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Malverne celebrates Black History their future because I am here,” Lewis said. “I truly believe that God landed me here as a way of Members of Malverne High giving the message of the possiSchool’s Black Studies Club bilities of a child that was born hosted an expansive program in a house in Jamaica, without in celebration of Black History running water or electricity, without a toilet Month on Feb. 13. inside the house, The two-hour prothat I could end up duction, in the being here as your MHS perfor ming superintendent.” ar ts center, fea Lewis, who plans tured singing, dancto retire at the end ing and art, in recof the school year, ognition of the conhas spent 46 years tributions of Black in education. Born leaders past and i n Ja m a i c a , s h e present. came to the United The theme of the States at age 16 to program was Trailstudy physics at blazers, and it Fordham Universiincluded remarks ty. She went on to by the school’s own earn three master’s trailblazer, Super- EMMANUEl degrees and a docintendent Lor na ADEYEYE torate from ColumLewis, as well as Malverne bia University. s p e e c h e s f r o m Class of 2013 Lewis began her Emmanuel Adeycareer as a science eye and the Rev. Roderick Caesar III, on what and math teacher before workbeing a trailblazer means, and ing her way through several how those who have fit that administrative positions on description have overcome Long Island. Before coming to Malverne, she served as superhardships. “I have landed in a wonder- intendent in the East Williston ful district where the children and Plainview-Old Bethpage look like me and they can see districts, both predominantly that there are possibilities for Continued on page 10
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Jackie Santangelo, owner of Salonce Hair Boutique in West Hempstead, hosted the Hands for Hope fundraiser in support of the andy Foundation.
West Hempstead salon runs Valentine’s fundraiser By MADISoN GUSlER mgusler@liherald.com
Salonce Hair Boutique in West Hempstead held a Valentine’s Day fundraiser in support of the Andy Foundation, a charity that provides grants, donations and assistance to worthwhile, child-based organizations. The Hands for Hope fundraiser took place from Feb. 11 through 13 and allowed community members to decorate the front window of the salon with handprints in the shape of a heart. “You come in and I have four different color paints, they’re all acrylic,” Jackie San-
tangelo, owner of Salonce, on Nassau Boulevard, said. “They’re clothing safe, window safe and skin safe. You dip one hand in and then you put them together, come outside and pick your spot. You make your hands form a heart as you put them together. “We’re trying to form one big heart,” she added. The handprints cost $10, and all the money raised benefits the Andy Foundation, a Garden City-based charity. Jill Palmeri, of Garden City, created the foundation in 2004 to honor her son, Andrew, who died at age 11 after being hit by a car in September 2003. Since its creation, the foundation has Continued on page 12
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