I was shocked to see myself in the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch last summer. I wasn’t literally in the newspaper, but I saw myself reflected in the parents profiled in the brilliant investigative piece “Children may be vulnerable in $5 billion youth-sports industry: Parents and athletes feel the pressure to compete at all costs” (Aug. 29, 2010).
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12/1/11
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Two Calhoun High School seniors –– Asia Brown and Tiffany Minors –– have been named Outstanding Participants in the 2012 National Achievement Scholarship Program. The distinction is awarded annually to the top 3 percent of more than 160,000 African-American students based on their scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, taken in 10th grade. The students are referred to more than 1,500 colleges as recipients of this award.
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11/4/11
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The Calhoun High School baseball team advanced to the Conference AA-III semifinals on May 19, after defeating Syosset, 4-0, concluding a two-game sweep after the Colts previously took the opening game of the series, 15-0, on May 16.
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By David Weingrad
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5/24/11
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Kennedy High School senior Brian O’Gorman of Merrick recently signed a letter of intent to play Division I volleyball for California State University Northridge on a scholarship in the fall.
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5/17/11
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Five Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District seniors recently learned that they are finalists in the prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program. They are: Benjamin Dickstein of Calhoun High School; Joshua Cohen, Gregory Manis and Darwin Shen of Kennedy High School; and Steven Tsai of Mepham High School
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By Scott Brinton
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3/3/11
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Kennedy High School senior Max Krackow was recently named a semifinalist in the prestigious Coca-Cola Scholars program. Krackow was one of 2,100 semifinalists selected from a pool of 71,000 students.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/4/11
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Five Mepham High School seniors have signed letters of intent to play Division I sports in college next year. All have received athletic scholarships, according to Mepham officials.
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by Scott Brinton
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12/15/10
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Over the last four years, Chris Shevins could be seen on the playing fields of Mepham High School in Bellmore donning the school’s signature maroon, black and white colors. Recently, he added a new color to his palette –– gold.
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by David Weingrad
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12/14/10
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By the time Carly Thea was 9 years old, the now Kennedy High School senior knew that softball was the sport for her, and over the years her commitment to the game has grown. On Wednesday, Nov. 10, the Merrick native signed a letter of intent to continue playing the game that she loves at the University of Pittsburgh. She received a full athletic scholarship to the school.
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Deirdre Krasula
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11/16/10
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Merrick American Legion Post 1282 will award a $1,000 Philip L. Williams Memorial Scholarship to a deserving high school senior who best exemplifies Williams’s qualities and core values, including patriotism, family, community and a strong work ethic. Williams died last year of cancer.
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Scott Brinton
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5/7/10
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