JoAnn DeLauter and George Haile, president and vice president of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education, did the honors at the Sept. 27 ribbon-cutting ceremony for Calhoun’s new turf field.
Donovan Berthoud/Herald
Lorraine Poppe, principal of Kennedy High School, presented John DeTommaso, superintendent of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, with a commemorative gift at the Sept. 20 ribbon-cutting ceremony for Kennedy’s new synthetic-turf field.
Courtesy Island Photography, Inc.
A Calhoun football player ran the ball at the Colts’ first home game on their new field.
Donovan Berthoud/Herald
Kennedy cheerleaders saluted while standing on the school’s new turf field.
Courtesy Island Photography, Inc.
Central District Board of Education Trustees Nancy Kaplan and Janet Goller, who are members of the Merrick and Bellmore board, respectively, celebrated "opening day."
Students, faculty members and public officials recently celebrated the grand unveiling of new synthetic turf fields at Calhoun and Kennedy high schools.
All three of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s high schools –– Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham –– had artificial-turf fields installed this summer after voters approved a $49.89 million bond that included $6.5 million for new fields. The middle schools –– Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue –– will have turf fields added in the near future.
Students and parents hit the stands for the festivities on Sept. 20 at Kennedy and one week later at Calhoun. The Kennedy Cougars lost to the Elmont Spartans, 31-0. The Calhoun Colts beat the Herricks Highlanders, 34-7.