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This photo taken by Justin Plotnick will be published in the spring edition of Photography Forum Magazine, a quarterly magazine for emerging photographers.

Justin Plotnick was doing what any other 16-year-old would do. Last September, the Mepham junior was with his friends, skateboarding outside Mepham High School on a sunny afternoon. He had just bought a new fisheye lens for his camera earlier that day and was testing it out. That’s when his friend, Richie Dominguez, also a Mepham junior, converted a perfect tail slide with his skateboard on a nearby bench. Plotnick snapped the photo, but it wasn’t until after when he realized he had captured the moment perfectly. more

By David Weingrad | 6/7/12

Levy-Lakeside celebrates foreign languages –– and students

Students at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick recently took part in a poster contest in honor of National Foreign Languages Week from March 5 to 11, sponsored by the Association of Foreign Language Teachers. The theme of this year’s contest was “You’re connected…Now communicate!” The Merrick School District offers FLES (Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools) in grades three to six. Students receive once-a-week instruction in conversational Spanish. more

3/8/12

The newly crownded Miss Teen New York, North Bellmore’s Sabrina Mastrangelo.

Former East Rockaway student crowned Miss Teen New York

When Mepham High School sophomore Sabrina Mastrangelo, of Bellmore, captured the title of Miss Long Island Teen last August, it was only her second pageant. So she was more than a bit surprised when, in her third competition, she was named Miss Teen New York. Sabrina spent her early years in East Rockaway and attended Rhame Avenue Elementary school until the 5th grade. more

By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com | 2/29/12

Six finalists competed in the National High School Oratorical Contest Nassau County Finals in Elmont on Dec. 17, including Jaclyn Schess, left, of Syosset High School; Sidhaant Wadhera, of Syosset High School; Alexa Serrano, of the St. Dominic High School; Joshua Sherman, of Division Avenue High School; Stephanie Pierre, of Holy Trinity High School; and Juliet Liu, of Syosset High School.

Elmont Post hosts 1033 nat'l oratorical contest finals

The Elmont American Legion Post 1033 hosted the American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest Nassau County Finals on Dec. 17. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 1/18/12

The Titanic shipwreck is the subject of the Irish Cultural Society's annual high school writing contest this year.

Shipwreck the subject of Irish Society's essay contest

For the 28th year, the Irish Cultural Society will hold its annual writing contest this spring for high school students throughout Nassau County. The ninth through 12th graders entering the … more

1/18/12

Got Cupcakes to host cupcake-eating contest on July 3

The Got Cupcakes bake shop in Bellmore Village is hosting a cupcake-eating contest on Sunday, July 3, at 1:30 p.m. The event is free of charge. Got Cupcakes is located at 535 Bedford Ave. To participate, call (516) 679-6700. more

6/30/11

First-place winners in Birch Elementary School’s National Foreign Languages Week poster and essay contest included: back row, from left, William Sasson, Ashley Newman, Arielle Pasternack, Ashley Hall, Victoria Katla, Jesse Stasio, Jonathan Lloyd, Jack Gewurz and Justin Kohan; third row, Sarah Encarnacion, Lexi Larsen, Corrie Ruibinfeld, Grace Iaconis, Jessi Hertwig, Alexa Cohen, Brianna Kaffeseder, Gina Zazzi, Charlie Berin and Jaynie Burlock; second row, Sarah Multer, Chloe Demetriades, Jaclyn Mascaro, Kaan Imirzalioglu, Joshua Kaplan, Alebert Cepeda and Zachary Lelonek; and front row, Morgan Baren, Chloe Presser, Harley Ginsberg, Makayla Stapler, Isabella Goldberg, Morgan Connelly, Hannah Nasta and Kristen Auersperg. Joining them at back were Principal Kerri Schlissel and Spanish teacher Jackie Ram.

Birch, Chatterton students honored in foreign languages contest

More than 100 students from Birch and Chatterton elementary schools in the Merrick District recently took part in the National Foreign Languages Week poster and essay contest, and first-place winners were announced last week. This year’s theme was “Languages Make the World Go ’Round.” more

3/17/11

Levy-Lakeside students honored during Foreign Languages Week

Students at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick recently took part in the annual National Foreign Languages Poster and Essay Contest. more

3/11/11

The Peoples Choice Winner, the Long Island Radically Rezoned project would convert the island to 50 percent open space by 2050 — and radically change the overall look of Long Island in the process.

Building a better suburbia

Imagine a Long Island that was 50 percent open space. Or a hub of agriculture, housing and business along Route 110 in Farmingdale. Or even a new neighborhood of rental housing, businesses and parks … more

Alex Costello | 10/13/10

Mepham students win Poetry Out Loud honors

W.C. Mepham High School recently announced the winners of the school contest for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. more

1/7/10