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Community collaborates to address poverty By RENEE DeloRENZo rdelorenzo@liherald.com
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Members of the Elmont High School PTSA, ICNA Relief, the Young Muslims and the Elmont Key Club joined Legislator County Carrié Solages to organize a winter clothing drive to help community members in need.
As part of a coordinated effort by several community organizations, Elmont Memorial High School hosted a winter clothing drive for local residents in need on Feb. 8. Many volunteers at the event stressed the importance of community participation in addressing the growing need for resources and financial support across Long Island, encouraging people to get involved locally. The Elmont PTSA, ICNA Relief, the Young Muslims, the Elmont Key Club and the office of Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages worked together to collect supplies, including clothing in children’s and adult sizes, which were arrayed on tables in the school’s senior cafeteria. They included hats, gloves, sweaters, jeans and coats, along with some toys and gifts. According to 2023 U.S. Census Bureau statistical CoNTINuEd oN PAgE 2
Natalie Osorio named a 2025 Regeneron Scholar By RENEE DeloRENZo rdelorenzo@liherald.com
H. Frank Carey High School senior Natalie Osorio is inspiring new young scientists at her school after being named a 2025 Regeneron Scholar in January. “It’s been my dream for a l o n g t i m e, ” N at a l i e s a i d , remembering how she wanted to join her school’s science research program as early as fifth grade. Now, she is among only 300 scholars nationwide to receive the honor this year. Her teacher, Zachary Englis, who has taught at the school for seven years, said it’s been a special experience watching Nata-
lie grow from a seventh-grade student with a passion for science to a senior who has conducted professional research. Natalie established her goals during her freshman year of high school, she recalled, setting her sights on Stony Brook University’s Simons Summer Research Program. While she knew the program only accepted applications from high school juniors, she started work on two projects in the two years leading up to her chance to apply. First, Natalie began work creating affordable knee braces for patients in ACL rehabs. After completing that project,
she changed direction and began research on artificial intelligence and machine learning, using the technology to detect seizures. In January 2024, she was ready to apply to the university’s summer program. She collected her application materials application questions, transcripts, and letters of recommendation from her teachers and submitted it. She found out in March she was accepted. “I literally started crying to my parents because it was something I didn’t expect,” she said. In the weeks leading up to the program, Natalie was given
a list of potential mentors and which type of research they conducted. She listed her top three choices, placing biochemical research at the top, and was matched with a project on biofilms spearheaded by one of the university’s professors, Dr. Elizabeth Boon. Starting in July, Natalie spent the next six weeks con-
ducting research in the university lab under the guidance of Stony Brook fifth-year doctorate student Jason Withor n. They worked closely together, bu i l d i n g o f f t h e b o dy o f research Boon had been conducting for the past 20 years. Withorn said he is always willing to take on students, and CoNTINuEd oN PAgE 16