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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano came to Morrelly Center for Homeland Security in Bethpage to announce contingency plans in the event of a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20. The county plans to offer free Wi-Fi access to roughly 200 commuters, among other measures.
County to offer free Wi-Fi if there’s a LIRR strike
Nassau County plans to offer free wireless Internet access and work cubicles in a 20,000-square-foot office in Bethpage’s industrial park if there is a Long Island Rail Road strike on July 20. more
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Lisa Condoluci, an junior at Mepham High School, presented her research during the school’s science symposium on May 29.
Science symposiums showcase talent
Advanced Science Research students from Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools recently gathered to showcase their knowledge, achievements and research projects for peers, faculty, family and … more
The Merrick Board of Education unanimously decided on May 13 that school administrators were not to distribute field tests in math and English to classrooms at Birch, Chatterton and Levy Lakeside schools.
Central, Merrick districts refuse field tests
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and Merrick School District recently received shipments of multiple-choice tests, sealed in plastic wrap, from NCS Pearson, Inc., the company that creates and grades New York’s standardized tests for third to eighth graders. Both districts sent the test books back, unopened. more
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Beatrice Brown (Kennedy), Alix Kozin (Calhoun), Rachel Ross (Calhoun), Erica Miller (Mepham) and Kiara Kaylor (Mepham) lit candles symbolizing the four pillars of the New York State Science Honor Society during an induction ceremony on May 19.
Central scientists’ work on display
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students recently came together to celebrate two groups of science students from Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools during Young Scientists Night on May 19. more
This year’s Mepham High School physics team, coached by Bill Leacock, left, included Chris Juchem, Brian Keohane, Matt Waldmann, Kevin Mendez and Jane Kogan.
Mepham physics team dominates Olympics
Mepham High School physics teams have ruled the annual Physics Olympics, sponsored by the Long Island Physics Teachers Association, for the past 15 years. But this year’s squad set a new school record. more
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Nora Sheppard, a Merrick Avenue Middle School science teacher, taught in her classroom Monday morning. She is one of 42 Long Island teachers whom the state has accepted into its new “Master Teacher” program.
Nora Sheppard, MAMS teacher, named one of state’s best
Nora Sheppard, a 20-year Merrick Avenue Middle School science teacher, is one of 319 New York teachers whom the state has accepted into its new “Master Teacher” program. more
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Kennedy High School’s Intel Science Talent Search badge winners were, from left, Kristiana Hanna, Rachel Abramowitz, Ben November, Dean Ostrofsky and Rebecca Jellinek.
Kennedy students earn Intel badges
Five Kennedy High School seniors were recently selected for special recognition in the annual Intel Science Talent Search, which honors the top research projects across the country. The five students received badges to reward the extra effort that they put into their research projects. more
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Beatrice Brown, left, Ben November and Rebecca Jellinek all took first place in their respective divisions in round one of the recent Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. They now advance to the second round of the competition. Round two winners advance to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Three Kennedy High School researchers advance in LISEF
When Superstorm Sandy rolled across the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012, it drenched the south Merrick home of Beatrice Brown, now 16, in four and a half feet of saltwater. The storm destroyed her family’s ranch-style house. The Browns lost everything. more
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The Kennedy High School science department is sponsoring a Health and Career Fair on March 18. Above, two of Kennedy’s award-winning science researchers this year are Rebecca Jellinek, left, and Rachel Abramowitz.
Kennedy High to host first-ever Health and Career Fair
The Kennedy High School science department is sponsoring its first-ever Health and Career Fair in the school’s cafeteria on Tuesday, March 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. The fair is open to the public, and all are welcome, said Barbi Frank, a Kennedy Advanced Placement biology teacher and one of the event’s organizers. more
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Three Kennedy seniors were named Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists on Wednesday. Joined by their research mentor, Barbi Frank, at left, they were, from left, Rachel Abramowitz, Ben November and Rebecca Jellinek.
Intel honors three Kennedy seniors
Kennedy High senior Rebecca Jellinek, who played the lead in the school play, “Twelfth Night,” in mid-November, set up a mini-office backstage when she was rehearsing for the play, furiously tapping away at her laptop whenever her presence wasn’t required onstage. In addition to prepping for her performance in this modern version of the Shakespearean classic, Jellinek was also writing her senior science research thesis for submission to the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search. The paper was due Nov. 13. Opening night was Nov. 15. more
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