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Vol. 32 No. 17
APRIl 24 - 30, 2025
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Lakeview hosts first annual Easter egg hunt By MADISoN GUSlER mgusler@liherald.com
Christine Rivera/Herald
Over 250 children from nearby communities enjoyed Lakeview’s first Hoppy Hunt at Harold Walker Memorial Park last Saturday.
The children of Lakeview enjoyed a festive Easter celebration last Saturday, highlighted by the community’s first Hoppy Hunt, which it plans to turn into an annual event. More than 250 people attended, taking part in a range of activities and hunting for over 1,000 eggs. “This is our first annual Easter egg hunt for Lakeview,” Lataya Carter, founder of Believe at Bellaire Inc., a nonprofit that hosts community events, said at the event, which took place at Harold Walker Memorial Park. “Everybody came out to help today. This is a completely free event — nothing is being charged.” Children had the chance to paint Easter eggs, create slime, color in worksheets, and decorate tote bags that they used for the egg hunt. There were several special activities as well, including a clinic led COntinued On Page 10
Malverne H.S. Winter Guard crowned champions By MADISoN GUSlER mgusler@liherald.com
The Malverne Winter Guard — showcasing the sport of color guard and performance art — earned first place at the winter guard finals on March 29, winning the 2025 Musical Arts Conference Scholastic AA championship. Posting a final score of 88.160 out of 100, the Malverne squad was crowned champions for its performance of the production titled “If Not Now,” during a competition against eight other teams held at Trumbull High School in Connecticut. “This is one of the strongest
teams we’ve had here in Malverne,” Jessica Sideleau, the team’s co-director, said. “These kids are really great performers, they’re really committed, and I just feel like every year we keep getting better and better.” Teams in the winter guard competition dance and perform to a themed show while spinning flags, mock rifles and sabers in the air. Winter guard is similar to color guard without the band, and the performances are more artistic and done indoors. The team from Malver ne b e g i n s p r a c t i c i n g i n l at e November, after marching band
season ends, and starts learning the competition routine in mid-December. Competition season starts mid-February, and the team travels to Connecticut to compete against other squads. “We’re judged on four different captions: movement, which is how they dance and move around on the floor; equipment, which is how they maneuver their equipment; design, which is adjudicating more of the staff, seeing how we designed the show and how it flows; and then general effects,” Sideleau explained. “General effect judges typically judge on how the music and this visual align and
how effective the show is as a whole.” Sideleau and her co-director, Lindsay Beaumont, choose and choreograph the routine the team will perform in competition each year. The co-directors, who have been with Malverne since 2018, consider what the team will perform well in competition and what themes will
resonate with the team. “This year is all about climate change,” Beaumont said. “The show takes us through a journey of realizing things are happening to our planet, the kids really embody their performance and we realize that time is running out.” The Malverne Winter Guard COntinued On Page 4