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Striving for Excellence in Education Volume 11, Issue 38, 6-16-2017
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Ms. Dubon’s Class Discovers it is Cool to be Kind in the Readers Theater
Ms. Dubon and Ms. Paladino’s second grade class at the Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School practiced and prepared and proudly presented the Readers Theater production on June 9, 2017. The students did a wonderful job with a spirited rendition of Spring PARP themed stories "Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed” by Emily Pearson and “Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler” by Margery Cuyler. Can one child's good deed change the world? It can when she’s Ordinary Mary―an ordinary girl from an ordinary school, on her way to her ordinary house―who stumbles upon ordinary blueberries. When she decides to pick them for her...
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A Fond, But Not Too Fair, Farewell
By Tom Gould
On Thursday, June 8, close to four hundred student athletes, parents, coaches and administrators gathered at the Crest Hollow Country Club for the Annual Athletic Awards Banquet. Thanks to the planning and innovation of Athletic Director Kevin Trentowski and Athletic Department Secretary Ms. Elaine Ranaldo, the evening was a great success. Many people were heard to say afterward that it was the best one yet. A highlight of the evening was the introduction of a new award; the Honorary Varsity Award. Mr. Trentowski presented the award saying, “The Honorary Varsity Award is a new award that will be given to someone who...
