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16 THE COURIER SUN • SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com CUTLER’S LIGHTING Over 50 Years Experience REPAIRS • REWIRING • RE-FINISHING • LAMP SHADES FALL SAVINGS TAKE 20-50% OFF be saving you money. 10% OFF ANY PURCHASE With Coupon. Not combinable – New Orders Only. Limit 1 per customer. $150.00 max for discount. Excludes Repairs, Refi nishing, Rewiring. Exp. 9/30/2016 CUTLER’S LIGHTING CUTLER’S LIGHTING LYNBROOK 817 Sunrise Hwy (2 Blocks west of Peninsula Blvd.) 516-887-1300 GREAT NECK 120 Northern Blvd. 516-482-1919 12 years from now, this LED bulb will still OFF LAMP SHADE SALE on yellow and red tagged items $34999 Order your Rosh Hashanah Dinner for 10 by Wednesday, September 28, 2016* and get 3 Ben’s Friends on-card BUY-1-GET-1 FREE meal coupons for future use. APPETIZER 12 Mini Stuffed Cabbage Plus Choice of One: 1 qt. Chopped Liver or 10 pieces of Gefilte Fish SOUP 4 qts. Chicken Noodle Soup with 12 Matzo Balls ENTREE (Choose One) 5 Roast Chickens Whole Roast Turkey (15 lb. avg.) 4 lbs. Sliced Brisket ACCOMPANIMENTS (All Included) 1 qt. Cranberry-Pineapple Compote 1 qt. Fresh-Cut Cole Slaw 1 qt. Carrot Tsimmes Round Challah SIDES (Choose Two) String Beans Almondine Egg Barley & Mushrooms Kasha Varnishkes Broccoli Almondine Sweet Potato Pudding Noodle Pudding Potato Pudding DESSERT Fresh-Baked Rugalach Fruit Salad Bowl (add $29.99) © 2016 Ronald M. Dragoon Ben’s Rosh Hashanah Dinner For 10! Order Early & Get 3 FREE Meals! PHONE ORDERS FOR TAKEOUT WELCOME! Min. 24 Hours Notice and $100 Min. Order Please. Walk-ins Always Welcomed. *No on-card coupons after this date. 2016 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE ROSH HASHANAH Close 4pm Sun., October 2nd; Reopen Wed., October 5th YOM KIPPUR Close 4pm Tues., October 11th; Reopen Thurs., October 13th BAYSIDE 211-37 26th Avenue PH: (718) 229-2367 FAX: (718) 229-3066 Photo: Anthony Giudice/THE COURIER Victoria Richardson is leading the newly named Saint Margaret Catholic Academy into the future as principal. New prinicpal and new structure at St. Margaret’s BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@qns.com @A_GiudiceReport The start of the new school year has brought a lot of changes for one Catholic elementary school in Middle Village. Saint Margaret Catholic Academy (SMCA), formerly known as St. Margaret’s School, has offi cially made the transition to the Diocesanmandated Academy model. That isn’t the only change the school has made this year, as Victoria Richardson — the school’s former technology teacher and assistant principal — has taken over the reins as principal. The academy is now being managed by an all-volunteer lay board of directors, as well as Richardson as the principal. The SMCA board is made up of 11 experts in different fi elds, who volunteered for the position to move the school forward. Richardson said that parents and students will not see a day-to-day change in their school day or the curriculum with the change over to the academy. “The parents and the students really don’t see that everyday change,” Richardson said. “It’s really the administration. It would be myself — the principal — because I no longer directly report to Monsignor Steven Aguggia (St. Margaret Church pastor), I report to the board.” Former principal Dr. Philip Franco decided to step down because he wanted to get back into the classroom and teach, Richardson said. He continues to teach at SMCA and other schools. As principal, Richardson has plans to bring changes to the school that both parents and students will see. “We have tablets that I purchased at the end of last year and we are trying to get more tablets in so the students can utilize them,” Richardson announced. “I’m working on an iPad grant to hopefully keep technology moving because it’s changing constantly.” “I want to push the students for service,” she added. “So what we are implementing is that once a month we are focusing on some type of service, whether it is donations to a certain org, or some awareness so that each month has something we can do for the world. This way there is more community outreach, so the students know not just what goes on in Saint Margaret, but also that there’s a bigger world out there.” SMCA isn’t the only Catholic elementary school in the area to make the change to the Academy model this year. Earlier this month, Sacred Heart School in Glendale changed to Sacred Heart Catholic Academy of Glendale.


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