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Friday, January 24, 2025
Vol. 2, No. 4
THE GATEWAY TO NASSAU COUNTY SERVING FLORAL PARK, BELLEROSE AND STEWART MANOR
Two Sacred Heart seniors named Regeneron Semifinalists
Floral Park joins Great Backyard Bird Count BY DON HAUG, FPCS VOLUNTEER AND “BIRDER”; AND ANN GRIBBINS, FPCS VOLUNTEER
Sacred Heart Academy students Erica Revill of Garden City and Emma Carotenuto of Floral Park were named semifinalists in the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search competition. Sacred Heart Academy has announced that seniors Emma Carotenuto of Floral Park and Erica Revill of Garden City have been named semifinalists in the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search competition. This remarkable achievement for Long Island Catholic Schools was announced January 8, 2025. Sacred Heart Academy
is the only private school in Nassau or Suffolk that can boast a 2025 Scholar (a.k.a, semifinalist). Emma Carotenuto, ‘25, & Erica Revill, ‘25, become the third & fourth SHA students honored by Regeneron Science Talent Search. Emma’s research project is entitled, “‘The Sunset Effect’: Among Nursing
Home and At-Home Patients in a Latinx Community.” The girls are among 300 scholars nationally selected by the Society for Science to advance in the competition. Each girl will receive a $2,000 award for her accomplishment; Sacred Heart Academy has also earned matching grants ($4000 total) See page 4
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Please join us at the Annual Great Backyard Bird Count at Centennial Gardens on Friday, February 14th from noon to 4 pm; Saturday, 17th from noon to 3 pm; and Sunday February 16th from noon to 2 pm. Centennial Gardens and Bird Sanctuary is the year round home to hundreds of birds. One of our goals is to provide easy access to food sources during severe winter and harsh migration periods when natural seed sources are depleted. During the month of February the Recreation Department at the gardens participates in the bird count to assist scientist at the Cornell Lab of Orinthology and the National Audubon Society. They study bird population and research and define environmental changes. At the bird count you will learn about birds, identify different species and participate in a special life experience. To help learn about all of the birds Don Haug, the birder, will be present and share his wealth of knowledge with all who are present. Don began his interest in birds when, as a young boy, he started collecting reptiles. Marina Horan developed an
interest in birds as she developed her lavender garden in Centennial Gardens. Spending hours at her garden she witnessed the many variety of birds that come to the gardens and share their beautiful songs. Doug Cioffi, photographer and bird enthusiast, has published beautiful pictures and books, often sighting difficult findings for the casual observer. Doug has recordings of the songs from many different species. Marina and Doug give informational talks about birds at the Floral Park library. People around the world participate in the the bird count, in their backyards or in public places. The best way to count is to stay in one place for 20 minutes and count. There are 200 - 400 billion birds around the world and 10 - 20 billion in the United States. The Audubon Society has conducted the annual bird count for twenty eight years. Floral Park Recreation Center has been doing the count for twelve years. Forty-six species of birds have been seen in the gardens and over twelve thousand birds have been counted over the years. During the summer months many of the natural plantings, along with insects, provide healthy food sources for the birds.The See page 4
Floral Park Schools Pre-K survey PAGE 3 Historical Society to host author PAGE 2