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Alumni and families urge Manhasset board to begin theater-naming process for longtime teacher

Manhasset Union Free School District Board of Education · November 20, 2025
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Alumni and family members urged the Manhasset Board of Education to begin the districts one-year naming process for the renovated high-school theater and to consider dedicating it to longtime teacher John Shorter, citing decades of mentorship and community support.

Christopher Johnson, a 1988 graduate, asked the Manhasset Board of Education to start the one-year waiting period and consider dedicating the renovated high-school theater to his former teacher John Shorter. Johnson described Shorters decades-long role leading theater productions and mentoring generations of students, and he said alumni support and letters justify starting the…

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