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At Fayette Elementary School in North Merrick, asbestos tiles would be replaced if the capital projects referendum passes.

N. Merrick gears up for $1.2M capital projects vote

The North Merrick School District will hold a facilities referendum on Monday, Dec. 12, from 2 to 10 p.m. at Fayette Elementary School, giving the North Merrick community the opportunity to vote on the expenditure of $1.2 million of a $1.4 million capital reserve fund to make repairs at Camp Avenue, Old Mill Road and Fayette elementary schools. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 12/2/11

If the community approves the referendum, Fayette Elementary School’s floors will be repaired, with asbestos tiles removed.

N. Merrick gears up for $1.2M capital projects vote

The North Merrick School District will hold a facilities referendum on Monday, Dec. 12, from 2 to 10 p.m. at Fayette Elementary School, giving the North Merrick community the opportunity to vote on the expenditure of $1.2 million of a $1.4 million capital reserve fund to make repairs at Camp Avenue, Old Mill Road and Fayette elementary schools. more

David Weingrad | 12/2/11

Cupcakes for a good cause at Sacred Heart

Members of the Sacred Heart School Student Council held a Thanksgiving bake sale on Nov. 21 to raise money for the Sacred Heart Church Parish Outreach, which feeds families in need at Thanksgiving and throughout the year. more

11/29/11

Gunther Elementary School set to close

Parents of children in Gunther Elementary School’s class of 2013 gathered on Wednesday after the announcement that their school would likely close at the end of this school year. Anger and sadness resonated through the group. Parents said they were particularly upset that their children would lose the chance to graduate with their lifelong friends from the school where they grew up. more

By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com | 11/19/11

Tracy Luckman, a Fayette PTA member who helped organize “Walk to School Day,” and her husband, Bill, accompanied their son, Connor, 5, and Fayette student Harrison Valdes, 10, to school.

Fayette kids make a point of walking to school

To encourage children to embrace physical fitness and healthy living, Fayette Elementary School in North Merrick recently held its annual “Walk to School Day.” more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 11/18/11

Peggy Weinstein, a Merrick resident who was the music teacher at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick for 14 years, teaches opera class to about 45 Levy-Lakeside students on select mornings.

Bringing the joy of opera to elementary students

While walking through Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick in the early morning, you might be surprised to hear opera music flowing through the halls, emanating from the Cubs’ Cave, in the school’s gymnasium. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 11/9/11

The Merrick Police Activity League moved a number of games and practices from the Brookside School to Fayette Elementary School in North Merrick following a vicious pit bull attack at Brookside on Sept. 29. Above, the Merrick Rush U-10 boys’ travel team at Fayette.

Merrick PAL soccer puts safety first after pit bull attack

When two pit bulls attacked a woman at the Brookside School in North Merrick on Sept. 29, Merrick PAL soccer immediately cancelled practices for that day at Brookside and moved several travel games for the weekend to Fayette School Elementary School in Merrick. more

10/13/11

Levy-Lakeside Principal Elizabeth Trencheny donned the “Lakeside ROARS” T-shirt during the school’s kickoff pep rally for a new character-education last Wednesday.

Levy-Lakeside ‘roars’ with new character-ed. program

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

By David Weingrad | 10/3/11

North Merrick Superintendent David Feller sat recently with Jim Saitta, the director of school facilities, in the newly constructed patio inside the Dr. June Irvin Memorial Courtyard.

N. Merrick district dedicates school courtyard to former superintendent

With her office window overlooking the courtyard in the center of Old Mill Road Elementary School, former North Merrick superintendent Dr. June Irvin often found herself staring into it. In fact, she loved the courtyard so much that she would often eat her lunch there, and sometimes her husband, Bill, himself a superintendent, would join her in the courtyard, where the two would talk about their days after school. more

By David Weingrad | 9/14/11

Chatterton Elementary School Principal Cindy Davidowitz led a solemn ceremony on Friday to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Merrick schools mark Sept. 11

Cindy Davidowitz had just begun her assignment as Chatterton Elementary School’s assistant principal a week earlier when terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, killing nearly 3,000 innocent civilians, including 15 Merokeans, on Sept. 11, 2001. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/9/11