Vol. 77, No. 52
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Friday, December 29, 2017
Syosset HS art honor society tree a hit at festival Syosset High School’s National Art Honor Society has once again used its creative talents for good. For 17 years, Syosset NAHS has participated in United Cerebral Palsy’s annual Festival of Trees fundraiser held at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, where they decorate a special holiday tree to be sold to raise funds for UCP. This year’s NAHS contribution, “Stars and Stripes,” was the first to sell at the festival, just minutes after doors opened on November 24. The tree sold for $500. Moreover, the tree was awarded third place in the Festival of Trees “Theme” category.
Every year, UCP raises money from admission fees to the exhibition and through the sale of decorated trees, which are sold to businesses around Long Island for display in their lobbies and windows. Traditionally, 100 percent of the net proceeds from tree sales go directly to UCP. This year, 10 percent of these profits will be sent to select organizations assisting individuals with disabilities in the areas affected by the recent hurricanes. The Syosset NAHS first participated in the Festival of Trees in 2001, when members designed a tree in tribute to the police officers and firemen who lost their lives on 9/11.
Jericho Water District re-elects commissioner
Photo courtesy of the Syosset School District
Pictured (from left) are Syosset High School NAHS students Sami Finkelstein and Lillian Guo, NAHS adviser Demi Protonentis and NAHS student Jordan Fells at this year’s Festival of Trees alongside the group’s contribution titled “Stars and Stripes.”
Voters in both Nassau and Suffolk Bader commented, “We are extremely counties have elected or re-elected water pleased to welcome our new and returncommissioners in all ing colleagues to the commissioner-run NSWCA. Commissionwater districts. er-run water districts In Jericho, voters enable all registered re-elected Jericho Water residents to express District Commissioner their opinions and perPatricia A. Beckerle, sonal preferences for who will serve a threethe men and women of year term beginning their choice through January 1, 2018 through the voting process. This December 31, 2020. hyper-local voting basis There are three water enables communities district commissioner to effectively ensure positions in each disthat the vote of every resident truly counts. trict. District residents It also helps to ensure vote for one of the three that goals such as suscommissioner positions tainability, water qualieach year. ty and economics match Nassau Suffolk the views and preferWater Commissioners’ ences of each individual Association (NSWCA) Patricia A. Beckerle community.” President and Plainview Water District Commissioner Andrew N.
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