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Honoring Tyler McKenzie
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APRIl 11 - 17, 2024
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Baldwin Eagles kick off a new season of soccer munities such as Freeport and Oceanside. They play a rotating schedThe Baldwin Eagles Soccer ule of games against each Club launched its intramural other, with the boys’ and girls’ spring season on April 6 — teams playing separately. After three decades of playpoised to nurture the talents of its future soccer stars while ing on the field at Lenox Eleemphasizing development and mentary School in Baldwin, the education in a fun, club now g athers inclusive environevery Saturday ment. morning at Baldwin The soccer club, a Harbor Park for its non-profit enhancclub activities ing individual skills, because it allows for fitness levels and more space and sportsmanship, is avoids any conflicts dedicated to supportwith Baldwin School ing young players’ District teams. physical, mental and Registration for emotional g rowth the spring intramuwhile promoting the ral team season expansion of soccer began in February, within the commuwith a fee of $120 per nity. The club is also participant. Gandley home to a travel took the lead in proteam. moting the club KuRT BIllouIN Bob Gandley, the through social club’s treasurer and vice president media. vice president for intramural program “Right after more than two Covid, we were very decades, diligently oversees nervous because the way we registration and is responsible used to get the word out had for assembling the teams for changed,” Gandley said. “We the children. Bob Walter serves used to send out flyers to the as the club’s president. schools, which they no longer The intramural team con- do, so we had to revamp how we sists of children in pre-kinder- do it through social media. garten through fifth-grade in After a yearlong pause due Baldwin and surrounding comContinued on page 9
By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ
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‘Just look up!’ Baldwin Public Library was the home of the solar eclipse viewing party on April 8. Story, additional photos, Page 3.
How teachers prepped for eclipse Baldwin district created resource guide for ‘spectacle’ By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
In anticipation of Monday’s solar eclipse, science teachers in the Baldwin school district prepared their students by creating an online family resource guide. “To help transform this unique astronomical event into a rich and rewarding educational experience for families,” district superintendent Shari Camhi wrote in a message to families on April 3, “our teachers have created an online resource that includes a plethora of information and materials pertaining to the eclipse to use at
home.” Created a month ago and available on the district website, the guide had information about the eclipse for those of all ages, including guidelines for viewing it safely. It was assembled by Dan Baxt, an earth science teacher at Baldwin High School; Dawn Thompson, an earth science teacher at Baldwin Middle School; Lynette O’Brien, who specializes in elementary science, technology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM, education; and Teresa Leite, who teaches life and earth sciences at the middle school. Continued on page 2
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had experience playing semiprofessionally, and now I have the chance to impart my knowledge to the kids.”