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Central District, Parent Center to host athletic recruiting seminar

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg will present a program about the college athletic recruiting process, “Does Your Child Dream of Playing Sports in College?” The event will take place on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 1/17/12

The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, headed by Executive Director Wendy Tepfer, hosted a forum on Wednesday, “The Dangers In Your Medicine Cabinet,” which looked at the prescription-drug abuse epidemic now plaguing New York, including Nassau County.

Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center confronts Nassau’s pill epidemic

They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 1/12/12

The Stewart Manor School in Elmont is in the Elmont Union Free School District.

Elmont on track with state’s Core standards

The Common Core State Standards — a new state-mandated curriculum that was first announced by at the end of the 2010-11 school year, required to be implemented for 2012-13 math and English Language Arts exams for grades three through eight — are already in the works at Elmont elementary schools. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 1/10/12

Get involved in the school budget process

Now that we’ve flipped the calendar, our local school officials will soon start getting into the nitty-gritty of budget planning for the 2012-13 school year. more

1/5/12

Elmont, Sewanhaka students participate in holiday play

Covert Avenue School students were treated on Dec. 6 to a holiday production of “Naughty and Nice,” a play written and directed by Sewanhaka High School Student Council representatives Katrina Simon, Rory O’Reilly, Jayralin Herrera and Christopher Rothwell. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 12/17/11

Gayl Teller, Nassau’s 2009-11 poet laureate, left; Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Nassau’s 2007-09 poet laureate; and Dr. Linda Opyr, the county’s 2011-13 poet laureate.

Opyr to retire from Sewanhaka district

Dr. Linda Opyr, 58, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at the Sewanhaka Central High School District, recently announced that she will be retiring from the district, effective Jan. 3, 2012. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 12/17/11

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and … more

By Scott Brinton, Alex Costello and Jackie Nash | 12/14/11

Superintendent James Hunderfund, left, three high school administrators and the Malverne school district are being sued for alleged racial discrimination. Teacher Sherwyn Besson, right, says even his children became targets.

Malverne school district sued for racial discrimination

“It is not hard to figure out that you are being discriminated against when your supervisor calls you a nigger and routinely reminds you that you are a black woman.” So opens the … more

By Lee Landor | 12/12/11

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of health, athletics and driver’s education, served as a keynote speaker at a Long Island Youth Safety Coalition conference, “Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy and Distracted: Using School and Community to Create Comprehensive Solutions to Dangerous Driving.” He was joined here recently by Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 12/6/11

High School Board President Jeanne Greco Jacobs, second from right, holds an artistic painting, given to the board by North High School. Presenting the piece of art were, from left, Student Council Vice President Andrew Jacobs, Secretary Christina Cinnamo and President Charles Sanky.

Praise, thanks for Valley Stream high school board

Students, administrators and PTA members offered their appreciation for the efforts of the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education, as part of the New York State board recognition month at the Nov. 8 meeting. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 11/16/11