Mollie's Fund Presentation To 6TH Grade Class
      On Monday, June 4th, the Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation presented a skin cancer prevention program to 6th Grade Middle School students. Dr. Ted Daly, a Garden City Dermatologist, shared in the presentation. Students viewed the video, "The Dark Side of the Sun".
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School Board Recognizes Achievement By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese
      The Garden City Board of Education ended the school year at its June 18th meeting by recognizing student achievement and saying farewell to Stewart School Principal Dr. Marie Braccia, who is retiring after 22 years in the district.
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After School Registration Now Online
      Registration for the After School Program for the Garden City Public Schools is now available online. The website address is: www.gardencity.k12.ny.us and, and once there, you can either click on the "forms and policies" button - or - scroll about three-quarters of the way down the hom...
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Students Exhibit Works At Apple Store
      Garden City High School students in Diane Veitch's Computer Graphics class recently showcased their work at Apple Store School Night at the Apple store in Roosevelt Field. The students were invited to participate in the showcase in celebration of the creative work they have produced using Mac...
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GCHS Sends Message Of Support
     Garden City High School students have reached out to students and staff at Virginia Tech in the aftermath of the tragic shootings that occurred there in April. They have sent the university a simple message of support printed on banner that can be hung on campus. "You are in our thoughts" the banner...
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Second Graders Correspond With Troops in Iraq
      Students in Jeanne Ciaverelli's second grade class at Stewart School received a special surprise this spring: a flag that had been carried in Iraq by members of the 3-297 Infantry. The flag contains the logo of the 3-297 and the words "Operation Iraqi Freedom: Duty, Honor, County" together wi...
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Stephen K. Tompsett Awards Presented
      Stephen K. Tompsett Student Award for Excellence in Math, Science or Technology The Trustees of the Stephen K. Tompsett Memorial Fund for Technology in Education ("Stephen's Fund") are pleased to announce the winners of the sixth annual Stephen K.
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Local Student Earns Honors
      Richard An, a member of the Class of 2010 at Skidmore College, received academic recognition at the college this spring. He is the son of Chancy and Jeanrey An of Garden City. An was selected for membership in the Honors Forum, which works to strengthen intellectual life at Skidmore ...
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College Notes
      Bucknell University has released the dean's list for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2006-07 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean's list recognition.
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Budding Writers At Homestead School
     Homestead School students Christina Levi, left, and Lindsey Gambino, shown with their kindergarten teacher Deborah Ward, have won Certificates of Merit in the Nassau Reading Council's Young Authors' Contest. Students from more than 80 schools throughout Nassau County participated in the contest, wh...
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Student Graduates With Honors
      Jared Schroder, son of Michael and Roberta Schroder of Garden City, has graduated from Portledge School of Locust Valley with honors. Jared was inducted into the Cum Laude Society at graduation on June 9. The induction and award were given by David Hoyler, dean of the Upper School. Jared grad...
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Class Of 2007 Valedictorian And Salutatorian
      Richard Gustavson, Valedictorian Garden City High School Class of 2007 Valedictorian Richard Gustavson is a gifted student of calculus with a weighted grade point average of 100.87 percent. "Richard has the ability to see through the course content to the very essence of the ca...
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