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Vol. 27 No. 36
SEPTEMBER 3 - 9, 2020
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Fall sports postponed for Lynbrook, E.R. The decision by the superintendents was made at an emergency meeting on Aug. With the Nassau County 26, following Gov. Andrew Council of School Superinten- Cuomo’s announcement that dents unanimously voting to some high school sports could delay the start of high school begin this month. sports until JanuCuomo allowed a r y, m a ny Ly n l ow - r i s k s p o r t s b ro o k a n d E a s t teams — includR o c k aw a y a t h ing tennis, soccer, letes, coaches and c r o s s - c o u n t r y, f a m i l i e s sw i m m i n g a n d e x p re s s e d t h e i r field hockey — to disappointment. resume practice Maggie Bodion Sept. 21. The an, an incoming New York State senior at Lyn Public High brook High S ch o o l A t h l e t i c School, plays Association had varsiy tennis, be gun preparab a s k e t b a l l a n d MaggiE BodiaN tions for the fall lacrosse. Because interscholastic LHS senior the tennis season s e a s o n . S u f fo l k has been delayed County schools until spring, it will now over- plan to begin their sports sealaps with lacrosse, and Bodian son as proposed by the goverwill have to forgo tennis. nor. “I’m so upset that I’ll have Nassau County, which is to give up tennis my last year designated Section VIII by the at LHS,” she said. “The short- NYSPHSAA, will implement ened seasons take a lot away condensed sports seasons in from a team that plays togeth- order to fit fall, winter and er and grows together over an spring spor ts into a much entire season. If we can go to shorter time span. The winter school and be safe, then it sports season will run from should be safe for us to play sports as well.” Continued on page 14
By Julia SwERdiN lyneditor@liherald.com
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Courtesy Rolling River Day Camp
RolliNg RiVER day Camp, in East Rockaway, ended its summer sessions on Aug. 21 and reported no coronavirus cases. Camp administrators said the facility could be used as a model for schools when they reopen. Above, from left, were Charlotte Costello, Brynn Goldstein, Isabelle Udall, Ann Klesh, Ariana Reyes, Sadie Inger and Christalina Blackman.
No Covid-19 cases at Rolling River
Camp could be used as model for area schools By MikE SMolliNS msmollins@liherald.com
After completing an abbreviated summer camp with no coronavirus cases, Rolling River Day Camp Executive Director Marissa Goodman Allaben said she believed the facility set an example for what a safe transition back to school could be like. “It was really an incredible success story for this summer,” she said. “We had a very limited amount of time to reima gine what camp was going to look like
this summer. We only had about four to six weeks to do that, and to be able to change a lot of our procedures and still provide a traditional camp experience with no Covid cases is a great accomplishment, and we’re really proud of that.” The camp ran from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays from July 13 to Aug. 21, and the number of campers was reduced from the usual 600 to 300 to adhere to guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York State Department of Health. The
smaller number of campers enabled the staff and administration to limit the size of each group, and campers were not allowed to change groups. S t a f f m e m b e r s wo r e masks throughout the summer, and there were additional hand-washing and s a n i t i z i n g s t at i o n s a n d breaks. At the same time, there were no buses, arrival and dismissal times were staggered, and many activities usually held indoors, such as arts and crafts, were hosted outside. Those activiContinued on page 3
f we can go to school and be safe, then it should be safe for us to play sports as well.