Friday, January 6, 2023
Vol. 83, No. 1
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SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVITTOWN
Hicksville’s pre-K Water District collects lottery deadline: Feb. 10 over 100 Toys for Tots Hicksville Public School District is offering a full-day Pre-Kindergarten Program for the 2023–2024 school year. Children must be four years of age prior to Dec. 1, 2023, to be eligible to participate. Selection for this program is lottery based and requires the completion of an application. Applications for the lottery will become available on Jan. 3, 2023, and must be received by 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. Classes for the full-day pre-K program will be held from Monday through Friday and will follow the school district’s calendar. There is no cost to participate in this pro-
Plainview Water District Commissioners Andrew Bader, Amanda Field, and Marc Laykind stand behind the generous toy donations that will be sent to support the Toys for Tots Foundation. The Plainview-Old Bethpage community once again showed its generosity by contributing to the toy drive at the Plainview Water District. As it has done in years past, the Plainview Water District partnered with the Toys for Tot’s Foundation, sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. The District headquarters serves as an official drop-off location for the foundation and collected more than 100 toys this year.
“It really warms our hearts to see this level of participation and the generosity of those who live within this great community,” said Plainview Water District Chairman Marc Laykind. “The Plainview-Old Bethpage residents always do their part to help out and participate in these great events. These contributions are going to make this holiday season more enjoyable for so many people, and that is what this
effort and this time of year is all about.” The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve ‘Toys for Tots’ Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide all children across the United States with happiness and joy throughout the holiday season. Through the gift of a new toy, disadvantaged children will not be overlooked during the holidays, and will know that a community of See page 16
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gram. Families are responsible for providing transportation for their child. The curriculum follows New York State pre-kindergarten standards and is taught by New York State certified teachers. Students will be selected for the program by a random lottery to be observed by the district’s auditing firm. Requests to enter the lottery past the deadline are unable to be accommodated. Please check the Hicksville Public School website, www.hicksvillepublicschools. org, for the lottery date. Seats are limited, and placement is not guarSee page 16
Shining a Light
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker commemorated Hanukkah by participating in the Mid Island Y JCC’s “Shine a Light on Antisemitism” event and menorah-lighting celebration – a meaningful night of music, entertainment from the students of Plainview-Old Bethpage High School; giveaways, education and jelly donuts to ring in the holiday season.
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