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StuDENtS IN tHE Valley Stream school districts are preparing to sit for the state math assessment April 26-28, while others will opt out of the exam.
Chef Tom Avallone cooks healthy meals on Valley Stream television the Catholic Faith Network’s president and CEO, Monsignor James Vlaun. The mission of Television viewers tuning in “Real Food” is to bring faith to the Catholic Faith Network into the kitchen by teaching on March 23 viewers how to prew a t c h e d Va l l e y pare hearty, healthy, Stream resident and home-cooked meals chef Tom Avallone that bring the famiprepare heartly together at dinhealthy foods for nertime and show home cooks and that food is more health gurus alike. than just nourishBroadcasting from ment — it’s togethCFN Studio B in erness. Uniondale, Avallone In what was his stood behind a colsecond appearance orful spread of his on the show, Avalcreations, Mediterlone prepared Mediranean-inspired terranean dishes for dishes meant to Colorectal Cancer delight the palate Awareness Month, while accommodatwhich coincides, ing the health needs with Nutrition of those with heart Month — March. issues — or anyone Bringing in rich flainterested in tasty, vors that can be heart-healthy food. tom AVAlloNE found at Nick’s BisBy his side were chef tro in Forest Hills, Shannon Hakimian where he is the and Kristen Deluca, operations manager, nutritionists and dietitians Avallone offered practical from the oncology department cooking tips and tricks, and preat the Cancer Institute of St. pared a handful of dishes so Francis Hospital in Roslyn. those in the audience could Avallone joined the latest choose their favorite one to try installment of the ongoing at home. He created an all-vege“Real Food” segment created by Continued on page 16
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State testing is back to normal but not everyone is on board By JuAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
Students from grades three to eight dealt with the usual stress and jitters as they sat for the federally mandated English Language Arts state test last month. And the testing season is not over yet. Students are now gearing up for the math state test at the end of the month. The state tests have returned in full after doing so in a scaled-back format last April following their cancellation in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the 2020-21 school year, roughly 4 out of
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10 enrolled students took part in the assessments, according to state education officials. But as schools return to normal, resistance to the tests on the part of Long Island students, parents, teachers and even some school officials may have only intensified. Parents and teachers took to the Long Island Opt-Out Movement Facebook page to rail against the “overtesting” of students who took this year’s ELA assessment, according to Jeanette Deutermann, a parent and a lead advocate of the Long Island Opt Out movement. Continued on page 14
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