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High school honored with a Blue Ribbon By DANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com
Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools
lYNBRook HIgH SCHool was awarded with the National Blue Ribbon award by the U.S. Department of Education for the academic excellence of its students.
Lynbrook Senior High School is one of 297 schools nationwide, and 20 throughout the state, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School. The award, presented each year by the U.S. Department of Education, recognizes the high school for the overall academic performance of its students. “Our recognition as a Blue Ribbon School is a representation of the collective effort of all members of the Lynbrook community,” Lynbrook High
Principal Matthew Sarosy said. “I am so proud of the great work we do at Lynbrook High School. Our faculty and staff work hard to provide an exceptional educational environment for our students and, in turn, our students work hard to produce exceptional results. The support of our families is also critical to our success.” The high school was nominated by the State Education Department in the “exemplary high-performing schools” category. Administrators followed up by submitting a compreContinued on page 4
Court stenographer Nancy Silberger pays it forward Nationwide shortage of court reporters highlights increasing occupational demands By DANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com
Nancy Silberger of Lynbrook, a past president of the New York State Court Reporters Association, spent the last four decades as a stenographer and still wakes up excited and ready to get to work. Faced with a nationwide shortage of court reporters and stenographers, Silberger is doing her part by training new recruits to help meet increasing demands for this profession. “I’ve been doing it for 40 years
now and there has never been a day where I haven’t loved going to work,” Silberger said. “I love what I do and I want other people to love their job too.” Court stenographers and reporters are primarily responsible for writing depositions, hearings, and proceedings verbatim using steno g raphy machines, which come equipped with only 24 basic keys. They maintain the pace of the dialogue between each of the parties involved in the case. They also must identify the individual talking, reading back portions of
dialogue upon request, and providing copies of any transcripts. On average court reporters earn $60,380 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and depending on their precise line of work can make as much as six figures. Silberger said thanks to her lucrative profession, she was able to raise her daughter as a single parent and put her through college. To help pay it forward, Silberger devotes a portion of her time each week to teach students online through Project Steno, a free six-week crash course on
court reporting. Unlike some other online courses, participants are provided with their own stenograph machine, giving students opportunities to test the waters and determine whether it’s a career move that is right for them. “I love teaching,” Silberger
said. “A lot of reporters like to give back to the profession. We want people to know about what we do and get out there.” Based on a 2013 study commissioned by the National Court Reporters Association, and conducted by Ducker Worldwide, the Continued on page 17