad, was also at Al’s 75th birthday party and chimed in to say we should write a book commemorating the season.”

Kiley, who was a linebacker, and Mansfield who played guard, dove into the project in 2019, with an eye towards getting it published before the reunion set to take place during the Oct. 1-3 weekend. The duo wrote half the book, agreeing to have the other half consist of recollections from “...players and people on the periphery of the team.” Among the 20 or so contributions are a pair of 1961 articles penned by future New York Times columnist and author George Vescey along with contributors’

Chaminade High School 1961 Varsity Football Record Chaminade 28 - Hicksville 7 Chaminade 14 - Archbishop Stepinac 6 Chaminade 6 - St. Francis Prep 0 Chaminade 27 - St. John’s 6 Chaminade 28 - Iona 0 Chaminade 34 - Mount Saint Michael 6 Chaminade 12 - Cardinal Hayes 8 Chaminade 16 - Holy Cross 0

rememberances of head coach Joe Thomas, odes to deceased teammates and plenty of wonderment and awe over the unprecedented accomplishments of the ‘61 team. The enthusiasm that lights up Kiley’s face nearly 60 years later as he recounts his time on the Chaminade gridiron makes you wish late NFL Films narrator John Facena, a.k.a. the “Voice of God” were around to narrate the audio book version of The Perfect Season.

“Lots of great memories,” Kiley said.

“In varsity, I intercepted a pass and was going for the endzone. Their back tackled me and my nose was on the goal line and I never got that close again to scoring a touchdown. Plus, the camaraderie of the guys and the bus rides home. For home games, you

Coach Joe Thomas giving marching orders to star linebacker Tom Kiley (Photo courtesy of Tom Kiley)

go to the sock hop. Away games, you ride the bus there and back. Going there it was quiet and tense. After business was concluded—raucous singing and rock and roll. We had a guy who sang ‘Beat ‘Em On a Sunday’ to the tune of the Shirelles’ ‘Met Him On a Sunday.’ That’s a pleasant memory. The guys themselves—once graduation came, not too long after the football season ended, they went to Notre Dame and Holy Cross and all kinds of different places.”

Ironically, the Brooklyn-born Kiley never intended to go to Chaminade and was instead focused on attending St. Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, Queens. That changed in November 1957 when he went to see his musician cousin play in the

St. Francis Prep marching band at an away football game being held at a school in Mineola called Chaminade.

“When I told my cousin I’d go see him, I wandered into the greatest game of the CHSFL [Catholic High School Football League],” Kiley said. “[Chaminade] typically played St. Francis Prep by the third game of the year, so it could never be the end-all and be-all game. But that year, both teams were 7-0. I was in seventh grade and my eyes were knocked out by the red and gold uniforms. At that point, I didn’t have the faintest thought or hope of playing ball at Chaminade at all. I was on the St. Francis Prep side that day and Francis beat [Chaminade] and it stopped us from having four or five straight titles. To this day, I don’t know why I tried out for Chaminade football.”

Having moved to Elmont with his family from Brooklyn when he was nine, Kiley played for both the junior varsity and varsity Chaminade squads. The 1961 team was his varsity year and came in the middle of a threepeat of consecutive championships for the school. Kiley graduated and despite Columbia University recruiting him to play football, he leaned into his Catholic faith and attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worchester, MA. Post-college, Kiley moved to Levittown when he was 23, eventually having three children and working coaching jobs at Chaminade and the Merchant Marine Academy before landing an administrative job at the Rosenman and Cohen law firm, a role he held for nearly 40 years before retiring seven years ago at the age of 70.

Like a metaphorical tattoo, Kiley’s time in high school left an indelible mark leading to his becoming a Chaminade man, the moral standard Chaminade endeavors to inculcate in every student of doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason no matter who may be watching.

“It meant to me a lot of friendships that have continued 60 years later,” he explained. “These are not only through football—there are many other Chaminade friendships. It was just a wonderful, naïve and tender time before the world really started to get turned upside down and that’s how I remember it.”

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ur Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset has recently announced its Towering to New Heights Campaign.

This eight million-dollar campaign appeal has already raised more than $4 million from just 93 donors thus far.

The campaign aims to address multiple needs at the academy. Some of the needs include a sizable expansion of the present endowment, establishing a science/pre-med capstone program, expanding on current art offerings, the renovation of Kieran Hall and Lyons Den, enhancements to the school auditorium, advanced facilities for technology and the Visual and Performing Arts. The campaign also includes the Promise of Mercy Annual Fund for the 2020-21 academic year.

Through the leadership of Margaret Myhan, president of Our Lady of Mercy Academy, the high school has started to implement a transformative vision intended to reimagine Catholic secondary education on Long Island.

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The Towering to New Heights Campaign is a five-year endeavor that will allow advancement to be completed in phases as funding is provided.

Our Lady of Mercy Academy is a leading Catholic all-girls secondary education option in the county. For more than 93 years, the academy has had a proud history of superior education for aspiring young Catholic women.

Notable alumnae include: Aldona Wos, former ambassador to Estonia; Catherine Kinney, co-president of the New York Stock Exchange from 200208; Mary Ellen Coyne, president and CEO of J. McLaughlin; Allison Morris, anchor of NBC Now; Alex Carter, author and director of clinical law at Columbia Law School and Christina Ottaviano, fashion designer.

For more information or to participate in the campaign effort, contact Patricia Di Lollo, director of advancement at 516-921-1047 ext. 117.

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Manhasset Literacy Specialists Elizabeth Watts at Shelter Rock and Sarah Isaacson at Munsey Park were chosen to present at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project’s (TCRWP) K-8 Coaching Institute.

The virtual presentation, “Building Strong, Trusting Relationships with Teachers,” took place on Aug. 31.

TCRWP recognized Watts and Isaacson’s exceptional team building skills, which is why they were invited to present on this topic.

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Manhasset literacy specialists Elizabeth Watts and Sarah Isaacson were chosen by the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project to lead the presentation, “Building Strong, Trusting Relationships with Teachers.” (Photo courtesy of

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Back-To-School Safety: Pedestrian And Bicycle Safety The Garden City Police Department would like to address safety when it comes to pedestrians and bicyclists now that school is back in session.

Parents, grandparents, guardians and teachers are encouraged to use this article to help teach their children about pedestrian/bicycle safety.

Pedestrian Safety: • Children should not walk while talking on a cell phone or texting.

• Pedestrians should always use sidewalks when available and walk on the inside edge of the sidewalk farthest away from traffic. If a sidewalk is unavailable, pedestrians are encouraged to walk in a single file as close to the edge of the roadway as practical. You should also walk against the flow of traffic so that oncoming cars are visible.

• Research has shown that until your child is at least eight years old, you should hold their hand on sidewalks and in parking lots. Furthermore, until they are 10 years old you should hold their hand while crossing the street.

• Teach your children to be defensive and never assume that a driver sees them.

• Avoid crossing streets at mid-block, especially when parked cars may obstruct motorists’ vision. Cross at stop signs, traffic signals, crosswalks and crossing guards when available.

• When crossing a street, never assume a green light or ‘walk’ signal means it is safe to cross the street.

Remember: look left, then right, then left again before crossing.

• Remove earphones when preparing to cross the street. You will not be able to hear approaching traffic.

• Do not follow others across the street until you have checked for yourself to see that it is safe to cross.

• Walk the route to school with your child and discuss safe practices.

Teach your children about traffic laws and encourage them to ask questions when they are unsure of what to do.

• Crossing guards are near schools to assist children and others in safely crossing the street. It is a violation of New York State Law to

disregard the signals and directions of crossing guards.

• Teach your children to obey the directions given to them by crossing guards. This includes crossing only when directed, not running and not riding bicycles through the crossings.

Bicycle Safety: • Persons riding bicycles are subject to the same laws as motorists.

• All bicyclists under the age of 14 are required to wear approved bicycle helmets when they are operators or passengers on bicycles. Parents should set a good example and wear a helmet.

• Regardless of what the law requires, the Garden City Police Department recommends that all operators and passengers wear bicycle helmets.

According to a 2020 report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 62 percent of bicyclists killed in accidents were documented as not wearing a bike helmet ;use was unknown in 23 percent of the fatalities.

• Teach your children how to ride a bicycle and practice riding in a safe location where there are no cars. It is important for children to learn how to signal turns, slow down and stop without falling. Hand signals for bicyclists are the same as for motorists.

• Teach your children to be defensive when riding and never

assume a driver sees them.

• Bicyclists should carefully look in all directions for vehicles, other bicyclists and pedestrians and be careful when approaching intersections or driveways where vehicles may be turning.

• Children should walk their bicycles across intersections.

• Bicycles should be ridden in bicycle lanes when available or as close to the right edge of the roadway as practical in the same direction as traffic.

• Ride your bicycle in single file only.

• Never use a bicycle to carry more people then it was designed to carry. Never ride anyone on the handlebars.

• When riding a bicycle, wear bright colored clothing and make sure the bicycle has proper reflectors.

• Bicyclists may not be able to hear or see approaching traffic while wearing earphones, talking on a phone or texting. It is illegal to wear more than one earphone while riding a bicycle.

A bicycle must be equipped with: a) Brakes that are capable of making the tires skid, on dry level pavement. b) A bell, horn or other device that can be heard at least a hundred feet away; sirens and whistles are not permitted. c) Bicycles driven between a halfhour after sunset and a half-hour before sunrise must be equipped with a white front headlight visible in darkness for at least 500-feet, and a red taillight visible for at least 300-feet. d) A bicycle, when purchased new and/or driven at night, must have reflective tires or wide-angle spoke-mounted reflectors.

Reflectors must be colorless or amber for front wheels and colorless or red for rear wheels.

The Garden City Police Department encourages residents to incorporate these safe practices into their lives to make this school year a safe one.

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Nassau BOCES Appoints Special Educator As Principal

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eteran educator Heather Soffer has recently taken the helm as principal of Nassau BOCES Robert Williams School. She comes to the role following successful tenure as assistant principal of two Nassau BOCES special education schools.

As principal, Soffer will draw on 30 years of experience as a teacher and leader in special education.

“It’s an honor and a privilege,” Soffer said. “As individuals, we are always learning and growing.

I want to empower staff and students alike to take risks and think outside the box. It’s my responsibility to set the tone for school and to model expectations in a way that will inspire everyone to be their best.”

Soffer began her career as a substitute teacher for Nassau BOCES. She then went on to serve

Educator Heather Soffer has recently taken the helm as principal of Nassau BOCES Robert Williams School.

as a special educator in nearly every capacity: teaching early intervention, preschool and afterschool programs; as an itinerant, resource room and classroom teacher; and coordinator for support organizations like the Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) and St. Mary’s Hospital for Children.

Following administrative internships in the Rosyln and Herricks school districts, Soffer entered her first leadership role as assistant principal of Nassau BOCES Children’s Readiness Center (CRC). After a successful four-year stint at CRC, she moved on to serve as assistant principal at the agency’s Willet Avenue School and from that post was chosen for principalship at Robert Williams.

“Our collective goal is to create a nurturing school environment where everyone feels safe and supported,” Soffer said. “We challenge our students while giving them the skills they need to meet those challenges, and help them to develop the skills necessary to be independent.

We want to empower our students to prove to themselves that they can do anything they set their mind to.”

Soffer holds a master’s degree from Hofstra University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She is certified in educational administration from Hofstra and certified

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More Than $1.1B In Loan Forgiveness To Borrowers

he U.S. Department of Education recently announced it will make $1.1 billion in closed school discharges available to an additional 115,000 borrowers who attended the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute (ITT). This decision is based on a new review of the problems leading up to ITT’s closure. These borrowers did not complete their degree or credential and left ITT on or after March 31, 2008. The department estimates that 43 percent of these borrowers are currently in default. This action brings the total amount of loan discharges approved by the department since January 2021 to $9.5 billion, affecting more than 563,000 borrowers.

This action extends relief to borrowers whose attendance at ITT overlapped with a period during which the institution engaged in widespread misrepresentations about the true state of its financial health and misled students into taking out unaffordable private loans that were allegedly portrayed as grant aid. ITT’s malfeasance drove its financial resources away

ITT’s campus in Airline Corporate Park in Colonie, New York from educating students in order to keep the school in business for years longer than it likely would otherwise have, resulting in debts that are being discharged. Approximately 7,000 of the borrowers covered by the closed school discharge announcement also have approved borrower defense to repayment claims.

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secretary of education discharges the loans of borrowers and refunds any amounts paid if the borrowers did not complete their program of study because of their school’s closure. This applies to borrowers with loans from the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program and the Federal Perkins Loan Program. To be eligible for a closed school discharge, the borrower must not have completed their program or transferred their credits or hours to another school.

Discharges are also available to any borrower who withdrew from the institution within a few months of its closing. The secretary of education may, however, extend this period based on exceptional circumstances.

After a thorough review of the circumstances leading to ITT’s closure and the preceding years of misrepresentations and misconduct, Cardona is exercising his authority to extend the closed school discharge window to March 31, 2008 for former ITT students. This date was chosen based upon a review of external evidence from the bankruptcy court proceedings for ITT, filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

March 31, 2008 is when the company’s executives publicly disclosed the start of a financial scheme that kicked off a series of misrepresentations to hide the true nature of the school’s finances following a public loss of outside financing, which led to shifting additional costs to students and hindered its ability to invest in delivering quality education to students.

Next steps for borrowers Borrowers who are eligible for a closed school discharge and attended

an institution that shut down between Nov. 1, 2013 and July 1, 2020 will receive an automatic discharge as long as they did not enroll in another institution within three years of their school’s closure. Eligible borrowers who attended ITT within 120 days of its closure in 2016 received automatic discharges in 2019. The majority of the ITT borrowers covered by today’s action did not enroll elsewhere during the three years after ITT’s closure and will not need to take any further action to receive a discharge.

Borrowers who enrolled elsewhere but did not complete their program of study may still be eligible for a discharge, but will need to submit an application. Borrowers can access the closed school discharge application by contacting their servicer or visiting StudentAid gov/closedschoolform and returning a completed application to their servicer.

The department will begin processing discharges in September 2021 and borrowers will start receiving automatic discharges in the following weeks.

Continued commitments to helping student loan borrowers This action is another in a series of steps the department has to support students and borrowers, make higher education more affordable, and improve student loan servicing, including: • Extending the pause on student loan repayment, interest and collections through Jan. 31, 2022 and expanding it to include additional borrowers in default. This change helps 41 million borrowers.

• Approving $1.5 billion in borrower defense claims, including extending full relief to approved claims and approving new types of claims.

• Providing $7.1 billion in relief for borrowers eligible for total and permanent disability discharges. This includes $5.8 billion in automatic student loan discharges to 323,000 borrowers and reinstating $1.3 billion in loan discharges for another 41,000 borrowers.

• Helping 30,000 small business owners with student loans seeking help from the Paycheck Protection Program.

• Retroactively waiving student loan interest for 47,000 current and former active-duty military service members.

—Submitted by the U.S. Department of Education

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Student Loan Payments To Restart After January

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n Aug. 6, the U.S. Department of Education announced a final extension of the student loan payment pause until Jan. 31, 2022.

The pause includes the following relief measures for eligible loans: · a suspension of loan payments · a zero percent interest rate · stopped collections on defaulted loans Preparing for Repayment to Resume Here are three steps to make sure you’re prepared for payments to resume: · Update your contact information in your profile on your loan servicer’s website and in your StudentAid.gov profile. · Check out Loan Simulator to find a repayment plan that meets your needs and goals or to decide whether to consolidate. · Consider applying for an income-driven repayment (IDR) plan. An IDR plan can make your payments more affordable, depending on your income and family size.

Once the payment suspension ends, you’ll receive your billing statement

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or other notice at least 21 days before your payment is due. Contact your loan servicer online or by phone to find out what your payment amount will be when payments restart.

Auto-Debit Payments

Your auto-debit payments may not restart automatically when payments begin again.

Will my payment amount change after the payment suspension ends?

It depends. If you’re on a traditional repayment plan, such as a Standard, Graduated or Extended Repayment Plan, then your loan servicer may recalculate your payment amount when the payment suspension ends. Your loan servicer would base this recalculation on your current balance of principal and interest and your remaining repayment period.

If you’re on an IDR plan, your payment amount will return to what it was prior to your payments being suspended unless you’ve recertified since the payment suspension began.

Will the payment suspension cause me to take longer to pay off my loans?

It depends on whether you’re on

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a traditional repayment plan or an IDR plan. Traditional repayment plans include Standard, Graduated and Extended Repayment Plans. IDR plans include Revised Pay As You Earn Repayment (REPAYE); Pay As You Earn Repayment (PAYE); Income-Based Repayment (IBR) and IncomeContingent Repayment (ICR) Plans.

Traditional Repayment Plans The payment suspension paused your repayment schedule. You will still pay the same total number of months, but the date when you were scheduled to complete repayment has been delayed.

For example, if you entered repayment on a 10-year Standard Repayment Plan on Jan. 1, 2018, you would have 10 years from that date to repay your loan—meaning that your loan should be paid in full by Dec. 31, 2028. The suspension period is excluded from the 10-year period for the repayment plan.

If the suspension period were to last two years, then the loan should be repaid in full by Dec. 31, 2030.

Income-Driven Repayment Plans The payment suspension has not delayed your progress toward

IDR forgiveness because the suspended payments have counted toward your forgiveness.

Therefore, the suspension period may make it more likely that your balance will be forgiven than it might otherwise have been.

However, whether this is the case for you depends on your income and family size after the suspension period ends. IDR plans recalculate your repayment amount each year to account for changes to your income and family size. Changes to your payment amount will affect how quickly you repay your loan and whether you repay your loan in full before the end of the IDR forgiveness period.

This information provides general examples and may not apply to your specific situation. Contact your loan servicer if you have questions or need help.

—Submitted by the Department of Education

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SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY • Associate in Occupational Studies (2 year program) in Massage Therapy, Swedish Massage and Asian Bodywork • Clinical Internship • Electives such as sports massage, pregnancy and infancy massage, deep tissue massage and more!

• We prepare graduates to take the New York State Massage Therapy Board Exam and the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx)

Institutionally accredited by the New York State Education Department.

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Programs are accredited by Accreditation Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Main campus in Syosset, teaching site at Bellevue Hospital.

The Steve Kaufman Library holds the largest collection of holistic health (Eastern and Western) resources in the New York metropolitan area.

Financial Aid available to qualified students

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE • Bachelor of Professional Studies/Master of Science in Acupuncture (3 years) or Bachelor of Professional Studies/Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (4 years) • Clinical Internship • Electives such as TCM Facial Rejuvenation, Traumatology and Orthopedics, Patent Herbs and more!

• Prepare for state licensure and the National Certification Commision for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine exams

New York College of Health Professions is located at Clinic and select classes are offered at Bellevue Hospital

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OPEN HOUSE

at Our Lady of Mercy Academy Come Meet Mercy and RSVP at: www.OLMA.org/Admissions

October 3, 2021

10:00 AM -- 1:00 PM Tour the School * Meet Our Teachers * Speak with Students 815 Convent Road, Syosset, New York 11791

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Locust Valley Schools Welcome New Administrators

ocust Valley Central School District has brought on five individuals to administrative roles, serving students at all grade levels.

AnnMarie Buonaspina takes on the position of Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Fine and Applied Arts for Kindergarden through grade 12. Bounaspina most recently held the position of SubjectMatter Coordinator of Music for the Locust Valley Central School District and served as the middle and high school music and orchestra teacher since 2012.

Jennifer Masa is the new Locust Valley High School Assistant Principal. Masa has been a member of the LVHS faculty since being hired as a teacher in 2009. She then took on the role of Dean of Students and will transition to the position of Assistant Principal. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in history, a Master of Science in education and certificates in school building leadership, school district leadership and administration. In her time on the Locust Valley administrative team, Masa has played an important role in the expansion of mental health support for students as well.

Erin Goldthwaite will be the new Coordinator of Pupil Personnel Services for Kindergarden through grade 12. Goldthwaite brings 17 years of experience from the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District, where she most recently served as District Chairperson of Special Education. She held roles as a collaborative teacher, self-contained teacher, guided study teacher and resource room teacher, as well as serving as department chairperson.

She plans to work collaboratively with faculty, staff and parents to implement programs to support students with disabilities.

Dr. Fotini Effie Kyvelos joins Locust Valley Central School District as the Director of Pupil Personnel.

She has served as the Coordinator of Secondary Special Education in the East Meadow Union Free School District since 2015. She was previously a school psychologist in the same district for 13 years. In her most recent position, Dr. Kyvelos implemented the expansion of a special class program, implemented a co-teaching program and served as district liaison with Northwell Health in its provision of mental health

From left to right: AnnMarie Buonaspina, Jennifer Masa, Erin Goldthwaite, Dr. Fotini Effie Kyvelos, Michelle Villa.

Photo submitted by the Locust Valley Central School District

services to students, a service in which Locust Valley schools will now participate.

Michelle Villa is now the Director of Guidance and Counseling for Kindergarden through grade 12. Villa has been a LVHS Assistant Principal since 2015, a role in which she also oversaw the counseling department.

During her tenure in Locust Valley, among other accomplishments, Villa has implemented for a Kindergarden through grade 12 Comprehensive School Counseling Plan, increased the number of students participating in counseling groups, implemented a mentoring program, expanded college partnerships, added exploration of

careers and vocations and created a system to award the New York State Seal of Biliteracy to graduating seniors.

Villa will be an asset to students across the district, focusing on appropriate skills and actions at each level from kindergarten through grade 12.

—Submitted by the Locust Valley Central School District

OBITUARY

Former Academy Athletic Director Passes Away After Courageous Cancer Battle For 47 years, Karen Andreone has been doing the impossible, first as a coach at both Nassau Community College and Hofstra University, then as a teacher, coach and girls’ athletic director at St. Agnes Cathedral High School and finally as the athletic director, teacher and coach at Our Lady of Mercy Academy. On Aug. 30, Andreone passed away after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

As a student-athlete, Andreone is still the only person to letter in six sports at Nassau and was inducted into the Nassau Community College Hall of Fame and subsequently inducted into three other halls of fame: Brooklyn-Queens Girls Catholic High School Athletic Association, New York State High School Softball, Class of 2014 and Our Lady of Mercy Hall of Fame. She was a pioneer at St. Agnes, starting the Girls Athletic Program in 1973.

Throughout her 33 years as the athletic director of Our Lady of Mercy, Andreone more than doubled the opportunities for student participation in the athletic program.

Her influence created programs in soccer, lacrosse, golf, badminton, crew, cross country and winter track that did not exist when she started in the fall of 1986.

Fondly known by her students as “Miss A,” her office at Mercy

Karen Andreone was like walking through years of “Mercy’s Hall of Fame.” The pictures and other memorabilia on the walls represented Andreone’s involvement in athletics and Mercy’s theatrical productions, sports night and leader’s club. She is truly a part of the heart and soul of Our Lady of Mercy Academy.

Since 1987, Andreone served as president of the Nassau Suffolk Catholic Girls’ Athletic Association and also served as the Girls’ New York State Catholic High School chairperson for state tournaments in volleyball, softball and basketball.

She inspired students to exercise their academic and athletic skills and achieve their highest goals by taking the initiative to develop their

leadership potential. She was a giving and unselfish coach who had the rare talent of taking the average player and transforming her into a highly skilled athlete. She taught the importance of good sportsmanship, leadership and communication.

‘Miss A’ led by example. The expectations she had for her students are no different than the high standards she set for herself. The quote on her office door stated that “A good coach will make you a good player, a great coach will make you a great person.” Andreone inspired thousands of young girls to become ‘great young women.’ She believed that a player’s character extends beyond the playing field, and there were no limits to how far she would go to help one of her students achieve success.

Andreone’s championship attitude did not accept defeat and she always put forth her dedication, commitment and personal best at all times for the benefit of all her students. Generations of St. Agnes and Mercy girls have been blessed to have had this “Great Coach” and inspirational teacher touch their lives. She leaves behind a legacy that will continue to positively impact all who were fortunate to know her.

May she rest in peace.

—Submitted by Our Lady of Mercy Academy

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In the science labs, St. Mary’s High School students work collaboratively and learn about science, technology, engineering and math through a STEM education. levels, which are highly regarded for both excellent coaching and superb sportsmanship.

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At the Schools of Saint Mary, Manhasset, students in Nursery through Grade 12 flourish in an innovative and nurturing educational environment rooted in Catholic values. The mission of the school is to empower students to find inspiration and joy as they discover themselves and learn what they are capable of accomplishing. Small class sizes foster a more personal connection between students and faculty. Faculty and administrators at St. Mary’s strive to educate the whole child – intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, socially, and physically.

The use of cutting-edge technology, including campus-wide wireless capabilities, an online system that allows students and parents to access homework and grades, and school-issued Chromebooks for every student in sixth through twelfth grade, helps teachers provide students with a strong academic foundation. At the early childhood and primary grade levels, students actively explore concepts and develop skills through an interdisciplinary approach utilizing the latest technology, handson learning materials, and skill-related experiences. Students in grades 6-12 incorporate technology as an interactive tool that enables them to be independent learners while investigating researchbased learning.

The St. Mary’s education is about more

than just academics. Spiritual values, a sense of service and the growth of faith are fostered by connecting Gospel values to all parts of the curriculum, including core academic classes, allowing students at all grade levels to deepen their moral standards and ethics. Students learn about the tenets and meaning of their Catholic faith and how to live it joyfully, especially in serving others within the school and greater community.

The school day doesn’t end when the last bell rings – St. Mary’s becomes a vibrant after-school community as students at all grade levels participate in a wide range of extracurricular clubs and activities, exploring their talents and skills outside of academia.

Middle and high school students gain an appreciation for the arts and develop their creativity through participation in the Fine and Performing Arts Program. By taking classes in art, chorus, band, orchestra, dance or stage performance; performing arts students learn from and work alongside professionals in those fields.

The Schools of St. Mary is also proud of its competitive athletic programs at the middle and high school

St. Mary’s welcomes a diverse student body consisting of students of many different faiths and cultural backgrounds, who come from Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Kings Counties.

ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE FOR ADMISSIONS ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 26, FROM 2:00-4:30 PM. REGISTER FOR YOUR TOUR VIA SAINTMARYS.HS.ORG TODAY! For more information about St. Mary’s or to schedule a personal tour, please contact Mrs. Norma Stafford, director of admissions at 516.627.2711 ext 1084 or nstafford@saintmaryshs.org.

Faculty and administrators at St. Mary’s strive to educate the whole child - intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically.

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From early childhood students to their high school seniors, The Schools of St. Mary is preparing inspired thinkers and creative leaders by guiding all students as they develop the character traits of great leaders and skilled team players.

This approach includes creativity, flexibility, diligence, perseverance, accountability, and responsibility. At every level, St. Mary’s balances strong academic development with experience to encourage personal growth. Exceptional faculty and staff inspire each student along their educational journey, always promoting the safe and welcoming culture that is one of the hallmarks of the St. Mary’s experience.

SEPTEMBER 22 - 28, 2021 • PROFILES IN EDUCATION

OPEN HOUSE for ADMISSIONS

Join us to learn about our Catholic faith community, liberal arts curriculum, and extracurricular offerings.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 26 | 2:00-4:30 PM TOURS ARE BY RESERVATION ONLY. PLEASE VISIT SAINTMARYSHS.ORG TO SCHEDULE YOUR TIME. ALL COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE OBSERVED.

A college preparatory high school in the Catholic intellectual tradition.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT NORMA STAFFORD, DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS AT EXT. 1084 OR NSTAFFORD@SAINTMARYSHS.ORG.

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