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MSD appoints fine arts director By MIKE POLANSKY Senior Correspondent
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Massapequa Lake, one of the two of the pieces donated by Lisa Glass Fiebert to the Town.
Massapequa photographer donates artwork to Oyster Bay Town The Town Board formally accepted the donation during its May 5 meeting. Town Councilwoman Laura Maier exAward-winning Massapequa photogra- pressed appreciation for the contribution, noting the impact of pher Lisa Glass Fiebert has Fiebert’s work on the lodonated two of her profescal community. sional photographic works “Lisa’s artwork has showcasing scenes from brought joy to so many Massapequa and Massresidents, and we’re apequa Park to the Town thrilled to be able to showof Oyster Bay, officials ancase her photography at nounced. our local community cenAccording to Town Comter and facilities,” Maier missioner of Community said. and Youth Services MauA lifelong Massapequa reen Fitzgerald, most of the Park resident and 1979 donated pieces will be disgraduate of Berner High played at Marjorie Post Park, School, Fiebert is co-auwhere they will be available thor of Massapequa: A for public viewing. AddiPictorial History Through tional works will be installed in Community and Youth Artist/photographer Lisa Glass the Eyes of Baby Boomers. Her photography has been Services offices and various Fiebert featured in exhibitions town community centers. across Long Island, with “These pieces will be hung where they can be appreciated by our Town a focus on landscapes and wildlife captured of Oyster Bay residents,” Fitzgerald said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
By MIKE POLANSKY
Senior Correspondent
The Massapequa Board of Education approved the appointment of Katie LoRusso as the district’s new director of fine and performing arts at its May 7 meeting. She will succeed Vincent Green, who is retiring June 30 after serving in the position since 2019. LoRusso earned her undergraduate degree from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, a master’s degree from Queens College and an educational administration degree from SUNY Stony Brook. She began her career as a music teacher at Plainedge Middle School and has spent the past 20 years at H. Frank Carey High School in the Sewanhaka Central High School District, where she currently serves as director of music. “I’ve always wanted to be at the district level, and I’m looking forward to mentoring other educators in Massapequa,” LoRusso said. A Massapequa Park resident, LoRusso lives with her husband, Peter, and their three children — Jack and James, who attend Berner Middle School, and 4-year-old Brooke. The board also approved the appointment of Dani Shehad as the new supervisor of career and technical education for Mass-
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Katie LoRusso, Massapequa School District’s newly appointed Director of Fine and Performing Arts. apequa High School and Ames and Berner middle schools. Shehad currently serves as a family and consumer sciences teacher at Unqua Elementary School.
In other business, the board:
• Heard a presentation from Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Brian Trapani on the district’s secondary curriculum. • Discussed an amendment to District Policy 5151 regarding homeless children. The proposed change would excuse students experiencing homelessness from attendance-based participation requirements for district activiCONTINUED ON PAGE 5