The Great Dougini Visits Dever
Fourth grade students at Dever learned that hard work pays off in more ways than one. As a way of rewarding the students for their outstanding work and commitment to success all year, the students had...
View ArticleSpotlight on Health and Wellness
The annual Wellness Night at James A. Dever School was combined with the PTA's Health Fair to create an exciting and informative evening for both students and their parents. The Dever PTA sponsored...
View ArticleArt with a Message
The members of the Willow Road School Character Connection club combined their creative talents with the positive character traits they promote through their club when they presented school librarian...
View ArticleStudents Selected to Attend Hofstra Saturday Academy
Three outstanding district math students were invited to participate in Hofstra University’s MathApps Saturday Academy for talented students in grades 6-9. Anna Westfall and Alex Zhuo both sixth-grade...
View ArticleStudents Have a Field Day at Field Day
Students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grade at Wheeler Avenue School ran, jumped and played their way through a fun, spirit-building afternoon at Fireman’s Field during the annual school field day on...
View ArticleErik’s Reptile Edventures Visits Howell
For second-grade students at Howell Road School their classroom lessons based on the Common Core Learning Standards modules on insects, plants and animal science came to life when Erik’s Reptile...
View ArticleEveryone Loves a Picnic
Kindergarten students at Willow Road School celebrated the end of the school year with their family members at the school’s kindergarten picnic. The day was filled with exciting and challenging...
View ArticleNational PTA Reflections Winner
Congratulations to Rainer DeLalio, a fifth-grade student at Wheeler Avenue School, whose music composition entry The Dream Song: Believe, Dream, Inspire was chosen as a 2014 National PTA Award of Merit...
View ArticleNow We Know Our ABCs
At James A. Dever School, Alphabet Land is a long-standing kindergarten production since Mrs. Roblin introduced it 20 years ago. This year, it was performed again this spring to a full house of...
View ArticleShakespeare Comes to Life
During a special performance, the James A. Dever School Room 210 Players brought the words of William Shakespeare to life. Students in Ms. Phillips’ sixth-grade class impressed and entertained their...
View ArticleWillow Road Grads Celebrate a Milestone
Congratulations to Willow Road Elementary School’s graduating Class of 2014. District administrators and Board of Education members, along with Willow Road staff and family members, filled the...
View ArticleWheeler Avenue Sixth Graders Celebrate Success
Parents, faculty and central administrators gathered together for Wheeler Avenue Elementary School’s moving up ceremony held at Valley Stream Central High School’s Bert Keller auditorium. Members of...
View ArticleDever Class of 2014 Marks Moving Up
Sixth-graders at James A. Dever Elementary School celebrated their moving up from elementary to secondary school at the Elmont Public Library. The graduating students marched into the auditorium to...
View ArticleHowell Road Students Celebrate Moving Up
Students of Howell Road Elementary School were aglow with excitement during the school’s closing exercises, held in the Elmont Memorial Library auditorium. The ceremony signaled the advancement of the...
View Article2014-2015 Board of Education
On Monday, July 7 during the Board of Education’s annual reorganization meeting Joseph DiSibio was elected to serve as President and Antoinette "Toni" Pomerantz was elected to serve as Vice President...
View ArticleDistrict Welcomes New Teachers
Prior to the start of the 2014-2015 school year, the district held its annual new teacher orientation, during which administrators and staff welcomed 10 new teachers. Held at the James A. Dever...
View ArticleEducational Foundation Donates Needed School Supplies
At the start of the school year, the district’s Educational Foundation, Inc. donated $100 in school supplies to be distributed to needy families in the district. Since 1996, the Foundation has donated...
View ArticleNassau County Police Department - Tips to Keep Safe
Dear School Superintendent, School is back in session, and as such, the youth of our County tend to increase their unsupervised travel (walking to and from school, between the bus stop and home,...
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