Levittown grads received Honorary Life Awards Hicksville’s pre-K lottery deadline: Feb. 10

Hicksville Public School District is offering a full-day Pre-Kindergarten Program for the 2023–2024 school year. Children must be four years of age prior to Dec. 1, 2023, to be eligible to participate. Selection for this program is lottery based and requires the completion of an application. Applications for the lottery will become available on Jan. 3, 2023, and must be received by 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10.

Classes for the full-day pre-K program will be held from Monday through Friday and will follow the school district’s calendar. There is no cost to participate in this program. Families are responsible for providing transportation for their child. The curriculum follows New York State pre-kindergarten standards and is taught by New York State certified teachers.

Students will be selected for the program by a random lottery to be observed by the district’s auditing firm. Requests to enter the lottery past the deadline are unable to be accommodated. Please check the Hicksville Public School website, www.hicksvillepublicschools.org, for the lottery date. Seats are limited, and placement is not guaranteed. Students must be a Hicksville Public School District resident to participate. For the 2023–2024 Pre-K Program, students’ birth dates must be between Dec. 2, 2018, and Dec. 1, 2019.

If you would like to enter your child in the pre-kindergarten lottery, please complete the online application no later than Feb. 10, 2023, by 3 p.m. To access the form please visit: https://www.hicksvillepublicschools. org/programs/pre-_kindergarten.

If you have additional questions, you may contact the Pre-Kindergarten Department at 516-733-2371 or email preschool@hicksvillepublicschools. org.

Two graduates of the Levittown Public School District recently gave back to the community by constructing a pond in the courtyard of Northside Elementary School. For their efforts, they were awarded the school’s Honorary Life Award.

The pond, which was completed last school year by Rob Fuentes and Kevin Fuentes, further beautified the Northside courtyard near the established greenhouse. It serves as a home for the school’s two pet ducks, Tater and Tot, who now enjoy the upgraded living space. The pond features a waterfall over rocks, and more greenery will start to grow once the warmer weather hits. The courtyard is a beneficial space where students can learn about the importance of caring for animals and plants.

Rob and Kevin, owners of Tranquility Scapes, are graduates of the district and wanted to give back through their locally-owned business. The construction of the pond came at no cost to the district.