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Friday, September 5, 2025
Vol. 2, No. 36
THE GATEWAY TO NASSAU COUNTY SERVING FLORAL PARK, BELLEROSE AND STEWART MANOR
Town's 9/11 Memorial set for Point Lookout
Football players tackle leadership
Sewanhaka Central High School District’s varsity football players participated in the final session of the Football Leadership Academy on Aug. 27. Photo courtesy of the Sewanhaka Central High School District Sewanhaka Central High School District’s varsity football players geared up for the upcoming season not just through on-field practices, but also by participating in a comprehensive, multi-part Football Leadership Academy. The program, led by Lamar Lee of Limitless Learning, aimed to help build leadership qualities and skills and ensure student-athletes understand the broader responsibilities of being an interscholastic athlete. Each of the five buildings had three individual sessions with Mr.
Lee, discussing the heightened expectations for high profile student-athletes and the importance of building an inclusive and positive team culture. During the culminating event on Aug. 27, all five teams gathered to engage in the final activities and meaningful conversations. After discussing what it means to belong and personal identity, the players were asked to write down five identifying words that describe who they are. Mr. Lee presented another challenge: asking the players to follow his instructions,
with their eyes closed, to fold and tear a piece of paper. While some papers resembled each other, others looked completely different, showing that everyone is unique and follows directions differently. The session concluded with a discussion on the importance of language on and off the field, and how it can both bring people together or divide. Sewanhaka CHSD is the first district on Long Island to participate in this Football Leadership Academy.
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Twenty-four years ago, many residents came to Town Park Point Lookout to confirm with their eyes what their televisions and radios were reporting about what had just taken place in New York City on September 11, 2001. From the beach along the Atlantic Ocean, they stood in disbelief as they saw smoke billowing from the site where the once-majestic Twin Towers once stood, the result of horrific terrorist attacks carried out against the United States of America. On Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM, from that same beach at Town Park Point Lookout, Supervisor John Ferretti and the Hempstead Town Board – along with area fire departments, esteemed members of clergy, and other patriotic participants – will hold Long Island’s largest 9/11 Memorial Ceremony to remember the many victims from that day, those who have passed from various 9/11-related illnesses, and support those families who continue to suffer from the unimaginable loss of family, friends, and loved ones. All residents are invited to
attend and join in the moving ceremony that, for the past two decades, has served as a place of remembrance, reflection, and healing. “Nearly a quarter century has gone by since that tragic day, but the passage of time will never truly heal the deep wounds and profound loss felt by the families of the victims of September 11, 2001,” said Supervisor Ferretti. “We invite all residents to join us on September 11, 2025 to remember and pay tribute to the fallen.” The beachside 9/11 memorial incorporates replica steel Twin Towers, and a remembrance wall on which residents can write messages in honor of their loved ones. Following the memorial service, attendees are invited to cast carnations – donated by ReWorld and Stop and Shop of West Hempstead – into the waters of the Atlantic in memory of the ones they lost. Attendees will be welcomed to Point Lookout by patriotic American flag arches provided courtesy of the Levittown, Franklin Square and Munson, WoodSee page 4
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