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Sharon Galvin, a Nassau County community affairs police officer, visited Grand and Merrick Avenue middle schools on Nov. 22 to discuss cyber-bullying with eighth-graders.

Bellmore-Merrick middle-schoolers get a lesson in cyber-bullying

Bellmore-Merrick middle school students recently learned that bullying could creep into all aspects of their lives –– including on the Internet. Thanks to a program sponsored by parents and police, though, the preteens now have the information and tools they need to stay safe in cyber-space. more

12/6/13

Bellmore-Merrick Central District, Community Parent Center to offer college recruitment workshop

The college application process, with its myriad academic requirements and deadlines, can be mind-boggling. Then comes the financial aid application, which can seem as daunting as a 1040 income-tax form on steroids. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/5/13

Bellmore-Merrick Central District’s $49.89 million bond vote passes

The Bellmore-Merrick Central District’s $49.89 million bond proposal to renovate the district’s five schools passed a public referendum on Monday with 56 percent of the vote, according to district officials. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/2/13

Representatives from Lifelong Learning spoke with dozens of students and family members during Bellmore-Merrick’s annual SEPTA College Night for students with learning disabilities.

Kennedy hosts 300 at Special Education PTA College Night

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, in conjunction with the Bellmore-Merrick Special Education Parent Teacher Association and the Community Parent Center, hosted its annual college fair on Nov. 19 at Kennedy High School in Bellmore, which provided information to high school students with special learning needs. more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/29/13

Lisa Scherer, a John F. Kennedy High School social studies teacher, left, and Karen McGuinness, the social studies department chairwoman, right, joined seniors from Kennedy High School’s “Participation in Government” class in front of a display commemorating President Kennedy’s life and legacy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.

Bellmore-JFK High School honors President Kennedy

Students at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore spent the school week ending Nov. 22, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, commemorating Kennedy’s life and legacy. more

11/29/13

Central District residents are set to vote on a $49.89 million capital bond on Dec. 2. Above, the Mepham High School art room, which would be among the facilities that are restored if the bond passes a public vote.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District residents to vote on $49.89M bond on Dec. 2

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District residents will head to the polls on Monday, Dec. 2, to vote on a proposed $49.89 million bond to repair and restore the district’s five schools — Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools, and Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/27/13

Mepham High School juniors showed their class spirit at the annual Battle of the Classes on Nov. 14, which raised funds for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

Mepham gives back at cancer fundraiser

Each class at Wellington C. Mepham High School did battle for a cause last week, as an annual spirit event became a fundraiser for a cancer charity. Battle of the Classes, which was organized by seniors in Chris Parren and Kerry Dennis’s Participation in Government class, was held in the Brookside School gymnasium on Nov. 14. The evening, filled with physical activity and Pirate pride, doubled as a fundraiser, with $3,815 collected for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/22/13

Michael Dolber, a retired Merrick Avenue Middle School social studies teacher, was 13 years old when President Kennedy was killed. He was in French class when word reached his junior high school that the president was dead. He was pictured here teaching at MAMS last February, shortly before his retirement.

Retired MAMS teacher: Where I was when JFK was killed

On the day President Kennedy was killed, my mother turned 41 years of age –– only 5 years younger than he was. I was 13, a ninth-grader at JHS 68 in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Our neighbors were coming over that evening for coffee and cake, and as I sat in my French class sometime after 1 p.m., I was thinking about birthday cake and the upcoming weekend. French was not foremost in my mind, nor was the idea that in a few minutes I would get news of an event that would turn our history upside down. more

By Mike Dolber | 11/20/13

The bathroom in the Mepham High School football locker room.

Support Bellmore-Merrick Central District's $49.89 million

For years, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education set aside money in its annual budget to maintain its facilities. Residents then had to authorize the spending in the budget vote in May. more

11/14/13

At Kennedy, Aaron Plass, Joshua Baron, Gregory Mora and Rohan Nagpal were recognized through the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Central students commended by National Merit program

Twelve Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District seniors have been designated as Commended students in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. more

11/7/13

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