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Relay For Life Fundraiser -- June 1 - 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 12 a.m. (midnight), rain or shine. This fund-raiser aims to incorporate an element of solidarity for those touched by cancer; it is an opportunity to remember, reflect, and fight back. Student members of the Relay for Life Committee are members of North's CARE Club (Cancer Awareness, Research, & Education), borne out of the student body's desire to stand up against cancer. Beginning at 2 p.m., there will be food and entertainment on the football field. Tickets for raffle baskets and luminaria bags will be available for purchase. The luminaria bags will be personalized to honor or remember a loved one afflicted with cancer, and will be placed around the track to be lit just after sundown during a heartfelt ceremony. At 4 p.m., a Survivor's Celebration will be held on the field, and light refreshments will be provided. The reception is free and open not only to cancer survivors but also to their families and caregivers. Anyone interested in attending the celebration should contact faculty/staff coordinators Joan Lazaunik at 482-2543, or Eileen Davidson at 441-4744. The Relay begins at 5 p.m., when cancer survivors take the first lap around the track. The flow of participants walking around the track will continue throughout the night. At 11:30 p.m., all participants will gather for the closing ceremony and one final lap. To participate in the Relay for Life, or to donate to the event, please visit www.relayforlife.org/greatneckny. For more information, contact Ms. Davidson at 441-4744, or Ms. Lazaunik or faculty coordinator Jordana Cohen at 441-4720. |
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Latin Exam Winners - Fifty-one students were award winners in the 2013 National Latin Exam. These students were guided by Latin teachers Johanne Lynch at North High and South Middle Schools, Robert Vigus at North Middle, and Anthony Pontone at South High. Science Olympiad Winners - South Middle School's Science Olympiad Team took Fifth Place at the Science Olympiad State Finals, turning in the highest final ranking ever earned by a Great Neck secondary school, and First Place at the Western Long Island Regional Science Olympiad Tournament. At both the state and regional levels, teams of students, working in groups of two or three, competed in an array of areas, including: biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, marine science, physics, and technology. Top winning teams from the state and regional events, with their area of competition, follow. South Takes Top Robotics Award - South High School's Robotics Team, "Rebels," completed a stellar year, winning top awards at FIRST international and regional competitions, and achieving their team goal of winning the top safety award at each event. At the International Championship Event in St. Louis, MO, the team copped the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Industrial Safety Award, and Team Safety Captain Haley Strongin was voted "Safety Star of the Day." They competed against over 10,000 students from the top 400 teams worldwide, coming from over 10 countries. The Team also won the UL Industrial Safety Award at the Chesapeake Regional, held in Baltimore, MD, and at the SBPLI (School to Business Partnership of Long Island) Long Island Regional. At the Chesapeake event, the team earned the Competition Winning Alliance Award; at the LI event, they were named the Competition Alliance Semifinalist. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competitions are the inspiration of founder Dean Kamen, entrepreneur and inventor of the Segway two-wheeled transport device. South Robotics Team members include: Jae Hyeon (David), Spencer, William, Benjamin, Yuvraj, Matthew, David, David, Steven, Kevin, Erik, Max, Denson, Mark, Brian, Jenna, Sean, Brett, Adam, Jeremy, Timothy, Allyson, Jonah, Ryan, Ryan, Jonathan, Jonathan, Haley, Samuel, James, Kelvin, and Daniel. Team advisor/South High business/technology department head John Motchkavitz described the preparation leading up to the International competition: "Six weeks prior to the event, students worked to build a robot, from scratch, that would need to successfully complete specific tasks at the competition. This year's project was a Frisbee-based game. Students worked in their robotics classes and after-school in the Robotics Club. Working on the robot, students also focused on the safety aspects of the program. They were trained in proper workplace safety procedures, ranging from hazardous-materials spills to being certified in CPR, AED, and First Aid. Our team motto is, 'Safety Drives Productivity.' If a safe culture is in place, all else will have a great groundwork for success." Other Robotics Team mentors include: technology teacher Matthew Corrigan and volunteers George Motchkavitz and Valerie Suttenberg. Random Acts of Kindness at Kennedy - Fourth-graders at the John F. Kennedy School participated in National Pay It Forward Day by doing "random" acts of kindness at school and at home for a week. At the end of the week, over 1,400 acts of kindness were performed by the students. Fourth-grade teachers overseeing the project were: Jennifer Cottone, Lori Dillon, Michael Norberto, Laura Paul, and Janet Rumble, and teaching assistant Lisa Keen. Laura Paul described the project and how it expanded to include nursing home residents and children injured after the Boston Marathon bombings: "Fourth-graders discussed and brainstormed ways to Pay It Forward, and teachers added their ideas. Students then picked three individual goals to try to achieve each day. Checklists of the goals were hung up in the classrooms. If a checklist said, "I helped my parents," then whenever a student did that particular act of kindness, he or she would add a check to that list. There was a "Secret Complimenter" list, where students drew names from a hat and wrote a complimentary note to that peer without signing their name. There were also Class Compliment Sheets. Every student had a sheet that was circulated through the class with each classmate writing a compliment to that student, so that the student ended up with a whole page of positive things written about him or her. The fourth-graders also wrote letters of appreciation to their second- and third-grade teachers, and several students asked to write to additional teachers in the building. When a student's father died, impromptu Act of Kindness cards were made for him. Students decided to send letters to nursing home residents and learned about expressions from the 1940s and 50s to include in the letters as a little "blast from the past." Finally, in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, students made "hugs" for Boston--big, colorful pictures of themselves with their arms outstretched as if they're about to give a hug. These drawings were sent to the Boston Children's Hospital, where the young victims had been brought." LI Math Fair Winners - Fourteen students from North Middle and North High Schools won top awards at the Al Kalfus Long Island Math Fair, held at Hofstra University. Contestants were required to do extensive research and write papers on an advanced mathematical topic, and then persuasively defend and explain their research before a panel of judges. Click here for more district news. |
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| GNPS Summer Programs - Parents are reminded to register their children now for the Great Neck Public Schools Summer Programs. Beginning its 67th year, the Programs run weekdays during July and August. Three Programs will be offered: Recreation, Summer School, and High School. Program registration brochure, which contain complete program information on: activities, bus schedules, required medical forms, fees & discounts, times, and dates, may be downloaded from the links above under District Notices. For more information on the Recreation Programs, please contact Joseph Loria, summer recreation program director, at 441-4045, or at jloria@greatneck.k12.ny.us. For more information on the Summer School and High School Programs, please contact Leslie Cohen, summer school principal, at 441-4575, or at lcohen@greatneck.k12.ny.us, or Maura Carroll, summer school assistant principal, at 441-4546, or at mcarroll@greatneck.k12.ny.us. Camp Nurse/Health Director Position Available - The Great Neck Public Schools Summer Camp Program has a camp nurse/health director position available for the Program running weekdays, July 8-Aug. 16. Candidates must be available for the full six weeks. The position will be at the South Middle School, 349 Lakeville Road, Great Neck. Hours will be 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Salary is $4,314. Applicants must hold current physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or emergency medical technician license and have current CPR Certification. Qualified applicants should contact Joseph Loria, district recreation supervisor, as soon as possible by phone: (516) 441-4045, or by e-mail: jloria@greatneck.k12.ny.us |
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Artfest at North High -- May 23 & 30
- North High School's annual Artfest, a celebration of the school's fine and performing arts, will be held on Thursday, May 23 and Thursday, May 30, at the school, 35 Polo Rd. Event descriptions and times follow. All events are free and the public is warmly welcomed to attend. |
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8th Grade Residency Re-verification - It is once again time for the Great Neck Public School District to undertake the process of residency re-verification for all students entering ninth grade. This is 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. Parents/legal guardians of all eighth-grade students receive a mailing which explains the documentation required and the method of submission. All families with a current eighth-grader are urged to sbmit the required documents immediately. Please visit the 8th Grade Residency Re-Verification Home Page for more information and to view the letters and other posted documents. |
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PreKindergarten Registration Remains Open - Enrollment for the Great Neck Public Schools Universal Prekindergarten Program (UPK) remains open for the 2013-14 school year. This program is offered to all Great Neck School District residents at no cost. In order to enroll, your child must be 4 years old by Dec. 1, 2013. The UPK program is housed primarily at the Parkville School, located at 10 Campbell Street, New Hyde Park. There is a morning and afternoon session. Bus transportation is provided to and from the Parkville School for either session. In compliance with the New York State Education Department, some students can attend the Great Neck Community School, our collaborative agency, located at 225 Schenck Avenue, Great Neck. Please note that the school district does not provide transportation for this program. If you are interested in enrolling your child, please register him/her at the Phipps Administration Building, located at 345 Lakeville Road, Great Neck. You may call the Registrar's Office at 516-441-4080 for information and to obtain a registration packet. Additional information can be accessed by clicking on the Parkville School logo that appears in the scroll near the top of the screen. |
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Mostly Computers At The Adult Program - The Great Neck Public Schools Continuing Education Program offers numerous ways to enhance and improve your use of computers, both PCs and Macs. Some upcoming class descriptions follow. |
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GNPS/TV
May Programs -
Current viewing over Great Neck Public Schools Television (GNPS/TV) includes these three shows: GNPS/TV Spotlight, Focus on Education, and South High's Asian Night. Details follow. |
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