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Friday, January 24, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 4
CHAZZ DIRECTS PORT WOMAN CHALLENGES CURRAN TO ISLANDERS: SUOZZI FROM LEFT AT LANDMARK RETURN NOW PAGE 21
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2 Herricks schools rated among best Both high, middle schools named in Niche’s top 100 BY R O S E W E L D ON Schools in Great Neck, Port Washington, Manhasset, Roslyn and Herricks have been named among the top 100 schools in New York, according to a new list from K-12 education website Niche. The list’s highest-placing North Shore school was Great Neck South High School in Lake Success at No. 29, followed by Manhasset Secondary School at No. 43. Great Neck is the most heavily represented North
Shore area on the list, with five of the district’s nine schools and the private North Shore Hebrew Academy High School scoring spots. The Herricks district is second, with two schools. Topping the list is the Trinity School, a private Episcopalian K-12 institution in Manhattan. These were the North Shore schools listed: 29. Great Neck South High School, Lake Success – Great Neck school district 43. Manhasset Secondary
School – Manhasset school district 44. Herricks High School, New Hyde Park – Herricks school district 46. Great Neck North High School – Great Neck school district 52. Roslyn High School – Roslyn school district 58. Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington – Port Washington school district 63. North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck – private Continued on Page 51
From anxiety disorder to talk on world stage Mineola student 1 of 13 picked to speak at TedEd Weekend PHOTO COURTESY OF DENISE HECKLEMAN
Two Mineola residents promote the #friendswhogive initiative, which has raised more than $10,000 for members of the community in just a few years. See story on page 2.
BY R OB E RT PELAEZ After being diagnosed with anxiety in middle school, Mineola High School student Jennifer Moglia found a way to not only cope and manage it but to turn her experience into a speech that will be featured on a global online platform. She will be one of 13 stu-
dents throughout the world selected to speak at TED’s TedEd Weekend, which is being held on Feb. 8 in New York City. “I never expected that I would even be able to share my story and journey through anxiety, let alone have this type of response,” Moglia said. “I’m thankful for so many people, but I am mainly appreciative of having a great program
like this available for students who have their own journey to tell.” Mineola is among the few school districts on Long Island to offer a TedEd Club, an initiative to spark and celebrate the ideas and knowledge-sharing of teachers and students around the world, according to the TED website. Continued on Page 52
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