Hempstead, NY – Construction is now well underway at Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School as the Hempstead Union Free School District’s $42.3 million modernization and expansion project moves into its next phase. The latest work is bringing the project’s new two-story academic wing to life, with the building structure beginning to take shape and […]
Hempstead, NY – On October 27, 2025, the Hempstead Union Free School District held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $42.3 million modernization and expansion at Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School, marking the first major renovation and addition to the school in its 55-year history. The project directly addresses long-standing overcrowding that has required the […]
Hempstead, NY – The main schoolhouse was built in 1911, and an addition constructed in 1935. Razing the structure and building a school on the 1.39-acre property will create space for the district’s growing population, officials said. Tree removal was underway this week at the site of the Marguerite G. Rhodes School, marking the start […]
Hempstead, NY – A budget proposition to authorize a $46.8-million bond issue to demolish and replace the long-closed Marguerite G. Rhodes School passed, 623-245.
