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By now all GCHS seniors should have received their invitation to the TMA sponsored Class of 2009 Luau Pool Party. The party will be held for all graduating seniors on June 27th at 8 pm at the Garden City Pool with a rain date of Sunday at 8 pm. More ... Key/Interact Club On Saturday, June 6, the Garden City High School, Key/Interact Club will be hosting their Annual Car Wash from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the school parking lot. In addition to our car wash, we will have a BBQ going for all who would like to enjoy lunch, either before they walk in the MIRACLE Walk or while we wash your car. More ... Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman recently awarded Jonathan Zarkin from Garden City High School with the 2009 Comptroller Achievement Award. This is the 7th year that Weitzman has presented his Comptroller Achievement Awards, which honor students who excel in economics, accounting or finance, and who have demonstrated a commitment to community service. More ... Saint Anne's of Garden City's fourth grade faith formation class worked tirelessly this year to raise money for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Glenn D. Kesselhaut Children's Joy Fund. The "Kids Care" class of eight led by Tracy Murtagh and Susan Pascale, raised over $600 to be donated to the fund. More ... First graders at Hemlock School dressed in red, white and blue for their "Spring Sing" on Monday, May 18th and sang patriotic songs saluting our flag and honoring veterans for the Memorial Day weekend. Music teacher Mrs. Katherine Riker led students in poems and songs including America the Beautiful, You're a Grand Old Flag and America. More ... First graders in Mrs. Millie Joyce's Locust School class recently wrote and illustrated hard covered books, which they dedicated to their mothers, in honor of Mother's Day. Incorporating the Garden City Public School's Write Traits program, students spent several months learning about ideas, word choice, quality details, organization, and conventions. More ... Congratulations to French language students Kelsey Tierney (left) and Claudia Schultz (right), for participating in the 2009 National "Le Grand Concours" Competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Kelsey and Claudia are eighth grade students of Mr. David Strauzer (center) at Garden City Middle School. More ... Adelphi University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Gayle D. Insler is pleased to announce, after a national search, the appointment of Dr. Jane Ashdown to the position of dean of the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education. Dr. Ashdown will start her new leadership role in the 2009-2010 academic year. More ... Last week marked the highlight of the Garden City Homestead School's Annual First Grade "Spring Sing" pageant, which was a big hit with children and adults alike. Attendance was so popular that the seven-year-old students performed their show on two consecutive days. More ... Samantha Jean Cheng Chu of Garden City, was awarded a bachelor of arts degree at Wellesley College on Friday, June 5. Ms. Chu was one of approximately 600 graduates at Wellesley, the nation's leading college for women. More ... After three months of hard work, Stratford School second graders in MissVirginia McCavera's class recently completed their research on various penguin species around the world. The students were fortunate to have the help and guidance of their fifth grade school buddies in Mrs. Eileen Hoey's class. More ... Reminder: If you have ordered school supplies through the PTA's recent school supply program, please remember to pickup your order this Saturday, June 6th between 10am and 1pm in the Middle School cafeteria. If you are unable to pickup your supplies at this time, please ask a friend or neighbor to pick them up for you. More ... Garden City High School's environmental club, Hands on Protecting the Environment (H.O.P.E.), had another fun and rewarding year. Not only did the club surpass the prior success of their annual events, but they also began new traditions that got off to a great start. More ... Hallways were buzzing with talk of who the students' secret readers would be for this year. Perhaps, a local politician volunteered? Or could it be a local college athlete or even a famous jockey? Maybe a member of academia or even an author may visit? Whoever the readers were, the children looked forward to the message they would convey through their reading. More ... |
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