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Five Bellmore-Merrick Central District students were recently named to All-State musical groups, including, from left, Daniel Grange, Mara Friedman, Elijah Maduro, Lydia Librizzi and Alyssa Rabinowitz. They were honored recently by the Board of Educaiton.

Five Central students named to All-State music

The New York State School Music Association has selected five Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students to perform with its All-State ensembles when the organization gathers for its … more

10/22/14

On Tour Company to host Halloween Funfest

The Calhoun High School On Tour Company, the school’s magnet drama program that takes in students from Merrick and Bellmore, will hold its second annual Halloween Family Funfest on Nov. 1 at the school. more

10/22/14

On Tour Company to host Halloween Funfest

The Calhoun High School On Tour Company, the school’s magnet drama program that takes in students from Merrick and Bellmore, will hold its second annual Halloween Family Funfest on Nov. 1 at the school. more

10/17/14

JoAnn DeLauter and George Haile, president and vice president of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education, did the honors at the Sept. 27 ribbon-cutting ceremony for Calhoun’s new turf field.

Calhoun and Kennedy play on home turf

Students, faculty members and public officials recently celebrated the grand unveiling of new synthetic turf fields at Calhoun and Kennedy high schools. more

10/9/14

Courtesy Island Photography, Inc. Lorraine Poppe, principal of Kennedy High School, presented John DeTommaso, superintendent of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, with a commemorative gift at the Sept. 20 ribbon-cutting ceremony for Kennedy’s new synthetic-turf field.

Calhoun and Kennedy play on home turf

Students, faculty members and public officials recently celebrated the grand unveiling of new synthetic turf fields at Calhoun and Kennedy high schools. more

10/1/14

Kennedy High School, which has a 99 percent graduation rate, was named one of the 25 "Best of the Northeast" by the Daily Beast

Central schools make Daily Beast best list

All three Bellmore-Merrick high schools were named to The Daily Beast’s “Top High Schools of 2014” national ranking, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials said … more

By Julie Mansmann | 9/17/14

Laser Industries worked throughout the summer to install artificial-turf fields at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Above, heavy machinery brought in earlier this summer at Calhoun High.

With school starting, turf fields are ready for play

With the summer winding down, so is work on the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s three new artificial-turf athletic fields at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. The fields passed their final “bounce test” and were certified playable on Sept. 9, according to Saul Lerner, the Central District's athletics director. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/12/14

David Seinfeld, formerly the principal of Calhoun High School, is now the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s assistant superintendent for instruction.

A familiar face is now the Central District's assistant superintendent

Of all the moments in a school year, David Seinfeld, former principal of Calhoun High School, now the Bellmore-Merrick Central District’s assistant superintendent for instruction, said he loves the half-hour after graduation most of all. He enjoys watching families snapping photos of and hugging their proud graduates. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/27/14

Brad Michalakis and Taylor Weinberg performed in the 2013 production of “Twelfth Night.”

Calhoun alumni create theater group

There is debate among academics about the alternative title of William Shakespeare’s famed play “Twelfth Night” — “What You Will.” Chris Mackin, a 21-year-old Merokean, described the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 8/13/14

icole Hollings, who taught science at Mepham for 16 years before taking on an administrative role at Calhoun, is now the Merrick school’s principal.

A new leader in ‘Colt Country’

Nicole Hollings was in the 16th year of her career in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District in 2010 when an assistant principal’s position opened up at Calhoun High School in Merrick. … more

By Julie Mansmann | 8/13/14