Kennedy and Mepham high schools recently went to bat for veterans. Students played in a baseball game on April 10 that doubled as a charity fund-raiser for a nonprofit organization that supports …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/17/15
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A Mepham High School student recently won a Long Island-wide Italian poetry contest. Junior Kristen Corless earned first place in Level IV of an Italian poetry recitation contest sponsored by the …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/17/15
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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.
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4/16/15
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Although the weather was warm and balmy for the National Dance Alliance Championship in Orlando, Fla., March 6 to 8, it didn’t distract the 25 members of the Mepham High School kickline …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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In 2013 and 2014, Mepham High School honored two young cancer patients at the annual Chop Your Locks for Charity fundraiser: Gabrielle Brancaccio and Giuliana Geller, respectively. Brancaccio, 7, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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Chrissa Schmerler, 35, has brought her grilled cheese truck to the Bellmore Family Street Festival since 2012. As word spread across the community about her business, now known as the Big Cheese, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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Members of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Bulldogs ice hockey team recently spent a weekend giving back to their community, helping others on and off the ice. The varsity hockey …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which raises funds for childhood cancer research, will host two of its signature head-shaving events at Calhoun and Mepham high schools on March 17 and 18, respectively.
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3/5/15
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The Mepham High School kickline team is preparing for nationals after a successful winter season.
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2/26/15
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Poetry went from the printed word to dramatic performance when students at schools across the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently took part in Poetry Out Loud recitation …
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2/18/15
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