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School Services Consolidation to present report proposals this fall
BY CAROLYN JAMES
      With a draft completed, the Suffolk County Commission reviewing proposals to consolidate school services and cut costs countywide is expected to meet sometime in the fall to review the recommendations and finalize the report.
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Creative expressions art contest winners
     Lindenhurst's William Rall Elementary had a few winners in the Creative Expressions Art Contest, sponsored by the Ward Melville Heritage Organization. Their artwork was exhibited in Stony Brook a few weeks ago and there was a special awards ceremony for the winners and their families. Winners are fi...
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West Babylon JHS weather forecasting team participates in annual forecasting contest
     The West Babylon Junior High School Weather Forecasting Team recently participated in the fifth annual National Weather Forecasting Contest. The teams were assigned a city and then asked for forecasts for high and low temperatures and precipitation amounts for five days a week for four different wee...
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West Babylon music students go to Hershey Park
     The music department at the West Babylon Senior High School began its annual spring performance trip on May 19 when teachers accompanied 235 music students to Hershey, Pennsylvania. Members of the Concert Band, the Concert Choir, Guitar Ensemble, Mixed Choir, Symphonic Band, and the Symphonic Orches...
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West Gates Avenue Elementary School - Parents as Reading Partners (PARP)
      Lindenhurst's West Gates Avenue School's theme this year was sports - West Gates All Star Readers. To get students excited for the program, the school held an entertaining kickoff assembly, featuring a song and dance routine presented by the teachers and principal.
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West Babylon hosts National Literacy Author and Consultant Professional Development event
     The West Babylon School District recently hosted a staff development program featuring acclaimed literacy author and consultant Laura Robb. Robb highlighted portions of her recent publication, Teaching Reading to the crowd of more than 250 educators from 50 school districts and organizations across ...
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Lindy Pride shines green on Empire State Games
      Special needs students from throughout Lindenhurst participated in the Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged at Mitchell Field on June 1. Each athlete was paired with a buddy to help train and prepare for the games. Athletes, buddies, parents, faculty and administrators were all there t...
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West Islip Library participates in the 2007 Suffolk County battle of the books
     On Saturday, August 18, teens from the West Islip Public Library joined with 32 other public library teams in the Tenth Annual Suffolk County Battle of the Books, held at the Hilton Long Island Hotel. Team members read 12 young adult books throughout the summer and then compete with other library te...
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Lindenhurst High School spring concert
     Shown in the photo is the Lindenhurst High School Chorus at Spring Concert 2007.
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Paul J. Bellew Elementary in West Islip holds Living Exhibit for historical lesson
      At the Paul J. Bellew Elementary School's Living Exhibit in West Islip was Albert Einstein. So were Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Juliette Low, the founder of Girl Scouts, and Dr. Suess. No, teachers didn't set up a wax museum, for as the title of the event indicates, the historical lesson an...
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West Babylon's Senior High School's READ Team celebrates another successful event
      The West Babylon Senior High School's READ Team held a Reading Fun Day for second grade students from throughout the West Babylon School District recently. The kids gathered at the senior high school for the event, which is a program that began two years ago. Members of the READ Team chose a book ...
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William Rall Elementary in Lindenhurst celebrates hat day in memory of a fellow student
      On a sunny day at the end of May, William Rall Elementary School students, teachers, and administrators celebrated Hat Day with a bang. There were baseball hats, sombreros, and bandanas.
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Lindenhurst Kickline places third in competition
     The Lindenhurst High School Kickline was awarded their first trophy when the team placed third at the Long Island Kickline Association (LIKA) competition last month. The Kickline has been in existence for ten years under Coach Angela Ricciardi and for two years with Coach Lisa Ancona. Coach Ancona c...
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Fowl Ball! Weekly report on the DUCKS
The pulse returns to Long Island, former Duck makes big league debut
By Jason Eisenberg
      In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition, Bill Pulsipher has made a late-season return to the Long Island Ducks. This is the fourth year in a row that Pulsipher will play with the Ducks, and the third consecutive time he has joined the team mid-season or later.
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