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| IMPORTANT DATES | IN THE NEWS JUNE 2021 | ||
Upcoming Meetings and Events |
ROBS SCHOLARSHIPS
POSTED 6/2/21 Thanks to the generosity of our members, once again ROBS will be awarding scholarships to five Brentwood High School graduating seniors studying towards a career in education. Fern Sasso has been hard at work and the choices have been made for the ROBS scholarship recipients. The scholarships are the following: In Honor of Jack Zuckerman - $1000 In Honor of Dorothy Zuckerman - $1000 In Honor of Lilian Kelly - $750 In Honor of Sheila Sustrin - $500 In Memory of Our Departed Colleagues - $1000 During these uncertain times we are sure that the recipients of these scholarships will benefit greatly by the generosity of the members of ROBS! CALL FOR ARTISTS AND COLLECTORS artwork@brentwoodnylibrary.org View flier for further information.
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ROBS 2021 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS POSTED 6/10/21 Below are the names of this years recipients of the 2021 ROBS Scholarship Awards:
In Honor of Jack Zuckerman $1,000 Recipient: Ellen Argueta (Sonderling) Deep appreciation was expressed by Paula Santorelli, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, to ROBS for their continued generosity and commitment to our Brentwood students. Although the recipients of this years scholarships were unable to be honored at a traditional annual Scholarship Award Ceremony, Ms. Santorelli states, “they will know they are not forgotten and their efforts for the past 12 years have not gone unnoticed. The scholarship committee and all of BHS can’t thank you enough”. |
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| MEMBERSHIP | CAN YOU HELP? WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
POSTED 6/10/21 Hi, My name is Chris Amato, a teacher at the Ross HS. Every year we have a breakfast for the graduates where they can bring a teacher that meant a lot to them in getting them to that goal. This year, in lieu of that, the students have sent letters out to the teachers they would have chosen. To that end would you please help me find the following retirees so I can pass on these heartwarming reminders of all they have done for their students. Mrs Ross (Twin Pines) Mr Larkin (EMS – Special Ed) Mr Latella (WMS – guid) Ms Jo DiGiacomo (North Elem) Thank you so much! Chris Amato 516.384.3954 Ross HS room 2208 631.434.2201 |
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| IN MEMORIAM | |||
 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 2021 NYSUT Retirees "Health & Wellness Webinar Series" nysut.org/retireewebinars 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 June, and see what else happened! Historical People and Events for June |
June 2021 Holidays, Bizarre, Unique, Special Days Bizarre and Unique Holidays in June |
All About June June 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: Lilian Kelly Science Teacher February 26, 1999  Click on the image above to read Lilian Kelly's Biography
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View May 8, 2015 History Project Celebration Photo Album View History Project Slide Show on YouTube
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| RC21 EVENTS | |||
RC 21 Website: http://rc21.ny.aft.org Zoom/Virtual Meeting |
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| MEMBER WEBSITES | |||
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Complete Team Building Kits
Teaching Cooperation/ Collaboration Emotional Intelligence (EQ) www.cooperationsquares.com Rick Mundy
Watercolor Prints of L.I., Adirondacks, NYC...
www.RickMundyWatercolors.com Gloria Hannemann Hardwood Flooring and Home Improvement www.Servi-all.com Elmon Kazandjian NYC Art Gallery www.woodwardgallery.net Ronda Brooks
Children's Social Skills Groups www.KidHelp.org |
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