JHS Chinese language students recognized in essay contest Bowling team rolls to lead in Nassau County

Students Jeevan Bindra (gold), JunHao Chen (gold), Binghui-Eric Du (gold), Alexia Goldenberg (gold), William Huang (gold), Guruprasad Mukund (gold), Zara Qizilbash (gold), Leon He (silver), and Tiffany Huang (honorable mention) are congratulated by their teacher April Song, Dr. Lion Chan, and Principal David Cohen.

Jericho High School students in April Song’s Chinese class entered the 19th annual CLASS national essay contest (Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools). This year’s essay prompt was “The current state of global affairs has left many people anxious and uncertain about the future. Pick one specific area of change and analyze how it will affect your future.”

The following students received recognition: Jeevan Bindra (gold), JunHao Chen (gold), Binghui-Eric Du (gold),

Alexia Goldenberg (gold), William Huang (gold), Guruprasad Mukund (gold), Zara Qizilbash (gold), Leon He (silver), and Tiffany Huang (honorable mention).

A reception was held for the award recipients. They each spoke about what they wrote about, including war and poverty, and Dr. Lion Chan, Jericho’s curriculum associate for world languages, congratulated the students on their accomplishment and praised their teacher, April Song, for her efforts.

The Division Avenue High School boys bowling team will represent Nassau County at the state championship on March 10 in Syracuse. Photos courtesy of Levittown Public Schools

The boys bowling team at Division Avenue High School in the Levittown Public School District finished the local season at the top spot after capturing the Nassau Division I championship on Feb. 4.

It was a momentous occasion as the team made a comeback and pulled ahead to take the lead at the championship in Garden City. The Blue Dragons totaled

5,736 points over six games. The season’s award winners include Brian Blason for All-County, Ryan Klass for All-County, Mitchell Tear for All-League and Joe Pesco for All-Conference.

The team will represent Nassau Section VIII in the New York State Division I championship on March 10 in Syracuse.