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School districts address low enrollment Locust Valley has seen a steady decline in student population over the years. In the P u b l i c s c h o o l d i s t r i c t s 2018-19 school year, the district across Nassau County are con- had 2,034 students. By the 2024tending with declining enroll- 25 school year, that number had ment, a trend that is reshaping dropped to approximately 1,818. school operations, staffing, and Turnow estimates that by 2027financial planning. The North 28, the district will have roughShore, Locust Valley Central, ly 1,725 students. and Oyster Bay-East Norwich North Shore School District, Central school dish o w e v e r, has tricts are respondremained relatively ing to this challenge stable, maintaining with a combination an enrollment of of demog raphic around 2,500 stustudies, pro g ram dents. Superintenenhancements, and dent Chris Zublioan emphasis on nis attributes this improving the stuto predictable housdent experience. ing tur nover and CHRIS ZUBLIONIS consistent family According to data from Nassau Superintendent, North sizes. Board of Coopera- Shore School District “If you look at t ive E d u c at i o n a l the (New York State Services, 61 percent of school Education Department) data, districts in the county experi- you look at the students in enced enrollment declines in senior year, and then you look the last decade. Local adminis- at the incoming kindergarten, trators, such as Locust Valley and it’s like half. You can really Superintendent Kristen Turn- see it going down,” Zublionis ow, have been monitoring this said. “We’re a little bit of an shift closely. outlier on Long Island. For var“This is a big deal,” Turnow ious reasons, our enrollment is said. “That’s why last year I staying around that 2,500-2,550 started talking about this. We mark, which is a great thing.” need to pay attention. We need Housing costs have played a to pay attention to what’s going significant role in decreasing on. Big time.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Stella Schneidermesser, left, and Sofia Bonelli have been training hard at Infiniti Elite Gymnastics to prepare for regionals.
Vaulting for gold at regionals
Three Sea Cliff gymnasts to represent New York State By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
Three young gymnasts from Sea Cliff are preparing to take the mat in Utica at the 2025 Level 6-7-8 Regional Championships for USA Gymnastics Region 6. Sofia Bonelli, 12, Stella Schneidermesser, 12, and Sophia Krivinsky, 11, have earned their spots on New York’s team, a testament to years of training, dedication, and perseverance in a highly competitive sport. The three athletes train at Mid Island Gymnastics and Infiniti Elite Gymnastics, and their performances at the New York State Championships in Utica secured their places at the regional competition, 24 to 27. There they will face top gymnasts from New
York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. “The girls are super excited. It’s an honor to be actually on the team and be able to represent New York because it’s not an easy task,” said Tammy Marshall, owner of Infiniti Elite and coach for Bonelli and Schneidermesser. “There were over 250 athletes for those 150 spots. It really shows how hard they’ve worked and what they put in for the season.” Bonelli and Schneidermesser, both students at North Shore Middle School, have been involved in gymnastics for several years. Schneidermesser started competitively four years ago, while Bonelli began three CONTINUED ON PAGE 4