On Monday, Gabrielle, 12, was struck on Elmont Road at 7:37 a.m. near a rear entrance to Elmont Memorial High ... school — and recalled how she played the flute and dreamed of joining the track ...

Elmont Memorial High School valedictorian Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna ... who has been on the same science research track since the eighth grade. “It’s such an honor to be her friend.” ...