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Music educator inspires three Hewlett bands role is to teach musical skill, but also to teach a significant amount of life lessons that can The sound of music carried prepare them for anything they an added sense of purpose do in life,” he said of his young through Hewlett High School musicians. “These students earlier this month, as national- l e a v e t h e b u i l d i n g b e t t e r ly known music educator humans, capable of dealing Frank Tracz spent a day work- with whatever life throws at them.” ing with the In 2004, Santanschool’s modern band, concert band astaso began trainand wind ensemble, ing in his free time delivering a mesto be an air traffic sage that extended controller, hoping to far beyond notes pursue his love of and rhythms. teaching and his Tracz, the direcpassion for aviation tor of bands at Kanat the same time. sas State University After completing for 33 years, met his training at with students durVaughn College, in ing rehearsals, Queens, he was offering guidance, hired in 2013 by encouragement and FRANk TRAcz Pilot Edge, which perspective on the Director of bands, trains pilots and role music can play Kansas State provides professionin shaping charac- University al air traffic control ter, discipline and services from home community. via a special comHewlett High School’s direc- munication system for airlines tor of bands, Anthony Santan- and the military. Two years ago, astaso, arranged for Tracz’s he began teaching an Introducvisit on Jan. 14. tion to Air Traffic Control class Santanastaso graduated online for the Kansas State Unifrom Hofstra University in 2006 versity Salina Aerospace and with a bachelor’s degree in Technology Campus. music education, and has been “Once I became involved at Hewlett for 18 years. “My Continued on page 9
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Courtesy Elysa Parker
There’s ‘snow’ place like the Five Towns Residents of the Five Towns and Atlantic Beach were snowed in on Sunday, as 8 to 12 inches fell during the storm that stretched across a wide swath of the U.S. Above, Zachary Parker, of North Woodmere, cooled off after shoveling on Monday. At right, on what normally would have been a busy Sunday of shopping along Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, the street was deserted. As the post-storm cleanup continued, temperatures were expected to stay well below freezing into next week.
Courtesy Mark Getman
t’s fun to go to the high schools and work with the bands and see how they’re doing.