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Bellmore-Merrick parents and school officials said they are mourning the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week, with the mass murder in Newtown, Conn., prompting local administrators to examine security procedures at the 19 schools across the Bellmores and Merricks.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/19/12
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Winthrop Avenue Elementary School third-graders learned how to be “upstanders” instead of bystanders at an anti-bullying workshop sponsored recently by Child Abuse Prevention Services of Long Island, said Bellmore School District officials.
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By Julie Mansmann, jmansmann@liherald.com
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10/12/12
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Eight Bellmore and Merrick schools were commended for academic excellence recently, receiving Reward School status from the New York State Department of Education, district officials said.
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By Julie Mansmann, jmansmann@liherald.com
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9/28/12
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The 100th day of school has been celebrated in elementary schools for over a decade. Typically, children collect items by the hundreds to mark the occasion. When 7-year-old Finnegan Corcoran-Doolin was told his first-grade class at Reinhard Elementary School in Bellmore would celebrate the 100th day of school, he jumped into action.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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7/10/12
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For Martin Avenue Elementary School Principal Dr. Mark Wiener, music and teaching have long been his life’s passions. Many at Martin Avenue have seen Wiener blast a few notes on his baritone saxophone with students at jazz ensemble performances, yet they may not realize how important music, especially jazz, is to the beloved principal.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/24/12
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“The way you know a radish is ready to pick is that they show themselves,” Park Avenue Elementary School kindergarten teacher Robin Obey told first-graders last Friday morning.
Students eagerly dug through the dirt, pulling out radishes by the dozen and tossing them into a nearby basket. A garden bed over, other first-graders pinched at spinach plants, pulling off the tender leaves.
The class wasn’t taking place at a farm, but outside the school’s doors at Park Avenue’s community garden.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/18/12
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Local streets were full of young athletes, coaches and parents as they joined together to kick off the North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League’s 2012 season last Saturday.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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4/26/12
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To celebrate Music in Our Schools Month, which showcases the importance of music education, third-graders at Winthrop Avenue Elementary School in Bellmore took to the stage for two musical performances.
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4/13/12
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Sixth-graders at Martin Avenue Elementary School in North Bellmore recently turned out four performances of “Alice in Wonderland.” Students treated their parents and fellow classmates to a performance based on the Disney classic. The play was an adaptation of the movie as well as Lewis Carroll’s novels “The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass.”
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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3/15/12
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Third-graders at Old Mill Road Elementary School in North Merrick gathered at the front entrance of the school, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi on Wednesday afternoon. When Yamaguchi, 40, entered the school minutes later, she was met by an exuberant greeting from the students to welcome her.
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By David Weingrad
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3/7/12
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