Schools
School Notebook: Budget Cuts, Energy Contracts and Proposed Busing Changes
A look at this past week's top stories from area schools.
More than two-dozen members of Babylon High School's Science National Honor Society stopped by the school district’s Memorial Grade School recently to offer Heather Hosek's sixth-grade class advice on setting up data tables for an upcoming science project. Read the now on Babylon Village Patch.
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The Half Hollow Hills Board of Education detailed its proposed reductions for the 2012-13 school year during a meeting this past Monday night at Signal Hill Elementary. The presentation came about after residents requested specifics on where the planned $6.8 million in cuts would come from. Read the now on Half Hollow Hills Patch.
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In an opinion piece, Lindenhurst resident Denis Garbo discusses why the school district needs to stay within the New York state tax cap, and how the district could save money by re-evaluating its health care costs for educators. Read the now on Lindenhurst Patch.
When the Sachem East and North girls varsity teams warmed up prior to their League I match up recently, they weren’t sporting their usual warm-ups. Instead, they wore pink T-shirts in support of breast cancer awareness. Read the now on Sachem Patch.
Bayport-Blue Point’s Board of Education Tuesday voted to enter into an energy performance contract that is estimated to save the district more than $281,000, or 30 percent, on its annual energy costs. Read the now on Sayville-Bayport Patch.
More middle school and high school students in West Islip could be walking to school beginning in September should voters approve a referendum changing the busing limits for youngsters in grades six through 12. Read the now on West Islip Patch.
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