Jericho High School Celebrates 50th Commencement

The warm summer sun heated the day quickly for 339 members of the Jericho High School Class of 2010 and their families and friends who gathered together in celebration of the fiftieth annual Commencement on Sunday, June 27. Students, in a sea of blue and gold, entered the auditorium at the Tilles Center to sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” promptly at 9 a.m. After senior class president Jesse Aronica recited the Pledge and the graduation band played the National Anthem, student council co-presidents Michael Lesser and Caroline Motschwiller welcomed family and friends to the day’s festivities.

Cuomo Speaks About Protecting Children From Pornography Online

Recent advances in technology have made it difficult to stop the distribution of child pornography, which has flourished due to the anonymity of the Internet. However, technology is usually a double-edged sword. “We actually want to use the technology against the pornographers,” said New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, June 29. Cuomo held a press conference at Jericho Middle/High School to discuss his initiative to protect children from pornographic images online.

Senator Schumer Optimistic About Long Island Economy

Credits Mangano, Levy for Using Stimulus Money ‘the Right Way’

On Monday, June 28, Senator Charles Schumer came to the Long Island Association Small Business Council Executive Breakfast at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury to discuss the economy- both on a national level, and to address issues specific to Long Island.

Syosset Board of Education Celebrates Athletes, Bids Farewell to Trustee

At the Monday, June 14 Syosset Central School District Board of Education meeting, the excitement of the upcoming summer break was tempered with sadness, as members of the board said their goodbyes to longtime trustee and former board vice president Patricia Maschio.

Jericho BOE Says Goodbye to Retirees, Congratulates Award Recipients

At the Board of Education meeting on June 17, 15 retirees from the Jericho School District were honored and congratulated for their many years of dedicated service. Those honored were as follows: Mary Bauer (JHS English and reading), Paula Cardias (JHS art), Kathy DeFina (Cantiague elementary teacher), Barbara Harris (JHS math), Phyllis Kasow (learning center), Dolores Katzenstein (clerk typist), Francis Koppeis, (music), Josephine Langone (French), Michael Malkush (technology), Kathleen Maurer-Rittel (library), Andrea Messinger (social work), Janice Raphan (Spanish), Nancy Sammis (physical education), William Wuest (athletic coach), and Beverly Young (learning center). Board President Barbara Krieger personally thanked the retirees and wished them well in their future endeavors.

Outgoing Baylis Principal Goodman Receives Distinguished Service Award

The purpose of the Distinguished Service Award is to recognize outstanding contributions an individual has made to help contribute to the welfare of the children and the PTA after receiving the Jenkins Award. As a recipient of the State Honorary Life Membership Award in 2003, Dr. Goodman has forged even further ahead and truly brought Baylis to its excellence. One may think this person’s role is a given; that she is “supposed” to be there to help the students. However, according to the Baylis PTA, what she has accomplished was not necessarily in her job description. She is a respected, admired member of the community, stretching beyond the front doors of Baylis.

Jericho #32, Syosset #142 On Newsweek’s “America’s Best High Schools” List

On Newsweek’s annual “America’s Best High Schools” list, Jericho High School came in #32 in the nation, as well as second in the state, while Syosset High School came in over a hundred ranks behind at #142. Despite the gap in their rankings, administrators from both schools shared many of the same concerns about the ultimate value of the list, and the logical soundness of judging a high school by any one criterion.

Syosset Man Driving Maserati Arrested for DWI

A Syosset man was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and Reckless Endangerment on Wednesday, June 9 after taking a joyride in Plainview at 110 miles an hour.

‘Kids of Distinction’ Program Winners Announced

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and Kids Helping Kids by Kids Way, Inc. co-founders Robert A.J. and Philip M. Eslick are pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 “Kids of Distinction” Program, created to recognize exceptional youngsters in the Town of Oyster Bay.

Senator Gillibrand Speaks Out About Long Island Issues

Since her appointment by Governor Paterson to the U.S. Senate, taking the seat vacated by Hilary Rodham Clinton, followed by her winning the special election in March of 2009, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has had a lot on her plate- from issues as high profile as the economic stimulus package of 2009, to dealing with issues that are less controversial, such as the risk to infants posed by dangerous drop-side cribs. Gillibrand will be running to hold on to her seat in November.