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Park Avenue students choose book of the year building. It’s all good stuff, it all promotes learning and reading, and it’s all about engaging the March Book Madness came kids.” Two Ohio teachers, Tony to a climactic conclusion at P a rk Ave n u e E l e m e n t a r y Keefer and Scott Jones, hatched School in the North Bellmore the idea for the book event, School District, where hun- experimenting with using a dreds of students voted “Magic bracket-style tour nament in Ramen: The Story of Momofu- their classrooms in 2015. They ku Ando” by Andrea Wang as began to promote the annual the best book of the school year event to other educators with suggested reading lists for on April 2. young students. The bracket-style A pair of educatournament began with 16 books, and tors at Park Avenue each week, students Elementary School, would vote on Nicole Giusto and which books would Yvonne Francolina, advance to the next helped bring this round of the tournew tradition to nament until one lyNN CoylE Merrick. was crowned the Park Avenue principal Giusto is a sixth winner. grade teacher and The tournaa n av i d r e a d e r, ment’s weekly results were put sharing her passion with the on display in the school lobby next generation. — an idea created by the “My students know about school’s secretary, Christie my love of books,” she said. Boschert. As students arrived March Book Madness proved each day, the first topic they to be a success, according to talked about was the books’ Giusto, whose students showed rankings. a deep level of engagement “It’s a place where students with the competition. can go and see what book is in “It actually just made for the lead and what’s winning,” such great conversation,” she Lynn Coyle, the principal of said. “We didn’t put them in the Park Avenue, told the Herald. order, but they would say, ‘Oh, “It’s gotten excitement in the
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
jdalessandro@liherald.com
Charles Shaw/Herald
The Hometown Boys and Girls Flag Football League honored the late Town of Hempstead Councilman Chris Carini by renaming its championship trophies in his memory during a heartfelt season finale at Cedar Creek Park. His family and local officials attended the ceremony.
Tribute honors Carini’s legacy
Flag football league renames championship after late town councilman, beloved member of the community By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
In a heartfelt tribute to late Town of Hempstead Councilman Chris Carini, the Hometown Boys and Girls Flag Football League ended its spring season on March 30 by renaming its championship trophies in his honor. The dedication took place at Cedar Creek Park, where Councilman Carini was remembered not only as a public official, but also as a devoted father. According to league commissioner Wayne Raso, Carini regularly attended games to cheer on his 13-year-old son Joey, who has played in the league for eight years. “He was a great guy with a great family,”
Raso said. “He really, really cared about his community, his town, this county and this league.” The hometown league, according to Raso, began in 2003 as a boys-only program and was rebranded in 2021 to include girls, offering flag football opportunities for young athletes throughout the Town of Hempstead. Each season runs for six to eight weeks, in the spring and fall, with games held at Cedar Creek Park and Seamans Neck Park, in Seaford, and Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore. At the dedication ceremony, the league presented Carini’s wife, Danielle, his daughter, Ava, 18, and son with a plaque in appreciation of Carini’s efforts, and awarded $500 scholarships to his two children. The league ConTinued on PaGe 2
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