Friday, May 18, 2012
Red-hot South Side eliminates Trojans in Nassau A quaterfinals.
Garden City High School's varsity baseball team saw their season and their playoff run come to an end Thursday, when they suffered their second straight loss to Rockville Centre's red-hot South Side High School in the Nassau A quarterfinals. Garden City's Trojans had moved into the second round after a thrilling walk-off victory over Lynbrook, but they couldn't beat third-seeded South Side High School, which came into the quarterfinals on a streak of 11 straight victories including a first-round playoff win over Bethpage. On Wednesday, it was the Trojans cruising to an early 10-2 lead only to see it disappear when South Side delivered a 12-run inning to jump out in front and take a 1-0 series lead over GC. It wasn’t the type of …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Share your thoughts on the outcome of Tuesday's vote.
The Garden City 2012-13 school budget passed Tuesday as residents approved the proposed $104,215,528 spending plan. Garden City school district voters also re-elected Trustee Tom Pinou, this time to the At-Large seat on the Board of Education, and voted in newcomer Robert Martin, in the two uncontested school board races. Are you happy with the results of Tuesday's votes? Take the poll and tell us in the comments below.
Garden City schools chief makes statement on passage of 2012-2013 budget.
Garden City residents overwhemingly approved the 2012-2013 proposed budget for the school district, with more than 63 percent voting in favor of its passage. Garden City Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Feirsen released the following statement in response to Tuesday's vote: "The Board of Education thanks the community for its support of the 2012-13 school district budget. The budget will enable our school district to maintain the programs and the high performance for which it is well known. The Board and the administration thank the community for the careful consideration it gave to the budget and for its efforts to understand the complexities of the tax cap levy legislation and the cap’s impact on the budget design process. The budget…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Pinou, Martin elected to Board of Education.
Garden City residents approved the proposed 2012-2013 budget for the school district Tuesday. They also elected Trustee Tom Pinou to the At-Large seat on the school board, and Robert Martin to Pinou's current seat. (Both ran unopposed and garned 1,424 votes and 1,571 votes, respectively.) There were 1,820 votes in favor (63.6 percent) and 1,044 against the $104,215,528 proposed budget, which is $3,098,470 (3.06 percent) higher than the 2011-2012 budget. The budget raises the tax levy - the portion of revenue that taxpayers are responsible for - by 3.54 percent, which is actually under the tax cap created by New York State law and therefore, only required a majority of voters for it to pass. Receive updates to this story and other breaking …
Richie Smith's Garden City squad wins a tight 3-1 game with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning over Lynbrook.
Garden City bounced back from a tough 1-0 defeat to Wantagh on Saturday with a rousing walk-off victory over Lynbrook. The Trojans battled all game long but were stymied by Lynbrook pitcher Ian Reid until Andrew LoBasso launched a one-out rocket over the head of the Owls left fielder for a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. With their loss on Saturday, GC was facing elimination in their second playoff game. But with the win, they now enter the best of three quarterfinal round that begins on Wednesday. Pitching a stellar four-hitter for the Garden City Trojans was Kyle Ritchie. He was able to keep the Lynbrook batters off balance with a good fastball, a hard breaking curve and excellent location. Ritchie finished the game …
Everything you need to know to cast your vote on May 15.
After months of discussion - from workshops to public hearings to board meetings - Garden City residents will finally vote Tuesday on the proposed 2012-2013 school budget, as well as two board seats. Here's everything you need to know to make an informed decision and cast your ballot on May 15. What's on the ballot? Where and when can I vote? How are people voting? Be one of the first to know how the vote pans out! Get the results of the Garden City school budget election delivered right to your inbox or smartphone by signing up for our breaking news alerts and daily newsletter. Sign-up here. Plus, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. For all budget-related stories visit the School Budget 2012 topic page.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Garden City PTA Pres. Gail Madigan urges residents to vote on Tuesday and get more involved going forward.
Dear Parents and Members of the Community, As the Board of Education puts down its pencils on the 2012-2013 School Budget, we are marking the end of the first year under the constraints of tax cap legislation. This year also marked other firsts like the introduction of budget focus groups and a more open dialogue with the community. At this time, I feel the need to express to our members and our community the role of the PTA during this process. The Garden City PTA is an important advocacy group in our community and represents over 3,000 members. The beliefs of the PTA are that every child deserves to have his/her basic needs met, and an education designed to meet those needs; public education should be the appropriate forum to prepare …
One Garden City resident explains why he is supporting the 2012-13 proposed budget.
Here are my "Top 5" reasons why I am voting in favor of Garden City's school budget for the 2012-13 academic year: Respectfully, Leo Stimmler, Garden City Resident Get the results of the Garden City school budget vote delivered right to your inbox or smartphone by signing up for our breaking news alerts sign-up here.
One Garden City explains why he is not supporting the 2012-13 budget on Tuesday.
To the Editor, The Educrats control the process. Our BOE, the Administration, the Unions and PTA cheerleaders run the show. They certainly have not earned the trust of the taxpayers. In all the years I have been observing, have there been any permanent wage freezes or reductions as experienced in the private sector? NEVER. Have the benefit packages been restructured to bring them in line with the private sector? NEVER. Has the BOE gotten any serious concessions from the Unions? NEVER. Have there been any serious sacrifices made by the Public Sector members? NEVER. Have the taxpayers had to deal with a continually increasing school tax burden? ALWAYS! Do the Scholar, Athlete and Special Needs Parents fight each other for …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Fourteen Garden City High School students recognized for making positive impacts.
On April 25, Garden City High School celebrated its spring “Breakfast for Champions,” a twice-yearly event honoring students selected by their teachers as having made the high school a better place for all. Each department was represented, with heartfelt testimonials from the nominating teachers, and with certificate awards presented by high school Principal Nanine Cuttitta. “This is one of my favorite events, and you’ll see why in just a few minutes,” Ms. Cuttitta explained to the audience of proud parents. Fourteen students were honored with 2012 awards as true “Champions” in front of district administrators, teachers, staff, and family. The District would like to congratulate all of the high school’s spring 2012 “Champions,” and thank …
Arnie
9:19 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
I just cannot understand why our percent increase was the third highest in the county. If our schools are so good to begin with, what needs so much more improving? more ›