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Vickie Moller is a professional freelance writer and a regular contributor to LongIsland.com. Her focus is on Long Island’s schools and creating informative directories based on themes and events around the Island. She also contributes stories from personal interviews with Long Island professionals and newsmakers. With a tremendous respect for the power of the written word, Vickie works hard to serve her readers with accurate, timely and comprehensive news and information.
Vickie can be reached at VickieM@longisland.com
By Vickie Moller May 25, 2012
Southampton High School student Will Banks and West Hollow Middle School student Sarah Haiken are among ten teens that have been selected nationwide to be a part of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)'s first-ever National ...
By Vickie Moller May 23, 2012
Last Tuesday, Joshua Lafazan, the senior class president at Syosset High School, became the first high school student ever elected to the Syosset Board of Education and the youngest elected official in New York.
By Vickie Moller May 23, 2012
Memorial Day is Monday, May 28th. Originally called Decoration Day, the holiday honors members of the military who died in service to their country. Memorial Day also marks the unofficial beginning of summer, and Long ...
By Vickie Moller May 15, 2012
Four Long Island high schools have been ranked among the opt 100 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its fourth edition of Best High Schools. The rankings identify the leading public ...
By Vickie Moller May 09, 2012
Mother's Day is May 13th. If you're wondering what to do for mom on her special day, here's a collection of fun and family-friendly things to do at local places, many of which offer free ...
By Vickie Moller May 07, 2012
After violence broke out on the Riverhead High School campus in 2003 and gang activity from surrounding areas began infiltrating the school, the Riverhead School District responded by adopting Council for Unity, a program that ...
By Vickie Moller April 30, 2012
On April 23, 2012, Hampton Bays Middle School was named a top green school by the U.S. Department of Education when Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy ...
By Vickie Moller April 25, 2012
Long Island is filled with scores of scenic hiking and walking trails waiting to be explored. This guide will help you find some of the more popular ones, along with some that are lesser known.
By Vickie Moller April 23, 2012
This summer, a team of four Long Island science teachers will be among the first to attend ECO Classroom, a nationwide teacher development program created by the Northrop Grumman Foundation in collaboration with Conservation International.
By Vickie Moller April 16, 2012
Each year, during National Nutrition Month, Whitsons School Nutrition, a company that manages nutrition programs for public and private schools, partners with Long Island school districts to promote healthy eating habits and lifestyles.
By Vickie Moller April 16, 2012
Spring is breaking in upon us everywhere! The days are getting noticeably longer, crocuses have broken their silence and the buds on the trees are flaunting their annual splendor. Here are some of the fun ...
By Vickie Moller April 09, 2012
Last month, Congressman Steve Israel visited Suffolk Community College's Brentwood manufacturing lab to announce new legislation that provides for skill training and job placement for veterans returning from Iraq and Afgahnistan.
By Vickie Moller April 02, 2012
As a result of the widely-publcized SAT/ACT cheating scandals last year, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice charged a total of 20 teenagers from five Long Island high schools with cheating. But amid all of ...
By Vickie Moller March 28, 2012
This year, the central holidays of two world religions coincide - the Jewish feast of Passover begins at sundown on Friday, April 6th; and the Christian celebration of Easter falls on Sunday, April 8th.
By Vickie Moller March 26, 2012
Last month, Alan Singer, a Social Studies teacher at Hofstra University, spoke on the "State of School Integration on Long Island" at a Black History Month event held at the Lakeview Public Library. The event ...
