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Calhoun badminton takes Nassau County title

The Calhoun girls’ varsity badminton team recently won the Nassau County Championship with a 4-3 victory over Great Neck South. The Calhoun girls finished the season with a 15-0 record –– and their second straight championship. Team Captain Christina Strezenec won the overall singles title, beating out all other Nassau badminton players in a two-day tournament. With this win, Strezenec became the only player in Calhoun history to win four county titles playing a varsity sport. more

5/21/10

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is erecting a 9/11 memorial with ‘sacred remains’ from the World Trade Center. A group of Central District officials and students went to Hangar 17 at Kennedy Airport last week to inspect the rusted girder that will form the centerpiece of the monument. Above are, from left, Dan Christoffel, a retired Calhoun High School art teacher; Peter Gat, an art conservator with the Port Authority; John Scalisi, the Central District’s facilities director; Peter Miller, a Port Authority financial analyst; Dr. Henry Kiernan, the Central District superintendent; students Julie Schnaars and Patrick Lugauer; and John Boyle, a Central District English teacher.

Central District erecting memorial with girder from the WTC

A cold drizzle fell as the short, yellow school bus from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District pulled up last Wednesday to Kennedy Airport's Hagar 17, the 80,000-square-foot storehouse for the remains of what once were the two tallest buildings in the world. more

Scott Brinton | 5/17/10

Michael Ernst and Emily Lorsch model their trendy prom styles.

OHS students are fashion forward

The Oceanside High School PTA held its Dawn Delirium Fashion Show on April 29, raising about $6,400 for the annual post-prom party. Dawn Delirium is held by OHS every year right after its prom … more

5/5/10

Operation Medicine Cabinet coming to Oceanside

After Oceanside High School hosted a program last January, "Heroin on Long Island: Face the Facts," members of the school's Drug Advisory Wellness Council (DAWC) wanted to continue to do more to … more

Anthony Rifilato | 5/4/10

Tulip time: It wouldn’t be spring without tulips. Enjoy a bounty of tulips in a colorful array at Hofstra University’s annual festival on Sunday. While there, browse among the many Dutch-inspired items at the vendor’s market, such as clogs, below.

Tulips by the thousands at Hofstra Dutch Festival

Colorful tulips attract thousands each year to Hofstra University for one of Long Island’s enduring traditions, the Hofstra University Dutch Festival. more

Karen Bloom | 4/28/10

Central seniors will once again model suit and gowns for the annual fundraising fashion show.

Central High School fashion show May 6

The Valley Stream Central/Memorial PTSA will hold its annual Scholarship Dinner Dance and Fashion Show. on Thursday, May 6. It will take place at the Coral House, 70 Milburn Ave. in Baldwin, from 7 to 11 p.m. more

4/27/10

Oceanside High School students Chris Williams, Casey English and Amy Gardner had the chance to speak to students in Haiti via live video-conference.

Global interaction

A small group of students from Oceanside High School had the rare opportunity to speak with their peers in Haiti via live video conference last month. The conference was hosted by Global Nomads … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 4/21/10

From New York to Illinois

Oceanside's Jon Kourie has been playing baseball for as long as he can remember. “I came into my own in that,” Kourie said. “It was just natural.” Now, at 26, he may finally have a shot at … more

Annmarie Fertoli | 4/13/10

Pity the bullies . . . but throw them out of school

Anyone who’s read “Lord of the Flies” knows the great capacity children have for savagery. Still, the recent suicide of a 15-year-old high school girl, following months of brutal bullying, shocks us — hopefully into action. more

Randi Kreiss | 4/8/10

50th Reunion set for Valley Stream Central High School

The 50th Reunion for Valley Stream Central High School's class of 1960 will be held on Saturday, June 12 at 7 p.m. at the New Hyde Park Inn. more

4/7/10

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