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The year was 1994. Nassau County was supposed to have built a park with a soccer field, a basketball court and picnic tables at the Five Towns Community Center in the mid-1970s, but for two decades, plans for the project languished. more

10/3/13

Superintendent informs community of ‘stranger incidents’

Two North Merrick students’ interactions with strangers led to police reports this week, according to an email that John DeTommaso, superintendent of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, sent to parents of district students on Sept. 11. more

9/13/13

Advice for new college students from not-so-new college students

Long Island’s high schools have finished honoring the members of the class of 2013, and many of those newly minted graduates are now looking toward college in the fall. more

6/26/13

A tale of two schools, 3,000 miles apart

By my rough calculations, our children spend some 17,640 hours in school, kindergarten through high school. more

6/6/13

Students, teachers and administrators joined with Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray as several citations were given to the walk-a-thon’s three sponsoring clubs: Habitat for Humanity, Students Against Destructive Decisions and Key Club.

Mepham service groups walk for Boston

Students and teachers involved with Mepham High School’s service organizations walked as a group on May 22, when the clubs hosted a walk-a-thon to aid Boston Marathon bombing victims. more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/31/13

inBloom: corporatizing America's schools

The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of legalese, could not be more stark. more

5/16/13

Members of Kennedy High School’s class of 2014, who chose the “junior jackpot” theme for their team, strutted their stuff in the dance competition at Class Night on March 7. The dance contest was one of several events that students in each grade took part in that evening, with the seniors emerging victorious in the overall competition.

Seniors reign supreme at Kennedy High School's Class Night

John F. Kennedy High School’s annual Class Night festivities had a “Superbowl moment,” according to Student Government Adviser Bradley Seidman. Toward the end of the evening on March 7, a brief power outage halted activities, as was the case at the National Football League’s championship game last month. more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/13/13

Kennedy High School students proudly displayed their Student of the Month awards. They were, from left, front row, Sara Rosenzweig (Science), Kim DeMeo (Family & Consumer Science), Rachel Tenenbaum (LOTE) and Dylan Albaum (Art); back row, Jayson Chojar (Instrumental Music), Brandon Simon (Math), Ryan Biggs (English), Michael Berkowitz (Business) and Thomas Slevin (Physical Education).

Kennedy High honors Students of the Month

The administration and staff at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore recently named a student from each academic department to receive “Student of the Month” recognition. more

1/31/13

Support our schools — get involved in their budgeting

Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest. more

1/24/13

Wellington C. Mepham High School students modeled formal wear, including gowns donated by Estelle’s Dressy Dresses, at the school’s second annual fashion show on Nov. 29. The event was a fundraiser for the junior class.

Mepham students hit the catwalk for a cause

Wellington C. Mepham High School students made the auditorium stage their runway last week for a fashion show fundraiser. more

By Julie Mansmann | 12/6/12

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