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The enemies at our gates: gangs and pushers

Since last October, Nassau County police have identified the bodies of six teenagers who were hacked to death with machetes by members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13. After the most recent discovery of remains . . . more

9/6/18

Taylor Yon, 16, top, survived the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. She and fellow survivor Zoe Gordon, 15, came to Stony Brook University recently for the Robert W. Greene Summer Institute for High School Journalists.

Inside the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Part seven in an ongoing series. Sixteen-year-old Taylor Yon found comfort in Pine Trails Park, virtually in the center of Parkland, Fla. There, she and her friends wandered its sidewalks, past its familiar playgrounds, ball fields and band shell, and lit candles for the dead. Afterward, they sat on towels on the ground and talked for hours, struggling to put into words, to understand, the massacre perpetrated by a one-time student of their school, whom the Herald is not identifying. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/2/18

Taylor Yon, 16, top, survived the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. She and fellow survivor Zoe Gordon, 15, bottom, came to Stony Brook University recently for the Robert W. Greene Summer Institute for High School Journalists. Both are on the staff of their student newspaper, The Eagle Eye.

Inside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting

Part seven in an ongoing series.Sixteen-year-old Taylor Yon found comfort in Pine Trails Park, virtually in the center of Parkland, Fla. There, she and her friends wandered its sidewalks, past its … more

By Scott Brinton | 8/2/18

Michael Otterman, formerly of Merrick, and the author of two books on the Iraq War, was among the many speakers at the recent Hofstra University High School Summer Journalism Institute, which is co-directed by Heralds Executive Editor Scott Brinton.

Former Merokean Michael Otterman authored two books on war

Editor’s note: Choudhry, 17, recently graduated as salutatorian from Elmont Memorial High School. She wrote the following during Hofstra University’s annual High School Summer Journalism … more

By Laila Choudhry | 8/1/18

East Meadow High School seniors tossed their graduation caps in the air at the end of the school’s June 24 graduation ceremony.

East Meadow seniors look to the future

The East Meadow High School 2018 graduating class can be seen in the form of a “selfie” taken by Valedictorian Patrick Cruz during his speech. Seniors splashed similar photos across their … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 6/28/18

Valedictorian Aashini Shah was proud to be the first female valedictorian at Clarke in 6 years. She will be attending MIT in the fall and majoring in Chemical Engineering. She spoke of the changes that happened in the school during her time there including the creation of the Clarke Twitter account and the "interesting" inaugural career day.

W.T. Clarke seniors graduate with lessons of friendship

The graduating seniors at W.T. Clarke High School have grown closer over the past four years, conversed in group chats and formed bonds that extended beyond the classroom. “We all come from the … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 6/28/18

After tossing their mortarboards into the air, East Meadow High School graduates like Jenna Piano raced to meet family members and friends.

Congrats, East Meadow and W.T. Clarke graduates!

Two separate seas of maroon and blue mortarboards soared into the summer sky after seniors at W.T. Clarke and East Meadow high schools made the emotional and celebratory transition from students to … more

By Brian Stieglitz | 6/28/18

Patrick Cruz, right, will be graduating as the valedictorian of East Meadow High School and Ariana Adames, left, is its salutatorian.

Patrick Cruz to graduate as EMHS valedictorian

Four years of hard work has paid off for Patrick Cruz, as he will be starting fresh at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Cruz is planning on studying animal science and continuing with the … more

By Jennifer Corr | 6/21/18

Stop politicizing the fight against MS-13

Bodies started turning up in South Shore parks and woodlands in the past year and a half: teenagers hacked to death with machetes or shot in the face by members of the ruthless El Salvadoran gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13. more

6/14/18

Aashini Shah and Pantho Sayed, the salutatorian of W.T. Clarke, were honored by Nassau County at a breakfast at the Crest Hollow in Jericho on June 1.

Aashini Shah to Graduate as W.T Clarke’s Class of 2018 Valedictorian

Aashini Shah will be making the transformation from her class of only 185 students to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for either chemical engineering or brain and cognitive sciences. Shah … more

By Jennifer Corr | 6/14/18