Eighth-Grade Residency

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Eighth-Grade Residency

Friday, 08 March 2013 00:00

The Great Neck Public Schools is again undertaking the process of residency re-verification for all students entering ninth grade in September 2013. This is being done in an effort to collect documentation that will assist in assembling students’ records for high school, and to verify that all students who enter the district high schools are residents of the district and thus entitled to attend. This process must be completed before a current eighth grade student will be admitted to high school. Early submission of the necessary documents will facilitate this process. Therefore, all families with a current eighth grader are urged to submit the required documents before Wednesday, April 3.

News

Safeguarding Our Children

Saturday, 25 May 2013 00:00

Additional school policy changes regarding visitors to schools

Seeking to ensure that our children are even safer, the Great Neck School District is set to provide even more security in all of the district’s buildings. To this end, the Board of Education continues to consider new policies and revisions of existing policies. For the Policy on Code of Conduct: Visitors to the Schools, this new revision addresses a “more cautious approach” to visitors in the schools.

The school board held the first of at least three required hearings on the proposal at the April 8 public action meeting and again at the April 17 meeting. The policy revision was approved and adopted at the May 13 public action meeting.

Jazzing It Up At North High

Friday, 24 May 2013 00:00

For jazz saxophonist Sam Dillon, returning to North High School upon the invitation of Joseph Rutkowski, director of instrumental music, was an opportunity to spend time with classical music students and give them an intimate glimpse into making jazz and becoming a professional musician. He says, “It was so nice to come back to North High and see the school through more mature eyes ... Mr. Rutkowski is such an amazing teacher ... He really treats his students like professional musicians and expects them to give their best ... I can be in the middle of a gig and still hear his voice ringing in my ear.”

Sports

Relay For Life Fund-Raiser

Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

The North High School Relay for Life Committee, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society and the Town of North Hempstead, will host the fourth annual Relay for Life event at the North High School football field (corner of Polo and Beach Roads), on Saturday, June 1, from 2 p.m. to midnight, rain or shine. This fundraiser aims to incorporate an element of solidarity for those touched by cancer; it is an opportunity to remember, reflect, and fight back.

North Shore Kayak Club Annual Clinic

Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

The North Shore Kayak Club will hold its annual kayaking clinic, targeted to novice recreational kayakers and those interested in the sport, on Tuesday, May 28. It is scheduled for 7 p.m., at the Town Dock in Port Washington, by the kayak docks (to the left of the fishing pier when facing the water).