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Nassau County Well-Represented In Brand-New Best High School Rankings Nassau County Well-Represented In Brand-New Best High School Rankings
Nassau County Well-Represented In Brand-New Best High School Rankings New York is well-represented in brand-new rankings of the best high schools in New York. The first four in Niche's 2025 selections are all from New York City: Stuyvesant in Manhattan, the Bronx High School of Science, Staten Island Technical High School, and Townsend Harris High School in Queens. Checking in at No. 5 and the first Westchester County selection is Scarsdale High School. The first Long Island school picked is No. 7 Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills. Long Island schools also make up spots 10 through 13: They are Jericho, Syosset, and Great Neck South high schools. Four mor…

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by Joe Lombardi
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These Long Island High School Seniors Named Regeneron Scholars These Long Island High School Seniors Named Regeneron Scholars
These Long Island High School Seniors Named Regeneron Scholars Thirty-eight high school seniors on Long Island are among the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2023, regarded as the nation’s oldest and most prestigious scholastic science and math competition, the Society for Science announced on Tuesday, Jan. 10.The 300 will be awarded $2,000 each and their schools will be awarded $2,000 for each enrolled scholar. The Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars were selected from 1,949 applications from 627 high schools across 48 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and four other countries.  The following Long Island students we…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Three Grads Of Same High School, Including Two Brothers, Among Five Victims In Head-On Crash Three Grads Of Same High School, Including Two Brothers, Among Five Victims In Head-On Crash
Three Grads Of Same High School, Including Two Brothers, Among Five Victims In Head-On Crash Three graduates of the same New York high school, including two brothers, were among the five people killed in a head-on crash in the Hamptons over the weekend. Police said the crash happened on Saturday, July 24, on Montauk Highway in Suffolk County, near the intersection of Quogue Street East in the Village of Quogue. A westbound Nissan Maxima reportedly drove into oncoming traffic, colliding with an eastbound Toyota Prius. Both drivers were killed in the crash. Police identified the driver of the Nissan as Justin Mendez, age 22, of Brookhaven. The driver of the Toyota was identified as …

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by Nicole Valinote
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COVID-19: Around 40 Students Test Positive At Long Island High School After 'Super-Spreader' COVID-19: Around 40 Students Test Positive At Long Island High School After 'Super-Spreader'
Covid-19: Around 40 Students Test Positive At Long Island High School After 'Super-Spreader' A Long Island high school is going remote after dozens of students tested positive for COVID-19 after attending recent “super-spreader” events, officials said. At least 38 students from the Manhasset High School have tested positive after attending parties in the past 10 days, district officials wrote in a message to the community this week. As a result of the new outbreak of COVID-19 cases, the school is going all-virtual beginning on Monday, Feb. 22, through Friday, Feb. 26, and is suspending all extracurricular activities - including sports - during the week. Many of the students have a…

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by Zak Failla
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41 From Long Island Named Regeneron Science Scholars 41 From Long Island Named Regeneron Science Scholars
41 From Long Island Named Regeneron Science Scholars A total of 41 of Long Island’s best and brightest high school seniors were among 300 chosen to compete with some of the nation’s top students in the Regeneron Science Talent Search competition. The 300 scholars were chosen out of 1,760 applications that were received from 611 high schools across 49 states. The 300 hail from 193 American and international high schools, Puerto Rico, and two other countries. Each of the scholars chosen and their schools will receive $2,000 for their school According to the Society for Science, “scholars were chosen based on their exceptional research skills,…

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by Zak Failla
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These LI High Schools Among Nation's Best In New U.S. News & World Report Rankings These LI High Schools Among Nation's Best In New U.S. News & World Report Rankings
These LI High Schools Among Nation's Best In New U.S. News & World Report Rankings Where does your high school rank nationally? Now, you can find out. More than 17,000 schools nationwide are numerically ranked, up from last year's 2,700 schools in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation. The six factors weighed in the rankings were graduation rates, number of AP courses offered, college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, and underserved student performance. "Our mission with the Best High Schools rankings has always been to educate families about the schools in their district," said Ani…

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by Joe Lombardi