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responsible citizens, collaboraCorrrspondent tive team players, innovative The Massapequa School Dis- thinkers, resilient leaders, and trict Board adopted a new Vision career-minded learners. Superintendent Dr. William and Mission Statement during its meeting on Sept. 26, aimed at Brennan described the initiative “Creating Leaders...One Child at as “an aspirational yet achievable goal,” building on the a Time.” This initiative follows nearly strong foundation of the Massapequa community. a year of communiDeputy Superintenty engagement, dent Brian Trapani gathering nearly noted that these com4,000 responses petencies have from faculty, stualways been part of dents, parents, the district’s K-12 graduates, and comeducation but are munity members now clearly defined. about the skills stuBoard President dents should posKerry Sachter sess upon gradua- DR. WILLIAM praised the efforts of tion. BRENNAN Dr. Brennan and the The Vision StateSuperintendent of team involved in the ment envisions a project. learning communi- Schools In other business, ty where every stuthe Board appointed dent becomes a new members to the competent, educated, and well-rounded individual Budget Finance and Building who embodies high standards of and Grounds Committees, character, leadership, and citi- approved a 10-year lease agreement for the Hawthorn School zenship. The Mission Statement com- Building to Nassau BOCES, and mits the district to provide a rig- accepted a donation for senior orous education that fosters crit- brunches at the McKenna Senior ical thinking, character, leader- Center. The next meetings of the ship, and resilience, encouraging students to pursue their pas- Massapequa Board of Education sions and succeed in all aspects are scheduled for Oct. 10 and of life, including college and Oct. 24, both at 8 p.m. in the careers. It also outlines five key Massapequa High School Board competencies for students: being Room.
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MPK Village Board honors the 2024 Little League champions By MIKE POLANSKY Correspondent
Little League was the highlight of the September 23 meeting of the Massapequa Park Village Board, with the presentation of special citations to each member of the Massapequa Coast Little League 11-year-old and 12-year-old All-Star teams. Both teams won the Long Island Championship in their divisions. Nine athletes from the 11-year-old team and 10 from the 12-year-old team attended. The event began with remarks from Craig Garland, president of the Massapequa Coast Little League, a position he has held since 2006. Following Garland, Mayor Daniel Pearl and the Village Board presented citations to the championship team members in recognition of their
“We often take a lot of things we take for granted,” said Garland. “When I played ball growing up in Brooklyn, we didn’t have stuff like this. What the Village does for you, what the Town does for you, and what the program does for you is a special experience.” In other business at the meeting, the board: •Heard a presentation from Elliot Bloom of Pipelogix LMS about a program designed to assist homeowners in case of sewer pipe failures on their properties. The program, already adopted by the City of Long Beach and the villages of Island Park and Valley Stream, offers a solution for homeowners dealing with aging sewage systems. Mayor Pearl, the Village Board, and Village Attorney Kevin CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Massapequa Schools adopt new vision and mission statement By MIKE POLANSKY
12-year old winners: Matthew Franzese, Joseph LaBella, Ryan Love, Daniel Moreno, Charles Puricelli, Keane Rimler, Michael Santopietro, Chase Santoro, Ryan Scarry, Chase Vetro and Jackson Walsh are shown as they were being honored by Little League and Village Officials.
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