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Spelling Bee Fever Takes Over Deer Park This Spring

LIMG May 29, 2024

Pictured: Eighth grader Ryan Lin was named the winner, with seventh grader Shayan Hassan and sixth grader Bisaj Paul as runners-up, in Robert Frost Middle School’s annual spelling bee. Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District Spelling bee fever took over two of Deer Park’s schools this

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Leadership Students Connect Holocaust Survivors

LIMG May 29, 2024

Pictured: Arnie, a survivor, spoke to Kennedy students. Photo courtesy the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District John F. Kennedy High School juniors Arielle Polk and Jenna Feig hosted a program with 12 Holocaust survivors who shared their stories with Leadership II and III students through conversation on May 21. “The program is an extension of […]

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Color Run Illuminates Bellmore-Merrick Community

LIMG May 22, 2024

Pictured: The Color Run is celebrated as community members run the permitter of John F. Kennedy High School. Photo courtesy the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District More than 150 community members came out May 18 to participate in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Color Run at John F. Kennedy High School. Organized by Robyn […]

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Legislator Koslow Honors Kennedy HS Student For Autism Advocacy

LIMG May 1, 2024

Photo courtesy of the Office of Legislator Michael Giangregorio In observance of April as Autism Acceptance Month in America, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined his colleagues in congratulating JFK High School junior Jayda Levine on Monday, April 16 for her leadership and advocacy for greater accessibility and inclusivity in our […]

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Color Run Set For May 18th

LIMG April 4, 2024

Pictured: The Color Run was last held in 2022. It was canceled in 2023 due to inclement weather. Photo courtesy the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Student ambassadors from across the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District have organized a Color Run to be hosted at John F. Kennedy High School on Saturday, May 18. Proceeds […]

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Bellmore-Merrick eSports Students Compete At Districtwide Tournament

LIMG March 28, 2024

Pictured: A group of students from all different schools compete during the eSports tournament. Photos courtesy the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Forty-two students across six schools met up at John F. Kennedy on March 22 to compete in a districtwide Super Smash Bros. tournament. After winning their school level tournament earned them a bid […]

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East Islip High School Robotics Team Competes At VEX Over Under Game

LIMG February 1, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School’s robotics team competed in the VEX Robotics Over Under game on Jan. 27, held at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore. The all-day event featured over 45 teams from around the Tri-State area. This year’s tournament was played on a 12×12 square field. […]

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Bellmore-Merrick School District Hosts Multi-Faith Forums

LIMG November 20, 2023

Pictured: Anu Bindra discussed Sikhism at Calhoun on Nov. 16. Photos courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Students in social studies classes across John F. Kennedy, Wellington C. Mepham and Sanford H. Calhoun high schools participated in multi-faith forums throughout the month of November. As part of the Global History and Geography curriculum,

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Kennedy Hosts STEAM Career And College Fair

LIMG April 28, 2023

Pictured: A robotics competition took place during the STEAM Career Fair. Photos courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District More than 45 professionals representing various careers were on hand at John F. Kennedy High School’s STEAM Career and College Fair on April 25. A medical Scrabble tournament and mini robotics competition were also part […]

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Kennedy Leadership Students Present Cougar Talks

LIMG January 16, 2023

Photos courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Students in Leadership III course at Bellmore-Merrick’s John F. Kennedy High School presented their Cougar Talks program on Jan. 11. Nine senior student presenters, who have been a part of the three-year School and Community Leadership program since sophomore year, recited talks about their chosen topics

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Bellmore-Merrick CHAMP Bakes Cookies For A Cause

LIMG December 22, 2022

Photos courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Students in the CHAMP program in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District baked and decorated 18” long gingerbread men cookies that were raffled off for charity on Dec. 20. Pastry Chef Instructor Meredith Ober oversaw the baking project in the CHAMP kitchen housed at John F. […]

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Kennedy’s Ty Gelman Named ‘Rising Scientist’

LIMG December 9, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Ty Gelman, the salutatorian at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, was named a Rising Scientist during Child Mind Institute’s annual On the Shoulders of Giants Symposium. The annual celebration of scientific achievement highlights the researchers that form the