More than 300 Kennedy High School graduates spanning five decades gathered on Oct. 21 at Mulcahey’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh for a night of drinks, music and fundraising, while catching up with old friends. The multi-class reunion was the kickoff event for the newly formed Kennedy Alumni Association.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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11/3/11
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The Kennedy boys’ soccer team recently hosted Carey High School in the 11th annual Richard Daoust Memorial game, played each year in honor of Richard Daoust and Rick Hamilton, who dedicated many years to Kennedy soccer. Kennedy lost 3-0.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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10/18/11
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Kennedy High School in south Bellmore recently celebrated Homecoming with its annual pep rally inside the school gymnasium.
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By David Weingrad
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10/12/11
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The Kennedy High School girls’ soccer team came together on Sept. 17 in support of Children’s Cancer Awareness Month. After an early-morning practice, all 23 players met at Salon Envy in Merrick and purchased Streaks of Sunshine hair extensions, with proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York. The extensions are $10 each.
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9/26/11
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Eliminating global hunger is a daunting, seemingly insurmountable task that will require the joint efforts of countless people and organizations around the world to coordinate and organize and fight together. In the midst of this effort is Merrick native Daniel Bornstein, who considers himself a hybrid –– simultaneously a scholar and an activist.
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By Alex Krinsky
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7/27/11
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Part three in a series on Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students of the arts.
Bellmorite Jamie Landau studied cupcakes while at Kennedy High School, from which the 17-year-old graduated with honors on Sunday.
Landau, who will attend the College of William & Mary in Virginia in the fall, explored the shape and texture of cupcakes. She looked for nuances in the folds and swirls of their frosted tops. She even took a job at New York Cupcakery in Bellmore, in part to familiarize herself with their every detail.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/30/11
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Those who know Scott Lipsky say he is a man of few words. Lipsky, who grew up in Merrick and graduated from Kennedy High School in Bellmore, has never been one to boast or complain. And that, in large part, was the secret to the 29-year-old’s success at last week’s French Open, at which he won the mixed doubles title at this Grand Slam event.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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6/7/11
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Three Kennedy High School juniors have teamed up to start a tutoring organization not only to help educate their peers, but also to donate to a cause that’s close to the their hearts.
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By David Weingrad
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6/3/11
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Kennedy High School senior Brian O’Gorman of Merrick recently signed a letter of intent to play Division I volleyball for California State University Northridge on a scholarship in the fall.
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5/17/11
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Kennedy High School junior Ross Shulman returned to the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting last Wednesday to make his case that the district should eliminate substitute-teachers to save money and preserve full-time teaching positions. Instead of substitutes, Shulman advocated for a plan to use empty general-purpose rooms and cafeterias to house students under the direction of aides when their teachers are absent.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/11/11
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