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The Barbie doll, long lambasted as a caricature of the modern woman — impossibly thin, vacuous, at times scantily dressed — may be good for girls’ diets.
That was the surprising finding of a science research project conducted over the past year by Rebecca Jellinek, 16, a junior at Kennedy High School in Bellmore. Jellinek questioned 104 local girls, ages 6 to 8, about their food preferences after they played with one of two dolls — Barbie or Tracy Turnblad, the “full-figured” leading character in the movie musical “Hairspray.”
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By Scott Brinton
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6/5/13
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Kennedy’s 12-10 record on the baseball diamond isn’t the right indicator to look at when determining how many heads the Cougars turned this spring. Instead, it may be best to look at the team’s postseason run — they gave top-seeded MacArthur a run for its money in the quarterfinals and knocked off Mepham in the first round with a stunning comeback from a six-run deficit.
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By Steve Siniski
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5/28/13
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Famed New York Jet Curtis Martin will appear at John. F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore for a fundraiser to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims on Monday, May 20, student government officials said.
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/16/13
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Voting for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s $139.5 million budget should be a no-brainer for local residents. Newsweek recently ranked all three of the Central District’s high schools –– Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham –– among the top 600 high schools in the nation –– out of more than 26,000 high schools.
We can only say, Wow!
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5/16/13
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A group of a half-dozen Mepham High School parents spoke out at the May 8 Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting, calling on the district to replace the old wooden visitors bleachers at the Mepham football field. A number of the seats have worn out or rotted through, and parents said they believe someone will eventually fall from the bleachers and get hurt unless they are fixed.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/15/13
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Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast, in its recently published “America’s Best High Schools” list, included 18 high schools from New York’s 4th Congressional District, which covers much of southwest Nassau County. All three of Bellmore-Merrick’s high schools –– Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham –– were on the list.
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By Howard Schwach, hschwach@liherald.com
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5/14/13
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After Lynbrook’s seven-goal lead through three quarters of Monday’s Nassau Class B boys’ lacrosse playoff game was cut to four by visiting Kennedy with just over nine minutes remaining in regulation, the Owls found another gear.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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5/14/13
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For Kennedy High School senior Natalie Giovino, two years’ worth of cancer research boiled down to a few momentary encounters with a handful of doctors and scientists, who came to pick apart her work and test whether it could stand up to professional scrutiny.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/16/13
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Fresh off a three-game sweep of Herricks last week that saw its offense pound out 25 runs, Kennedy upped its winning streak on the baseball diamond to four last Monday with an 8-4 victory at Long Beach.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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4/16/13
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Holding six straight playoff appearances under its belt, Kennedy has come out of the gates in 2013 swinging some potent lacrosse sticks. The Cougars won three of their five non-league matchups and scored at least 10 goals in each of the last four.
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By Steve Siniski
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4/9/13
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