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Board Trustee Barbara Berkowitz Announces Intention to Step Down June 30
At the Feb. 15 Board meeting, Trustee Barbara Berkowitz announced her intention to resign from the Board of Education effective June 30, 2023. Her current three-year term on the Board was scheduled to expire on June 30, 2024. Mrs. Berkowitz is among the longest-serving Board trustees in District history, having served for a total of 31 years.
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Deadline to Register for Non-Public School Transportation is April 1
The Great Neck Public Schools provides free transportation for children attending non-public schools who meet walking distance-from-school requirements. The deadline to apply for non-public school transportation for the 2023–24 school year is April 1, as determined by New York State Education Law.
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SCOPE Virtual Foreign Language Enrichment Program
The District has partnered with SCOPE Education Services to offer a new virtual language enrichment program in Spanish or Mandarin Chinese that will expose children to early reading skills, vocabulary, and spoken phrases from these languages. SCOPE's expert linguistic educators will lead an immersive language experience that children can attend from the comfort of home. Courses are one hour in the evenings via ZOOM and all lessons are recorded in case a child needs to miss a class. Click on the announcement title for more information.
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GNPS/TV Current Programs
Programs currently airing on GNPS/TV are South High School Cultural Heritage Celebration, North High School Winter Concert I, South Middle School Winter Concert I, and Focus on Education. GNPS/TV programming reflects the offerings of the Great Neck Public Schools and the achievements of its students and staff. Programs may be viewed within the incorporated villages of Great Neck on Optimum Channel 75 and on Verizon Fios Channel 32. Programs are also available on-demand, 24/7, on the GNPS/TV web page.
For more information, please visit the GNPS/TV homepage or contact Robert Zahn, director of educational television and broadcast media, by e-mail at rzahn@greatneck.k12.ny.us, or by phone at (516) 441-4676.
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Community Ed Spring 2023 Catalog
The Great Neck Community Ed Spring 2023 catalog is now available online, featuring a variety of in-person and online courses. Registration is underway and classes will begin in early April. Visit the Community Ed web page for more details about course offerings and registration.
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South High Student’s Research Published in Peer-Reviewed Journal
Research conducted by South High School senior Richard Zhuang has been published in Journal of Emerging Investigators, a peer-reviewed journal for advanced high school projects.
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Middle School Long Island Science and Engineering Fair
Twenty-three students representing North Middle and South Middle presented their impressive research at the 2023 LISEF Thermo Fisher MASTERS Middle School Science Fair on March 7. In total, Great Neck students received 8 of the 21 awards presented at this year’s fair.
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High School Long Island Science and Engineering Fair
A total of 12 science research students from North and South high schools received awards at the 2023 Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF), including 2 projects from South High that will advance as Finalists to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
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Coca-Cola Scholarship Regional Finalists
Kevin Ou Yang and Rachel Woo are among 14 Regional Finalists from New York State in the prestigious Coca-Cola Scholars Program.
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Long Island Brain Bee Winner
South High sophomore Erin Wong is the winner of the fifth-annual Long Island Brain Bee and has earned a spot in the USA Brain Bee Championship.
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March 22-23: North Middle Presents Disney's "Newsies"
North Middle School will proudly present Disney’s theatrical musical production of "Newsies" on Wednesday, March 22, and Thursday, March 23, at 7 p.m. in the Daniel J. Tomaselli Auditorium, 77 Polo Road. If a performance is canceled due to inclement weather, a make-up performance is scheduled for Saturday, March 25, at 7 p.m.
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March 23-25: South Middle Presents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
South Middle School will present Rice and Webber’s operetta, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," on Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m., and on Saturday, March 25 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. All performances will take place in the school auditorium, 349 Lakeville Rd.
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March 30-April 1: North High Presents "The Bold, the Young, The Murdered"
The North High School Junior Players are proud to present this year's spring play, "The Bold, The Young, and the Murdered" by Don Zolidis. Performances will take place on March 30 and March 31 at 7:30 p.m., and April 1 at 8 p.m., in the school's Bernard Kaplan Auditorium, 35 Polo Rd.
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March 31-April 1: South High Opera, "Le Nozze di Figaro"
Continuing its long-standing tradition of performing outstanding full-scale opera with live music, South High School will present Mozart’s "Le Nozze di Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro) on Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1, both at 7:30 p.m., in the school’s Ruel E. Tucker Auditorium, 341 Lakeville Rd.
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Kennedy School Staff Adopt Families for the Holidays
JFK staff members “adopted” 28 families within the Kennedy School community and collected all the necessary items to help these families celebrate a happy and healthy holiday.
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Senior Science Research Symposium Returns to North High
An audience of more than 100 students, parents, and faculty gathered in the school library to watch culminating presentations delivered by eight seniors who have devoted months of work to their science research projects.
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Coat Distribution Provides Warmth this Winter Season
More than 100 community members attended a free coat and clothing distribution event hosted by the GNPS Clothing Pantry and the South Middle Community Closet on Dec. 13.
