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Central looking to increase course options

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is working on a plan that would allow most students to take algebra and earth science in eighth grade, if they wish, according to Superintendent John DeTommaso. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/21/15

Exam refusal rates soar in the Bellmores

With tens of thousands of New York students refusing to take state assessments this year, Bellmore and North Bellmore administrators are now waiting to see how the spike in what some call … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/20/15

The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on May 30. Bellmore-Merrick’s first-ever drug take-back event yielded 10 33-gallon bags –– or more than 200 pounds –– of medications last fall. Above were, from left, David Seinfeld, the Central District assistant superintendent for instruction; Wendy Tepfer, Community Parent Center executive director; and Saul Lerner, the Central District director of health, phys. ed. and athletics.

Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center to hold Drug Take-Back Day

The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mepham High School, 2401 Camp Ave., Bellmore. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/20/15

Teen volunteers from local high schools are an important part of the program for children with special needs, as they helped the youngsters play basketball and meet new friends.

N. Bellmore SEPTA launches Special Olympics programs

Tim Flynn, of North Bellmore, said he thought there weren’t enough local sports programs for children with special needs like his 5-year-old son, Brody, who has cerebral palsy. Neighbor Lori Cohen, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/18/15

Vote for Bellmores' school budgets, trustees

Bellmore-Merrick Central District Superintendent John DeTommaso recently said the district’s 2015-16 spending plan has the potential to be “one of the best budgets in Bellmore-Merrick in the last 10 years,” noting that, if passed, it would restore previously cut teaching and administrative positions and reduce class sizes, particularly for special-education classes. more

5/15/15

Students marched through the halls of Reinhard Early Childhood Center before making their way to the auditorium for an Earth Day celebration.

Reinhard students celebrate Earth Day

The Bellmore School District’s youngest students, all housed at Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center, develop an appreciation for the planet when they celebrate Earth Day annually. This year … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/15/15

Members of the Bellmore PTA celebrated Founder’s Day with the Bellmore School District community on April 28.

Bellmore District celebrates Founder’s Day

There were plenty of shocked, but smiling faces in the auditorium of the Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center on the evening of April 28. That’s because 16 women whom Bellmore School … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/15/15

At left are the North Bellmore Board of Education candidates, Nina Lanci and Melissa Cmar-Grote; at right are the Bellmore Board of Education candidates, Brian Desmond and Marion Blane.

Board of Education candidates named in Bellmores

Bellmore and North Bellmore residents will not only vote on their school district budgets on May 19, but also they will decide who will sit on their boards of education. Trustees are elected in … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/15/15

Cory Epstein, a junior and student ambassador at Kennedy High School, came up with the idea for the Ties for Ties initiative.

The ties that bind Bellmore-Merrick

Students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s five schools are working to tie the community together — literally and figuratively. Thanks to the brainstorming of a Kennedy … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/15/15

The Mepham and Kennedy baseball teams recently squared off at the SUNY Farmingdale Baseball Complex in a special charity game to honor military personnel and their families.

Kennedy, Mepham go to bat for vets

Kennedy and Mepham high schools recently went to bat for veterans. Students played in a baseball game on April 10 that doubled as a charity fund-raiser for a nonprofit organization that supports … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/17/15

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