All six schools in the Bellmore-Merrick School District have sent letters to parents advising them about the trending Netflix series about teenage suicide, “13 Reasons Why.”
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By Brian Stieglitz
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5/5/17
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently received a bigger-than-expected state aid increase, so officials say they will give back the extra funds to local property owners by reducing taxes in 2017-18, though it was unclear by how much.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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4/28/17
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The governor’s recently passed 2017-2018 budget includes a healthy increase in state aid for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.
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By Erik Hawkins
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4/13/17
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Officials in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District are looking for the public's OK to sell the Jerusalem Avenue school building to the Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/20/17
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John F. Kennedy, Sanford H. Calhoun and Wellington C. Mepham High Schools have all been named to Niche.com’s list of the 100 best public schools in New York.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/2/17
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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are more than 119,000 men, women and children on the national waiting list for organ donations. Even more sobering . . .
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2/9/17
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One day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, women, men and children by the hundreds of thousands descended on Washington, D.C., New York City and more than 60 major points around the globe on Jan. 21 to send a signal to Republican lawmakers: Women’s rights are human rights.
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By Scott Brinton and Rossana Weitekamp
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1/22/17
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This year Regeneron became the third sponsor to partner with the Science Talent Search, a competition of the Society for Science & the Public that recognizes research conducted by high school students. The contest was formerly sponsored by the Intel Corporation and, before that, Westinghouse.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/12/17
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Among the food drives, toy collections and other efforts to help those less fortunate during the holiday season, two district teachers have fostered a way for neighbors to give to neighbors year-round.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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11/25/16
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Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s John F. Kennedy High School seniors Maximilian Bazil and Claire Kelly spent their summer completing graduate-level scientific research and experiments, and their efforts were recognized by the 2016 Child Mind Institute as Rising Scientists.
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9/20/16
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