At its Jan. 19 meeting, the Elmont Board of Education voted to place before the district's residents a bond referendum in the amount of $12 million, 60 percent of which will be funded through state aid. The bond vote, scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 18, addresses the need for additional classroom space to serve a student population that has grown by more than 1,200 students over the past 12 years. FULL STORY

Three hundred special students throughout the world received letters last week imparting spectacular news: each had been selected as a semifinalist in the coveted Intel Science Talent Search, formerly and perhaps better known as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. For the first time in many years, a senior from H. Frank Carey High School, Dean Thorsen, has been selected to compete among some of the most brilliant young minds in this competition. World-renowned researchers and educators are in the process of judging the comprehensive projects and will select 40 finalists. FULL STORY

The Varsity boys' winter track team competed at the Section VIII relays at Farmingdale. Francesco Savinon placed second in the mile with a school record time of 4:34.3. Frank La Rosa and Anthony Petrie placed second in the shotput relay. Philip LaMour and Tim Dand placed second in the high jump relay. The 4 x 800 relay team placed second with a time of 9:02. The team won a total of 14 medals overall. FULL STORY

Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc., a private, not-for-profit agency which assists working parents in obtaining child care, will be sponsoring its Sixth Annual WalkABit on Sunday, April 18, at 1:30 p.m. in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. FULL STORY