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Lung cancer survivor Joe Buckheit, center, cut the ribbon to start the 5th Annual Strides for Life Run/Walk on Aug. 15. He was joined by Joe Kline of Malverne and Rosanna Scotto, the mistress of ceremonies for the event.

Rockville Centre residents ran in Strides for Life

On Aug. 15, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation hosted its 5th Annual Strides for Life 3-mile fun run/walk around Lake Agawam in Southampton. A record 1,100 people turned out to enjoy the gorgeous weather, bond with friends and family and raise funds for critical lung cancer research. Rockville Centre resident Joe Buckheit and fellow lung cancer survivor Joey Smith cut the ribbon to start the race with the event’s mistress of ceremonies and "Good Day NY" host Rosanna Scotto, who was busy cheering on the crowd. more

9/1/10

Liz Moody participates in the Swim Across America event.

Swimmers brave the water for cancer research

Many Lynbrook community members woke up early on Aug. 14 with the roosters to attend a swimming event hosted by Swim Across America, where people were “making waves to fight cancer.” Swimmers donated their time, energy and effort for a life-saving cause. more

Clarissa Hamlin | 8/25/10

Herb Weiss, director of science research at South Side High School, with the program's mascot, an inquisitive — and friendly — white rat.

New director revives SSHS science research program

The lab coats are taking over. This summer, more than a dozen students in South Side High School's science research program are interning both near and far in laboratories and universities. The high school will also be collaborating on botanical research with Hofstra University, to be completed in South Side's newly renovated greenhouse. more

7/21/10

PINK RIBBONS adorn the sleeves of this year’s Red and Blue shirts. Led by Junior Katie Richner, second from left, members of both teams collaborated to raise over $2,000 for breast cancer research. Richner is joined here with, from left, Kayleen Malizia, Courtney Quaresima, Courtney Hunter, Kasey Ng, Rose Muldoon and Nicole Cronley.

A new tradition embraced by all

Tradition, tradition! For 94 years South Side High School’s Red and Blue meet has been about girls, competition, sportsmanship, creativity and teamwork. This year, for the first time, there was an … more

5/5/10

Adam Lipsky, right, gets frisked by fake security guard Brendan Marron as he asks George Ennis, left, for an autograph at last year’s George Ennis Film Festival.

The third coming of film, fundraising and fun

Hollywood glitz and glamour Long Beach-style is coming to the West End with the return of the George Ennis Film Festival at the Cabana on West Beech Street on May 8. George Ennis, the … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 4/29/10

Kennedy High School had the work of four researchers accepted by the Long Island Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at Stony Brook University recently. They were Daniel Bornstein, left, Jeremy Roberts, third from left, Morgan Drucker and Stephanie Sager, who were joined by one of their research mentors, Advanced Placement biology teacher Barbi Frank.

Science students clean up at symposium

Ninety of Long Island's top science and mathematics students recently convened at SUNY Stony Brook's Charles B. Wang Center to compete in the prestigious Long Island Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and in the crowd were five -- count 'em, five -- young Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District researchers, all seniors -- four from Kennedy High School and one from Calhoun. more

Scott Brinton | 4/20/10

Keri Grittani saved the head of Calhoun High School freshman Conor Murphy at this year's St. Baldrick's Foundation fundraiser to benefit childhood cancer charities.

St. Baldrick's fundraiser raises more than $30K

Students of all ages, parents and educators at Calhoun High School shaved their heads for a cause on March 16. The school's annual St. Baldrick's Foundation fundraiser brought in more than $30,000 to aid research into childhood cancers. The non-profit St. Baldrick's Foundation provided more than $12 million for research in 2009 alone. Participants in a St. Baldrick's fundraiser shave their heads in "solidarity with kids fighting cancer" and collect pledges in return for taking it all off. more

Scott Brinton and Sari Zeidler | 3/24/10

HHS senior, Eric Brooks, earns Intel honors

Hewlett High School senior Eric Brooks traveled to Washington, D.C., for the Intel Science Talent Search competition March 11-16 not expecting to place in the top 10, but he left the nation's capital having taken fifth place in the prestigious competition. more

Andrew Coen | 3/24/10

Eric Brooks, left, with his advisor, Dr. Patricia Nardi

2 make Intel finals

Forty finalists were named in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search competition last week, and 5 percent of the honored high school students are from the Five Towns. more

Andrew Coen | 2/3/10

Lori Ying, left, and Alyssa Ehrlich both experimented with insects.

SSHS pair make Intel semis

South Side High School seniors Alyssa Ehrlich and Lori Ying are best friends, and do nearly everything together. So it’s no surprise that they were on a field trip together earlier this month. The pair were at Queens College, on a tour of the various science labs there. more

Alex Costello | 1/27/10

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