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Nikki Kramer, 9, of Merrick, was featured on “Good Morning America” during a segment debuting American Girl Doll’s 2020 Girl of the Year, Joss Kendrick. The doll, like Nikki, has hearing loss and wears a hearing aid.
Lakesider helps unveil American Girl Doll with hearing loss
From the way she dashed around her toy-laden living room, springing from the couch to the floor and back, you would assume that Nikki Kramer, of Merrick, was just like any other energetic 9-year-old. … more
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Lorrie Dellacroce wears no. 10 on the Mepham Pirates girls’ varsity basketball team.
Mepham High School senior follows the road to recovery
A year ago, Mepham High School senior Lorrie Dellacroce, then a junior and the new starting point guard of the girls’ varsity basketball team, had a promising season cut short in devastating … more
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The Calhoun and Mepham varsity wrestling teams joined with Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs’ youth wrestlers to participate in the “Wrestling Takes Down Drugs” campaign at an inter-district match on Jan. 8.
Bellmore-Merrick wrestlers pledge to ‘Take Down Drugs’
At an inter-district match between Calhoun and Mepham high schools on Jan. 8, the varsity wrestling teams were recognized for their participation in an island-wide campaign to combat the local opioid … more
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Andrew Brinton and Katherine St. George, both seniors at Kennedy High School in Bellmore, were named Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists on Wednesday. They are pictured here pointing to their photos on the Regeneron STS website shortly after the announcement.
Bellmore-JFK boasts two Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists
For the first time in Kennedy High School history, there are two Society for Science & the Public Science Talent Search finalists — Andrew Brinton and Katherine St. George, both 17, of Merrick. Kennedy is one of only a handful of schools from across the country to boast more than one finalist in this most prestigious of high school science competitions, sponsored this year by the pharmaceutical company Regeneron. more
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Nine student contestants competed for the title of “Mr. Mepham 2020:” Max Forte, far left, Aidan Carolan, Daniel Angelillo, Dominic Casella, Sean Cates, Kenneth Franquiz, Mike Giustino, Kevin O’Shea and Angel Toro.
Pirates shine in ‘Mr. Mepham’ pageant
The Mepham High School community packed the auditorium on Dec. 9 for the highly anticipated 11th annual “Mr. Mepham” pageant, which pitted nine student contestants in a friendly battle of wit, brains and talent to compete for the coveted title. more
John F. Kennedy Advanced Science Research teacher Barbi Frank, standing, helped seniors Kenar Gelman, left, Andrew Brinton and Katherine St. George on their projects for the Regeneron Science Talent Search competition.
Kennedy High School boasts three Regeneron science scholars
John F. Kennedy High School, in Bellmore, regularly boasts a number of semifinalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, and this year is no exception. Three seniors were announced as Regeneron scholars on Jan. 8, and the students’ months-long projects led to practical, potentially world-changing conclusions. more
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education recently adopted the 2020-21 calendar, which includes a superintendent’s conference day on May 13, 2021, when the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr will be observed.
Central High School District adopts 2020-21 calendar
For over two years, Muslim families in Bellmore and Merrick have attended Board of Education meetings to advocate for the inclusion of the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha on district calendars. Last week, their voices were heard. more
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald X. Clavin being sworn in on Jan. 7, as his wife, Nancy, holds the Bible.
Clavin, Town of Hempstead board sworn in
Republican Town of Hempstead officials celebrated at Town Hall on Jan. 7 as newly minted Supervisor Donald X. Clavin and the three of the town’s five council members took the oath of office. Former Supervisor Kate Murray was also sworn as town clerk, and Jeanine Driscoll stepped into Clavin’s previous position as receiver of taxes. more
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Calhoun High School graduate Geena Cantalupo visited the Persian Gulf while on deployment in Kuwait. She is a platoon leader in the Echo Company of the 230th Brigade Support Battalion of the North Carolina Army National Guard.
Residents rally for Calhoun graduate serving overseas
Geena Cantalupo, a 2014 graduate of Calhoun High School, began her first tour of duty with the North Carolina Army National Guard in Kuwait in October, preventing her from spending the holidays with … more
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Eleanor Bigay, 9, of North Bellmore, had her face painted by Grace Bayer, a Mepham High School student, at the Fine & Performing Arts Parent Association’s inaugural Winter Festival.
A sense of belonging at Mepham FAPA Winter Festival
As residents checked into Mepham High School on Saturday for the Fine & Performing Arts Parent Association’s inaugural Winter Festival, they heard holiday melodies echoing in the halls. … more
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