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The Art Academy of Long Island opens on Merrick Avenue
At first glance, The Art Academy of Long Island, on Merrick Avenue in downtown Merrick, appears dark, even cavern-like. The ceiling and floor are black, the walls are charcoal gray, and the lighting is muted. more
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On Newsweek’s list: all three Central District high schools
Newsweek recently published its annual list of America’s best public high schools, and all three Bellmore-Merrick high schools –– Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham –– made the top 500. According to the Census Bureau, there are some 24,000 public high schools across the United States. more
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John Huss, of the Wantagh-based Fiber Control Inc., an asbestos-abatement company, was hard at work at Calhoun High School last Friday. As part of the Bellmore-Merrick Central School District’s reconstruction project, asbestos floor tiles are being removed at all five district schools.
Central High School District revamp is well under way
In each of the Bellmore-Merrick Central District’s five schools, students’ desks are now stacked in halls beside cardboard boxes full of textbooks and teachers’ knickknacks, and … more
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Donovan Berthoud/Herald Life Valedictorian John Grover, Class President Mckayla Cates, Treasurer Erin Penny, Vice President Katelyn Mulligan, Secretary Alexa Beichert and salutatorian Kristina Dimiceli gathered for a portrait.
Fond memories for Mepham seniors at graduation
Wellington C. Mepham High School celebrated its 78th commencement on June 26 at NYCB Theater in Westbury before a proud crowd of administrators, family members and students. more
The women of the senior class, from left, Nicole Imhof, Lindsay Parmett, Nicole Mirsky, Katie Corona, Krista Eyeman, Lauren Mamay, and Emily Tepe, smiled for a photo.
Bellmore-Merrick seniors celebrate pre-prom in style
Bellmore-Merrick seniors kicked off their final weekend of high school last Thursday afternoon with traditional pre-prom parties. Students gathered with their classmates and dates at friends’ homes … more
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Booker T. Gibson, beloved music teacher, has died at 85.
Booker Gibson, beloved music teacher, dies at 85
By his own admission, Booker T. Gibson wasn’t the most athletic student at Mepham High School in Bellmore in the 1940s, so becoming popular at a school that placed a high value on success in sports –– in particular, in wrestling –– was no easy feat. But Gibson could play boogie-woogie piano, and at the time this highly rhythmic style of the blues ruled the airwaves. more
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Calhoun High Schools Josh Aberman is organizing the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s first Writers’ Festival, to be held Friday at Calhoun.
Bellmore-Merrick Central District to host first Writers' Festival
Calhoun High School senior Josh Aberman loves poetry, particularly the Beat Generation poetry produced by such luminaries as Allen Ginsberg. So, when Aberman was looking to do a fundraiser for the Economic Policy Institute as a senior project, he thought he might try an event aimed at writers. more
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Mepham High School students recently took part in a dress collection for young women from New York City who cannot afford everyday clothing, let alone prom dresses. Among the effort’s organizers were, back row, from left, Felisa Sternbach, Chris Campos, Dylan Morse and Theana Cheliotes; front row, Kayla Samala and Sydney Antener.
Mepham donates 100 dresses –– and loads of kindness
Black shopping bags overflowing with jeans and dresses filled the office of Theana Cheliotes, Mepham High School’s social worker for the past nine years, on a recent Thursday. Students were hurriedly preparing them to ship to Jamaica, Queens, for donation to the charitable organization 100 Suits for 100 Men. The nonprofit group normazlly collects business suits for men who cannot afford interview attire. A major roadblock that many low-income interviewees face is affording commonly accepted dress codes. more
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Two-year-old Lily Chacko showed off her traditional shalwar kameez at Mepham High School’s Night of Middle Eastern and South Asian Culture.
Mepham explores Middle Eastern and South Asian culture
The auditorium at Mepham High School in North Bellmore closely resembled a scene from an Indian film as four young dancers took the stage to perform a modern take on a classic form of Bollywood dance. Embellishing their ornate dresses were golden sequins, forming patterns across their bright pink tops. more
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Mepham High School teacher Chris Patten, 36, is preparing to run the April 18 Boston Marathon to raise money for the Red Sox Foundation
Taking on marathon for a cause
Mepham High School teacher Chris Patten will compete in the world’s oldest annual marathon –– the Boston Marathon –– on April 18. The 36-year-old Boston native will take part along with tens of thousands of other runners, while also raising money for the Red Sox Foundation, the charitable arm of the Boston Red Sox, which funds a variety of philanthropic causes. more
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