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Volume 48 Number 3 329'Braadway.. Beth^ge;hJYl'l714 ^ lam 22-2S, 2010 ' (516)681-0440 ext. 21 FAX (516)681-9354 Email: Nu22u@apl.com 50 Cents
BHS Teacher Mr. Leon LaSpina
Receives National Math Award
(L-R) Bethpage High School Principal Mr. Michael Spence, Director of
Mathematics Angel Kozlowski, Board of Education President Mr Thomas
Frost, and Superintendent of Schools Mr. Terrence Clark congratulate teacher
Mr Leon LaSpina.
Bethpage High School
Mathematics teacher Mr. Leon
LaSpina has been named a winner of
the 2009 Edyth May Sliffe Award for
Distinguished High School
Mathematics Teaching, an annual
recognition bestowed by the
Mathematical Association of America
(MAA). Mr. LaSpina is the only indi-vidual
from New York to receive this
honor, which was presented to 22
educators throughout the United
States and Canada.
Selection for the award, which
was developed in memory of former
math instructor Edyth May Sliffe
through a generous bequest, was
based upon AMC 12 test results.
Students from the sixty highest scor-ing
teams had the opportunity to nom-inate
their teacher, and Bethpage High
School's 2009 team members Gautam
Dagur, Hyun Jeong, and Kevin Sackel
are to thank for Mr. LaSpina's distinc-tion.
Mr. LaSpina received a monetary
award as well as a commemorative
certificate and pin, a complimentary
one-year Institutional membership in
the MAA for Bethpage High School,
20 subscriptions to Math Horizons
for distribution to students, and a
year's membership in the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(NCTM).
Mr. LaSpina has taught at
Bethpage High School for the last 14
years, while coaching the Mathletes
and Computer Programming Teams
and leading them to many victories.
He also writes problems for the
Nassau County Math Tournament and
the Nassau County Junior Math
League. Last year, Mr. LaSpina and
his student, Kevin Sackel co-authored
the article, "New Formula for
Counting Lattice Points," which was
published in the NCTM's
Mathematics Teachers Journal.
Congratulations to Mr. LaSpina
Kramer Lane Students "Up-Cycle 59
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Kramer Lane students sorted various food packages to help TerraCycle cre-ate
recycled products.
Kramer Lane Elementary School fourth graders have been working
together to make a difference in the environment. Classes have joined in vari-ous
service projects as part of their participation in the "Schools Go Green"
project with News 12 Long Island. One of these initiatives is an "up-cycling"
project with TerraCycle, the makers of eco-friendly products sold at major
retail stores.
The students collect and sort food packages such as chip bags~and snack
wrappers, then box and send them to TerraCycle for recycling. TerraCycle
uses the materials to create "green" school supplies, gardening products,
household cleaners, and more. Additionally, TerraCycle donates money to the
Kramer Lane PTA or any charity of choice for every wrapper or bag the
school collects. Photos: Karina Stabile, Syntax
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| Title | Bethpage-Tribune_2010-01-22 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge and Seaford. |
| Creator | Florence Cullem |
| Publisher | Florence Cullem |
| Contributors | Scanned and Prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. |
| Date | 2010 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Bethpage Public Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | The Newspaper is in the public Domain and Digital Rights Held by Bethpage Public Library. |
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