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Oceanside Takes A Look At Teaching what teachers need to know. Rob Pittman, president of the Oceanside Federation of Oceanside students who are Teachers, presented a workconsidering a teaching career shop on the role the union got a wonderful opportunity to plays for teachers and commutake a deep look at the profes- nities. “This is a terrific day,” Pittsion on Oct. 25. About 75 students from man said. “TALAT is a great O c e a n s i d e H i g h S c h o o l , program. We’re hoping that Oceanside Middle School, as the district sees value in it, well as students from Long and I think they do.” Beach, FarmingdaSeveral educale, Rockville Cent o r s w h o h av e tre and Brentwood, been named attended Take A Te a c h e r o f t h e Look At Teaching, Ye a r w e r e i n or TALAT, workattendance, shops at LIU Post. including 2021 The National NYS Teacher of Education Associthe Year Jennifer a t i o n a n d N e w JENNIfER WOLfE Wolfe of OceansYork State United Oceanside High School ide High School. Te a ch e r s d evo t e “Kids can see Teacher grant money to that it’s not just fund TALAT clubs, ab o u t m a rk i n g encouraging interested stu- papers and making lessons,” dents to think about becoming Wolfe said. “The job is much teachers, with a focus on pop- big g er than that, and it’s ulations that are not readily much more important than represented in the teaching that.” field, such as men and women Oceanside School District of color. is in its second year of holdSeveral workshops were ing a TALAT club. High school held throughout the day, fea- teacher Helen Dixon is advituring such topics as how to sor for the school’s club, and build classroom communities, Wolfe oversees both clubs at why teaching matters, and
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Oceanside embraces the Halloween spirit Marianne Klein with her 5-year-old son, Frank Klein who dressed up as Raphael the Ninja Turtle. More photos on Page 5.
Latino Civic Association honors community members at 27th annual gala event in I.P. By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com
Three Long Beach residents — Orlando Ariza, Mike Cruz and Martha Otero — were concerned about social problems in the Latino community in the 1990s. Too many people in town who shared their heritage were struggling to fit in and make a living, and they wanted to do something about that. They came together in 1994 to create an organization that would try to solve those problems. They started with meetings at the public library, which attracted 30 to 40 people. A year later, they decided to officially organize, and turned themselves into a nonprofit organization: the Long Beach Latino Civic Association. From offering socio-economic development programs to stimulate leadership and generate
environmental and cultural awareness, to encouraging educational and civic participation through one-on-one meetings and public events and celebrations, the association is seemingly always busy in the city. To celebrate its history, it held the 27th annual Hispanic Heritage Gala Oct. 19. The event featured performances by Long Beach musician Ben Metzger, and a packed house at the Bridgeview Yacht Club, in Island Park, recognized three honorees from the city: Nicole Fader, vice president of the association; Jennifer Gallagher, superintendent of the Long Beach school district; and Harvey Weisenberg, a former longtime assemblyman who is widely known as “Mr. Long Beach.” Fader earned the Entrepreneur of the Year Award; Gallagher, the Educational Innovator Continued on page 9
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