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Meet Long Island&rsquo;s 2024 valedictorians, arranged in alphabetical order by school.&nbsp;To report errors, please call 631-843-2334.

<a href="https://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-life/2024-salutatorians-htq445pu">Also, see this year&rsquo;s salutatorians.</a>

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Long Island's 2024 valedictorians

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Meet Long Island&rsquo;s 2024&nbsp;salutatorians, arranged in alphabetical order by school. To report errors, please call 631-843-2334.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-life/2024-valedictorians-htq445pu">Also, see this year&rsquo;s valedictorians.</a>

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Rochelle Elliott, a senior at Central Islip High School, helps teach coding to her fellow students. Elliott is headed to&nbsp;Farmingdale State College&nbsp;in the fall where she plans to study computer programing and information systems.&nbsp;

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Suborno Bari from Lynbrook is only 12 years old, but this month he is set to graduate Malverne High School. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Macy Egeland reports.

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'He's always challenging himself' 

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Nathan Siegelaub graduated from East Meadow High School and continued his education at Harvard University. When Nathan&#39;s mother was diagnosed with&nbsp;stage IV pancreatic cancer, he moved back home and became a full-time caregiver with his father.

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'Things need to be savored' 

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Anmol Gupta graduated from Sachem High School East and continued his education at Harvard University. He is now the founder and CEO&nbsp;of Peech,&nbsp;a process mining consulting company. His advice to high school graduates is to work hard and things will come naturally.&nbsp;

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'Enjoy the moment' 

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Miriam Friedman graduated from the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns &amp; Rockaway and continued her education at Princeton University. A decade later, she works as an innovation strategy consultant. Her advice to high school graduates is to let their passion guide them to a career.&nbsp;

Valedictorians 10 years later: Miriam Friedman

'Use their passion to guide them' 

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Devon and Dylan Lee, of Albertson, twins born seconds apart, have hit a high note in their young lives. 
They have been&nbsp;named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively,&nbsp;for Herricks High School's Class of 2024. 
Their academic achievement stands&nbsp;as an inspirational&nbsp;story at a time when so much about students these days&nbsp;concerns overcoming learning loss and other issues aggravated by the pandemic. 
The Lee twins say they know&nbsp;the secret sauce&nbsp;in their success. Their edge, they say, is each other. 
Throughout their 17 years, they have taken on life together. The two seniors attend the same classes at Herricks in New Hyde Park, and can, at times, communicate their reactions in class&nbsp;with just a shared glance. They often study together, filling in the blanks in each other's learning, and are even learning to drive together. 
&quot;We always have someone to work with,&quot; said Devon, who noted he is the elder of the two. 
Dylan&nbsp;added, &quot;We push each other. We know when the other is not working as hard as he should be. We hold each other accountable.&quot; 
The two learned they were picked as the school's top scholars just before Thanksgiving, when it was announced over the school loudspeakers. Herricks officials looked at students' grades through their junior year.&nbsp; 
&quot;There were a lot of emotions. I was very excited,&quot; Devon said. 
His brother continued the thought without missing a beat, adding, &quot;Friends held up cameras. Some shook our hands.&quot; 
Don't think these teens spend all their time in books. Both helped lead the boys volleyball team to back-to-back conference championships. Both are all-county volleyball players. And both play in the school chamber orchestra —&nbsp;Dylan plays bass, Devon cello — and both&nbsp;have played in youth orchestras at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, they said. 
Talk about multitasking. 
&quot;Devon and Dylan are unusually reliable, in a music sense [and]&nbsp;as human beings,&quot; said Herricks orchestra teacher Catherine Birke. &quot;They're brave. Musically they take risks to have an amazing performance, and I think that translates into their lives.&quot; 
Of course, the pair credit their parents, as well. Cecilia Lee, a sixth-grade math teacher at Herricks Middle School, and Paul Lee, a software developer, said they've always told their kids to follow their passions. Luckily, those passions ran toward&nbsp;computers, physics and engineering. 
Beyond that, their older sister, Jeylin, a mentor to both, was named last year's valedictorian at Herricks. 
&quot;We had a great foundation,&quot; Dylan said. 
Cecilia Lee said she stressed to her children, &quot;Education is something in which you have to try your best. Education is a big part of who you are.&quot; 
Her reaction to the successes of her three children: &quot;Surreal.&quot; 
After graduation, Dylan and Devon will travel to separate colleges. Devon will be studying computer science at Cornell University, where both his parents attended. Dylan has been accepted at Yale, and while he favors engineering, he said he wants to see where the first year takes his interests. 
&quot;We'll be separated. It makes me a little nervous. But I'm excited to be on my own,&quot; Devon said. 
Added Dylan, &quot;Going to a new place, I hope to open up my own identity.&quot; 
Jeylin is studying astrophysics and aerospace engineering&nbsp;at the California Institute of Technology. 
The two brothers have their competitive moments, but it's more little digs and needling.&nbsp; 
&quot;I would think he's lazier. He sleeps more than I do,&quot; Dylan said. 
&quot;That's because,&quot; his brother snapped back, &quot;I prioritize my health.&quot;

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Herricks High School names twins Devon and Dylan Lee valedictorian, salutatorian

Twins top the Herricks High School Class of '24

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Twin brothers Devon and Dylan Lee are celebrating a notable achievement: graduating as valedictorian and salutatorian of the Herricks High School&#39;s Class of 2024. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.

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Twin peaks! Brothers top of the class at Herricks H.S. 

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'It means a lot to me'

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'Ridiculous tickets that are illogical'

Charges again North Merrick's James Luca were upgraded after he allegedly tried to blow up the Nassau Department of Social Services building using a propane tank. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Allegedly placed several propane tanks ... at the doors of the DSS building'

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Brush fires have continued to break out across Long Island. Crews from multiple agencies fought at least two in Medford on Tusday. 

'The threats are too great' 

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Jonathan Quiles, a 20-year-old volunteer with the Medford Fire Department, is accused of intentionally setting two fires on Tuesday. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'This arrest will serve as a warning'

Rockville Centre police Det. John Murphy is charged with a hate crime after authorities said he harassed a cellular service worker, using a racial slur. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'No place for hate in this county'

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'Mythology about this house'

Long Islanders marked Veterans Day by taking part in traditional ceremonies and acts of service. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'This is what saved this country, the veterans'

Numerous brush fires have ignited on Long Island due to the dry conditions that have developed over the past two months. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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The Suffolk County Department of Social Services is redacting identifying information from reports used to consider the removal of a child from a home. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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