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Valley Stream's schools have been given the go ahead to reopen this fall. The Central High School District will be fully reopening its buildings with strict social distancing guidelines. The other three districts will be adopting a hybrid-model reopening.

Cuomo oks fall reopening for Valley Stream schools

School districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties, along with the rest of the state, will be allowed to reopen, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this morning. He said he based his decision on low infection rates recorded in every region. more

By Karen Bloom and Peter Belfiore | 8/10/20

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has authorized all of New York's school districts to open for the fall.

Governor Cuomo gives go-ahead for schools to reopen

School districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties, along with the rest of the state, will be allowed to reopen, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this morning. He said he based his decision on low infection rates recorded in every region. more

By Karen Bloom | 8/7/20

The North Merrick School District hosted a webinar on July 30 with guest Dr. Jonathan Dalton, who shared tips with parents to help their kids cope with anxiety.

North Merrick School District holds webinar on child anxiety

To help parents guide their kids through coping with anxiety, the North Merrick School District hosted a special webinar on Friday with Dr. Jonathan Dalton of the Center for Anxiety and Behavioral Change. more

By Andrew Garcia | 8/4/20

There will be a new traffic pattern at Levy-Lakeside Elementary's parking lot.

Merrick schools undergo exciting upgrades

Funded by a capital bond approved by voters in December 2016, the Merrick School District continues to make significant renovations and upgrades at Chatterton, Birch and Levy Lakeside Elementary Schools. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/3/20

New track among Mepham H.S. upgrades

Mepham High School is receiving a facelift of sorts this summer as part of the district’s capital project referendum approved by residents in spring 2017. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/3/20

Members of John F. Kennedy High School’s alumni association presented Principal Gerard Owenburg with a painting commissioned by former teacher Alan Fleishman. Courtesy Laura Hernandez C: Laura Hernandez, of Merrick, graduated from Kennedy this year and will start her pre-med degree at LIU Post in the fall.

Former Bellmore-JFK teacher honors 2020 graduates

Instead of simply handing out a scholarship to a student, Ronald Steiger, the public relations director of John F. Kennedy High School’s alumni association, decided to put his network’s … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/3/20

What a poet can teach us about death — and life

I was out for a drive in mid-April, rounding the corner from Beach Street to Merrick Road in Merrick, when Emily Dickinson’s words suddenly came to my mind . . . more

7/31/20

The North Merrick School District recently donated facemask extenders to the staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital. Above, from left, Nurse Grace Malewicz, Nurse Lynn Bert, the nurse manager of pediatrics at MSSN, Child Life Services Director AnnMarie Difrancesaca, NMSD advisor Todd Benjamin, WINGS program leader Maria Castle, Chris Mitkish, his son, WINGS student Justin Mitkish, and NMSD Assistant Superintendent Beth Friedman.

North Merrick School District's ‘Operation Frontline’ aids Mount Sinai South Nassau staff in Oceanside

Students, teachers and administrators in the North Merrick School District’s WINGS program recently organized “Operation Frontline,” during which they supplied Mount Sinai South Nassau nurses and doctors with much needed facemask extenders. more

7/30/20

Katherine St George, right, came in sixth place in the Science Talent Search competition. Andrew Brinton and St George are only the fifth and sixth students from John F. Kennedy High School to be named finalists in the prestigious competition.

John F. Kennedy High School graduate takes home $80,000 Regeneron prize

Katherine St George, John F. Kennedy High School’s 2020 valedictorian, was named among the top 10 finalists of the Regeneron Science Talent Search competition on Wednesday, placing higher than … more

By Andrew Garcia | 7/30/20

In February, Michael Hughes, center, joined Merrick Avenue Middle School Principal Katelyn Dunn and Math Chairman David Prince to make pancakes for students who took part in the district’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

Calhoun High School to get new assistant principal

After an unprecedented school year, former Merrick Avenue Middle School Science Chair Michael Hughes began his term as the new assistant principal of Sanford H. Calhoun High School on July 1, joining … more

By Victoria Caruso | 7/29/20