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Voters reject school budget For second consecutive year, W.H. spending plan is voted down discuss this.” Joseph Magaraci fended off challenger Barry Leon by just For the second straight year, eight votes, 1,271 to 1,263. David voters registered their displea- Lazar also had a narrow victory, sure with the West defeating Tom SarHempstead School gent by 88 votes for District’s budget, the seat vacated by defeating the prooutgoing trustee posed plan by 8 perVincent Trocchia. c e n t a g e p o i n t s, An emotional with nearly 54 perMagaraci made a cent disapproving plea immediately Tuesday night. after the results District officials were announced for must now decide the community to whether to put the come together for same budget to the the children. voters in a revote, “ T h i s s ch o o l , make adjustments this town, these for another vote, or children mean go on an austerity everything to me,” budget. the incumbent said, The 2023-24 tears streaming spending plan had down his cheeks called for a tax levy between hugs from increase of just supporters. “This under 2 percent. is my JosepH MAgArACI community “This is democsoul. This has to racy in action,” West Hempstead change. We have to S u p e r i n t e n d e n t school board trustee come together as a Dan Rehman said community. The immediately after divide has to stop.” the results were announced. In Malverne, more than 75 “The community has spoken. We percent of voters approved the have work to do. We will always 2023-24 budget, and will pick up a be open to the community, and 1.85 percent tax levy increase we’re going to have meetings to Continued on page 14
By MArK NolAN mnolan@liherald.com
Courtesy West Hempstead School District
AIdeN sArgeNt, A West Hempstead Secondary School senior, won Stony Brook University’s Japan Center essay competition, as well as the Consul General of Japan Special Award. He met Consul Satoshi Nagano, from the Consulate General of Japan in New York.
Senior wins statewide contest Consulate General of Japan honors W.H. student By NICole ForMIsANo nformisano@liherald.com
Learning about the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan during World War II — sure made a lasting impression on Aiden Sargent. This historical experience earned the semior at West Hempstead Secondary School first place in the Stony Brook University’s statewide Japan Center essay contest, as well as the Consul General of Japan Special Award. “Viewing historical topics through one single focus is like cropping an image: you only end up seeing what you want to,” Sargent
wrote in his winning essay. The essay, entitled “Japan: Unlikely Gateway to My Educational Future,” beat out more than 200 others written by high school and college students. Sargent’s writing shines with thoughtfulness and a commitment to understanding the world around him, according to his teachers. “I’m not surprised that he won,” Jared Kufta, Sargent’s AP literature and composition teacher, said. “Just the maturity of it. He writes with a true voice. You could tell that it’s his own. It’s original. And he expresses himself super clearly.” Sargent learned about the essay contest Continued on page 8
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e have to come together as a community. The divide has to stop.