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James Ferguson, left, served with Master Sgt. David Pruden in Afghanistan in 2010.

South Side High School alum brings together fellow veterans through Warrior Reunion Foundation

When James Ferguson came home in 2010 after serving for nearly eight months in Afghanistan as a platoon commander in the Marines, that chapter of his life remained painfully incomplete. Reuniting with his unit five years later, however, changed his life, and today Ferguson leads the Warrior Reunion Foundation, which has so far reconnected combat veterans at seven gatherings around the country. more

By Ben Strack | 11/8/18

Students, parents and faculty gathered under national flags for South Side High School’s first Culture Fair on Oct. 22.

South Side High School hosts first-ever Culture Fair

The auxiliary gymnasium at South Side High School was abuzz with students, parents and faculty coming together over food and fun for the school’s first-ever Culture Fair on Oct. 22. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 11/1/18

What you do in high school doesn’t stay in high school

If you think what you do in high school doesn’t matter, perhaps the Brett Kavanaugh hearings will change your mind. That is my message to our children and grandchildren. more

10/5/18

South Side High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School for the first time since 1997.

South Side High School among 350 nationwide, 20 in state to be named a National Blue Ribbon School

South Side High School was among 349 schools nationwide and 20 in the state to be named a National Blue Ribbon School last week by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. more

By Ben Strack | 10/4/18

The enemies at our gates: gangs and pushers

Since last October, Nassau County police have identified the bodies of six teenagers who were hacked to death with machetes by members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13. After the most recent discovery of remains . . . more

9/6/18

Thomas Ricupero, principal of Francis F. Wilson Elementary School for the last 15 years, is set to retire in October.

Thomas Ricupero, principal of Wilson Elementary School, to retire after 39 years in district

“Oh my gosh, my stomach dropped,” laughed Kara Spinelli, a fourth-grade teacher and academic facilitator at Francis F. Wilson Elementary School, recalling the moment she found out that Principal Thomas Ricupero was retiring. “It’s definitely going to be a big adjustment.” more

By Ben Strack | 8/23/18

Taylor Yon, 16, top, survived the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. She and fellow survivor Zoe Gordon, 15, came to Stony Brook University recently for the Robert W. Greene Summer Institute for High School Journalists.

Inside the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Part seven in an ongoing series. Sixteen-year-old Taylor Yon found comfort in Pine Trails Park, virtually in the center of Parkland, Fla. There, she and her friends wandered its sidewalks, past its familiar playgrounds, ball fields and band shell, and lit candles for the dead. Afterward, they sat on towels on the ground and talked for hours, struggling to put into words, to understand, the massacre perpetrated by a one-time student of their school, whom the Herald is not identifying. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/2/18

Taylor Yon, 16, top, survived the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. She and fellow survivor Zoe Gordon, 15, bottom, came to Stony Brook University recently for the Robert W. Greene Summer Institute for High School Journalists. Both are on the staff of their student newspaper, The Eagle Eye.

Inside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting

Part seven in an ongoing series.Sixteen-year-old Taylor Yon found comfort in Pine Trails Park, virtually in the center of Parkland, Fla. There, she and her friends wandered its sidewalks, past its … more

By Scott Brinton | 8/2/18

Michael Otterman, formerly of Merrick, and the author of two books on the Iraq War, was among the many speakers at the recent Hofstra University High School Summer Journalism Institute, which is co-directed by Heralds Executive Editor Scott Brinton.

Former Merokean Michael Otterman authored two books on war

Editor’s note: Choudhry, 17, recently graduated as salutatorian from Elmont Memorial High School. She wrote the following during Hofstra University’s annual High School Summer Journalism … more

By Laila Choudhry | 8/1/18

Kayla Principato, who graduated South Side High School in 2014, went for a kill last November during a game at the University of Denver.

South Side High School alumna to play pro volleyball in Finland

A South Side High School alumna is set to move on to the next stage of her volleyball career after signing to play professionally in Finland. more

By Ben Strack | 8/1/18