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Hello readers and welcome to another edition of Around Town!
Lehman Graduate Serves in U.S. Navy
A graduate of Lehman High School in the borough is serving aboard the U.S. Navy warship U.S.S. Mason.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Katherine Aponte is a culinary specialist who is stationed on the ship, a guided-missile destroyer based in Norfolk, VA.
More than 300 sailors serve on the ship. Aponte said of her time on the ship:
Being at this command has made me more patient and it has increased my knowledge of diversity, adding the best part of being part of this command is the people I’ve become a family with.
Borough’s Annual Spelling Bee
Borough elected officials Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda and Councilman Ruben Diaz are hosting their second annual borough wide spelling bee, with the final round of the competition set to kick off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 24 at the Stevenson High School campus.
Last year’s spelling bee finals drew more than 100 third, fourth and fifth graders from public and private schools across the borough.
This year’s final round includes over 200 students from 32 schools representing six of the borough’s seven school districts.
The tops winners for each grade will get a $1,000 prize, half of which is in cash or check and the rest in a $500 New York State College Scholarship.
Additionally, they will receive trophies.
