School Board To Meet
      The Garden City School Board will meet on Monday, April 16, at 8:15 p.m. in the cafeteria at Garden City High School, 170 Rockaway Avenue.
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Schedule Change For Spring Sing
      Spring is in the air, so it's not too early to think about the Locust School Spring Sing to be held on Wednesday, May 16, in the Multipurpose Room. There will be three separate performances. Kindergarten students will perform in two different groups, while first grade students will perform in...
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GC Students Exhibit At All-County Art Exhibition
      Twenty five young artists from the Garden City School District have been invited to display samples of their two-dimensional artwork at this year's annual All-County Art Exhibit sponsored by the Art Supervisors Association. Students representing the high school, middle school, elementary scho...
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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Penguins
      Did you know that even though penguins are birds, they can't fly; that the largest penguin species (the emperor) can be up to 4 feet tall and weigh up to 90 pounds and the smallest species (the fairy) can weigh as little as two pounds; that a penguin can warm up by turning its back (which is ...
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Class of 1977 Reunion
      Garden City High School's class of 1977 will be holding their 30th reunion on Saturday, November 3 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Garden City Hotel. Please send home and e-mail addresses and photos to GCHS1977@yahoo.com. For reunion information, visit www.granitegateway.com/reunions/in...
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Student Bassoonists Participate In Master Class
      Four Garden City student bassoonists recently performed at Nassau Community College in a mass bassoon band conducted by noted musician Christopher Weait. The Garden City bassoonists assembled with other student bassoonists from around the county for Bassoon Day hosted by the Nassau Community ...
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Adelphi Dean, Student, And Alumna Receive Top Awards
      The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) honored an Adelphi University administrator, student, and alumna with its highest awards. On March 30, a reception was held at Adelphi University with Adelphi alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends.
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A President Among Us at Hemlock School
      Melissa Grimes and Martha Petro, mother and grandmother, respectively, of Julia Grimes, a student in Joanne Koncick's kindergarten class at Hemlock School, recently visited the class to discuss their family tree-which includes Abraham Lincoln.
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Brian Johnston To Receive Business Education Award
      One of the Garden City Chamber of Commerce's recent initiatives has been for formation of a charitable foundation. One of the missions of the foundation is to award an annual scholarship to a deserving Garden City High School student who has excelled in the area of business.
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Teacher Of The Year
      Christopher J. Doherty, a 1995 graduate of Garden City High School, was selected as Teacher of the Year at Sewanhaka High School. Chris is in his seventh year as the Director of the Junior High Band, Senior High Band, Jazz Ensemble and Marching Band.
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NCC Environmental Students At Garden City Bird Sanctuary
      A cool spring didn't slow down the site preparation efforts of the Garden City Bird Sanctuary's Community Tree Planting Program being funded through a cooperative grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Cheerleading Clinic Spots Still Available
      It's not too late to sign up for the cheerleading clinic sponsored by the Garden City High School Cheerleading Squads. Children in grades 2 through 7 are invited to a fun cheerleading clinic on May 5. Today's cheerleaders are athletes with a wide range of skills, including precision movements...
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Church School Donates Food To The INN
      The Sunday School program at the Garden City Community Church participated in an outreach program for the Lenten Season. Earlier in February, the students had a "Barn Raising" based on some lessons learned from Charlotte's Web. The movie had three themes - focusing on kindness, friendship a...
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Computer Classes Start Soon
      Adult Education is offering the following computer classes: KEYBOARDING (HOW TO TYPE) FOR BEGINNERS! Starts Sat. 4/14; 9:30 - 11:30 AM; Middle School; room 212; 4 sessions; $80 POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS!
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Teacher Produces DVD For Second Grade Spanish Classes
      Before arriving in Garden City, Second Grade Spanish Teacher Billy Kupferman taught English at a community school in Sayulita, a small fishing village about 30 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. In the four years since Mr. Kupferman left that job, he has returned to Sayulita often.
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