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New York state English Language Arts and mathematics exams have grown increasingly more difficult, but students in the Bellmore and North Bellmore school districts continued to exceed the Nassau County average on the tests in nearly every grade this year.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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8/25/11
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Since elementary school, lifelong New Hyde Park resident Linda Opyr, 58, has been devoted to poetry, and that dedication recently paid off. On June 12, Opyr was named poet laureate of Nassau …
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By James Fitz Gerald
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7/13/11
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Seniors and their dates gathered at homes across Bellmore-Merrick to prepare for prom last Thursday. The Basiles of Bellmore hosted about 20 Kennedy High School couples, who gathered to chat over food with their friends and classmates as parents snapped photos. The house, located on the water, made for a beautiful evening.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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6/30/11
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The hard work of Bellmore-Merrick students, teachers and administrators has garnered national recognition as all three Central District high schools –– Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham –– ranked in the top 300 of Newsweek’s America’s Best High Schools of 2011.
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By Alex Krinsky
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6/30/11
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No one is sure precisely what the 2 percent tax-levy cap passed by the state last week will mean for Bellmore-Merrick’s four elementary districts and one high school district, but it could force the districts to cut student programming and lay off teachers in order to stay under the legal limit.
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By Scott Brinton, David Weingrad and Deirdre Krasula
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6/30/11
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Much was the same about this year’s Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District graduation ceremonies on Sunday. Seniors came attired in their caps and gowns –– blue robes for Calhoun, green for Kennedy and red for Mepham. Excited parents showered their now adult children with flowers and balloons, and snapped hundreds of photos.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/27/11
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently named the valedictorians and salutatorians for Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. The following provides short biographies on each of them:
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6/23/11
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The Park Avenue Elementary School PTA is seeking new playground equipment for the school after being told one year ago by an insurance company that renovations had to be made to maintain playground safety. But the PTA’s request for county grant money has hit a yearlong stall as the money winds its way through the legislative process.
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By David Weingrad
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6/10/11
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Seventh-grade sports might have to be eliminated. The nine-period day might be reduced to eight. And teachers might have to be let go. After that, no one’s sure what might happen, but school districts will have to keep cutting.
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Scott Brinton
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6/2/11
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Central District students of the arts wowed an audience of their parents, teachers and school administrators with their musical and dramatic performances as well as presentations of the visual arts during the Bellmore-Merrick Cultural Arts Foundation’s 32nd annual luncheon at the Uniondale Marriott last Thursday.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/31/11
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