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English is just the beginning Lynbrook High students apply for State Seal of Biliteracy Lynbrook High School in the 2020-21 school year and applications from LHS for this award Eileen Castillo and Lady spiked in the past year. Ramirez, candidates for the New According to the state educaYork State Seal of Biliteracy, tion department website, the explained to the intent of the State Lynbrook Board of Seal of Biliteracy is Education about the to “encourage the importance of being study of languages, bilingual. to identify high The chairperson school g raduates for Integrated Engwith language and lish as a New Lanbiliteracy skills for guage, Madelyn Toremployers, to prores, highlighted two vide universities students for being with additional proficient in multiinformation about ple languages. Casapplicants seeking tillo, an immigrant admission and from Honduras, and placement, to preRamirez, from El pare students with Salvador, were intro21st century skills, duced during the to reco gnize the Nov. 9 Lynbrook MadElYN value of language education board instruction, and to ToRRES meeting. affirm the value of According to Tor- chair, diversity in a multires, if the New York Integrated English lingual society.” State Seal of Biliteraward startas a New Language ed This acy Board accepts in 2012 with the the students’ applifirst awards given cation for the award, it will be out in the 2015-16 academic year. noted on both their diplomas “In Lynbrook, we’ve seen and transcripts. They will such great growth,” Torres said receive a medal that they will regarding the number of stuwear during graduation. dents applying for the award. This award was introduced at Continued on page 10
By BEN FIEBERT
bfiebert@liherald.com
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Courtesy Shari Bowes
WaVERlY PaRk ElEMENTaRY School students honored family members who served in the U.S. armed forces by inviting them to Bring a Veteran to School Day.
School celebrates veterans
Those who served are honored at Waverly Park By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com
The Waverly Park Student Council spent the morning of Nov. 10 recognizing those who served in the U.S. armed forces. Waverly Park Elementary School hosted its annual Bring a Veteran to School Day in the gymnasium highlighting 13 veterans who have served in the military. The event was personal to the students as the veterans are family members. The gym was decorated from wall-to-wall with written pieces from students showing LYN, RVC, OCE, MER
their appreciation for those who have fought and served for the country. Prior to the event, every student in the school worked on activities to transform the gym into a celebration for veterans. “We assigned the whole school three activities,” said Shari Bowes, a student council moderator. “Smiles for veterans, the wall of piece, and then the silhouettes.” The event returned in a grand scale after two years of virtual events due to the Covid19 pandemic. This event started in 2011 and has been a tradition every year since. Continued on page 8 November 17, 2022
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his year, we have a projected number of over 50 students that have expressed an interest in receiving the Seal of Biliteracy.