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Calhoun High School seniors Nicole Fegan, left and Paulina Fein, right, were recently awarded Intel Research Report Badges, which recognize the quality of the reports that they submitted to the Intel Science Talent Search last fall. They were joined by their Calhoun research adviser, Jennifer Pefanis.

Each year the Society for Science & The Public awards Research Report Badges to students entering the Intel Science Talent Search whose reports demonstrate a high degree of research and are exceptionally well written. The reports, Bellmore-Merrick Central District science teachers say, could have been produced by graduate, rather than high school, science students. Two Calhoun High School seniors –– Nicole Fegan and Paulina Fein –– recently received word that they have been awarded Research Report Badges for their papers submitted to the Intel contest last fall. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/17/16

Austin McLoughlin, a senior at Calhoun High School in Merrick, saved a man’s life with the skills that he learned during a CPR unit he completed in phys. ed. class.

Calhoun senior saves hockey player with CPR

While attending an ice hockey tournament in upstate Lake Placid in late January, Calhoun High School senior Austin McLoughlin sprung into action to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation after a player was struck in the head and suffered a seizure on the ice. more

2/12/16

Katherine Ratner and Brian Kishinevsky recently had papers accepted by the Long Island region of the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Joining them was their research adviser, Michael Hughes.

These researchers are no junior scientists

Katherine Ratner thought the measurement system used to categorize hurricanes –– called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale –– was inadequate. So the Calhoun High School senior, 17, set out to create a new system, one that better reflected the size and strength of these monster storms. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/8/16

The Bellmore-Merrick Central School District and the Jason Gruen Foundation recently screened ninth-graders for possible heart defects. Above, Dean Tsolkas, 14, was weighed by nurse Cynthia Johnson before his screening.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District screening students, saving lives

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and the Jason Gruen Foundation recently tested 150 ninth-graders over two weekends, checking their hearts with advanced portable electrocardiogram and echocardiogram machines. Screenings took place at Calhoun High School in Merrick on Jan. 9 and 16. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/28/16

A collage of Doug Smestad made of small squares now sits outside Calhoun’s auditorium.

Calhoun High honors late educator Doug Smestad

Music filled the auditorium at Calhoun High School as students, alumni, administrators and parents commemorated the beloved late teacher Douglas Smestad in December. more

By Stephany Reyes | 1/8/16

Calhoun High School cafeteria staff members Rosanna Matos, Lisa Lazar, Adele Hofmann, Deborah Dempsey, Jennifer Lanpina and Sandy McGovern were busy, cooking 16 turkeys to feed the hungry guests.

Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings

Calhoun High School kicked off the holiday season by hosting its annual Thanksgiving dinner filled with turkeys, desserts and music. Staff members, students and parents enjoyed a holiday meal together on Friday, Nov. 20, raising more than $2,000 in donations. more

By Stephany Reyes | 11/27/15

Merrick Brotherhood Council to host annual concert Nov. 22

The Merrick Brotherhood Council will host its annual Thanksgiving Concert on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m., in the Calhoun High School auditorium, 1786 State St., Merrick. more

11/16/15

Calhoun High School student Samantha Hernandez, with Assistant Principal Neil Testa, was selected as one of The Hispanic Coalition of New York’s 40 Under 40 Rising Latino Stars. She will accept the award in Albany on Oct. 11.

Calhoun junior, a Rising Latino Star

Working quietly and diligently in her third-period Advanced Science Research class, Calhoun High School junior Samantha Hernandez looks like any other normal high school student on any other normal day. Except she’s not. more

By Stephany Reyes | 10/7/15

Liz Scopo and Meghan and Katie Corona helped raise funds for the American Cancer Society at Calhoun’s Relay for Life event on April 24.

Central District embraces Relay for Life

After the recent death of beloved Calhoun High School history teacher Douglas Smestad, a team of students and teachers responsible for planning the school's first-ever Relay for Life last spring have promised to preserve his memory by helping to make the American Cancer Society fundraiser a Bellmore-Merrick Central District tradition. more

By Stephany Reyes | 9/30/15

Smestad’s Knights, a group formed to honor Douglas Smestad, a beloved Calhoun High School history teacher, raised more than $10,000 for the American Cancer Society in his honor in 2014.

Calhoun recalls Renaissance educator

“Remember, you are the future.” Douglas Smestad repeated this affirmation daily to the hundreds of students he taught for two and a half decades in history classes at Calhoun High School, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 9/25/15

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