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Bethpage School District and
The Biggest Loser" Runner- Up
Tara Costa Partner their Health and
Fitness Efforts
5K Run and Fitness Fair Kicks Off Homecoming
Activities on Saturday, October 3rd
The Bethpage School District, in collaboration with Bethpage High
School alumna and NBC's " The Biggest Loser" television program runner-up
Tara Costa, will present a " Bethpage Day 5K and Tara Costa Fitness
Fair" on Saturday, October 3rd, the day of the District's Homecoming game
and parade.
Costa, who lost 155 pounds by " The Biggest Loser" season 7 fmale,
will be meeting and greeting attendees at the run and fair, encouraging
healthy lifestyles in the community. Fun and fitness will go hand- in- hand at
this event, which will also feature activities such as rock climbing, yoga,
karate, and more. In addition, over 50 vendors will be on- site to discuss
health, wellness, and nutrition; give away massages; conduct blood pressure
tests; and demonstrate exercises.
The race will start off at 9: 30 a. m. at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice
Skating Rink at Bethpage Community Park on Stewart Avenue across from
the High School, and will end on the school's field. Participants can register
at the event for $ 20, or in advance for $ 18 by visiting
www. bethpagedav5k. com. All proceeds will support the Bethpage
Educational Foundation.
The fair is free and will run from 10: 00 a. m.- 3: 00 p. m., immediately
followed by the Bethpage High School Homecoming football game vs.
Lynbrook. The parade begins at at noon in the Bethpage LIRR parking lot
and continues down Stewart Avenue before ending at Bethpage High
School ( 10 Cherry Avenue).
Victoria Ciampo Named National
Merit Semi- Finalist
Victoria Ciampo, a senior at Sacred Heart Academy and Bethpage
resident, has added to her long list of academic accomplishments by
being named a semijinalist in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship
Program. From a pool of over 1.5 million high school seniors who took the
PS AT in the fall of their junior year, Victoria is one of only approximately
16,000 students nationwide who qualified for semifmalist status. If Victoria
advances to Finalist standing, she will be considered for a National Merit
Scholarship this spring. Pictured from left to right are Sister Joanne
Forker CSJ, Principal of Sacred Heart Academy, Victoria Ciampo,
and Sister Jeanne Ross CSJ, President.
Bethpage High School to Become
Co- Producer of Television and Online
Services Through MSG Varsity
Cablevision Launches the Ultimate Destination for
" Everything High School"
New Initiative Gives Students Valuable Real Life Skills
Bethpage High School will be among the first schools on Long Island to
partner with MSG Varsity, a first- of- its- kind Cablevision initiative scheduled to
launch later this month. Dedicated to high school sports and activities, MSG
Varsity will include a multi- platform suite of services made up of a 24/ 7- televi-sion
network, a comprehensive online destination, and a groundbreaking inter-active
service — all spotlighting extracurricular activities and events at local
high schools.
In addition to its professional productions, MSG Varsity is encouraging
Nassau County high schools to join this initiative and become co- producers of
MSG Varsity's content. Through its partnership with MSG Varsity, students
and faculty at Bethpage High School will be provided with access to curricu-lum
and training in multimedia creation and distribution, allowing them to
become active participants in telling their school's stories. The school- generat-ed
content will then be included on MSG Varsity's television and online plat-forms.
MSG Varsity's multi- platform initiative is comprised of three media serv-ices:
MSG Varsity: A 24/ 7 television network that delivers more than 400 live-to-
tape games and events each year, from football to volleyball to lacrosse.
During primetime, games from Long Island will be featured.
MSGVarsity. com: A comprehensive online destination with access to four
regional Web sites. MSGVaristy. com will also give users access to dedicated
Web sites for participating schools, created in partnership with each school and
including content specifically for that school.
MSG Varsity Interactive: A groundbreaking interactive service that combines
the interactivity of the Internet and the power of television. MSG Varsity
Interactive will take MSG Varsity's professionally produced and school- gener-ated
content from the Internet and make it available for viewing on television.
All th' ee services launched September 24. MSG Varsity will be available
on Chan; 14 and MSG Varsity Interactive will be available n Channel 614,
both on i ablevision's iO TV. Some of the programming will include " High
School Sports Showcase," with full coverage of more than 400 live- to- iape
games and events each year; daily studio shows, such as " High School
SportsDesk," an all- encompassing sports highlight show; specials such as ...
Marching Bands," which will capture the inspiring halftime performancef, of
the region's top high school bands; and " The Challenge," a highly acclaimed
academic quiz show for top high school students in the tri- state area.