Now in its 82nd year, Class Skit Night at Lynbrook High School has become one of the most anticipated and well-attended events of the year. Students worked for weeks, creating their own original scripts, costumes, theme boxes, sets and choreography, entertaining family and fellow classmates with their energy, originality and humor. more

Michael McHale, a 16-year-old student at Lynbrook High School, was hit by a westbound, non-passenger train at the Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station at about 5:40 p.m. on March 9, Metropolitan Transit Authority officials said. McHale was later pronounced dead at South Nassau Communities Hospital. The Lynbrook Fire Department was called to the station platform, answering a report of a person being hit by a train, said Steve Grogan, spokesman for the department. Grogan said McHale did not respond to resusitation efforts, and was rushed to the hospital. Sam Zambuto, spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road, said that the MTA police are investigating the incident as a possible suicide. As a result of the incident, service was affected on the Babylon branch, and riders were redirected to the Long Beach branch, according to Zambuto. more

Mary Denyse Magilligan, a senior at Lynbrook High School has earned a coveted spot as a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search, one of the country’s premier high school science fairs. The school has produced five other Intel Semifinalists over the past 11 years, including 2009 graduate Jing Jian. more

The Lynbrook Council of PTA’s sponsored its annual Staff Volleyball Game and Middle School Kickline performance recently. Funds raised from the event will go toward scholarship funds for graduatin Lynbrook High School seniors. more

Editor's Note: It was announced late Tuesday that Mary Magilligan has been named a semi-finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010 A total of 15 seniors have submitted research project reports to the Intel Science Talent Search (STS). This is a new school record. Andrew Akcelik, Ethan Feilich, Chelsea Goldinger, John Grega, Sunil Kunnakkat, Josh Lewin-Jacus, Mary Magilligan, Jarrett Mancuso, Brian McComb, Lauren O’Donnell, Melanie Reed, David Soto, Molly Spilka, Gregori Tayco and Melissa Tischler all submitted research papers to this premier high school science fair, often referred to as the “Junior Nobel Prize,” hoping to be among the 300 semifinalists who will be announced in January. The LHS science research program has produced more

The Stagers and Backstagers of Lynbrook High School breathed new life into a Broadway classic with their musical production of Pippin, the story of Prince Pippin, son of Charlemagne, and his quest to discover magic, meaning and personal significance in his life. The young prince, who struggles to find himself as a warrior, revolutionary, king and lover, finally realizes that like most of us, all he is really searching for is real happiness. more

A group of 26 students from Lynbrook High School’s Forensics and Legal Issues classes experienced the local judicial system up close and personal when they paid a visit to the Nassau County District Court. While they were there, they had the opportunity to meet a court officer and a judge who conducted a Q&A session dealing with the court system and jurisprudence, which generated an honest conversation about the realities of the same legal systems that they had been studying in class. more

On a weekend when many local high schools, including their own, were reveling in the spirit of Homecoming on their football fields, members of Lynbrook High School’s Globe Club were reveling in the spirit of community service as they participated in the National Estuaries Day "Preserve the Reserve Bay Beach Cleanup" at Jones Beach Seal Watch Beach. more

The crisp autumn air matched the bright spirits of the fans at Lynbrook High School’s annual PTA Scholarship Football Game, as the Owls defeated Manhasset by a score of 34 to 27. more

The quick thinking of three teens helped save the lives of an elderly couple that were fast asleep early Monday morning as their Lynbrook home caught fire. Now, the three youths are being heralded as heroes. more