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OBITUARY

N.S. remembers Susan Soltis Former English teacher is dead at 68 described her as a brilliant writer and a formidable reader. “I learned so much from her Susan Soltis, a former North in one year,” he wrote in a mesShore High School English sage to school staff. “And think teacher for more than three how much her students and colleagues learned from her decades, has died after a brief over the many years. Her intelillness. She was 68. Soltis taught in the district lect, kindness, fortitude, and for 31 years, from 1990 to 2021. erudition were infectious and She taught several classes in made all of us better people t h e N o r t h S h o re and educators.” High School English Soltis ear ned Department, includher undergraduate ing Advanced Placedegree from Midment Language and dlebury College in Composition, IB Vermont, graduatLanguage and Litering cum laude with ature, and ninthhonors in Amerigrade honors and can literature. She Regents English. earned a Master’s North Shore in teaching from High Principal Eric JOSH KNIGHT, Columbia UniversiContreras, who met English teacher ty. Before teaching, Soltis during his she was a freelance first year in the disauthor, specializing trict, described her as an insti- in computer-related topics. tution of knowledge. “TeachS o l t i s — k n ow n a s t h e i n g i s t h e h a r d e s t , m o s t “Grande Dame” in the English exhausting, and also the most de par tment — advised the rewarding and beautiful thing National Honor Society; the that someone can do as a pro- Gender Equity Club; “Mosaic,” fessional,” Contreras said. the school’s literary magazine; “She captured all that.” and the high school’s quiz-bowl Contreras said that Soltis Challenge Team, according to had high expectations, and North Shore English teacher demanded excellence from her CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 s t u d e n t s a n d h e r s e l f. H e

By LUKE FEENEY

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Bringing back the ’90s The Love Your Neighbor Project hosted its annual All You Need is Love Prom fundraiser on March 8. This year’s theme was the music of the 1990s, and the featured performers included Kingfisher, above. Story, more photos, Page 10.

Grenville Baker celebrates its 75th

Boys & Girls Club reflects on decades of community service By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

For 75 years, the Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club has provided a second home for children in Locust Valley and the surrounding communities. From its early days as a boys’ club focused on athletics to its evolution into a full-service youth development organization, the organization has been a cornerstone of community life. To celebrate its milestone anniversary, club officials reflected on its past while looking forward to a future of continued service. Nassau County Court Judge Colin O’Donnell, chairman of the club’s board, has been involved

with Grenville Baker since 1969, when he joined as a young boy. For O’Donnell, the child of Scottish immigrants who was named Grenville Baker’s 1979 Youth of the Year, the club became an essential part of his American experience. “I was assimilated to American culture because of the boys’ club,” he recalled. “I learned all the sports there. The club became my first employer as a (counselor in training) and then a camp counselor. Even during college, I was full-time summer staff.” O’Donnell’s involvement with the club continued into adulthood. After earning a partial scholarship through the club and attending law CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

usan was a pillar of our community here at North Shore.