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On Thursday, May 1st, 16 theatre groups from schools across New England and New York participated in Mt. Holyoke College's 31st Annual German Theatre Festival and Competition. Students in the senior German class from the Waldorf School of Garden City received first place for their original play "Herr Meier oder Herr Meyer? More ... The Garden City Nursery School made their annual visit to the office of Dr. Denise Emma, a specialist in orthodontics. The children had fun learning about the importance of taking care of their teeth. More ... In conjunction with the Arts Education program at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Long Island's premier performing arts venue, student artwork and handwork from the Waldorf School of Garden City will be on exhibit through June 16. More ... Joanna Ryder a 2006 Garden City High School alumnus was recently awarded The Clara Bartlett Dean Scholarship by the Adelphi University Department of History as an outstanding Junior history student. Joanna is a History/Education major in the Adelphi University Honors College (STEP) program. More ... Stephen Michael Raymond, a senior at Washington and Lee University, has earned dean's list status for the recently ended winter term. Dean's list status at Washington and Lee represents a term grade-average of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale. More ... Calling all children ages 4 to 9. You are invited to Vacation Bible School at The Cathedral of the Incarnation from August 11-15. The VBS will be held on the Cathedral Grounds daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The theme is Jesus is Giving a Party and We're All Invited! More ... Over the last two weeks St. Anne's students have celebrated two very special learning traditions with the fifth and sixth grades. The Sixth Graders presented "Living Legends" on Wednesday, April 16. In this project each student chooses a famous scientist, inventor or historical figure and completes an in depth research project. More ... The nail salons in town were hopping and the dads were making the last minute runs to the florists as St. Joseph's School PTA presented their annual Father Daughter Dance. The theme, selected by chairs Helen Achury and Raquel Mandaro, was The Secret Garden and the couples arrived to find the gym transformed into a garden-like fairyland! More ... Students in Lisa Ciavardini's fourth-grade class at Stewart School assemble packets on a theme unit entitled Places and People in the Community. Students learned the Spanish words for many professions and institutions and discovered similarities and differences between Spanish-speaking communities and their own. More ... The Cathedral of the Incarnation was recently the scene of the conclusion of a five week course on Garden City history. The course, taught by Village Historian John Ellis Kordes, was held at the high school for two hours on Monday nights. However, Kordes arranged for the last class to be held in "the most historic building in the Village."The Cathedral, completed in 1885, had all of its lights on for the class which included a tour of the infamous crypt where Cornelia Stewart is buried and perhaps her husband A.T. Stewart. Why "perhaps"? Take the course and find out. It will be offered again this fall by Garden City Public School adult education.Photo by John Ellis Kordes More ... |
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