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The Elmont Memorial High School Community was set to welcome Principal Kevin Dougherty back on Tuesday.

The Elmont community rejoiced after the announcement that beloved Principal Kevin Dougherty, who had been placed on an unexplained leave of absence from Elmont Memorial High School at the start of … more

By Kepherd Daniel | 10/13/22

Principal Kevin Dougherty will return to Memorial High School.

Elmont Memorial High School principal reinstated

Kevin Dougherty will return to his position as principal at Elmont Memorial High School on Oct. 11. more

By Kepherd Daniel | 10/5/22

Voices for Elmont’s scholarships will be named for Barbara Reynolds, a longtime PTA member in both the Elmont and Sewanhaka school districts, who died of cancer last month. She was 66.

Voices for Elmont keeps people in the know

Focusing on issues ranging from potholes to speeding cars on popular roads like Dutch Broadway, community group Voices for Elmont aims to advocate for the community in different ways. Voices for … more

By Nakeem Grant | 5/27/21

The Floral Park Soccer Club held its inaugural intramural charity tournament last Sunday.

Floral Park's inaugural charity soccer tournament is a success

With children stuck at home for most of the past year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Elmont Memorial High School Assistant Principal Dayna Sotirhos sought to find a way to keep children active … more

By Nakeem Grant | 5/20/21

Sommy Agu, right, interviewed Chibuzor Nweke when they were in ninth grade at Elmont Memorial High School.

Telling the history of Elmont, one story at a time

For the past four years, ninth-graders at Elmont Memorial High School have been encouraged to share their stories of hope, loss and aspiration in their English classes as part of a two-week lesson … more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/25/21

Christy Calderon, a registered nurse with Northwell Health, doled out Covid vaccines at Elmont Memorial High School on Feb. 27.

Pop-up vaccine site serves Elmont community members in need

Cynthia Hamilton had been trying to get a Covid vaccine since January, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo first announced that health aides like herself would be eligible to receive the shot, but everywhere she … more

By Melissa Koenig and Peter Belfiore | 2/27/21

Cristopher Alexander, an Elmont Memorial High School senior, is a candidate for the Presidential Scholars program. He was previously named a Regeneron Science Talent Search semifinalist for his work studying cancer cells at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan.

Elmont senior named Presidential Scholar candidate

Just a few weeks after being named a semifinalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search for his work studying the effects of an avian virus on cancer cells, Elmont Memorial High School senior … more

By Melissa Koenig | 2/4/21

The Covert Avenue School will remain closed until Jan. 25.

Elmont Memorial High School, Covert Avenue schools closed

Elmont Memorial High School was closed on Tuesday, and the Covert Avenue School in Elmont will remain closed through Jan. 25, as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise. Instruction would … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/19/21

Elmont High School senior Christopher Alexander made frequent trips to the laboratory at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan between July 2019 and September 2020 to study the effects of avian paramyxovirus serotype 4 on cancer cells. For his work, he was named a semifinalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Elmont senior named Regeneron STS semifinalist

Science research teacher Michelle Flannery tried to dissuade Christopher Alexander from studying potential cancer treatments since he was a freshman at Elmont Memorial High School, but Alexander kept … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/12/21

Elmont Memorial High School closed Dec. 16 and 17

Elmont Memorial High School will be closed on Dec. 16 and 17, after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19, Sewanhaka Superintendent James Grossane announced on Dec. 15. All students and … more

By Melissa Koenig | 12/15/20

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