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Students learn power of words
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E. Rockaway art at local museum
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Vol. 31 No. 16
APRIl 11 - 17, 2024
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Student survey says ‘Kids First’ Representatives of each school speak at Board of Education meeting
East Rockaway School District, said about the committee. “And our mission was to hear their Students from four East Rock- voices and how to improve our away schools echoed the dis- schools.” The committee, which started trict’s theme, Kids First, Always, as they researched ways to make a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e their schools more inclusive and 2023-24school year, met several productive for their fellow peers. times. The students with DeTomThese eight stumaso discussed how dent ambassadors t o s u r ve y t h e i r — part of the Superpeers, as they intendent Student research ways to Advisory Commitimprove their tee — presented schools. The results their findings at the of the surveys were March 26 board of then presented to education meeting. the board of educaThe students talked tion. about the imporJunior Timothy tance of valuable Poland and sophoclasses that prepare JAmES DETommASo m o r e C h a rl o t t e students for their East Rockaway Webster researched future, clubs that superintendent course offerings and targ et students’ extracurricular interests, ways to activities in the East make cafeterias a safer, more pro- Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School. ductive space, and encouraging Jason Brown, grade 8, and Claire more group work in schools to Harvey, grade 8, looked into cafeprepare students for the work- teria protocols and advisory, force, where group collaboration which is a 20-minute activity is essential. period during lunch for the mid“I asked principals to provide dle school. Abigail Cabral, grade me with some of their student 6, and Georgia Vesce, grade 6, leaders and we had two from from Centre Avenue Elementary each elementary school, two School surveyed students on from the middle school, and two ways they can improve learning. from the high school,” James Kaley Thorp, grade 3, and Henry DeTommaso, superintendent of Continued on page 5
By BEN FIEBERT
bfiebert@liherald.com
Tim Baker/Herald
An eclipse brightens their day East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School freshmen Caroline Cornin, left, and Payana Jose Merino, with their classmates, watching the moon pass in front of the sun on Monday. More photos, Page 2.
A full-circle moment for Jeff Greenfield
He will be honored at annual Mount Sinai golf outing in May By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com
From being born in Mount Sinai South Nassau 71 years ago, to helping develop the facility’s capabilities, Jeff Greenfield will be honored at the hospital’s annual golf outing. The 40th annual event, on May 13, will take place at three prestigious and challenging golf venues including the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence,
and Rockville Links Club in Rockville Centre. All net proceeds will benefit Mount Sinai South Nassau with a portion of the funds dedicated to helping patients of the hospital’s cancer program. Greenfield previously served as volunteer co-chair of the hospital’s 45-member golf outing committee. Greenfield, a managing partner of the NGL Group in Lynbrook, serves on Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Advisory Board. As previous coContinued on page 4
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ur mission was to hear their voices and how to improve our schools