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"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. The Pierrot Consort, the faculty ensemble-in-residence at Long Island University, performed duet, trio, quartet and quintet chamber music selections for the attending high school students. More ... 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. The 10 week session will begin January 5th and end March 23rd. There will be two classes given on Mondays. Las Iguanas Class: 4:00-5:00pm (K-1st grades) and Los Toros Class: 5:00-6:00pm (2nd-5th grades). More ... 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. Fox, is a graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola. More ... 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 ... Congratulations to 15 gifted Garden City Middle School students for their acceptance to Adelphi's 2008 Excelsior Program. The two-week math and science enrichment program, which was taught by Adelphi professors and graduate students, was held over the summer and included trips to environmental sites where students had the opportunity to work with geologists and naturalists in the field. More ... 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. Engineers and Scientists create and combine ceramic materials for specific purposes and new applications. Keith is currently working as both an research assistant and teaching assistant at Alfred University. More ... 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. Some examples were: éclairs, croissants, crépes, tarte aux pommes, just to name a few. More ... 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. The first activity was the always popular bowling afternoon at GC Bowl. Many thanks to our friends at GC Bowl for always making the afternoon special for us! More ... 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. Third Graders read about the tradition of Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and discussed the similarities and differences between Halloween and Día de Los Muertos. More ... 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. Students along with their families contributed the turkeys and groceries for the boxes that the students then decorated and filled for delivery. More ... 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. Corso helped to inspire ideas in the minds of the young students who are currently writing their own fairy tales. More ... 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. They learned about the occupants of the home and how they spent their days. More ... 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 ... Garden City Middle and High School students Victoria Sena, Samantha Auricchio and Alessandra Auricchio enjoyed their day off from school on Columbus Day. While having lunch at their favorite celebrity restaurant in Greenwich Village, the girls were treated to a surprise when New York Yankee Alex Rodriquez signed his autograph and posed with them for a photo. More ... 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. Logan and Andromidas, after school tutors, organized a benefit tag sale which raised $1,700 for the school. In addition, they also collected and donated sports equipment. More ... 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. "They can pretend that they are outside near an apple tree," another child remarked. These students are learning about helping others by painting large murals and sending them to cheer young patients in a local hospital. More ... 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 ... William Highfill, social studies teacher at Garden City High School, was recently awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by Union College. Mr. Highfill was nominated by a former student and graduate of Garden City High School, Ryan Dowling, and presented the award at the November meeting of the high school faculty and staff. "I was honored to be recognized by Union College," commented Mr. More ... 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 ... 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!! Before the food was served, the children all remembered what they were thankful for. For more information on the half-day or extended day Pre-K program, please visit our website at www.advantageforlife.org. More ... 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. They treated the Rosarians to a brief concert to demonstrate the new chimes which were bought with the donated funds. A Merry Christmas to all! For more photos featuring the music department, please visit www. More ... |
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