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Sara Rosenzweig, a freshman at SUNY Geneseo, was recently named the SUNY Athletic Conference’s first-ever Rookie Cross-Country Runner of the Year. The SUNY conference comprises 10 schools across the state. Above, Rosenzweig running at the Atlantic Regional Championship on Nov. 16.
Merokean off to a fast a fast start at Geneseo
In her years at Kennedy High School in Bellmore, Merokean Sara Rosenzweig grew accustomed to finishing first among Cougar cross-country and track runners. She twice qualified for the New York State High School Cross-Country Championship, and ended her high school career last spring by capturing the Nassau County steeplechase title. more
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Lisa Scherer, a John F. Kennedy High School social studies teacher, left, and Karen McGuinness, the social studies department chairwoman, right, joined seniors from Kennedy High School’s “Participation in Government” class in front of a display commemorating President Kennedy’s life and legacy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.
Bellmore-JFK High School honors President Kennedy
Students at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore spent the school week ending Nov. 22, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, commemorating Kennedy’s life and legacy. more
Justin Ganca and Lauren Sustad have signed with the University of Hartford to play baseball and softball. Above, the two signing their national letters of intent recently at Kennedy.
Two Kennedy athletes sign with University of Hartford
Not one –– but two –– Kennedy High School athletes have signed their national letters of intent to play at the University of Hartford in Connecticut in 2014-15 –– Justin Ganca and Lauren Sustad. Both are from Merrick and both are 17. more
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Central District residents are set to vote on a $49.89 million capital bond on Dec. 2. Above, the Mepham High School art room, which would be among the facilities that are restored if the bond passes a public vote.
Bellmore-Merrick Central District residents to vote on $49.89M bond on Dec. 2
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District residents will head to the polls on Monday, Dec. 2, to vote on a proposed $49.89 million bond to repair and restore the district’s five schools — Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools, and Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. more
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Kennedy High stages ‘Twelfth Night’
The drama club at Kennedy High School in Bellmore staged two shows of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” on Nov. 15 and 16. Actors and actresses engaged the audience with their modern adaptation of this classic. more
Cecilia Maher, 91
Video interview with Cecilia Maher
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Michael Dolber, a retired Merrick Avenue Middle School social studies teacher, was 13 years old when President Kennedy was killed. He was in French class when word reached his junior high school that the president was dead. He was pictured here teaching at MAMS last February, shortly before his retirement.
Retired MAMS teacher: Where I was when JFK was killed
On the day President Kennedy was killed, my mother turned 41 years of age –– only 5 years younger than he was. I was 13, a ninth-grader at JHS 68 in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Our neighbors were coming over that evening for coffee and cake, and as I sat in my French class sometime after 1 p.m., I was thinking about birthday cake and the upcoming weekend. French was not foremost in my mind, nor was the idea that in a few minutes I would get news of an event that would turn our history upside down. more
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Kennedy's Andrew Sheehan, center, vied with Long Beach's Marc Graczyk for control at the net during the Cougars' county title victory.
Kennedy volleyball repeats as L.I. champs
Pick a number, any number, and it’s sure to be an impressive one with regard to Kennedy’s boys’ volleyball team. Want championships? The team captured its second consecutive Long Island Class B title last Saturday with a sweep of Sayville (25-23, 25-18, 25-20), just three days after winning its fifth Nassau County championship in the last six seasons with a three-set win over Long Beach (25-16, 25-22, 25-23). more
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Paige Kaplan and Jessica Arana both qualified for the state championships in different races at the Oct. 26 dual meet against Garden City.
Sharks swim past Garden City –– again
The Oct. 26 dual girls’ swim meet between the Bellmore-Merrick Lady Sharks and the Garden City Trojans bore many similarities to last year’s contest between two, which are among the county’s strongest squads. The teams’ supporters turned out at Hofstra University in droves, cheering loudly. The Sharks were the underdogs once again, as they began the season as the third seed in their conference. And the Bellmore-Merrick girls proved to have the necessary skills and drive to knock off their rivals, winning what coach Robert Kaefer described as the biggest dual meet of the year. more
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World War II veteran and POW Bernie Rader, and his wife, June, spoke with students in the Advanced Placement American history and Gilder Lehrman Foreign Policy classes at John F. Kennedy High School on Oct. 30 about his experiences during the war.
Kennedy students relive history with a hero
For the fourth straight year, students at John F. Kennedy High School were exposed to living history. more
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