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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.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/17/12
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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.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/12/12
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The Central High School District Board of Education is planning to include about $300,000 worth of capital projects in next year’s budget. Board members got a look at the need for these improvements during the annual facilities tour last Saturday morning.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/11/12
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The landscape of the student population in the Valley Stream Central High School District has been changing in recent years. Now Board of Education members and administrators say they think it’s time to have a staff that better reflects those changes. At the board’s work session on Jan. 3, trustees approved an initiative that aims to diversify the district’s staff.
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By Brian Croce
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1/11/12
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Telecasting the Board of Education meetings and school events in the Valley Stream Central High School District has been a topic of interest for several years, said Trustee Bill Stris.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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1/4/12
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It was an evening of love for Chris Schroeder, a Valley Stream South High School junior who is battling cancer, at a school-wide benefit on Dec. 2.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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12/21/11
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“It really starts from a strong district-wide emphasis on open instruction,” said Dr. Thomas Triosi, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Valley Stream Central High School District, when it comes to narrowing and closing any achievement gaps among various racial groups.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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12/16/11
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“Instead of deterring students from driving to school, students park even further from the school,” said Sam Catalano, a senior at Valley Stream North High School, in reference to the Town of Hempstead’s recent decision to restrict parking on some neighboring streets around the school.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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12/15/11
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One-stop holiday shopping at Central
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The Central/Memorial PTSA hosted its annual holiday boutique and craft fair last Saturday afternoon. There were dozens of vendors who took up two gymnasiums at Central High School. The sellers had many handmade holiday gifts and treats. Money raised from the event will go toward scholarships for graduating seniors and other PTSA-sponsored events.
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12/14/11
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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 …
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By Scott Brinton, Alex Costello and Jackie Nash
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12/14/11
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