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 TZHS's
Graduation Day Surrounded By
Atmospheric Uncertainty....
...and in one final grand
gesture to TZHS's Class of 2010,
the skies smiled down on the TZ
field, and Graduation 2010 got
underway. Under near perfect
conditions, and surrounded by
reports of tornado watches,
hail, road closures,
declarations of emergency, and
severe weather chaos in nearby
areas, the field of Tappan Zee
HS was awash in red and white as
269 seniors made their way down
to the field on their final walk
as the Class of 2010. They
listened to the speeches,
responded appropriately to all
the kind words, and wishes for
the future, and, finally, one by
one, they walked across the
stage to receive their diploma
and to begin a very new chapter
in each of their lives.
Best Wishes to the Class of
2010!
 EASO
Retirement Dinner
The place to be on June 16th was the
Rockleigh Country Club. SOCSD staff
and their guests honored the
accomplishments of this year’s
retirees, Mary Ceccolini, Betty
White, Sue Foster, Evelyn Murphy and
Cheryl Tortora at the annual EASO
retirement dinner. The retirees were
praised highly for their dedication
and hard work. After a few tears
were shed, South Orangetown staff
celebrated their co-workers
successes with good food and good
times. Congratulations to all of the
retirees. May you have a long and
wonderful retirement.
One Man's Trash is Another Man's
Treasure
Back in
March, students in Mr. Onativia and
Mrs. Wagner’s classes
videoconferenced with Andy Fowler, a
parent at Cottage Lane, who was on
assignment in Haiti. As an engineer
for NBC, he was covering the
earthquake disaster. The ability to
communicate directly with the media
gave students firsthand knowledge of
the devastation.
“When Mr. Fowler told us that 90%
of the schools were destroyed, it
made me want to do more,” stated
Mathew Russell.
Since then Mrs. McBride has been in
contact with Mission of Hope, a
school in Haiti. Students decided to
collect unwanted school supplies
before school was let out. From
gently used notebooks to unwanted
markers, the donations came pouring
in. The staff at Cottage Lane
generously donated the cost of
shipping. The ability to help those
less fortunate was a great way to
end the school year.
 TZHS
Freshman honored by NAMI
TZ Freshman Ben Yassky was honored
by the Rockland chapter of the
National Alliance on Mental Illness
at their annual awards dinner on
June 16 at The View restaurant in
Piermont.
In the NAMI Journal, Ben wrote:
"For the past two years, I have been
a mentor and big brother to a boy
whose mother struggled with mental
illness and was unable to care for
him. Last month, my young friend’s
mother died tragically and I
supported him through the trauma and
grief of the funeral and days that
followed. We have both grown since
our meeting and I have matured and
acquired a new sense of
responsibility to him".
Local public officials attending the
ceremony were Rockland County
Legislator John Murphy, Rockland
Commissioner of Mental Health Mary
Ann Walsh-Tozer and the Rockland
District Attorney Thomas Zugibe.
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