Kennedy High School senior Sarah Moussavi, 17, took on one of neuroscience’s most perplexing, and intriguing, questions: How certain are humans in their own decision-making? To reach a … more

Kennedy High School senior Rachel Mashal screamed into the phone when the panel of renowned scientists at the Society for Science & the Public called on Jan. 19. “No way!” she hollered. more

Senior Rachel Mashal, the class of 2016 salutatorian, put fruit flies on a restricted diet to determine whether lower food intake would ward off drug addiction — specifically caffeine addiction — while also extending life. (As it turned out, it did both.) Meanwhile, classmate Sarah Moussavi took on one of neuroscience’s most perplexing, and intriguing, questions: How certain are humans in their own decision-making? To reach a conclusion, she conducted a computer-controlled experiment at the NYU Center for Neural Science. more

SUNY Geneseo junior Sara Rosenzweig finished seventh at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships to lead the Knights to first place out of 44 teams. Geneseo hosted the meet at Letchworth State Park. more

Kennedy High’s Homecoming was ablaze with school spirit, on and off the football field, last Friday. Homecoming festivities were held at the school, which takes in students from parts of … more

Few would describe the study of teenage eating disorders as a “passion,” but that’s precisely how Kennedy High School senior Rachel Mashal sees it. more

Rolling Thunder, a track program for special-needs children begun by recent Kennedy High School graduate Jamie Kanner, of Bellmore, is continuing throughout the summer and is seeking high school volunteers to help out. more

Kennedy High School seniors closed one chapter of their lives and began a new one at their graduation on June 28 at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury. more

Glitter and glitz were in ample supply last Thursday in Bellmore-Merrick as high school seniors gathered at friends’ homes before prom. Calhoun High School’s prom was held at the Bridgeview … more

When ticking off the many and varied phys. ed. programs that Saul Lerner has brought to the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, you quickly realize what a profound and lasting impact he has had on the lives of thousands of students, his colleagues say. Among the programs are girls’ lacrosse, boys’ badminton, bicycling in gym classes, and first aid/cardiopulmonary resuscitation for all students, a program begun with the Merrick-based Robbie Levine Foundation, to name just a few. Lerner is the Central District’s director of physical education, health, athletics, driver’s education and adult education. After 19 years in the district and 35 years in education, Lerner, 58, will retire on June 30. “It’s been a great run,” he said during an interview last week, “and I loved every minute of it, and I love the community.” more