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Vol. 32 No. 24
JUNE 12 - 18, 2025
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Baldwin High School opens wellness center
The initiative aims to support students’ overall wellbeing and academic success by A wellness center inside providing physical exams, “sick Baldwin High School was visits,” immunizations, mental unveiled on June 3 to the com- health services, and more. The latest wellness center is munity during a ribbon-cutting ceremony — the second such operated in collaboration with facility to open in the school Har mony Healthcare Long Island. Baldwin is the fourth district during the past year. According to Baldwin School school district to partner with District Superintendent Shari Harmony in opening a schoolbased health center. Camhi, the new well“It takes a village ness center is six to do the work we years in the making, do,” David Nemiroff, offering the high C E O o f H a r m o ny s c h o o l ’s s t u d e n t s H e a l t h c a r e, s a i d . medical, physical and “We’re here for our b e h av i o r a l h e a l t h students, we’re here care services. to make a healthier Housed inside the community.” high school, the cenLicensed healthter comes about one JUDy GRiffiN year after district State care providers at the officials opened its Assemblymember center work closely first one at Baldwin with the school to Middle School, which address a wide range focuses on emotional and aca- of concerns affecting students’ demic wellness. healthy development. In part“This is six years and com- nership with school nurses, ing,” Camhi said of the new they offer expanded medical facility at the high school. and behavioral health services “Baldwin knows how important during the school day. our students’ wellness is. You Services are available at no have to be well to learn, and so cost to students’ families, being able to cut the ribbon at regardless of medical insurthe high school wellness center ance status. While insurance and have it ready to open just companies could be billed, no feels so wonderful.”
By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ
hgaldamez@liherald.com
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Baldwin School District Superintendent Shari Camhi is preparing to pass the torch as she heads into retirement. During her tenure, the district saw a rise in college-level coursework and achieved a 99 percent high school graduation rate.
‘A life’s journey’: Camhi bids farewell to Baldwin schools By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
Serving more than three decades of leadership in public education — and ten transformative years at the helm of the Baldwin School District — Superintendent Shari Camhi is preparing to step away from her post. Camhi, who was appointed superintendent in 2014, has overseen a decade of major accomplishments in Baldwin, including sharp increases in college-level coursework, the creation of profession-based academies, and a 99 percent high school graduation rate. Her retirement marks the end of a chapter defined by innovation, student-focused ini-
tiatives, and a national reputation for forward-thinking leadership. “There are lots of reasons why you decide to retire when you do,” Camhi said. “It’s a very personal decision. But I think the district is phenomenal — the work being done here cannot be compared to anywhere else. And to be able to hand it off at a time when everything is running so well, to protect that system and help ensure that work continues, it just felt like the right time.” Camhi’s career in education spans over 30 years, including work in New York state and consulting roles in rural, suburban, and urban school districts across the country. Her approach has consistently focused on ContinueD on page 2
very time I come to Baldwin, I’m impressed.
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