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Report: CHSD Among Top in Nation, State
The Central High School District was ranked No. 67 in the nation, according to Niche.com's 2026 study of more than 10,000 school districts across the country.
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Bellmore-Merrick Hosts Section XIII Unity Summit
The Central High School District hosted the annual Unity Summit on Sept. 26, bringing together high school athletes and coaches from across Section VIII Athletics in Nassau County to promote sportsmanship, civility, and unity in educationally based athletics.
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Calhoun Homecoming: Tradition, Teamwork, and Celebration
Calhoun High School celebrated a vibrant and spirited Homecoming weekend, highlighted by a decisive 35–12 win over Roosevelt High School during the football game on Sept. 20.
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Mepham Celebrates Homecoming with Festivities and Football Victory
Mepham High School celebrated a spirited Homecoming weekend, culminating in a thrilling 24-21 victory over Levittown’s MacArthur High School on Sept. 20.
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CHSD Students Named National Merit Semifinalist, Commended Students
One student in the High School District has been recognized as a National Merit Semifinalist, and nine additional students have been named Commended Students in the prestigious 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
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CHSD Celebrates 731 Students Recognized by AP Scholars Program
The Central High School District is proud to celebrate the academic accomplishments of 731 students who have been recognized by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars Program for their exceptional performance on AP exams.
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Mepham Senior Earns All America Swim Honors
Calista Chen, a Mepham High School senior earned All America honors in the 100m backstroke with a time of :55.46, in addition to scholastic All America honors.
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Seven Students Selected for NYSSMA All-State
Seven students in the Central High School District have been selected to participate in the NYSSMA All-State Music Festival.
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Exploration Through Creative Arts Camp
The creativity was flowing in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District this summer, as hundreds of students have been enjoying the wide variety of courses offered in the annual Creative Arts Camp.
Learn More
CHDS Launches New Science Curriculum
New NGSS-Aligned Course in Earth and Space Science & Life Science: Biology Launches Fall 2025
Learn More
A Summer of Discovery
This summer, a group of incoming students in grades 7-9 from the district participated in the district’s Summer STEAM Camp, through which they dove into hands-on projects that blended science, technology, engineering, art and math.
Learn More
Grand Avenue Marks 8th Grade Moving Up
Grand Avenue Middle School’s Class of 2025 celebrated its moving up on June 13 with three ceremonies on the school’s turf field.
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Merrick Avenue Marks 8th Grade Moving Up
Merrick Avenue Middle School’s Class of 2025 celebrated its moving up on June 13 with two ceremonies on the school’s turf field.
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Calhoun Graduates Class of 2025
Calhoun High School’s Class of 2025 was celebrated on the school field on June 8.
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Mepham English Teacher Awarded Grant

TOP OF THEIR CLASS: Celebrating our Valedictorians and Salutatorians
Click here to see the list of Valedictorians and Salutatorians for 2025!
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Mepham Graduates Class of 2025
Mepham High School graduating Class of 2025 was celebrated on the football field on June 8 under a canopy of maroon fanfare and Pirate pride.
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Kennedy Graduates Class of 2025
Kennedy High School’s Class of 2025 was celebrated on the school field on June 8 amid a sea of Cougar green pomp and circumstance.
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PTSA Funds Mural Project at Calhoun
Earlier this school year, the Calhoun High School community launched a mural project as part of the global "You Are Not Alone" movement.
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Calhoun’s Sofia Ricci Accepted into CSH Laboratory Program
Sofia Ricci, a junior at Calhoun High School, has been selected as a distinguished participant in the 2025-26 cohort of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Partners for the Future (PFF) program.
Learn More
MAP Celebrates 20 Graduates
Congratulations to the 20 students who were honored at a June 9 graduation ceremony at Brookside’s Meadowbrook Alternative Program.
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Student Representatives Honored at Final CHSD Board Meeting
As the 2024–25 school year comes to a close, the CHSD board of education took a moment during its June 4 meeting to recognize four student representatives for their service throughout the year.
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Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting Wins Big at BASH
Nearly 50 BMB students, faculty, alumni and family?attended the 8th annual Broadcast Alliance for Senior High (BASH) awards at Hofstra University on May 22.?
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VIDEO: District Orchestra Concert Hits High Notes
The Central High School District held its third annual district orchestra concert on May 27.
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Budding Researchers Shine at Science Fairs
Grand Avenue Middle School was abuzz with innovation and discovery on May 16, as students, families, and faculty gathered for the first student-hosted in-house Science Fair.
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Eight Students Receive Building Bridges Award
Eight Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students were honored with the Students Building Bridges Award.
Learn More
Shuttlecock Sensation: Wickramasinghe Soars to County Badminton Title
Siddhangi Wickramasinghe, a Sanford H. Calhoun High School sophomore, was named the Nassau County girls’ individual badminton champion.
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MAP Revives Shakespeare Festival
In their first Shakespeare Festival since before the pandemic shutdown, students and staff at the Meadowbrook Alternative Program took a three-prong approach to this week-long production.
Learn More
Bellmore-Merrick Named a Best Community for Music Education
Bellmore-Merrick is among 935 other school districts nationwide that the NAMM Foundation selected as a Best Community for Music Education.
Learn More
High School Bands Rock for Charity
School bands across the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District performed in a Rock for Mental Health music festival on May 2.
Learn More
Calhoun Duo Named County Track Champs
Two seniors at Calhoun High School clinched Nassau County championships in their respective events during the winter track and field season.
Learn More
GAMS Science Research Students Compete at Science Fair
Seven teams from Grand Avenue Middle School's Science Research Program competed in the South Asian American Women’s Alliance (SAAWA) Science Fair at Levittown Hall.
Learn More
ENL Students Honor Veterans with Thank-You Letters
Students in Denise Schleith's English as a New Language (ENL) class at Merrick Avenue Middle School, together with members of the school’s International Buddy Club, practiced their English writing skills by composing heartfelt thank-you letters to veterans in honor of the May 4 Honor Flight.
Learn More
CHSD Celebrates Neurodiversity Acceptance and Awareness Month
Neurodiversity Acceptance and Awareness Month has been engaging, eventful and effervescent across the CHSD.
Learn More
TOP OF THEIR CLASS: Celebrating our Valedictorians and Salutatorians
Click here to see the list of Valedictorians and Salutatorians for 2025!
Learn More
Report: CHSD Among Top in Nation, State
The Central High School District was ranked No. 67 in the nation, according to Niche.com's 2026 study of more than 10,000 school districts across the country.
Learn More
Bellmore-Merrick Hosts Section XIII Unity Summit
The Central High School District hosted the annual Unity Summit on Sept. 26, bringing together high school athletes and coaches from across Section VIII Athletics in Nassau County to promote sportsmanship, civility, and unity in educationally based athletics.
Learn More
Calhoun Homecoming: Tradition, Teamwork, and Celebration
Calhoun High School celebrated a vibrant and spirited Homecoming weekend, highlighted by a decisive 35–12 win over Roosevelt High School during the football game on Sept. 20.
Learn More
Mepham Celebrates Homecoming with Festivities and Football Victory
Mepham High School celebrated a spirited Homecoming weekend, culminating in a thrilling 24-21 victory over Levittown’s MacArthur High School on Sept. 20.
Learn More
CHSD Students Named National Merit Semifinalist, Commended Students
One student in the High School District has been recognized as a National Merit Semifinalist, and nine additional students have been named Commended Students in the prestigious 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Learn More
CHSD Celebrates 731 Students Recognized by AP Scholars Program
The Central High School District is proud to celebrate the academic accomplishments of 731 students who have been recognized by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars Program for their exceptional performance on AP exams.
Learn More
Mepham Senior Earns All America Swim Honors
Calista Chen, a Mepham High School senior earned All America honors in the 100m backstroke with a time of :55.46, in addition to scholastic All America honors.
Learn More
Seven Students Selected for NYSSMA All-State
Seven students in the Central High School District have been selected to participate in the NYSSMA All-State Music Festival.
Learn More
Exploration Through Creative Arts Camp
The creativity was flowing in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District this summer, as hundreds of students have been enjoying the wide variety of courses offered in the annual Creative Arts Camp.
Learn More
CHDS Launches New Science Curriculum
New NGSS-Aligned Course in Earth and Space Science & Life Science: Biology Launches Fall 2025
Learn More
A Summer of Discovery
This summer, a group of incoming students in grades 7-9 from the district participated in the district’s Summer STEAM Camp, through which they dove into hands-on projects that blended science, technology, engineering, art and math.
Learn More
Grand Avenue Marks 8th Grade Moving Up
Grand Avenue Middle School’s Class of 2025 celebrated its moving up on June 13 with three ceremonies on the school’s turf field.
Learn More
Merrick Avenue Marks 8th Grade Moving Up
Merrick Avenue Middle School’s Class of 2025 celebrated its moving up on June 13 with two ceremonies on the school’s turf field.
Learn More
Calhoun Graduates Class of 2025
Calhoun High School’s Class of 2025 was celebrated on the school field on June 8.
Learn More
Mepham English Teacher Awarded Grant

TOP OF THEIR CLASS: Celebrating our Valedictorians and Salutatorians
Click here to see the list of Valedictorians and Salutatorians for 2025!
Learn More
Mepham Graduates Class of 2025
Mepham High School graduating Class of 2025 was celebrated on the football field on June 8 under a canopy of maroon fanfare and Pirate pride.
Learn More
Kennedy Graduates Class of 2025
Kennedy High School’s Class of 2025 was celebrated on the school field on June 8 amid a sea of Cougar green pomp and circumstance.
Learn More
PTSA Funds Mural Project at Calhoun
Earlier this school year, the Calhoun High School community launched a mural project as part of the global "You Are Not Alone" movement.
Learn More
Calhoun’s Sofia Ricci Accepted into CSH Laboratory Program
Sofia Ricci, a junior at Calhoun High School, has been selected as a distinguished participant in the 2025-26 cohort of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Partners for the Future (PFF) program.
Learn More
MAP Celebrates 20 Graduates
Congratulations to the 20 students who were honored at a June 9 graduation ceremony at Brookside’s Meadowbrook Alternative Program.
Learn More
Student Representatives Honored at Final CHSD Board Meeting
As the 2024–25 school year comes to a close, the CHSD board of education took a moment during its June 4 meeting to recognize four student representatives for their service throughout the year.
Learn More
Bellmore-Merrick Broadcasting Wins Big at BASH
Nearly 50 BMB students, faculty, alumni and family?attended the 8th annual Broadcast Alliance for Senior High (BASH) awards at Hofstra University on May 22.?
Learn More
VIDEO: District Orchestra Concert Hits High Notes
The Central High School District held its third annual district orchestra concert on May 27.
Learn More
Budding Researchers Shine at Science Fairs
Grand Avenue Middle School was abuzz with innovation and discovery on May 16, as students, families, and faculty gathered for the first student-hosted in-house Science Fair.
Learn More
Eight Students Receive Building Bridges Award
Eight Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students were honored with the Students Building Bridges Award.
Learn More
Shuttlecock Sensation: Wickramasinghe Soars to County Badminton Title
Siddhangi Wickramasinghe, a Sanford H. Calhoun High School sophomore, was named the Nassau County girls’ individual badminton champion.
Learn More
MAP Revives Shakespeare Festival
In their first Shakespeare Festival since before the pandemic shutdown, students and staff at the Meadowbrook Alternative Program took a three-prong approach to this week-long production.
Learn More
Bellmore-Merrick Named a Best Community for Music Education
Bellmore-Merrick is among 935 other school districts nationwide that the NAMM Foundation selected as a Best Community for Music Education.
Learn More
High School Bands Rock for Charity
School bands across the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District performed in a Rock for Mental Health music festival on May 2.
Learn More
Calhoun Duo Named County Track Champs
Two seniors at Calhoun High School clinched Nassau County championships in their respective events during the winter track and field season.
Learn More
GAMS Science Research Students Compete at Science Fair
Seven teams from Grand Avenue Middle School's Science Research Program competed in the South Asian American Women’s Alliance (SAAWA) Science Fair at Levittown Hall.
Learn More
ENL Students Honor Veterans with Thank-You Letters
Students in Denise Schleith's English as a New Language (ENL) class at Merrick Avenue Middle School, together with members of the school’s International Buddy Club, practiced their English writing skills by composing heartfelt thank-you letters to veterans in honor of the May 4 Honor Flight.
Learn More
CHSD Celebrates Neurodiversity Acceptance and Awareness Month
Neurodiversity Acceptance and Awareness Month has been engaging, eventful and effervescent across the CHSD.
Learn More
TOP OF THEIR CLASS: Celebrating our Valedictorians and Salutatorians
Click here to see the list of Valedictorians and Salutatorians for 2025!
Learn MoreOur collective goals center on great teaching and great learning.
Welcome to the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.
We are located on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, serving 7th through 12th-grade students from Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick and North Merrick.
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September 30, 2025
Report: CHSD Among Top in Nation, State
The Central High School District was ranked No. 67 in the nation, according to Niche.com's 2026 study of more than 10,000 school districts across the country.

September 29, 2025
Bellmore-Merrick Hosts Section XIII Unity Summit
The Central High School District hosted the annual Unity Summit on Sept. 26, bringing together high school athletes and coaches from across Section VIII Athletics in Nassau County to promote

September 25, 2025
Kennedy Homecoming: Festivities, Football, and Honors
Kennedy High School celebrated its homecoming with several days of festivities, culminating in a commanding 34-0 football victory over Friends Academy-Roslyn on Sept. 20. Time-honored traditions

September 22, 2025
Calhoun Homecoming: Tradition, Teamwork, and Celebration
Calhoun High School celebrated a vibrant and spirited Homecoming weekend, highlighted by a decisive 35–12 win over Roosevelt High School during the football game on Sept. 20.
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