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Nora Sheppard, a Merrick Avenue Middle School science teacher, taught in her classroom Monday morning. She is one of 42 Long Island teachers whom the state has accepted into its new “Master Teacher” program.

Nora Sheppard, MAMS teacher, named one of state’s best

Nora Sheppard, a 20-year Merrick Avenue Middle School science teacher, is one of 319 New York teachers whom the state has accepted into its new “Master Teacher” program. more

By Brian Racow | 5/23/14

Joy Ma, Merrick Avenue Middle School eighth-grader, won first place in the 14-year-old Women’s Eppe division of the 2014 March North American Cup, a fencing competition that took place last month in Memphis.

MAMS student is tops in fencing

It is not often that a student-athlete who wins a national championship in her sport has the time for another extracurricular activity. For well-rounded Merokean Joy Ma, however, the national title is just the beginning. more

4/9/14

Bellmore-Merrick Special Education PTA to host disabilities workshop

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Special Education PTA will host a workshop on technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities on April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Merrick Avenue Middle School’s auditorium. more

3/19/14

Among the exercises that students took part in during the workshop was meditating on what they are thankful for in their lives.

Merrick Avenue Middle School learns to think positively

Kaley Young, a 20-year-old yoga and dance instructor, brought the power of positive thinking and self-love to a Merrick Avenue Middle School on Monday through a workshop aptly titled “She Taught.” more

By Scott Brinton | 3/14/14

Bulldogs Hockey fundraiser nets 'Toys for Tots'

The Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s hockey team, was not playing for conference standings or athletic trophies on the evening of Dec. 2 at Newbridge Arena in Bellmore. The squad was playing to bring the holiday season home to underprivileged children. more

By Brian Racow | 12/19/13

Bellmore-Merrick Central District educators who lent a hand at Rock & Wrap It Up’s Thanksgiving dinner in Far Rockaway were, from left, Eric Passman, Kennedy High School baseball and football coach; Karin McMahon, Meadowbrook Alternative Program phys. ed. teacher and Calhoun coach; Saul Lerner, the Central District director of health, physical education and athletics; Sarah Tolle, Merrick Avenue Middle School Tempo Group social worker; and Rich Wilen, MAMS dean, athletic director and coach.

Central educators help feed the hungry

A group of Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District educators traveled to the First Congregational Church in Far Rockaway on Thanksgiving morning to help feed homeless and low-income residents of New York City housing projects on Thanksgiving. more

12/12/13

Sharon Galvin, a Nassau County community affairs police officer, visited Grand and Merrick Avenue middle schools on Nov. 22 to discuss cyber-bullying with eighth-graders.

Bellmore-Merrick middle-schoolers get a lesson in cyber-bullying

Bellmore-Merrick middle school students recently learned that bullying could creep into all aspects of their lives –– including on the Internet. Thanks to a program sponsored by parents and police, though, the preteens now have the information and tools they need to stay safe in cyber-space. more

12/6/13

Central District residents are set to vote on a $49.89 million capital bond on Dec. 2. Above, the Mepham High School art room, which would be among the facilities that are restored if the bond passes a public vote.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District residents to vote on $49.89M bond on Dec. 2

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District residents will head to the polls on Monday, Dec. 2, to vote on a proposed $49.89 million bond to repair and restore the district’s five schools — Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools, and Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/27/13

Michael Dolber, a retired Merrick Avenue Middle School social studies teacher, was 13 years old when President Kennedy was killed. He was in French class when word reached his junior high school that the president was dead. He was pictured here teaching at MAMS last February, shortly before his retirement.

Retired MAMS teacher: Where I was when JFK was killed

On the day President Kennedy was killed, my mother turned 41 years of age –– only 5 years younger than he was. I was 13, a ninth-grader at JHS 68 in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Our neighbors were coming over that evening for coffee and cake, and as I sat in my French class sometime after 1 p.m., I was thinking about birthday cake and the upcoming weekend. French was not foremost in my mind, nor was the idea that in a few minutes I would get news of an event that would turn our history upside down. more

By Mike Dolber | 11/20/13

Out of Order: In the Mepham High School football locker room, the sink and urinals are broken beyond repair.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District superintendent offers facilities tour

In schools throughout the Bellmore-Merrick Central District, many wooden doors are scratched up, and their handles don’t latch properly. In most bathrooms, one or more sinks and toilets are broken and covered over. In Mepham High School’s football locker room, where the smell of sweat suffuses the air, the sink is sealed with plywood and the urinals are cemented over. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/5/13

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