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EAB hears students on sustainability careers, research
BASKETBALL ON A ROLL
BY KASSARA MCELROY
BY RIKKI MASSAND
At a work session on January 10th, the Garden City Board of Education held its fourth student-led Q&A meeting before diving into a review of the District’s writing program. Vice President Tom Pinou kicked off the conversation by asking the eight Stratford and Stewart fourth graders in attendance, “What is the best thing that ever happened to you in school?” Answers ranged from making new friends, to winning art contests/awards and being chosen to participate in this community discussion. Trustee William O’Donohue asked the students, “I know you all generally use a lot of technology, more than we did at your age. Would you like to see more or less in school?” Many were happy with the current balance. A few mentioned that tech-driven work usage takes precedence over paperwork in their classrooms, but had no direct complaints about it. “Two part question. If you had superpowers, what would they be and how would you use them to change the world?” Some students mentioned they’d like laser vision to burn trash and pollution before it gets the chance to impact the environment, super strength and flight to stop crime and the ability to use hypnotism for good to stop people from doing the wrong thing.
At its first meeting of 2023, held at Village Hall on Wednesday January 11, the volunteer members of the Garden City Environmental Advisory Board welcomed students as well as professionals for a special meeting: the second annual EAB program on sustainability. Trustee Mary Carter Flanagan, chair of the EAB, introduced current GCHS students Maeve Pfaff, Raymond Byrnes and Isabel Byrnes. A few GCHS alumni including Caroline Flanagan and Mary Grlic joined via Zoom from their colleges, and early career professionals including Anna Reilly and Michelle Velez addressed the EAB audience on their careers involving sustainability and environmental justice and policy. The meeting began with an introduction of the topic by college student Sabrina Diaz, who assisted the EAB in planning the event. Diaz attends Lehigh University and is in the IDEAS program – Integrated Degree in Engineering Arts and Sciences. Carter Flanagan said the evening was intended to be both an informal discussion and an opportunity for young people in and from Garden City to share their efforts and experiences in sustainability, goals, different career paths and resources available to them as they pursue high school and college-level education “in this growing field. Diaz noted that according to the U.N. Commission on Environmental Development, sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. She explained that Sustainability strives to avoid further depletion of natural resources to maintain an ecological balance. In addition, sustainability acknowledges how issues can be interconnected. “We may not want to sacrifice too much with the modern ways of life but at the same time it is important we be considerate, thinking about what we use and how we can implement small changes to make sure to save our Earth and ensure that future generations have an inhabitable planet,” Diaz said.
Writing Program Status Update
Next, the writing committee and other representatives from the District shared an analysis of writing programs. This work began over the summer and is still See page 35
The Garden City High School Trojans rang in the New Year with a victory over first place and previously undefeated Elmont HS. The Trojans continued their winning streak, beating Great Neck North and Bellmore JFK High School. See page 52.
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GCHS Men’s Fencing beats Manhasset PAGE 54 Winter enrichment programs in schools PAGE 46