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Calhoun Glamour Gals members, from left, Jackie Chin, Alison McCutchan, Sarah Protan, Cameron Morales, Sarah Sandler and Claire Murphy visited with seniors at the Belair Nursing Home in North Bellmore in January.

Sarah Sandler founded a Glamour Gals chapter at Calhoun this year after being inspired by the charity’s mission to foster self-esteem and mutual respect between two generations. Twenty Calhoun students have visited local nursing homes, where they have developed relationships with older women through makeovers, manicures and conversation. more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/7/14

Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, left, tested goggles used to track eye movement. Failing the test could indicate a concussion. She was assisted by Omarys Herasme-Parker, a field manager with the Brain Trauma Foundation.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District joins in national concussion study

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is taking part in a national study, conducted by the nonprofit Brain Trauma Foundation, that aims to more precisely map the number of high school athletes who suffer concussions. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/29/14

Kennedy High School junior Mara Friedman sang Mozart’s “An Chloe” during the ceremony at her school.

Hundreds inducted into Bellmore-Merrick Central’s Honor Society

Hundreds of Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham students were inducted into their high schools’ chapters of the National Honor Society on April 9. The society recognizes students’ academic … more

4/23/14

Hundreds of high school runners participated in the Paul Limmer Invitational at Mepham High School this year.

Off to the races at Mepham High

Hundreds of runners gathered at the Mepham High School track last weekend for the eighth annual Paul Limmer Invitational on April 5. … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/10/14

Felicia Schneberg, director of education and training at the Nassau County Office of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and Developmental Disabilities Services, recently showed participants in a Central District seminar how to assemble intranasal inhalers used to administer Narcan, an opioid antidote.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District hosts ‘lifesaving’ seminar

A month ago, Calhoun High School Principal David Seinfeld reached out to Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials with a heavy heart. Saul Lerner, the district’s director of health and physical education, said Seinfeld called to say that he was worried because he had recently attended three funerals of former Calhoun students, all of whom had died of heroin overdoses. more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/9/14

The Rice-A-Maniacs, a seventh-grade team, were all fired up.

Grand Avenue celebrates during Spirit Week

Bellmore middle-schoolers recently showed their spirit on a grand scale. Students and faculty at Grand Avenue Middle School celebrated during their annual Spirit Week from March 3 to 7. The festivities culminated with the Grand Olympics on March 6 and 7. more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/20/14

Bellmore-Merrick Special Education PTA to host disabilities workshop

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Special Education PTA will host a workshop on technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities on April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Merrick Avenue Middle School’s auditorium. more

3/19/14

Merokean Eve Pauly, center, prepared gefilte fish with Merokean Eryn Adler, from left, and Marielle Brodman and Alexis Levien, both of Bellmore, during a recent Cooking for Hope class.

Bellmore-Merrick teens cook to ease suffering

A new series of culinary classes is teaching Bellmore-Merrick teenagers how to prepare kosher treats and assist local families in need at the same time. more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/19/14

Cynthia Regal, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s deputy superintendent for business, said next year’s budget does not cut student services, but it does not increase them either.

Central plans 'status-quo' budget for 2014-15

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s 2014-15 budget is set to rise by 1.97 percent, from $136.5 million this year to a little more than $139 million next year. And, despite a lower-than-hoped-for state aid increase of $200,000, the district does not plan to cut services for students. In fact, it is restoring some services such as BOCES dance, which had been cut during the leanest years of the 2008-09 recession and its aftermath. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/19/14

Kennedy High School’s Intel Science Talent Search badge winners were, from left, Kristiana Hanna, Rachel Abramowitz, Ben November, Dean Ostrofsky and Rebecca Jellinek.

Kennedy students earn Intel badges

Five Kennedy High School seniors were recently selected for special recognition in the annual Intel Science Talent Search, which honors the top research projects across the country. The five students received badges to reward the extra effort that they put into their research projects. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/14/14

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