The highly anticipated new film “Blockers” has its roots in Merrick, where its co-writers, Jim and Brian Kehoe, grew up and attended Calhoun High School.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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4/5/18
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Jennie Rabinowitz, a graduate of Calhoun High School who has been living on St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, for the past five years, said that she was among the fortunate ones to weather Hurricane Irma’s wrath from the safety of a bunker when the storm struck the island last week.
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By Erik Hawkins
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9/14/17
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Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s graduating seniors were celebrated as individuals and a group with deep bonds on June 25, at the commencement ceremony, held at the NYCB Theatre in Westbury.
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6/29/17
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Students from Calhoun High School’s Senior Experience class used the funds that they recently raised through their annual fashion show to give a student from Kenya a real “senior experience.”
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By Brian Stieglitz
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6/1/17
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While Brianna McDonough, 16, of Merrick, and Brendan Carr, 13, of Long Beach, were not close, she understands how bullying played a part in his September 2016 suicide.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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4/13/17
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Calhoun High School’s 69-member wind ensemble earned Best in Class in the Triple A Division and second place among 14 other ensembles at Festival Disney, a national performance competition last weekend.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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4/6/17
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John F. Kennedy, Sanford H. Calhoun and Wellington C. Mepham High Schools have all been named to Niche.com’s list of the 100 best public schools in New York.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/2/17
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This is the temporary studio for the Grindhouse Radio, an online pop culture talk show that was nominated for best radio show in October by the “Best of Long Island.” It was created over a year ago by entertainment entrepreneur Brimstone, or William Kucmierowski, 42, of Levittown along with Kim Adragna, 22, of Merrick and Stephen Zambito, 25, of Stonybrook.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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1/5/17
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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.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/31/16
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When Merrokean Sharon Williams browsed through scholarship submissions from eager high school students in May, she became instantly intrigued by one essay.
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By Stephany Reyes
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8/10/16
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