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Eleventh-grader Kim Mathison straightened Alexa Capalbi’s hair with a flatiron.

Calhoun High School teacher Alana Baard describes her classes as never-ending pajama parties. No kidding. Pajama parties. “Everyone is so eager to learn,” she says. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/17/15

A Calhoun High School student suffered a “severe case of alcohol poisoning” after drinking at a party last Wednesday night in the woods behind Brookside School in North Merrick, according to Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings. The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, which oversees Calhoun, had asked Uniondale company Summit Security Services to keep watch that night at Brookside, said Central District Superintendent John DeTommaso. Above, a Summit SUV was parked that night outside Brookside as emergency vehicles’ lights flashed at the woods’ edge.

EMTs pull drunken teen from ravine

The teenager, a student at Calhoun High School, had a “severe case of alcohol poisoning,” said Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings in an email to parents on June 12. He drank at a “large gathering” of Calhoun seniors in the woods between Brookside School and the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Hollings wrote. more

By Brian Racow | 6/17/15

The Calhoun High School golf team, with 14 members, had the highest average of any golf squad in New York this spring — 96.41. Above, from left, were the squad’s coach, Jim Cantley, team representatives Tyler Schafer, Matthew Torretta, Daniel Krohn, Kenneth Petter, Thomas Macaluso and Joseph Grice, Calhoun athletic coordinator June Spruyt and Principal Nicole Hollings.

Calhoun golf squad is first in academics

Thomas Macaluso, a senior on the Calhoun High School boys’ golf team, will attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., in the fall to study nuclear engineering. In addition to the relaxation that golf provided during his years at Calhoun, he said, the sport gave him the chance to hone the lessons on force, range and wind resistance that he learned in Advanced Placement physics class. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/10/15

Ryder was featured prominently at the WWE’s last show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Memorial Day, with the cast of “Entourage” cheering him on in his U.S. championship match against the world-renowned John Cena, second from right.

Z! A true Long Island wrestling story

“We want Ryder!” “Woo, woo, woo!” Fans filing into Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum chanted loudly more than an hour before filming of the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.’s flagship live television show, WWE RAW... more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/4/15

Gillian Cohen, second from left, was born with a congenital liver defect called biliary artresia, which causes bile to build up in the liver. At age 7, she was given only days to live. This month, she will graduate from Calhoun High School and move on to LIU Post. Above, she is pictured receiving the Cristin Ann Bambino Memorial Scholarship, a $5,000 award, with Bob Bambino, Cristin’s father, second from right; her parents, Pam, left, and Gary Cohen; and Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings.

After years of surgeries, a Calhoun senior shines

Before Gillian Cohen had her liver replaced on April 17, 2005, when she was 7 years old, the scleras of her eyes had never before been white, recalled her mother, Pam. From birth, they were always a dull yellow. Her skin was jaundiced as well, and it itched –– without relief ... more

By Scott Brinton | 6/3/15

Nine Calhoun High School student-athletes recently signed to play sports in college. Above were, from left, Natasha Treuman, Luke Scoggins, Rosa LaCorte, Joseph Grossane, Mia Tallerico, Danielle Losquadro, Shaun Bartholomew, Eric Rawson and Kevin Dolan.

Nine Calhoun athletes to play in college

Student-athletes at Sanford H. Calhoun High School recently announced their commitment to play collegiate-level sports in the fall. more

5/21/15

Hebrew High School students at Temple Beth Am of Merrick and Bellmore gathered for a portrait in Jerusalem during their trip to Israel.

Temple Beth Am visits Israel, a timeless land

What happens when you put 13 teenagers together in a foreign country? Most people would expect chaos, but to my surprise, it turned out to be a wonderful experience, filled with laughter, excitement and only a little chaos. more

By Rachel Gershengoren | 5/21/15

Calhoun High School junior Irene Kowalski was recently elected president of the New York State division of the Distributive Education Clubs of America, a business club.

Calhoun junior named DECA's state president

Calhoun High School junior Irene Kowalski was recently elected president of the New York division of the Distributive Education Clubs of America, helping to oversee 120 DECA school chapters throughout the state. more

5/20/15

Cory Epstein, a junior and student ambassador at Kennedy High School, came up with the idea for the Ties for Ties initiative.

The ties that bind Bellmore-Merrick

Students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s five schools are working to tie the community together — literally and figuratively. Thanks to the brainstorming of a Kennedy … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/15/15

On March 26, State Farm Agents Suzanne Aral-Boutros and Scott Hermann, right, presented a $25,000 check to the Community Parent Center for its “Drive in the Safe Lane” program at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. On hand were, from left, Tom Volpe, director of transportation for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; John DeTommaso, the district’s superintendent; Cynthia Strait Régal, deputy superintendent for business; Dr. Mara Bollettieri, assistant superintendent for personnel; Wendy Tepfer, director of the Parent Center; and Marge Lee, president of Dedicatedd, a DWI victim advocacy group.

State Farm gives $25K to Community Parent Center

State Farm donated $25,000 on March 26 to the Community Parent Center, a Bellmore-Merrick nonprofit organization that supports parents and families with children in kindergarten to 12th grade, for its “Drive in the Safe Lane” program at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. more

4/16/15

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