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Jericho HS student founds non-profit to aid Ukrainians
Board gets security update, discusses val, sal selection BY GEORGE HABER
Jessica Vartanov at a facility that packs items for Ukranian soldiers and refugees. BY RIKKI MASSAND Jessica Vartanov, a member of this year’s Jericho High School senior class (Class of 2023), recently visited Europe and helped provide assistance to refugee families at the Ukraine/Poland border. Her summer experience
in Europe expands on an arc of building bridges and providing for those in need, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine spurred the Jericho High School teen into action.. About six months ago Jessica founded ‘Global Ukraine’ – a nonprofit
organization committed to helping all groups of people affected by the Ukraine crisis. During the last school year she organized a Toys for Tots drive with the Jericho community to provide educational items, activities and a little cheer for See page 10
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Jericho schools are protected with state-of-the-art security protocols, according to a representative of the security firm retained by the district to safeguard the elementary, middle schools and high school, Brian Shanahan, senior vice president for Altaris security consultants told the School Board at the August 15th monthly meeting. Shanahan said that each school in the district has its own unique confidential security plan and protocols which are regularly updated in conjunction with discussions with the Nassau County Police Department. Whenever an incident occurs elsewhere, he noted, Altaris personnel review it with the appropriate personnel and apply lessons that might be learned from the incident. The security review also includes analyses of cybersecurity protection. Answering questions about being "proactive" in identifying possible threats from students who might have emotional or psychological problems that may lead to violent behavior, Superintendent Hank Grishman affirmed his belief that teachers and staff in the district are sensitive to the behavior of the more than 3100 students in the districts, and are trained to alert the proper authorities if they sense issues that might develop. In another portion of the meeting,
Greg Sloan, Curriculum Associate , addressed concerns of some Board and community members as well, with multiple valedictorian and salutatorian students, and speeches, at graduation. Recalling his own high school graduation, Board trustee Chris Foresto said "When I went to high school, there was one valedictorian and one salutatorian and each gave a speech, and that was it." Another Board trustee, Sam PerlSee page 10
Sign on door of Jericho High School alerts visitors to use only designated entrances.
Free waterfront festival, concert PAGE 3 Learning takes flight in Bethpage PAGE 8