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It is with great sadness to share that Lorraine Poppe ‘69 passed away on April 16, 2019. Lorraine taught English at Baldwin Senior High School starting in 1973. She served as a master teacher, dean of students and an assistant principal before moving on to become principal at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, NY in 1995.  She was the longest-serving principal in the school’s history.  Lorraine retired from John F. Kennedy High School in 2018.  To say she touched tens of thousands of lives may be an understatement.  “Lorraine’s commitment to improving instruction and ensuring that all students are given various opportunities to succeed have been the hallmark of her success,” Ronnie Steiger, the public relations director for the Bellmore JFK Alumni Association, wrote. “An ardent supporter of all student activities, Lorraine could be seen cheering on students at virtually every co-curricular event.  She took tremendous pride in the success of the students and staff and was proud to be the leader of her beloved Cougar Nation”. 

Many of us Baldwin alumni will remember Lorraine with the same fondness.  We wouldn’t be surprised that she was an advocate for every student as many of us were her friend, her colleague, her classmate, her student. Many of us will also remember her as a beloved coach who instilled the lessons of sportsmanship and working together as a team.  We were so sad to hear the news but so grateful to have known Lorraine Poppe.  She will be sorely missed, and our thoughts are with her family. 

Winter 2019 Almost ready for press.

The Summer 2018 Nexus is on its way. This editions cover page highlights “A Salute to Veterans”

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Patricia “Patsy” Kamercia (Class of 1966) passed away in Nov. 2017.

Please read article from local Connecticut paper:

http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/op-ed_legendary_coach_loses_battle_with_cancer_2017_11_10/#.WoSX-Cqru9k.email

https://www.google.com/search?q=patsy+kamercia+obit&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab

The Winter 2018 Nexus has been mailed out. This issue highlights 2001 graduate and astronaut candidate  Jasmin Moghbeli.  Keep on the lookout for your issue. If you are not a subscriber sign up now.

Nexus Winter 2018 Cover Page

After looking over the attendance list at the last alumni beach party, the board thought it would be interesting to see where all the alumni in attendance came from. Only those folks that signed in and we were able to find an address for them in the database are reflected on the map. For this first map, we have not included the alumni names, just the graduation year, town and distance traveled. We hope to enhance it next year with names as well.

At the most recent board meeting the following MiniGrants were approved:
Submitted by Thomas Girolamo, Middle School:

“Programming Autonomous Robots- Lego Robotics/Robotics Pre-Academy – $400.00.

Submitted by Jaclyn Graham, Plaza Elementary: “Team Orchid” – $400.00

Submitted by Stacy Kane, Meadow Elementary:
“First Grade/ENL Vocabulary Enrichment – $400.00.

Submitted by Megan Lewis, Lenox Elementary:
“Second Step Kindergarten Program.” – $439.00

Submitted by Dr. Camhi:  “In Recognition of Excellence” – $400.00

The total of these grants come to $2039.00.

As a part of the event filled Alumni weekend, the BFE provides a High School tour. Here are some photo highlights: