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🌱 Patch AM: See how Great Neck South ranks among Long Island’s top high schools
And check out Summer Breeze Blowout with The Everly Set on the Great Neck Patch calendar
Good morning Great Neck! 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:
- See how Great Neck South ranks among Long Island's top high schools
Also on today's calendar: Summer Breeze Blowout with The Everly Set .
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
- Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New Ranking Of Long Island's Top 15 Public High Schools Released By U.S. News (patch.com) — Great Neck South High School earned a spot among Long Island's top 15 public high schools, ranking 43rd in New York and 4,227th nationally in U.S. News' new list. The rankings weigh test performance, graduation rates, AP and IB participation, and success with underserved students, offering local families a snapshot of how nearby schools compare statewide and nationwide. 
📸 Around Great Neck
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great Neck
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★ Featured events ★
- Summer Breeze Blowout with The Everly Set →
Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Rd, Sands Point
6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
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Other local events
- Save The Date - Charity Yard Sale - For Our Friends Animal Rescue - Sat Sept 5th @10.am →
232-15 Seward Ave
10:00 am - School Supply Giveaway w MPact
Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury, NY 11590
4:30 pm
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
📣 Great Neck Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Village Justice Court
Village of Old Brookville 201 McCouns Ln, Glen Head, NY 11545
5:30 pm - Pomplamoose →
Warsaw Concerts, 261 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn
7:00 pm - The Acchords →
Sousa Band Shell, 325 Main St, Port Washington
8:00 pm - TENT to come down
The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030 - SAT not at NS High School
North Shore Csd Sea Cliff, NY 11579 - yoojin away
The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030 - Tree ID 101, Section A →
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
11:00 am - The Fogarty Project →
Sousa Band Shell, 325 Main St, Port Washington
3:00 pm - SOUNDSWAP - THE JOHN FOGARTY PROJECT AT THE BANDSHELL →
Sousa Band Shell, 325 Main St, Port Washington
3:00 pm - Drop off Body of Work
The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030
3:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
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- Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Brunswick Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal Dock Hand at Port Washington, NY (April through October) in Port Washington. Apply here.
- Catholic Health Services of Long Island posted a job opening for Medical Scheduler in Roslyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Great Neck here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manhasset
- Westbury Man Identified as Chief Supplier in Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Ring (hudsonreporter.com)
- Lakeville-Manhasset Fire Department remembers Erasmo Troia (news12.com)
- Manhasset school board approves pilot plan to improve bus and parent traffic (longislandpress.com)
Port Washington
- Neighbors sue North Hempstead over Port Washington wharf project approval (longislandpress.com)
- Summer Day Camp fun for Port Washington Children's Center students (longislandpress.com)
Garden City
- Japanese Retailer MUJI Coming To Long Island For 1st Time (patch.com)
Ok Great Neck! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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