Students and faculty members at Norman J. Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick roared loud and clear during an assembly last Wednesday to kick off the school’s new campaign to instill a sense of respect for others and one’s community in the children. more

Students in the Merrick School District piled out of school buses and their parents’ cars during a short break in a persistent rainstorm for the start of the new academic year on Tuesday, Sept. 6, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of children eager to begin their studies. more

Capt. Don Harris, first vice president and environmental educator for the Freeport-based Operation SPLASH, recently visited Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick. Operation SPLASH (Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors) is a non-profit, all–volunteer organization that focuses on improving quality of life on Long Island’s shores. more

Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick recently dedicated a new playground bench in honor of school aide Shelley Rubin, who died after a long battle with ovarian cancer last year. The Student Council fundraised to purchase the bench. more

Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in the Merrick District has cancelled its annual art show because Nassau County is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. on June 1. The show has been rescheduled for Monday, June 6, from 6 to 9 p.m., said Libby Trencheny, the school principal. more

More than 1,700 runners and walkers took to the streets of south Merrick on May 22 for the sixth annual Robbie’s Run, which has quickly become one of the Merrick-Bellmore community’s go-to events. In total, the event raised $48,000. more

Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick held its annual Community Read-Aloud last Friday, at which community leaders were invited in to read to classes and discuss their professions. Among those in attendance were New York State Assemblyman David McDonough, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, Merrick American Legion Commander Bernard Hoffman, and Merrick Fire Chief T.J. Fernandez. Scott Brinton, senior editor of the Merrick Herald, read “Secret of a Peaceful Warrior” by Dan Millman, an anti-bullying book, to a fifth-grade class co-taught by Ginny Bennette and Susan Holland. Above, the fifth-grade class that Brinton visited. more

Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick hosted its annual dance-a-thon last Friday inside in the gymnasium. more

On May 1, one month shy of his 50th birthday, Merrick’s Dennis Cohen will run in the St. Anthony’s Triathlon. more

Students at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick recently took part in the annual National Foreign Languages Poster and Essay Contest. more