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Reopening Plan Update for Secondary Schools
The Great Neck Public Schools has announced plans to return more secondary students to the classroom for daily, in-person instruction in May 2021. Click on the announcement title to review an addendum to the District's Reopening Plan that outlines measures to support the safe return of middle and high school students to daily classroom instruction.
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2021-22 Budget Bulletin Available Online
The 2021-22 Budget Bulletin is now available online. Please review this document for information about the proposed school budget. Print copies were mailed to residents at the end of April.
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Board of Ed South Middle Student Recognition, Official Budget Hearing & Public Action Meeting, Apr. 28
The Board of Education will hold a South Middle School Student Recognition followed immediately by the Annual Budget Hearing and public action meeting on Wednesday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom Webinar. Click on the announcement title for more details.
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Board of Education Public Action Meeting, Apr. 20
The Board of Education will hold a public action meeting on Apr. 20 at 7:30 p.m. to consider the BOCES budget and election of BOCES board members. Click on the announcement title for more details.
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Board of Education North High Student Recognition, Official Budget Hearing, Budget Adoption & Public Action Meeting, Apr. 13
The Board of Education will hold a North High School Student Recognition followed immediately by the official budget hearing, adoption of the proposed budget, and public action meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. Click on the announcement title for more details.
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Board of Education North Middle Student Recognition, 2nd Informal Budget Hearing, & Public Action Meeting, Apr. 7
The Board of Education will hold a North Middle School Student Recognition followed immediately by the second informal budget hearing and a public action meeting on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. Click on the announcement title for more details.
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Budget Vote Date Changed to May 11, 2021
The State Education Department has approved an appeal from the District to change the date of this year’s GNPS School District Election and Budget Vote from May 18 to May 11, 2021. Click on the announcement title to read the message from Superintendent Dr. Prendergast.
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Remembering Donald L. Ashkenase, Board of Education Vice President
The Great Neck Public Schools community mourns the loss of our friend and Board of Education Vice President, Donald L. Ashkenase. Mr. Ashkenase passed away suddenly on March 8, 2021, leaving behind a legacy of almost four decades of dedicated service to our students, our staff, and the entire school community.
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Board of Education South High Student Recognition, 1st Informal Budget Hearing, & Public Action Meeting, Mar. 16
The Board of Education will hold a South High School Student Recognition followed immediately by the first informal budget hearing and a public action meeting on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. Click on the announcement title for more details.
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Application Deadline for 2021-22 Non-Public School Transportation is April 1
The deadline to apply for non-public school transportation for the 2021-22 school year is April 1, as determined by state law. Click on the announcement title for details about the new, easy-to-use online registration application.
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2021-22 School Budget Vote Information / Información sobre la votación del presupuesto escolar 2021-22
Click on the announcement title to learn more about the preliminary budget, hearing dates, voter registration, polling locations, and more. / Haga clic en el título del anuncio para obtener más información sobre el presupuesto preliminar, las fechas de las audiencias, el registro de votantes, los lugares de votación y más.
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GNPS/TV Current Programs
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.Programs currently airing are: South High Tri-M Valentine’s Day Lobby Concert, North High Drama Production, and South Middle Cultural Heritage Celebration.
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 2021 Catalog
The Great Neck Community Ed Spring 2021 catalog is available online, featuring a variety of in-person and online courses. Registration for upcoming classes is currently underway. Visit the Community Ed web page for more details about course offerings and registration.
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South High Teams Wins Fed Challenge
A team of students from South High has won the Fed Challenge, an academic paper competition sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The team’s award-winning paper will be published in the 2021 Journal of Future Economists.
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Students Excel on National French Exam
A total of 48 high school students from North and South high schools have been recognized for their outstanding scores on the National French Exam (Le Grand Concours), Nassau County Level. This annual competition is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French.
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North High Recognized by New York State for Outstanding Mental Health Services
The North High Counseling Team is a recipient of the Systems of Care Community award in the 2021 What’s Great In Our State program, sponsored by the NYS Office of Mental Health.
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North High and South High Featured in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best High Schools"
On the national list of Best High Schools, South High ranked #188 and North High ranked #444. Both schools are also among the top 250 schools in the nation for STEM education.
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South High Team Wins State Science Olympiad Tournament; Qualifies for Nationals
The South High Science Olympiad team won their first state championship title and will advance to the National Science Olympiad Tournament on May 22.
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North High Tri-M Chapter Welcomes New Members
Building administrators, music faculty, students, and parents gathered via Zoom to honor inductees for both spring 2020 and 2021, and install new officers for the 2021–22 school year.
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New Parkville Principal Announced
Michelle Bell has been appointed as the principal of Parkville School following the retirement of Kathleen Murray. Ms. Murray previously announced her retirement effective this summer.
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North High Celebrates World Autism Month
This year, faculty in the North High ACE and Transition programs designed and sold a special autism awareness t-shirt to benefit the Evan Grabelsky Memorial Fund, which supports scholarship opportunities for students with disabilities.
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South Middle Community Closet Celebrates Grand Opening
The Community Closet is the newest addition to the district’s services that provide clothing, jackets, and shoes for students in need throughout the school community without interruption to their academic, social, and emotional learning.
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Celebrating Spring & Kindness at JFK
JFK celebrated Thoughtful Thursday for the month of March with the theme, “With Kindness, We Bloom.” Students wrote acts of kindness and thank you notes on flower petals that filled a bulletin board with colorful reminders of the importance of kindness.
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North Middle Presents "You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
The North Middle School Theatre Company is proud to present a virtual performance of the musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The production will be available for on-demand streaming from May 17–23.
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Free Shopping Event at GNPS Community Closet
There will be a FREE Shopping Event at the GNPS Community Closet on Thursday, May 20 from 4-6PM at South Middle. Clothes will be available for children and adults. Please call or email Yeddi Park, with any questions: 516-441-4637 or ypark@greatneck.k12.ny.us.
