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Sharon Galvin, a Nassau County community affairs police officer, visited Grand and Merrick Avenue middle schools on Nov. 22 to discuss cyber-bullying with eighth-graders.

Bellmore-Merrick middle-schoolers get a lesson in cyber-bullying

Bellmore-Merrick middle school students recently learned that bullying could creep into all aspects of their lives –– including on the Internet. Thanks to a program sponsored by parents and police, though, the preteens now have the information and tools they need to stay safe in cyber-space. more

12/6/13

Central District residents are set to vote on a $49.89 million capital bond on Dec. 2. Above, the Mepham High School art room, which would be among the facilities that are restored if the bond passes a public vote.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District residents to vote on $49.89M bond on Dec. 2

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District residents will head to the polls on Monday, Dec. 2, to vote on a proposed $49.89 million bond to repair and restore the district’s five schools — Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools, and Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/27/13

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District passing rates compared to Nassau County and New York State averages.

State: Students struggle with Common Core

State test scores plummeted to historic lows in most school districts in Nassau County and New York, a result that was expected following the implementation of a more rigorous curriculum. more

By Scott Brinton, Brian Racow and Andrew Hackmack, sbrinton@liherald.com | 8/14/13

Eighth-grader Krista Ererman, 14, received an electrocardiogram at the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s annual heart testing program, sponsored by the Merrick-based Jason F. Gruen Research Foundation.

Keeping Central DIstrict students heart-healthy

On April 15, 1985, 15-year-old Jason Gruen was walking into Manhasset High School, headed to class, when his heart suddenly stopped and he dropped to the ground, dead. A heart defect had gone undetected. His mother, Susan Gruen Helsinger, who now makes her home in Merrick, was devastated. She still is. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/10/13

Police, school officials caution students, parents after ‘stranger incidents’

The Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct is investigating multiple recent incidents in which young adolescents were approached in the Merrick-Bellmore area by a man or men in recent weeks. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 4/26/13

Herald reporter David Weingrad ran with the Grand Avenue Middle School cross-country team recently to explore the question of how to keep young people interested in athletics throughout their lives.

Running for a lifetime: Herald staffer looks at how to stay fit beyond middle school

I ran track as an eighth-grader at Grand Avenue Middle School in Bellmore in 2001. I wasn’t a star, but I stuck it out through the spring season and learned how to stay fit for life. I was 14 years old. more

By David Weingrad | 9/26/12

A swirl of incoming seventh-graders converged on Merrick Avenue Middle School for orientation last week.

Central seventh-graders find their bearings at Grand Ave., Merrick Ave. orientations

“Where’s room 239?” “Dennis! Where’s your next class?” “I need some help.” Shouts and the sound of shuffling feet filled the halls of Grand Avenue and Merrick avenue middle schools last week during the annual seventh-grade orientation program, which gives students and their families a chance to get to know their new schools. more

By Julie Mansmann and Scott Brinton jmansmann@liherald.com and sbrinton@liherald.com | 9/5/12

Joshua Corwin was honored this year by the Bellmore-Merrick Cultural Arts Council for his exceptional ability on the viola. Here he is shown with his teacher, Marcia Miller of Merrick.

Bellmore-Merrick's Renaissance musician

Fourth in a series on Bellmore-Merrick students of the arts. At age 14, Mepham High School freshman and aspiring violist Joshua Corwin has already performed on a number of the New York metropolitan area’s great stages, including the Tilles Center on the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University in Brookville and Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/22/12

An all-French evening at the Islanders game for Merrick Avenue Middle School students

On Feb. 9, 115 French students and their families from Merrick Avenue and Grand Avenue middle schools, along with their teachers, Denise Schleith and Richard Zawislak, enjoyed an evening of French and hockey. more

3/2/12

The Grand Avenue Middle School chorus performed at the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education last Wednesday in honor of School Boards Recognition Week.

Middle school students thank Central Board of Education

School Boards Recognition Week, sponsored by the New York State School Boards Association, was held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, and as is tradition in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, students from Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools attended November’s Board of Education meeting to honor school trustees. The Grand Avenue chorus sang for the board, and Merrick Avenue students recited a poem that they had written, as well as offered gift baskets to each trustee. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 11/10/11