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P.S. Did not cheat! …An excerpt from the inscription my Grandpa, my “Pal,” wrote in the pages of my senior high school yearbook, after some gentle, goodnatured prodding that, after all, he couldn’t always just leave these things to Grandma.

I’m not sure exactly when “Pal” became our thing, but indeed it was, for as far back as I can remember. It was the way we addressed each other – in person, in cards exchanged, in life – a bond that grew ever closer with each passing year.

So many memories, from childhood sleepovers at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, to endless summer (and autumn) nights spent “cuddling” on the couch watching the Yankees, plenty of snacks at hand. I would often call ahead to see if there were any good “tickets” available, and my Grandpa would chuckle on the other end of the phone, assuring me that he had saved two front row seats just for us.

There were the countless weekends spent following my Grandpa around the house, out to his shed in the backyard, down to the basement, his “workshop” … wanting to know what he was working on as he tinkered and trimmed, painted and planted – always doing something, but never too busy for his Pal. I can still recall the dozens of bocce ball “tournaments” in his backyard “court,” a perfectly manicured stretch of lawn that only he knew the nuances of, leading to many victories for Grandpa – me, not so much. And cards… I still have a set of playing cards my Pal gave to me, the same ones he had taught me to play “War” and “Rummy” with.

(He let me win those matches occasionally.)

So many hot summer afternoons running through the sprinklers as a child, “swimming” in my inflatable

Smurfs pool, and of course swinging on the old swing set in the backyard. Once the set came down – much to my dismay – my Grandpa managed to rig a single swing from a sturdy tree branch so that his “big kid” of a grandchild could still enjoy.

I can clearly picture my Pal sitting on the patio under the awning watching me fly through the air, laughing silently, his shoulders shaking up and down.

There were the days when I would accompany my Pal on his frequent walks around the neighborhood, a route that often took us through the local cemetery around the corner from his house. Occasionally, I would bring my bicycle along and “practice” on the smooth paved paths, eventually begging him to take me to the nearby elementary school where I could speed through the empty parking lot at my leisure while he kept a careful eye on me.

As I grew older, my Grandpa would often pick me up from work on the weekends for lunch, where he would make his “famous” pepper and potato and egg pie for me. As we sat down to eat, he would let me sip some of the foam from the top of his beer. Often, we would finish up with a few pretzels or cookies, as you could never leave without having dessert.

At Christmas time, one of our most cherished family traditions, we would celebrate Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa’s. Grandma would take care of the menu, and Grandpa would handle all the gift-wrapping, a skill he had perfected from his many years of working at the A&S department store. And, just when the night was nearly over, my Pal would disappear down the basement, only to emerge with “one more gift,” usually the most special one of all.

At Father’s Day, it became tradition for me to take my father and grandfather out to breakfast, using the funds that my Pal had given me throughout the year when he would come over to collect my recyclables and cash in the bottle deposits. It didn’t matter if there were two

By: Jamie Lynn Ryan bottles; he always gave me at least a dollar in return. If it was more, five dollars. When I protested that it was too much, he would just smile, saying he was “going to the store anyway” to check out the latest sales and stock up the basement “pantry.”

As I grew older, I came to appreciate more and more what a special man this was, how lucky I was to have him in my life. I cherished every message he would leave on our home answering machine, singing “Happy Birthday” to me; and, once my grandmother passed away several years ago, the beautiful cards he would pick out to mark every occasion.

Whether we were exchanging funny faces and making cross-eyes at each other across the kitchen table, or I was begging him to let me treat him to dinner at our local diner (not knowing he had already sent his secret signal to the waitress and managed to whisk away the bill before anyone else had a chance to see it), we always had a deep connection.

Just last week, my special Pal passed away, leaving a giant hole in my heart. His life was a shining example of what a man should be, to my grandmother, to his children and grandchildren, to everyone. His at-times shy, always humble, demeanor concealed a sly sense of humor that only those closest to him were privileged to see. The laughter and love he brought to all our lives was, and remains, my fondest memory of him.

Each time I hear the song “In the Mood,” I will continue to picture my grandparents flying across the dance floor, never missing a step, as they looked adoringly at one another. I can only hope they are dancing together at this very moment.

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In a competitive job market and in the quest for college admissions it is important for individuals to distinguish themselves as outstanding and valuable candidates. For many

years, Hempstead Town Councilman Gary Hudes has been teaching young people the skills needed to succeed in the quest for college acceptance and marketplace

viability. During a visit to Levittown’s Division Avenue High School on March 1st, Hudes taught business students the “recipe for success.”

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a local business owner and a past president of Nassau County’s largest business organization, was guest teacher for a day as he taught students about a variety of job interview and career skills, including: interviewing techniques, proper etiquette, appropriate attire, eye contact and helpful tips. He applied an energetic interactive approach that included live demonstrations and discussions.

“For students seeking advancements in schooling and in their career paths, applying practical skills and interviewing methods are keys to success,”

Hudes said. “In today’s competitive job market, you have to go the extra mile to stand above the rest.”

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by Councilman Hudes have made an impact on students over the years.

As a past president of the Bellmore Chamber of Commerce, and the county’s largest business organization – the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce – Hudes worked closely with small business owners to guide them to long-term success.

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revitalization of downtown business districts that served as models for others across Long Island.

“I thank the teachers, administrators and students of Division High School for inviting me in and embracing this important topic,” Hudes said. “Being prepared for job and college interviews is crucial for these students as they embark on their career and educational goals after high school.

Careful preparation, along with hard work and dedication, will help lead these students toward achieving their goals and dreams.”

their accomplishments and proud of the work they put into their research,” said STEM Institute Teacher Ellen Kessler Dubinsky. “All twelve students who participated

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Students: Put Away Your Smart Phone!

In just the past couple of years, especially, it seems, at commuter colleges, the majority of students in campus corridors seem to be staring down at their smart phones.

“In the classroom, cell phones are a major distraction,” said Stoney Brooks, a professor of Computer Information Systems at Middle Tennessee State University. “Many students do not think that multitasking – checking Facebook, texting, watching a harmless YouTube video, etc. – is harmful to their learning. This is not true. Humans cannot multitask – we rapidly task-switch. And whenever we switch tasks, our brains have to refocus our processing to the new task, and we forget some of the information that we had for the first task. There are studies that show that, for example, social media use in the classroom is associated with increased stress and lower classroom performance.”

Obviously, this can be a safety concern, too, with no one actually looking up and taking in the action happening around them. But also it can be a quality-of-life concern, as students may not feel they can escape their day-today worries while on campus, instead managing their private lives via the device. What suffers could be the socalled “college experience,” the experts warn us. You may be missing out on enjoying your time on a real, physical campus while you tend to a virtual world.

“Cell phones have a great potential for help and for harm.

Sadly, the harmful effects are more prevalent than the helpful ones for today’s students, and they are cheating themselves out of the true college experience,” Brooks added.

One professor told us an anecdote of another professor who gives his students allotted breaks for their cell phone use. This would be analogous to the cigarette breaks given in the 1970s and prior. The students have trouble keeping focus if they can’t get a fix.

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Although quality use of the smart phone is more important than using it for fun.

“What the students are reading on their phones isn’t all unimportant content,” said Steven Rothberg, president of College Recruiter, a job placement site. “With well over 90 percent using smart phones and most reading e-mails on their smart phones, students are often using their phones to search for an internship or entry-level job. That type of reading will require more focus on their phones and less on their surroundings than if they were looking at videos of cute kittens.”

We decided to focus on the work of Dr. Ofir Turel, professor of information systems and decision sciences at Cal State Fullerton, for this issue.

“Smart phones are like refrigerators full of surprising foods; it is very tempting for many users to get sucked into checking and updating content,” Dr. Turel told us.

“Taken together, the strong psychological rewards people receive from using applications on their cell phones, the inconvenience they feel when they do not use them, and the time it takes to do all this are reasonable possible explanations for the need to spend break time, while walking through university corridors, on the cell phone.”

You have to ask yourself, is what you’re doing on social media really all that important?

“The concept of a “friend” has changed, from having 10-30 friends when I grew up to having hundreds or thousands of “friends” on Facebook, some of whom you have never met,” Turel said. “Managing so many so-called friends, following their daily, and often mundane, routines and activities, is time consuming.

“Overall, the balance between the positive and negative effects of cell phone really depends on the self-control of

users and their understanding that they need to put limits on and control their use patterns. Ultimately, allowing the use of such sites in class assumes a certain level of maturity – students need to refrain from abusing such systems, and use these “re-charging” rights wisely.”

So what can be done about this problem, if anything?

“First, we need to increase awareness among students regarding potential problems associated with excessive and sometimes addictive use of some technologies,” Turel said.

Some universities already include a module on Internet/ video gaming risks for incoming freshmen students, he noted, so adding a seminar on appropriate smart phone use would be easy.

“Many causes of dropping out have to do with spending too much time on non-productive Internet activities such as playing video games,” he said. “Teachers can explain the risks to students and discuss their cell phone and social media use policies in class.”

Turel added, “Cell phones, Facebook and other technologies are like food – we need them and we do not want to avoid them. When consumed at healthy levels, for the right purpose and properly (for example, around the table and not while driving) they are very useful. However, over- and improper consumption can lead to adverse consequences. We need to be better aware of these risks and teach ourselves to develop the right balance of both food consumption and technology use.”

Brooks concluded, “The addiction that students have to their mobile devices has fundamentally changed the nature of interpersonal relationships and communication. The technology has allowed us to communicate and connect easier and more rapidly, but has caused even more distance between people.”

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At the ceremony on April 10th, the Harvard Club of Long Island will announce the Distinguished Teachers of 2016 who will also receive scholarships for a “Harvard experience” at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. Past winners of the scholarships have enhanced their teaching by sampling the resources available to Harvard students: meeting with faculty; visiting research laboratories, rare book archives, and specialty museums; and enjoying visual and performance art. The scholarships are funded by contributions from Harvard alumni living on Long Island.

When Syosset High School Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante learned of this award, she commented, “Sue Dowd

Award winners were nominated by current Harvard undergraduates and then selected by Harvard Club of Long Island board members. This year’s award winners teach art, biology, chemistry, earth science, English, marine science, math, music and social studies. The winners teach in the Half Hollow Hills, Herricks, Hicksville, Manhasset, Massapequa, Oceanside, Sayville, Sewanhaka, Syosset, and Valley Stream districts, as well as St. Anthony’s High School, The Stony Brook School and the Waldorf School.

Prior winners of this award in the Syosset Central School District have included math teacher Arthur Kalish in 2005, biology teacher Stephen Wolfson in 2006, history teacher Allison Noonan in 2014, and science teachers Brian Belanger and Linda Stollow in 2015.

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is an exemplary teacher who epitomizes all that is good about education.

Her mastery of all levels of mathematics makes her one of the most sought after mentors in our building.”

Dr. Durante further noted, “As a teacher in the classroom her knowledge is only matched by her compassion for the students and an understanding of the many learning styles which are necessary to properly convey the material. Our school is a better place because of all that Sue Dowd does both inside and outside of the classroom.”

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In her spare time, she enjoys boating, going to the beach, and spending time with her family.

Karishma Shah, a former Syosset High School student who will graduate from Harvard College in 2017, nominated Ms. Dowd, describing her as “a prominent influence in my life.” “Without her encouraging me to take challenging classes and inspiring me to be more resilient, I would not have pursued or been able to survive some of Harvard’s most challenging classes.”

Ms. Shah added, “I now tutor Calculus and find myself explaining the concepts in the way Ms. Dowd taught me. As a result of Ms. Dowd’s influence and my subsequent work with my tutees, my tutees have not

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Ms. Dowd started her career at Syosset High School in 1988 teaching Sequential 1 Mathematics.

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Send Coming Events to: South Bay’s Neighbor Newspapers, 565 Broadhollow Road, Suite 3, Farmingdale, NY 11735; Fax to: 631.226.2680; or E-mail to: editorsb@southbaynews.com Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the date and will run in the calendar on a space available basis. For further information, contact: 631.226.2636, extension 275.

Wednesday, March 23 Staying Independent for Life will be presented at the Siena Village, 50 Route 25A in Smithtown, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. For information, contact 631.360.6000.

Staying Independent for Life will be presented at the Brookhaven Free Library, 273 Beaver Dam Road in Brookhaven, from 1 to 3 p.m. For information, contact 631.286.1923.

Hiking on Long Island will be presented at the Huntington Library’s Main branch, 338 Main Street in Huntington, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.427.5165.

A Stroke Support Group will meet at Southside Hospital, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Boardroom 1. For information, contact 631.968.3172.

Thursday, March 24 Creating Magic in Your Workplace will be presented at TFCU Headquarters, 102 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge, from 7:45 to 9:45 a.m. For information, visit www.tfcu4u. org.

Operation: Military Day of Beauty will be presented at the Academy at Ward Tech/ Eastern Suffolk BOCES, HB Ward Technical Center, 970 North Griffing Avenue in Riverhead, from 8:30 to 10

An Ostomy Support Group will meet at the Dolan Family Health Center, 284 Pulaski Road in Greenlawn, from 2 to 3 p.m. For information, contact 631.351.2656.

The Massapequa Public Library will host a Spring Blood Drive in the lower level auditorium, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. For information, contact 516.798.4607.

Purim in the Circus will be presented at Chabad House, 87 Mt. Sinai-Coram Road in Coram, at 6 p.m.

For information, contact 631.698.4000.

Connect@LIM: An Event for Singles will be hosted at the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook, from 6 to 8 p.m.

For information, contact 631.751.0066.

Asking the Wrong Questions About American Science Education will be presented at the Grace Auditorium at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, One Bungtown Road in Cold Spring Harbor, at 7 p.m.

For information, contact 516.367.8455.

A Closing Reception for “Tenebris Animarum” by Martin Andrews will be held at the Ripe Art Gallery, 1028 Park Avenue in Huntington, from 7 to 9 p.m. For information, contact 631.239.1805.

Saturday, March 26

Speech and Language Screenings for children ages 6 months to 3-1/2 years will be held at the Plainview office o HASC, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information, contact 516.731.5588.

A Spring Festival will be held at Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive in Smithtown, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. For information, contact 631.979.6344.

An Egg-Stravaganza will be held at Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bay Shore Road in Deer park, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. For information, contact 631.667.4188.

The Electrification of the Long Island Rail Road, 19051955 will be presented at the Riverhead Public Library, 330 Court Street in Riverhead, at 1 p.m. For information, contact 631.765.2757.

An Easter Bake Sale will be held at St. Paul’s Reformed Church, 158 Phelps Lane in North Babylon, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Manor Farm Egg Hunt will be held at 210 Manor Road in Huntington, from 1 to 3 p.m. For information, contact 631.885.3491.

Rewired: Neurodiversity through the Creative Arts by June E. Bade will be presented at the Old Town Hall, 47 West Main Street in Babylon Village, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, contact 631.587.3696.

Magic at Theater 294 will be presented at 294 Farmingdale Road in East Farmingdale, at 6 p.m. For information, contact 917.825.7374.

A Spring Eggstravaganza will be held at Fraser Park in North Merrick, at 11 a.m. Rain Date: Sunday, March 27th, at 1 p.m.

For information, visit www. northmerrickcivic.org.

An Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Evangelical Covenant Church, 203 Cedar Road in East Northport, at 11 a.m.

For information, contact 631.368.1562.

An Easter Egg Hunt & Party will be held at Commack United Methodist Church, 486 Townline Road in Commack, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For information, contact 631.499.7310.

Sunday, March 27 An Author’s Book Series, featuring “Lighter as We Go: Virtues, Character Strengths and Aging,” by Mindy Greenstein, will be presented at the Mid-Island Y JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Road in Plainview, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

For information, contact 516.822.3535.

Monday, March 28 An AARP Volunteer Recruitment Meeting will be held at the Farmingdale Public Library, 116 Merritts Road, at 1 p.m. For information, contact 516.431.0565.

The Music Lovers Club will meet at the United Methodist Church of Islip, 350 Main Street, at 1 p.m. A free concert will follow at 2 p.m.

For information, contact 631.581.9297.

The Anthropologist will be screened at the Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A in Stony Brook, at 7 p.m.

For information, contact 631.928.8686.

The Sisters of Greater Long Island, an African American breast cancer survivors group, will meet at Huntington Hospital, at 7 p.m., in Conference Room 1. For information, contact 631.549.4482.

The Coram Civic Association will meet at the Coram Fire Department, in the community room, 303 Middle Country Road, at 7:30 p.m.

For information, contact 631.736.3168.

Tuesday, March 29 A Housing Seminar will be held at the Copiague Memorial Public Library, 50 Deauville Boulevard in Copiague, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For information, contact 631.854.1111.

The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Bay Shore will meet at the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library, One South Country Road in Brightwaters. For information, and a time, contact 631.665.7003.

The Lindenhurst Historical Society will meet at the Lindenhurst Community (Rainbow) Center, 293 Buffalo Avenue, at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 30 A Job Fair will be held at the

Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Avenue in Northport, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For information, contact 631.853.6769.

Re-Entering the Workforce: A Workshop for Mature Job Seekers (age 50+) will be presented at the Massapequa Library at Central Avenue, at 2 p.m. For information, contact 516.798.4607.

Going Gluten Free 101 will be presented at the Huntington Public Library, 338 Main Street in Huntington, at 7 p.m. For information, contact 631.427.5165.

Long Island and the Woman Suffrage Movement will be presented at the West Islip Library, at 7:30 p.m.

For information, visit www. sagtikosmanor.org.

Ongoing Events Venus in Fur will be presented from March 25th through April 9th at the South Shore Theatre Experience, 315 West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst. For performance dates and times, and ticket information, contact 631.669.0506.

A Rose by Any Other Name will be presented from March 24th through April 16th at the Main Street Gallery, 213 Main Street in Huntington. For Gallery hours, contact 631.271.8423.

Motion in Art and Art in Motion will be presented from March 28th through April 24th at the Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. For Gallery hours, contact 631.462.5400.

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How to Stay Young will be presented at the Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road in Cold Spring Harbor, at 2 p.m.

a.m. and from 12:30 to 2 p.m. For information, contact 631.208.2028.

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A CartoonistOwners: Showcase will through May 10th as part of be on display through April the Smithtown Township Arts Nancy Public J. White 25th at the Huntington Council’s Outreach Gallery Library, Main Art Gallery, 338 Program, at Apple Bank, 91 Robert A. White Main Street in Huntington.

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Save the Date Fines Amnesty Day will be hosted on April 5th at the Copiague Library, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. For information, contact 631.691.1111 or visit

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The Copiague Chamber of Commerce will host a Networking Breakfast and Fundraiser on April 17th at Applebee’s in Lindenhurst, from 8 to 10 a.m. For information, contact 631.226.2956.

The Copiague Chamber of held on June 11th at Camp PaDirectors: Commerce will host a Dinner Qua-Tuck, 2 Chet Swezey Road William D. Parsons at Goccia D’Oro on April 26th in Center Moriches, from 10 at 118 South Wellwood Avenue a.m. to 3 p.m. For information, Stephen J. Mahoney in Lindenhurst, at 6:30 p.m. contact 631.853.8345.

The guest speaker will be RichKevin DeFriest Schaffer.

Concrete The 3rd Annual Veteran and Family Day of Wellness will be

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Optimum Community to put towards fundraising Maida, Vice President Josh Following opening Students will sign in at 7:00 “Transitional housing continues to provide high efforts, in addition to a $1,000 Cohen, Secretary Amanda remarks from Student p.m. in the evening and is a true safety-net for the schoolBethpage students with an donation to their charity Farmingdale Diolosa, Secretary Gia Council Advisor Ellen remain in the gym until 7:00 homeless and HELP Suffolk opportunity to help those of choice.

Throughout Fiorello, Treasurer Marisa Street, Hoffman Farmingdale, and Optimum NY a.m.11735 the following morning. has been helping 234 thoseBroadway, in in need and better realize the school year, students 315 Conklin Bethpage, NY 11714 Rupolo, Historian Alexa Community Public Affairs There will be a variety of need on Long Island in this the importance of giving raise money and awareness Orsino – were recognized Manager Kristen Thurber, activities throughout the regard for more than 25 back,” said 931-1454 Jennifer Ostrager, for their selected charity (516) 249-0336 (516) today by Brookhaven Councilman Loguercio night, including basketball, years,” said Brookhaven Cablevision Vice President and submit a summary of Members the Farmingdale Bethpagea Chamber of Commerce and Proud Sponsor Local Events.

Town Councilman Michael ofrecognized the students&volleyball, Twister Town Councilman of Public Affairs. of “We fundraising results in April Loguercio for participating for their enthusiasm Challenge, and more. With Loguercio. “I applaud these congratulate the students 2015. Schools compete in the seventh annual Charity and commitment.

A 76 units, HELP Suffolk is the terrific students here today at Bellport High School for against each other and a Champions program from representative from largest transitional housing for their fundraising efforts their participation.” grand prize winner in each Optimum Community that HELP Suffolk then spoke facility for homeless families and commitment to others.

For the seventh year, of the tri-state regions that promotes volunteerism and about the charity and was on Long Island. Since its I also thank Optimum Optimum Community Optimum serves will receive encourages area high schools presented with a $1000 inception in 1990, HELP Community for making this is bringing its Charity an additional $5,000 for their to raise funds for a charity of check. Following the check Suffolk has served over program available to the Champions program to high charity. their choice. The school was presentation, students will 4,000 families and has placed young people in our area.” schools within its service

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They also discussed industry trends, as a major factor in both programs is job placement. There was a fiscal benefit as well, as the teachers collaborated on how to maximize the use of shared space and equipment.

“Many of our teachers have asked for help in improving their programs,” said Laura Holder-Gibbs, Principal of the Adult Career and Technical Education program. “We’re always working to make our courses even more viable and engaging for students, while aligning curriculum with industry standards.

We encourage our educators to collaborate on improving instructional delivery by sharing best practices.”

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“This was an opportunity for our experts in the field to come together and discuss how best to improve instruction,” said Michele Cohen, Assistant Principal of the Adult Evening Program, who was a key player in making this collaborative event happen. “I believe that we work better as a group than as individuals.

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Nassau BOCES took an innovative step toward instructional collaboration recently by bringing together educators from two different programs.

Teachers from Barry Tech, the agency’s career and technical education high school, met with their peers in Adult Career and Technical Education (ACTE) to share best practices and to help each other improve the courses they teach.

Both programs take place at the state-of-theart Joseph M. Barry Career and Technical Education center, so even though Barry Tech operates during the day and ACTE is an evening program, instructors are sharing equipment, supplies and classrooms. It was a natural outcome that they should have a dialogue about how best to utilize their mutual resources.

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Builder’s Breakfast Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk is hosting the second annual Builder’s Breakfast, sponsored by M&T Bank, on Thursday, April 21st, at the Stonebridge Golf and Country Club in

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keynote speaker will be former United States Congressman Rick Lazio.

Habitat Suffolk recently raised the walls of the 181st home for low-moderate income working families on Long Island in need of

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Distinguished Teacher Long Island - Ms. Pantorno will be honored at the Harvard Club of Long Island’s annual University Relations Luncheon on April 10th. Following the award ceremony, Benjamin M. Friedman, Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, will discuss “Prospects for the US Economy and US Economic Policy.”

Ms. Pantorno , who teaches World History and AP World History at Sewanhaka High School, has taught in the district for eleven of her sixteen years. After earning a degree in history from Adelphi University, she earned her Masters in Secondary Education from Molloy College.

Besides having what she describes as “a passion for teaching,” she continues the avocation she began pursuing in high school, volunteering in different capacities at local animal rescue organizations. In

the summers, she travels widely - to Italy, Brazil, Costa Rica, and so on.

Nominated by Shahrukh Khan, a graduate of Sewanhaka in the Harvard College Class of 2017. Ms. Pantorno was described as “Incredibly influential” and “eccentric and demanding,” as well as “effective and caring.”

“She also fostered an interest in history that stays strong today,” added Mr. Khan “with many of my classmates (and I) going on to major in international relations, economics, and political science.”

“Tedious, annoying and hard” were the adjectives the former student used to describe nightly homework, before adding, “but whether they were readings out of a textbook or coloring and labeling countries and empires on a map, they were like going to the gym: everyday I felt stronger, more prepared.”

Summarizing, Mr. Khan remembers classes as riveting and fun, giving him a “taste of collegelevel studies,” particularly discussions of non-test related topics, such as the origin of Genghis Khan’s real name or the nature of Italian food recipes.” Now, when he thinks of Sewanhaka, he thinks of this “energetic, enthusiastic woman, dancing with the stars of history and teaching her students how to do the same.”

At the ceremony on April 10th, the Harvard Club of Long Island will announce the Distinguished Teachers of 2016 who will also receive scholarships for a “Harvard experience” at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. Past winners of the scholarships have enhanced their teaching by sampling the resources available to Harvard students: meeting with

faculty; visiting research laboratories, rare book archives, and specialty museums; and enjoying visual and performance art. The scholarships are funded by contributions from Harvard alumni living on Long Island.

When Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ralph Ferrie learned of this award, he noted his pride that “she has received this prestigious award,” further noting, “Rachel Pantorno is a shining example of what makes a great teacher.

Her commitment to her students is commendable.”

Debra Lidowsky, Principal of Sewanhaka High School, described herself as “thrilled,” before adding, “Rachel is absolutely deserving of this honor. She is an outstanding teacher who is passionate about her subject and is dedicated to her students’ success.”

This year’s fourteen Distinguished Teacher

Award winners were nominated by current Harvard undergraduates and then selected by Harvard Club of Long Island board members.

This year’s award winners teach art, biology, chemistry, earth science, English, marine science, math, music and social studies.

The winners teach in the Half Hollow Hills, Herricks, Hicksville, Manhasset, Massapequa, Oceanside, Sayville, Sewanhaka, Syosset and Valley Stream districts, as well as St. Anthony’s High School, The Stony Brook School and the Waldorf School.

Three Sewanhaka science teachers in prior years have been honored by the Harvard Club of LI: Yvonne Sherwood in 2006, David Sexton in 2013, and Jack Chen in 2015.

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ECONOMIC FORUM - On March 14th, Congressman Lee Zeldin hosted an economic forum, which was held at Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) Culinary Arts Center in Riverhead. Attendees included several Chamber of Commerce leaders from around the First Congressional District. The discussion focused on recently passed and currently pending legislation concerning taxes, health care and regulations that impact our job creators.

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Rachel Pantorno, resident of Amityville and teacher at Sewanhaka High School, has been named a “Distinguished Teacher of 2016” by the Harvard Club of Long Island.

“This award honors teachers who transform lives,” explained Dr. Judith Esterquest, Harvard Club of Long Island Chair of the Distinguished Teacher Selection Committee.

“Devoted teachers like Ms. Pantorno offer Long Island students deep expertise, extraordinary talents, and countless hours of attention. By capturing the minds and imaginations of our children and preparing them for challenges that were unknown even a few decades ago, these teachers shape the future of our country.”

One of a fourteen teachers from across Long Island to receive this award - from across the 150 public school districts and private schools on

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