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THE MASSAPEQUA SCHOOL BOARD BUZZ
      The following is a summary of actions taken by the Massapequa Board of Education at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 17, 2007. The Board of Education began the meeting in the MHS band room with a special gathering to honor those teachers receiving tenure and those teachers retiring at the e...
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Farmingdale HS students play active role in childcare study lab
      High school students play an active role in childcare as part of the Farmingdale High School Child Study Lab. This program is intended to help prepare students for careers in teaching and childcare. Under their teacher and mentor, Mrs. Lynne Brewer, students learned responsibility and to grow as y...
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Plainedge students jump all over heart disease
      More than 250 students from Schwarting Elementary School in Plainedge participated in the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association on February 7. Students raised $9,500 in the fight against heart disease and stroke, the nation's number one and number three killers...
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Farmingdale school district announces new School Business Administrator
      The Farmingdale School District has announced the appointment of Paul Defendini to the position of school business administrator effective January 2. Over the course of this past year, Defendini participated in an administrative internship that included time in the business office.
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Grace Day School students pose with Leonardo da Vinci actors
      Massapequa's Grace Day School's kindergarten students pose with "Leonardo da Vinci" after the actors from the Traveling Lantern Theater performed for the school as part of he Parents' Association cultural arts series. The Parents' Association at Grace offers at least three to four cultural perform...
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Massapequa school district links education and business
      The Massapequa School District has teamed up with the Long Island Works Coalition, an organization that works to bridge the gap between education and business.
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Plainedge students participate in the LIPA clean energy challenge
      Fifth grade students from Eastplain Elementary School in Plainedge participated in the Long Island Power Authority's (LIPA) Long Island Schools Clean Energy Challenge at Nassau Coliseum on March 27. The students, Kyle Cawley, Melissa Huebner, Rachel Molloy and Brendon Nally, took home second prize...
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Financial prowess in the Farmingdale school district
      During a regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting on December 6, 2006, Farmingdale School District's accounting firm, Callaghan and Nawrocki LLP, presented a series of highlights from this year's external audit.
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Massapequa's advanced placement students display artwork at C.W. Post College
      Massapequa High School seniors Kelly Freund and Mario Murphy, students from Gale Domingo's Advanced Placement studio in drawing class, were chosen from a select group of students across Long Island to exhibit their work in the High School Artists of Excellence Advanced Visions III Art Exhibit spon...
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Farmingdale's East Memorial learns with SMART boards
      Farmingdale's East Memorial School is taking advantage of Smart Boards, the latest educational tool in technology. Mr. Arthur Saul was the first to take advantage of this electronic device now available at Farmingdale schools. The SMART boards helped to reinforce a previous lesson about fairy tale...
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Massapequa Board of Education president honored for service
      The Council of Administrators and Supervisors recognized Massapequa School District Board of Education President Arlene Martin for her years of commitment to education to the students and schools of Massapequa.
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Professional soccer player meets with fifth grade students
      The Albany Avenue School in Farmingdale was pleased to have Christopher Aloisi, a professional soccer player in the MLS, come to the school to talk with some fifth-grade classes. Aloisi discussed the importance of following your dreams and how it coincides with doing well in school. The fifth grad...
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Massapequa International Little League holds opening day parade and ceremony
      The Massapequa International Little League recently held its opening day parade and ceremony. Shown, left to right, are Town Clerk Steve Labriola, Town Councilman Joseph Muscarella, Trustee Jeffrey Pravato,Deputy Mayor Joseph Pinto, Massapequa Park Mayor James Altadonna, Councilman Anthony Macagn...
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Fowl Ball! Weekly report on the DUCKS
Massapequa Stars Power Ducks to doubleheader sweep
by Jason Eisenberg
      "It's a nice night to be from Massapequa." These were the words of Ducks manager Dave Lapoint shortly after his team had beaten the Somerset Patriots for the second time in one night last Thursday at Citibank Park. Lapoint was referring to infielder and Massapequa Park native Rob Cafiero, as well ...
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