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Vol. 55 No. 31
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O’side brewery mural painted by local artist earned a degree in fine arts from Adelphi University in 2013, and recently began studying There’s a new mural in town. graphic design to help her creAlexandra Domanico, of ate murals. Oceanside, has transformed the She embarked on her first blank brick outer wall of South community art project in 2013, Shore Craft Brewery, on Hamp- collaborating with Oceanside ton Road, into the Lutheran Church, e s t a b l i s h m e n t ’s which she has “huge centerattended since piece,” owner childhood, on a Hugh Howard said. mural inside the Domanico, an church celebrating up-and-coming, modern saints. She 30-year-old muralalso did painting ist, painted a brewprojects with chiling system over dren in the Sunday bright green, geo- AlexANDrA school program. metric shapes on Since then, the front of the DomANiCo Domanico has Oceanside brewery Oceanside muralist painted around 10 earlier this month. murals, including The project took two in Patchogue about eight days to and one that was complete — a total of 60 hours the backdrop of a theater pro— and included the company’s duction at Oceanside School No. logos on other parts of the wall 2. One of the Patchogue murals leading to the entrance. won a mural contest in 2015. The “It came out phenomenal,” 40-by-15-foot piece, her largest so Howard said. “A photo is a far, is her interpretation of photo, but when you see it in Patchogue in the early 1900s. person it’s a different thing. It Domanico frequents South really stands out on the white Shore Craft Brewery, where her wall.” brother, Michael, 32, often plays Domanico is a 2008 Oceanside guitar and sings. Howard High School graduate whose passion is creating art. She Continued on page 10
By BriANA BoNfiGlio bbonfiglio@liherald.com
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morTArBoArDS flew AT the end of the first Oceanside High School graduation ceremony at Oceanside Park on July 21. Two more ceremonies followed.
Oceanside H.S. class of 2020 celebrates at graduation
By BriANA BoNfiGlio bbonfiglio@liherald.com
Though graduation was different than they expected on the first day of senior year, the time to shine for Ocean-side High School’s class of 2020 arrived on July 21, when the school district hosted three drive-in graduation ceremonies in Oceanside Park. Town of Hempstead officials reserved a parking lot for families to park their cars
in every other spot. In the empty spot beside them, parents, siblings and loved ones sat in lawn chairs, held signs and cheered for the graduates. Three ceremonies were held to split up the roughly 400 graduates and allow for families and graduates to social distance. Sticking to tradition, the class of 2020 wore blue and white caps and gowns and filed into their seats in front of the crowd to “Pomp and Circumstance.” On a mobile
stage provided by the Town of Hempstead, OHS Principal Geraldine De Carlo began each ceremony, and then introduced Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Harrington. “It is truly so wonderful to see you all here today,” Harrington said. “Students, I know it might be hard to envision the future, but I’ve seen the class of 2020 in action. I’m confident in the strength, intelligence and passion you have to succeed Continued on page 3