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Alumna urges board to keep full theater program, citing college credit and diploma benefits
Summary
An Eastport‑South Manor alumna, Kristen DeGiorgio, told the board the theater program helped her earn college credits and meet a New York State arts sequence for an advanced diploma and asked the board to reconsider proposed cuts.
Kristen DeGiorgio, an alumna of Eastport‑South Manor High School, urged the Board of Education on Oct. 8 to reconsider any reductions to the district’s theater program, saying theater coursework helped her graduate with an advanced regents diploma and enter college with transferable credits.
DeGiorgio told the board the theater department provided a five‑unit arts sequence that,…
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