Ten Kennedy High School seniors were recently inducted into the National Honor Society, which was founded in 1921 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. More than a million students take part in the activities of the National Honor Society, with chapters in all 50 states. Selection is based on four criteria: outstanding scholastic achievements, community service, leadership and character. Congratulations to Nicholas Costable, Gilad Gamliel, Daniel Garf, Ian Gray, Ryan Pastuch, Michelle Raider, Daniel Reisner, Daniel Wong, William Yegelwel and Connor Zalud. more

Tracy and David Banner, owners of Banner Auto Repair in Bellmore, recently received a $750 grant from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance for John F. Kennedy High School. more

As evidenced by the recent razor-thin margin of victory achieved by Nassau County Executive-elect Edward P. Mangano recently, every vote counts. Many high school seniors, like me, are approaching their 18th birthdays. It's a significant milestone in many ways, but most important, we are granted the privilege to vote. more

As if riding a zip line off the Great Wall over water weren’t enough, there was always snacking on fried scorpions to get the four Bellmore-Merrick teachers’ hearts racing. The women also played … more

A blast off the foot of Chris Martelli with 11:08 remaining gave visiting Carey a 1-1 tie with Kennedy in a Conference AA-II boys’ soccer game on Oct. 14. more

Take a quick glance at the box scores for Kennedy's girls' soccer team and a different sport immediately comes to mind: softball. The way the Lady Cougars (5-3 overall, 5-2 in Conference IV) are scoring goals—they're averaging 5.3 per game over the last four, it sure doesn't seem like it's soccer they're playing. more

Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools all celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, and students had a blast at the pre-game parades and at the big football games, despite all three home teams losing. Calhoun went down to Massapequa, 24-20. Kennedy lost a heartbreaker to Division, 21-20, after being up 20-0 at halftime. And Mepham was overpowered by No. 4 seed Wantagh, 30-7. more

On a day when the rain was relentless, nobody was more slippery than Carey’s Greg D’Arienzo. more

Ted Kennedy, who died last week, was a 77-year-old grandfather, father, uncle, husband, brother, longtime senator and friend to many. His life reads like a paperback melodrama. more