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John F. Kennedy High School seniors, from left, Danielle Kacaj, Julia Levine, Callie Burns, Tara Fusillo and Jordyn Krinsky were named semifinalists in the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search competition last Thursday.

Bellmore-JFK boasts five Regeneron semifinalists

John F. Kennedy High School’s most recent crop of Regeneron Science Talent Search semifinalists was announced on Jan. 7 by the Society for Science. Seniors Callie Burns, Tara Fusillo, Danielle … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 1/12/21

Andrew Brinton and Katherine St George are only the fifth and sixth students from John F. Kennedy High School to be named finalists in the prestigious Science Talent Search competition.

Two Regeneron finalists named at Bellmore-JFK

For the first time in John F. Kennedy High School history, there are two finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, Andrew Brinton and Katherine St George. On the day of the announcement, amid … more

By Andrew Garcia | 1/30/20

Andrew Brinton and Katherine St. George, both seniors at Kennedy High School in Bellmore, were named Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists on Wednesday. They are pictured here pointing to their photos on the Regeneron STS website shortly after the announcement.

Bellmore-JFK boasts two Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists

For the first time in Kennedy High School history, there are two Society for Science & the Public Science Talent Search finalists — Andrew Brinton and Katherine St. George, both 17, of Merrick. Kennedy is one of only a handful of schools from across the country to boast more than one finalist in this most prestigious of high school science competitions, sponsored this year by the pharmaceutical company Regeneron. more

By Andrew Garcia | 1/22/20

Regeneron semifinalists named, including 36 from Long Island

Three hundred semifinalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search were announced Wednesday afternoon, and 36 seniors from Long Island high schools — including seven from the Heralds’ coverage area — were among the mix. more

1/8/20

Calhoun High School seniors Nicole Fegan, left and Paulina Fein, right, were recently awarded Intel Research Report Badges, which recognize the quality of the reports that they submitted to the Intel Science Talent Search last fall. They were joined by their Calhoun research adviser, Jennifer Pefanis.

Intel honors Calhoun seniors' reports

Each year the Society for Science & The Public awards Research Report Badges to students entering the Intel Science Talent Search whose reports demonstrate a high degree of research and are exceptionally well written. The reports, Bellmore-Merrick Central District science teachers say, could have been produced by graduate, rather than high school, science students. Two Calhoun High School seniors –– Nicole Fegan and Paulina Fein –– recently received word that they have been awarded Research Report Badges for their papers submitted to the Intel contest last fall. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/17/16

Sarah Moussavi and Rachel Mashal, left and right, are Kennedy High School’s 39th and 40th Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists over the past decade.

Two JFK researchers earn Intel semifinalist accolades

Senior Rachel Mashal, the class of 2016 salutatorian, put fruit flies on a restricted diet to determine whether lower food intake would ward off drug addiction — specifically caffeine addiction — while also extending life. (As it turned out, it did both.) Meanwhile, classmate Sarah Moussavi took on one of neuroscience’s most perplexing, and intriguing, questions: How certain are humans in their own decision-making? To reach a conclusion, she conducted a computer-controlled experiment at the NYU Center for Neural Science. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/13/16

Among Kennedy High School’s Intel Science Talent Search badge winners were, back row, from left, Erika Fuchs, Rachel Chernet, Sara Harris, Jamie Kanner and Samuel Epstein; front row, Emily Manis, Logan Eisner, David Mark and Beatrice Brown. They were joined by their research advisers, Barbara Franklin, left, and Barbi Frank, right. Missing were Jayson Chojar and Justin Shapiro, both Intel semi-finalists.

Kennedy researchers earn Intel badges

Each year, the Society for Science & the Public awards Research Report and Initiative badges to recognize excellence in students’ submissions to the Intel Science Talent Search. Eleven of the 14 student researchers at Kennedy High School in Bellmore who submitted Intel entries in the 2015 competition received badges. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/4/15

Kennedy High School research teacher Barbara Franklin, Samuel Epstein, research teacher Barbi Frank and District Science Chairman Robert Soel celebrated Epstein's finalist status in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search on Wednesday. Only 40 research students from around the country were named finalists.

Kennedy senior named Intel Science Talent Search finalist

Kennedy High School senior Samuel Epstein devoted more than a thousand hours of research to his submission for the Intel Science Talent Search. This week his hard work paid off when he was named one of 40 finalists in the national contest, considered among the country's most prestigious high school science competitions. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/21/15

Kennedy seniors honored in Intel Talent Search

Kennedy High School senior Beatrice Brown’s home was nearly destroyed on Aug. 11, 2011, when Tropical Storm Irene struck. A foot and a half of saltwater inundated the one-story south Merrick home, which took half a year to rebuild. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/14/15

Three Kennedy seniors named Intel semifinalists

Three seniors at Kennedy High School in Bellmore were named semifinalists in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search. They are Beatrice Brown, 18, Samuel Epstein, 18, and Justin Shapiro, 17. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/7/15