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Valerie Serpe, head of school at Our Lady of Guadalupe campuses in Deer Park and Central Islip, talks about the Catholic school's dual-language program. Students in nursery, pre-K and first grade spend half the day studying in English and the other half in Spanish.  Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas