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December 19, 2008 / School

GCHS Hosts The Pierrot Consort

"We are very honored today," commented Garden City High School music teacher, Mrs. Margaret Gullotta on November 20th as she introduced the Pierrot Consort to high school orchestra members. More...

GCHS Hosts Pompeii Scholar

In honor of Italian Culture and Heritage month, Garden City High School recently welcomed Dr. Mario Mancaluso, author, professor, and Pompeii scholar to present an in-depth program to Mrs. More...

College Notes

Keith DeCarlo a 2002 graduate of Garden City High school was awarded his Masters degree in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University, in Alfred, NY in September 2008. More...

St. Joseph School Half-Day Activities Begin

When the students at St. Joseph's School have an earl dismissal day, the PTA Youth Activities committee is hard at work planning a fun and educational activity for the afternoon. More...

Buckley Community Service In Action

On Tuesday, November 25, Buckley Country Day School students and teachers delivered 115 boxes of food for Thanksgiving dinners to the families who currently reside in two different shelters in Jamaica, Queens. More...

Students Enjoy Field Trip

Miss McCaver's second-graders visited Sands-Willets House in Port Washington to learn about life in the past. The morning began with a tour of the historic house and its many features. More...

Students Meet NY Yankee

Garden City Middle and High School students Victoria Sena, Samantha Auricchio and Alessandra Auricchio enjoyed their day off from school on Columbus Day. More...

Homestead Kindergartners Cheer Young Patients

We want to cheer the kids up in the hospital, so we painted a giant apple for their playroom," stated one kindergartner in Donna Welch's class at the Homestead School. More...

Excellence In Teaching Award

William Highfill, social studies teacher at Garden City High School, was recently awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by Union College. Mr. More...

St. Joe's Pre-K Pilgrims

The pilgrims in the Pre-K program at St. Joseph's School held their annual Thanksgiving feast before the holiday break. All homemade hats were on for the scrumptious lunch!! More...

HOLA's Winter Spanish Classes

Enrollment is now open for HOLA's Winter 2009 Spanish Classes! The Spanish Class program is available to children in grades K-5 and will be offered on Mondays at Stratford School. More...

College Notes

The following students from Garden City have enrolled as first-year students at Amherst College in Amherst, Mass: • Alexander W. Fox , son of Mrs. Rosemary Fox and Mr. Thomas E. More...

Middle School Students Attend Excelsior Program

Congratulations to 15 gifted Garden City Middle School students for their acceptance to Adelphi's 2008 Excelsior Program. More...

French Pastry Fest

In celebration of National French Week, Mr. David Strauzer's Middle School French 6, 7 and 8 classes had a scrumptious pastry fest during their French period. Students either purchased or created the most delicious French pastries. More...

Students Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos

FLES students at Stratford and Stewart Elementary Schools immersed themselves in Day of the Dead activities from October 31st - November 2nd, learning about how this holiday is celebrated in Mexico. More...

Italian Author Presents At Garden City High School

The Italian 4 Honors class was recently honored to have special guest author, Paola Corso, an award-winning Italian-American fiction writer and poet, speak with the students about the art of writing fairytales. Ms. More...

Students Walk To Raise Suicide Prevention Awareness

On Sunday, October 5th, students from Garden City High School's SADD club, Health and AP Psychology classes participated in the Out of Darkness Walk at Old Westbury Gardens. The walk was held to heighten awareness of suicide prevention. More...

Local Residents "Tag Up" For School

Garden City High School juniors Paige Logan (third from left) and Eleni Andromidas (fifth from left) are shown with students and staff of The De La Salle School in Freeport. More...

German Students Attend Flag Raising Ceremony

Eighth grade German students from the Garden City Middle School were joined by members of the Garden City High School German Honor Society at a Flag Raising Ceremony held at the new Nassau County Executive Building in Mineola on October 6th. More...

Stratford Food Drive Donates To Salvation Army

Organized by Student Council members, this year's Thanksgiving Food Drive filled the entrance hall of the Stratford School with boxes and boxes of food donations for local families in need. More...

St. Joe's Thanks Rosary Altar Society

The seventh graders visited the R.A.S. First Friday meeting after Mass to thank them for their generous donation to the music program and the new computer and technology department. More...