Calhoun High School held its 56th annual graduation ceremony last Sunday at the NYCB Theater in Westbhury. More than 300 seniors received their diplomas from Principal Nicole Hollings and Board of Education trustees. more

The Merrick Chamber of Commerce awarded college scholarships to six local high school seniors at a ceremony on June 15 at R.S. Jones Restaurant, at 153 Merrick Ave. more

Students and teachers in Calhoun High School’s “Prep for the Future” program, other Calhoun staff and local business leaders enjoyed sunny weather, finger-licking food and one another’s company on June 9 at the school. more

When ticking off the many and varied phys. ed. programs that Saul Lerner has brought to the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, you quickly realize what a profound and lasting impact he has had on the lives of thousands of students, his colleagues say. Among the programs are girls’ lacrosse, boys’ badminton, bicycling in gym classes, and first aid/cardiopulmonary resuscitation for all students, a program begun with the Merrick-based Robbie Levine Foundation, to name just a few. Lerner is the Central District’s director of physical education, health, athletics, driver’s education and adult education. After 19 years in the district and 35 years in education, Lerner, 58, will retire on June 30. “It’s been a great run,” he said during an interview last week, “and I loved every minute of it, and I love the community.” more

The 11th annual Bellmore-Merrick Challenge Day brought together special-education students from across Nassau County and seniors in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District for a day of fun and games at Calhoun High School on May 20. more

Calhoun High School teacher Alana Baard describes her classes as never-ending pajama parties. No kidding. Pajama parties. “Everyone is so eager to learn,” she says. more

The teenager, a student at Calhoun High School, had a “severe case of alcohol poisoning,” said Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings in an email to parents on June 12. He drank at a “large gathering” of Calhoun seniors in the woods between Brookside School and the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Hollings wrote. more

The Calhoun girls’ badminton team added another Nassau County Class AA title to its impressive collection—the program’s ninth in the last 13 seasons and second straight—knocking off No. 2 Great Neck, 4-3, in the championship round on May 19. more

Thomas Macaluso, a senior on the Calhoun High School boys’ golf team, will attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., in the fall to study nuclear engineering. In addition to the relaxation that golf provided during his years at Calhoun, he said, the sport gave him the chance to hone the lessons on force, range and wind resistance that he learned in Advanced Placement physics class. more

“We want Ryder!” “Woo, woo, woo!” Fans filing into Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum chanted loudly more than an hour before filming of the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.’s flagship live television show, WWE RAW... more