Students Awarded Book Awards, Art of Letter Writing, Penny Social

1. Local Students Awarded Book Awards

The following local high school students were awarded the 2012 Saint Michael's College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience:

• John Davin of Yorktown Heights, a student at John F. Kennedy Catholic High School
• Stephen Dimaria of Yorktown Heights, a student at Yorktown High School
• Deanna Drenga of Yorktown Heights, a student at Yorktown High School
• Jash Patel of Yorktown Heights, a student at Lakeland High School

The award recognizes students who demonstrate a commitment to leadership in volunteer service and academic achievement.

2. Penny Social at the Library

The Girl Scouts in Troop 1358, comprised of 13 6th-grade students at , are partnering with the Friends of the .

The girls are doing a bake sale that will be part of the Penny Social and the Summer Reading Club promotion scheduled for Saturday, June 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library on E. Main Street in Shrub Oak.

Read more about it .

3. Is Letter Writing Dying?

With the disappearance of personal letter writing in this age of mass and instantaneous communication, what effect will this have on future mementos of the past? Patch blogger Mel Parish addresses that topic in her blog 

4. BOCES Holds Dignity Act Workshop

School superintendents, psychologists, guidance counselors, teachers and social workers from a dozen local school districts participated in all-day workshopsn the subject of how to protect students from discrimination and harassment. Read more about it .

5. Lakeland Board of Education

The Lakeland board of education will hold its regular business meeting on tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Lakeland Administration Building. The meeting is open to the public and there two opportunities for public comment. Click here for the agenda. 

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