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Central District, Parent Center to host athletic recruiting seminar

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg will present a program about the college athletic recruiting process, “Does Your Child Dream of Playing Sports in College?” The event will take place on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 1/17/12

The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, headed by Executive Director Wendy Tepfer, hosted a forum on Wednesday, “The Dangers In Your Medicine Cabinet,” which looked at the prescription-drug abuse epidemic now plaguing New York, including Nassau County.

Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center confronts Nassau’s pill epidemic

They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 1/12/12

Crystal Eksi, left, Michael Koutsoubis and Dimitrios Malliakas will represent their design for an eco-friendly waste removal facility in Costa Rica.

Local architecture student earns a trip to Costa Rica

East Meadow resident Dimitrios Malliakas is among nine architecture students from the New York Institute of Technology who left on a ten-day trip to Costa Rica on Tuesday to present creative waste removal designs. more

By Shannon Koehle | 1/12/12

Yash Shah, left, and Jason Dunleavy, were awarded for their volunteer work during Hurricane Irene.

Clarke H.S. students were honored by the Red Cross

Long Island Red Cross and Senator Kemp Hannon recognized Jason Dunleavy and Yash Shah, W.T. Clarke High School students, at a Red Cross Club meeting on Dec. 15 for volunteering at the Nassau … more

By Shannon Koehle | 1/12/12

Rory Walsh, left, and Matthew Sheehan are pictured with their ALL League Awards presented to them at the Catholic High School Football League awards breakfast in December.

Students honored at Catholic football banquet

Rory Walsh, of Kellenberg Memorial High School, and Matthew Sheehan, of Holy Trinity High School, were presented with their ALL League Awards at the Catholic High School Football League breakfast at Kellenberg in December. more

1/5/12

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and … more

By Scott Brinton, Alex Costello and Jackie Nash | 12/14/11

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of health, athletics and driver’s education, served as a keynote speaker at a Long Island Youth Safety Coalition conference, “Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy and Distracted: Using School and Community to Create Comprehensive Solutions to Dangerous Driving.” He was joined here recently by Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 12/6/11

East Meadow High School students Danielle Luchan and Nicole Fleischmann taught 6th grade students a lesson on trustworthiness.

High school students teach at Woodland M.S.

Students enrolled in the “History and Perspectives of Learning” class at East Meadow High School visited Woodland Middle School to speak to sixth-grade classes about character education traits. more

12/2/11

K-Kids and Builders Club members handed out informational packets and carnations to seniors.

Seniors attend Thanksgiving dinner at EMHS

The Future Business Leaders of America and Kiwanis joined together to feed nearly 400 senior citizens Thanksgiving dinner at East Meadow High School last Sunday. more

Shannon Koehle | 11/25/11

2011 HOBY Leadership ambassador Katrina Bamba is pictured with guidance counselor Mona Allen, left, and Assistant Principal Joni Rochford, right.

EMHS student selected as HOBY Ambassador

East Meadow High School sophomore Katrina Bamba was selected as a 2011 Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership ambassador. more

11/25/11