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Summer School is Underway! |
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 11:43 |
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Summer School is Underway!
This year the VSCHSD Summer School will be held at South High School from July 12 to August 20, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and concluding at 1:08 p.m. Summer School will be available for all public and non-public Valley Stream RESIDENTS only.
Registration for Summer School is June 28 and 29 and must be coordinated by your child’s guidance counselor at his/her home school from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 – 3:00 p.m. on both days.
Last minute registration for all Valley Stream RESIDENT public and non-public school students is on Wednesday, June 30 in the Summer School Main Office at South High School from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
In addition to academic courses, 10 day regents review courses are available in 8 content areas:
English, Integrated Algebra, Geometry, Global History, US History, Living Environment, Chemistry and Earth Science. Enrichment courses in Art, Computer, Dance and Drama are also available.
For further details on our summer programs, please see The Summer School Booklet which be mailed to all public and non-public RESIDENT students the week of June 1, 2010. Effective June 30, 2010 the Summer Program Information phone number will be (516) 837-1001 |
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2010 13:24 |
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 16:12 |
Ryan’s Story
All seventh and eighth graders were mesmerized by the presentation of Ryan’s Story. John Halligan, Ryan’s father, explained the events leading to Ryan’s suicide and shared the message that bullying and cyber bullying are behaviors that can lead to extraordinarily sad outcomes. He appealed to anyone in the audience who has ever bullied others to apologize to their victim and stressed that the bystander needs to appeal to the bully to change his/her behavior. Nothing, Mr. Halligan stated, is as devastating as the death of a child.
Mr. Halligan also spoke with parents at a night meeting. His focus at this meeting was to provide suggestions to parents on how to monitor their child’s cyber behavior as well as being actively involved if there is any bullying that affects their child. He provided the information that you can find below.
Bullying is a horrible act. Cyber bullying is worse as it does not end when school ‘lets out’ - instead it continues twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. There is no down time from the aggression.
Depression, which can be a byproduct of bullying/cyber bullying, is often not recognized in children. John Halligan spoke about how he wished that he had recognized Ryan’s depression. There are often signs that accompany depression, so we are providing this information as well.
We hope both students and parents incorporate lessons learned from Ryan’s Story into their lives. We will follow up with more guidance informational events in the fall. Be on the lookout for dates and time. If you have any concerns, please reach out to your child’s counselor or the school social worker.
Jill Vogel – District Director of Guidance
Link to: Parenting Suggestions Regarding Technology Link to: Signs & Symptoms of Teen Depression
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