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The Mepham High School senior class pulled its way to a championship in the school’s Battle of the Classes on Nov. 12.

Mepham High classes battle for a good cause

Mepham High School students came ready for an evening of good-natured competition at the sixth annual Battle of the Classes at the Brookside School on Nov. 12. more

11/28/14

Brian Neiderman, band director at Mepham High School and a Marine veteran, conducted the U.S. Marine Band on Nov. 12 at Mepham.

U.S. Marine Band plays at Mepham

The U.S. Marine Band, America’s premier military band and oldest musical organization, stopped during its fall tour at Mepham High School for a performance of patriotic hymns and marches. more

11/20/14

Mepham High School’s Charles Skidmore, left, recently qualified for the New York State Championship meet for the second straight year. He placed 58th at the competition, in a time of 17:02 over the 5K course.

Mepham state qualifiers talk mud-soaked course

To understand how trying the 2014 New York State Cross-Country Championship was, you only need compare Charles Skidmore’s performances over the past two years. The Mepham High School senior first ran in the state championship in 2013. He placed 77th in a time of 16:17. This year he moved up 19 places, to 58th, but his time dropped by 45 seconds, to 17:02. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/18/14

Five Bellmore-Merrick Central District students were recently named to All-State musical groups, including, from left, Daniel Grange, Mara Friedman, Elijah Maduro, Lydia Librizzi and Alyssa Rabinowitz. They were honored recently by the Board of Educaiton.

Five Central students named to All-State music

The New York State School Music Association has selected five Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students to perform with its All-State ensembles when the organization gathers for its … more

10/22/14

Kennedy High School, which has a 99 percent graduation rate, was named one of the 25 "Best of the Northeast" by the Daily Beast

Central schools make Daily Beast best list

All three Bellmore-Merrick high schools were named to The Daily Beast’s “Top High Schools of 2014” national ranking, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials said … more

By Julie Mansmann | 9/17/14

Laser Industries worked throughout the summer to install artificial-turf fields at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Above, heavy machinery brought in earlier this summer at Calhoun High.

With school starting, turf fields are ready for play

With the summer winding down, so is work on the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s three new artificial-turf athletic fields at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. The fields passed their final “bounce test” and were certified playable on Sept. 9, according to Saul Lerner, the Central District's athletics director. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/12/14

A ceremony Tuesday morning celebrated the start of construction on a Little Whaleneck Road house that the charity Building Homes for Heroes will give to Kevin Vaughan, a veteran of the War in Afghanistan, for free. Vaughan, who grew up in North Merrick, expressed many thanks to BHFH and the community, telling the crowd of about 150 people that it was “the greatest day of my life.”

Community support sustains a veteran, his family and friends

Kevin Vaughan, a Marine corporal who was wounded in Afghanistan and received a hero’s welcome when he returned home to North Merrick in 2012, will now receive a free house, courtesy of Building Homes for Heroes. more

By Brian Racow | 9/10/14

Merokeans turned out to honor Cpl. Kevin Vaughan in March 2012.

Tuesday groundbreaking ceremony to honor N. Merrick veteran

Kevin Vaughan, a Marine corporal who was wounded in Afghanistan and received a hero’s welcome when he returned home in 2012 to North Merrick, will now receive a free house, courtesy of Building Homes for Heroes. more

9/8/14

David Seinfeld, formerly the principal of Calhoun High School, is now the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s assistant superintendent for instruction.

A familiar face is now the Central District's assistant superintendent

Of all the moments in a school year, David Seinfeld, former principal of Calhoun High School, now the Bellmore-Merrick Central District’s assistant superintendent for instruction, said he loves the half-hour after graduation most of all. He enjoys watching families snapping photos of and hugging their proud graduates. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/27/14

icole Hollings, who taught science at Mepham for 16 years before taking on an administrative role at Calhoun, is now the Merrick school’s principal.

A new leader in ‘Colt Country’

Nicole Hollings was in the 16th year of her career in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District in 2010 when an assistant principal’s position opened up at Calhoun High School in Merrick. … more

By Julie Mansmann | 8/13/14

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