Kids & Family
Weekly Recap: Most Challenging Schools, Remembering Classmate
The top stories from the past week on Bellmore Patch.

- Bellmore-Merrick High Schools Named Among Nation's Most Challenging: Mepham, Kennedy and Calhoun High Schools have been ranked nationally in the “Most Challenging High Schools” list published by the Washington Post.
- Winthrop Students Remember Former Classmate: Students at Winthrop Avenue School spent the morning of April 22 paying tribute to their former classmate, Korri Haimson, who passed away earlier this school year.
- Man Killed in Sunrise Highway Motorcycle Accident: A motorcycle accident on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore claimed the life of a Wantagh man.
- LOST DOG- Bellmore/Wantagh/Seaford: A local family is looking for Bella, who went missing recently.
- Police: Adding Patrols, Heighten Security After Several Stranger Incidents: In light of several "stranger" incidences in the Merrick community, County Executive Edward P. Mangano directed the Nassau County Police Department to increase patrols and heighten security in the Merrick neighborhood, especially this weekend during Kids Fest.
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