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| IMPORTANT DATES | IN THE NEWS DECEMBER 2020 | ||
Upcoming Meetings and Events |
SAD SHARING
POSTED 11/28/20 Helen Kelley passed away on November 19th. She was the Attendance Clerk at Laurel Park and Village School. Helen retired in 1989 from Laurel Park School. Condolences may be sent to: Patricia Porcelli and Family 18 Fourth Avenue Farmingdale NY 11735 OPERATION PROJECT HOPE
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED POSTED 12/18/20 By: Letty Sustrin  Click on the file above to read this beautiful article written by Letty Sustrin capturing the essence of Project Hope. |
PROJECT HOPE UPDATE POSTED 12/13/20 The following is a note from Barbara Mascaro - First Vice President ROBS: Hi All, |
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| MEMBERSHIP | SAD SHARING
POSTED 12/19/20  Henry Merenguelli passed away on December 8, 2020 at the age of 72. He retired from Brentwood Schools Security in June 2007. There will be a Memorial Service on Sunday December 20th from 12pm-3pm. Overton Funersl Home 172 Main Street Islip, NY (Across from Islip H.S.) |
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 View the In Memoriam page with the list of our Brentwood colleagues who have passed away. This list will be updated on a yearly basis. * * * * * If you would like us to place an announcement on the website of the passing of one of our colleagues please contact us here. |
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| NYSUT NEWS | WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW | ||
NYSUT Website www.nysut.org MEMEBER ACTION CENTER Support VOTE-COPE with your voluntary contribution. Download the VOTE-COPE Contribution Card here. |
Check out the Famous People and Events on that special day in December, and see what else happened! Historical People and Events for December |
December 2020 Holidays, Bizarre, Unique, Special Days Bizarre and Unique Holidays in December |
All About December December in History |
| ROBS HISTORY PROJECT - John M. Sherin | |||
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Why did we do it? What was our purpose in taking on such an open ended “History Project”; for which we evolved a script of questions and got answers from over 150 subjects for two decades? We couldn’t answer the question in 1994 when people would ask “What are you going to do with the interviews?” All we could say was that for educational purposes we had to document our record now or lose the chance to preserve so many poignant accounts, funny stories and touching tales told by exemplary educators. We knew these dedicated public servants might shortly, for reasons yet unknown, be leaving Brentwood for good. So, we decided to let time sort out the details. We began scheduling appointments. We asked questions and listened saving for generations the essence of what it meant to have been an educator or employed, in this large public school system during the second half of the 20th century. Brentwood remains an exemplar to all others; a diverse microcosm of America reflecting 124 districts on Long Island while simultaneously resembling thousands across the U.S. We’ve accomplished something here to be proud of. Whether we were interviewed or not, ours is a claim of service that few professionals in the State of New York or elsewhere have positioned themselves to share in the way we have. INITIALLY the practice of sitting with a subject for an hour and giving them a hundred percent focused attention seemed somewhat daunting to a number of friends and colleagues. So much so in fact that many declined our repeated invitations to speak with us as they left careers or retired from full employment. Despite all assurances that we were not about investigative journalism or invading privacy, they deferred. Now, twenty years after we began, some are saying they may be ready. “Better late than never” we say. However, to all among you who were willing to share not only your classroom experiences and personal stories, but precious memories from your lives along with your fondest hopes for the future, we say “Thanks”. Thanks for allowing us to continue the process by paying it forward as we share these interviews with the Brentwood community and countless professionals and researchers near and far. Through an acceptance of ROBS offer of collaboration with Archivist Dr. Geri Solomon and The Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University our History Project lives on in academia as well as in the collection of the Brentwood Public Library, thanks to Director, Thomas A. Tarantowicz. You can enjoy unlimited visits to www.robsny.org where you can watch and listen to segments from featured Interviews in the ROBS History Project Section on our Announcements Page each month. Return here to listen and learn again and again. |
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED HISTORY PROJECT INTERVIEW: Mike Campanile Math Teacher June 19, 2001  Click on the image above to read Mike Campanile's Biography
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Teaching Cooperation/ Collaboration Emotional Intelligence (EQ) www.cooperationsquares.com Rick Mundy
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