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Spotted on the East Meadow calendar: End of Summer Festival

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Good morning East Meadow! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the new teachers getting ready for East Meadow classrooms
  • How a local backpack drive is quietly changing East Meadow classrooms
  • Who will shine when Hicksville visits East Meadow on Saturday?

Also on today's calendar: End of Summer Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun, some clouds; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 63.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. East Meadow welcomes its newest educators (liherald.com) — East Meadow residents will see many new faces in local classrooms after the district welcomed its newest teachers during a two-day orientation in late August. The educators toured all nine school buildings, met district leaders, and began building connections with colleagues as they prepared to join the East Meadow community for the coming school year.
   

2. East Meadow Kiwanis Club helps students start school prepared (liherald.com) — East Meadow families in need will see their children start school with fully stocked backpacks, thanks to the Kiwanis Club's annual Pack a Backpack drive. Local partners like the East Meadow Fire Department and nearby businesses helped supply hundreds of items, which district social workers will quietly distribute throughout the year so students can focus on learning, not missing supplies.
   

3. High school football blog: Here come the games (newsday.com) — East Meadow football fans can catch Hicksville visiting the hometown team this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. as Long Island's high school season kicks off. The broader schedule features matchups across Nassau and Suffolk, with standout players returning from injury and plenty of early-season storylines to follow.
   

4. Student becomes the master: 17-year-old teaches personal finance to peers (longislandpress.com) — East Meadow teens and tweens have been learning money basics right at the East Meadow Public Library, where a Jericho High School senior has led free personal finance workshops. His peer-taught sessions, supported by an app and online content, aim to make topics like credit, debt and budgeting less intimidating for young people across Nassau County.
   

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Ok East Meadow! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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