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Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, left, tested goggles used to track eye movement. Failing the test could indicate a concussion. She was assisted by Omarys Herasme-Parker, a field manager with the Brain Trauma Foundation.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District joins in national concussion study

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is taking part in a national study, conducted by the nonprofit Brain Trauma Foundation, that aims to more precisely map the number of high school athletes who suffer concussions. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/29/14

Students across the state sat for English Language Arts exams earlier this month. 246 third- to eighth-graders in the Merricks' public schools refused to participate, at their parents' direction.

Common Core test refusals are up in Merrick

When New York state debuted new standardized tests for third- to eighth-graders in English and math last year, a handful of Merrick parents told school administrators that they would not allow their children to take them. Earlier this month, the number of students whose parents have joined this protest nearly doubled at Merrick Avenue Middle School, more than doubled in the North Merrick School District and more than tripled in the Merrick School District. more

By Brian Racow | 4/17/14

Hundreds of high school runners participated in the Paul Limmer Invitational at Mepham High School this year.

Off to the races at Mepham High

Hundreds of runners gathered at the Mepham High School track last weekend for the eighth annual Paul Limmer Invitational on April 5. … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/10/14

Felicia Schneberg, director of education and training at the Nassau County Office of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency and Developmental Disabilities Services, recently showed participants in a Central District seminar how to assemble intranasal inhalers used to administer Narcan, an opioid antidote.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District hosts ‘lifesaving’ seminar

A month ago, Calhoun High School Principal David Seinfeld reached out to Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials with a heavy heart. Saul Lerner, the district’s director of health and physical education, said Seinfeld called to say that he was worried because he had recently attended three funerals of former Calhoun students, all of whom had died of heroin overdoses. more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/9/14

Bellmore-Merrick Special Education PTA to host disabilities workshop

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Special Education PTA will host a workshop on technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities on April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Merrick Avenue Middle School’s auditorium. more

3/19/14

Merokean Eve Pauly, center, prepared gefilte fish with Merokean Eryn Adler, from left, and Marielle Brodman and Alexis Levien, both of Bellmore, during a recent Cooking for Hope class.

Bellmore-Merrick teens cook to ease suffering

A new series of culinary classes is teaching Bellmore-Merrick teenagers how to prepare kosher treats and assist local families in need at the same time. more

By Julie Mansmann | 3/19/14

Cynthia Regal, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s deputy superintendent for business, said next year’s budget does not cut student services, but it does not increase them either.

Central plans 'status-quo' budget for 2014-15

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s 2014-15 budget is set to rise by 1.97 percent, from $136.5 million this year to a little more than $139 million next year. And, despite a lower-than-hoped-for state aid increase of $200,000, the district does not plan to cut services for students. In fact, it is restoring some services such as BOCES dance, which had been cut during the leanest years of the 2008-09 recession and its aftermath. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/19/14

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

By Scott Brinton | 3/14/14

Mepham 'to chop locks' for St. Baldrick's

Students, faculty and community members will come together at Mepham High School in North Bellmore for the annual “Chop Your Locks” fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation on March 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium. more

3/7/14

Central, Parent Center to host recruiting forum

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, in conjunction with the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, will hold a panel discussion on the college athletics selection process on Wednesday, March 5, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Mepham High School in North Bellmore. more

2/21/14

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