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Parents, athletes press School Board on fall athletics
RALLYING TO PLAY
Section 8, which governs high school sports in Nassau County, said Several members of the com- that there would be no high school munity, including a rising senior sports in Nassau County until after at Garden City High School, have January 1st. Schools in other secasked the Board of Education to tions in the state, including Suffolk appeal a decision by high school County, will be allowed to play. sports authorities to cancel the Meanwhile, the New York State fall season of high school sports in Council of School Superintendents, Nassau County. representing districts across the During the Board of Education’s state, asked Governor Cuomo to September 1st meeting, which was consider postponing sports throughalso broadcast over out the entire state Google Meet and until 2021. or many of us this would virtual platforms, A message from the parents of several be the last year that we will Section VIII Athletics students as well as ever get to wear a team S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ’ s president of the GCHS Board, posted on the Class of 2021 asked uniform -- to not have that www.secviii.org webthe board to support site on Thursday, chance is a profound loss. a return to the athletic August 27 highlightfields. They made the ed the date noted in Tim O’Hanlon case that the school Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s President, district administraGCHS Class of 2021 decision to permit the tion -- beginning with opening of local school Superintendent of athletics seasons -Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha and the Monday, September 21 -- and as that board of education, should chal- date approaches, the Section VIII lenge the decision that Section VIII Board’s decision to postpone the Fall (Nassau County) interscholastic 2020 season will be reassessed. athletics for the Fall 2020 season to “Knowing how important athbe postponed. letics are to all our students and On August 25th, New York communities, an alternative plan to Governor Andrew Cuomo said that play all three seasons of athletics high school sports would be allowed, in a truncated schedule was prowith some restrictions, beginning posed and supported. However, we on September 21st. However, the remain open to continual guidance following day, the New York Public High School Activities Association, See page 51
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Garden City High School athletes joined with other Nassau County athletes this week to rally in support of allowing high school sports to restart for the fall season. See page 52 Drone photo by Chris Caporicci
New hotel strives to connect with Garden City community BY RIKKI MASSAND
The Residence Inn by Marriott, a new extended stay hotel at 700 Garden City Plaza off Ring Road, is a rare business that has opened during May, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. General Manager Allison Mitchell and Samira Clarke,
the director of Sales & Marketing, explain how Residence Inn by Marriott offers specialty ‘extended-stay’ suites, perfect for one night or many. The hotel’s rooms range between 400 and 600 square feet of interior space. Rooms feature full kitchens and full refrigerators and all rooms have stoves;
one-bedroom suites feature ovens and pull-out sofa beds. “All a guest has to do is bring their luggage and stay as long as they’d like. We strive for ease and convenience. With industry-wide changes and some new practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel’s public See page 50
Free Zoom talk: When Science Can’t Speak PAGE 20 September 11th Remembrance Ceremony PAGE 6