The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) allows high school students the opportunity to expand their leadership skills, demonstrate their competitive spirit and receive recognition for their achievements and community service. The FBLA New York State Annual Conference was held this April in Rochester, New York. Members spend months preparing to compete at the State Leadership Conference.

Elmont votes to affirm Public Education but Albany Demockery smuthers the will of the voting community.

Last Friday (May 11) I received a call from an Elmont Memorial High School parent asking me to support the school by purchasing plants sold by the PTSA.  I did but with public education funding targeted for cuts by “friendly” Albany Republicans can Elmont parents make up the revenue short falls with bake sales and art auctions?

Then there is sequestration - “Because Congress failed to identify the $1.2 trillion in budgetary savings” mandatory automatic cuts to the federal budget will take effect on January 2, 2013.  According to a National PTA memo “…sequestration would devastate state and local budgets, halting delivery of vital educational services to our most in-need students.

In Elmont almost 57% (1226 of 2163) of the voting community affirmed their deep and sacrificial commitment to funding public education yet, the budget failed.  Parents, school administrators and true public school advocates are scratching their heads this morning.  And it is not over, sequestration in on the horizon and that could lead to further mid-year cuts.

Today, Elmont residents have a chance to affirm one of its core values - public education. Vote yes today for Jazz Masters and Model UN.  Vote yes today for District Wide Music Festival and Operation Success.  Vote yes today for administrators like Al and Ralph and John and Amy and Mr. A.  Vote yes beacuse our teachers are inspiration to our children.

Elmont Online on this Mother's Day weekend join Valley Stream Moms in recognizing Milagros Vincente, Valley Stream's Mom of the Month.  Milagros, mother of three, is busy being Mom but not so busy as to ignore or accept the status quo in the community around her.  You will bump into Milagros on the streets of Elmont and when you do she is likely to ask for your signature.

Milagros "is synonymous with the "Save the 5th Precinct" movement, a community effort to stop the closure of Valley Stream's police precinct.  Recently, she began advocating against the closing of four police precincts and went around the community with her children collecting signatures, and organizing community meetings and rallies. Approximately 7,500 signatures later, "Save The 5th Precinct" has turned into a movement to keep residents informed and involved."