Students in Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools showed off their spelling skills as they vied for the title of schoolwide spelling bee champion. Through numerous rounds, seventh- and eighth-graders spelled countless words of increasing complexity. On Jan. 8, Merrick Avenue seventh-grader...  (more)

Kennedy High School senior Samuel Epstein has been named a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search. Epstein was one of only 40 students out of 300 across the U.S., including Puerto Rico and five American high schools overseas, to be chosen as a finalist. He joins only four other Long Island...  (more)

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SEPTA held its eighth annual Transition Fair for special needs students preparing for life outside of secondary school. The fair, hosted at Calhoun on Jan. 6, attracted dozens of local and state organizations that specialize in services for special needs adults. Some of these agencies included...  (more)

Three students at John F. Kennedy High School, and one student who recently moved out of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, were named semifinalists in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search contest. Seniors Beatrice Brown, Samuel Epstein and Justin Shapiro were notified of their...  (more)

The Merrick Avenue Social Studies Department held its annual National Geographic Geography Bee on Jan. 9. Nearly 75 MAMS students participated in the bee, but after several rounds, Brady Raines of Amanda Myles-McAnally’s class was declared the winner. Brady will have the opportunity to...  (more)