Keyword: Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District
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Calhoun High School football and lacrosse star Griffin Miller attends the athletes’ after-school study hall daily after practice. No exceptions. He finishes 45 minutes of homework, grabs a late pass and dashes to practice, after which he sits down to another two to three hours of studies at home. The junior’s commitment to homework, in part, explains why he has attained a 98 average while taking a battery of Advanced Placement and Honors classes and is already committed to play at Dartmouth.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/20/14
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education passed a resolution at its Jan. 8 meeting calling on the state not to send data on district students to InBloom or any other private third party.
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1/10/14
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The Community Parent Center, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg are sponsoring a “Driving in the Safe Lane” program at the Brookside School in North Merrick on Jan. 14.
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1/10/14
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Students at the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Meadowbrook Alternative Program recently worked with a world-renowned artist while learning about environmental issues.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/10/14
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Kennedy High senior Rebecca Jellinek, who played the lead in the school play, “Twelfth Night,” in mid-November, set up a mini-office backstage when she was rehearsing for the play, furiously tapping away at her laptop whenever her presence wasn’t required onstage.
In addition to prepping for her performance in this modern version of the Shakespearean classic, Jellinek was also writing her senior science research thesis for submission to the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search.
The paper was due Nov. 13. Opening night was Nov. 15.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/9/14
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When schoolchildren in Bellmore and Merrick return to classes on Monday following their holiday recess, a new bus company will transport them to and from school.
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By David Weingrad and Brian Racow
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1/2/14
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Wendy Tepfer is such an obvious choice for the Herald Life’s Person of the Year, we wondered why we had not selected her before.
Then it occurred to us: Tepfer, 63, is among the most selfless, humble people we know. But make no mistake about it: As executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, and as a PTA leader and a dedicated sports mom before that, she has been an advocate for the community for three decades.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/26/13
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The Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s hockey team, was not playing for conference standings or athletic trophies on the evening of Dec. 2 at Newbridge Arena in Bellmore. The squad was playing to bring the holiday season home to underprivileged children.
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By Brian Racow
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12/19/13
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A group of Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District educators traveled to the First Congregational Church in Far Rockaway on Thanksgiving morning to help feed homeless and low-income residents of New York City housing projects on Thanksgiving.
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12/12/13
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The Mepham High School varsity cheerleading squad recently placed first in the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s Northeast Regional Championships, earning the team a spot in the Small Varsity Coed Division in the national championships in Orlando, Fla., in February.
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12/11/13
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