In Commack, a soft wind billowed a giant American flag outside the fire department as several hundred people dedicated a stretch of Jericho Turnpike in honor ... to North Utica Avenue when he was a senior in high school in 1966. He purchased his childhood ...

As usual, New York State led the country in ... Herricks High School Photo Credit: Jeff Bachner The other two Long Island finalists are Eish Maheshwari, 16, of Herricks High School and Madhav Subramanian, 18, of Jericho Senior High School.

David Wendt, a senior at Island Trees High School, was named a Regeneron Scholar in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search. Photo Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr. Jiaxuan Hu, a senior at Jericho Senior High School, was named a Regeneron Scholar ...

Long Island’s top-placing student was Amy Shteyman, a senior ... High School East; Jillian Parker, Half Hollow Hills High School West; Eish Maheshwari, Herricks High School in New Hyde Park; Chiu Fan Bowen Lo, Shruthi Shekar and Kendra Zhang, Jericho ...

Jericho High ... across the country to move to the prestigious contest’s next level. All finalists are awarded $25,000 and a chance to compete in March in Washington for the top $250,000 prize in the country’s oldest high school science and math ...

Photo Credit: Marlo Jappen From left, Michelle Canales, 15, and Ronald James, 18, arrive at The Milleridge Inn in Jericho on Thursday, May 24, 2017, for Copiague High School senior prom. Photo Credit: Marlo Jappen Copiague High School senior Hanan Ismail ...

“We’re going to be using technology in class almost every day,” said Lauryn Fischer, an English teacher at Jericho High School ... newsday.com John Hildebrand is Newsday's senior education writer and has covered school news and policy issues ...

Kennedy High School in Bellmore, Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna, 17, of Elmont Memorial High School and Jessica Li Huang, 17, of Jericho Senior High School will receive ... By Candice Ferrette candice.ferrette@newsday.com @candiceferrette Candice Ferrette covers ...

Preeti Kakani, a Jericho High School senior, took first place among 58 students in Long Island University's 15th annual Brain Bee, a live question-and-answer competition that tests teenagers' knowledge of the nervous system. Runners-up were Crystal Zheng ...

Liu's charitable streak extends beyond Asia. He's been swimming "all my life," he said, and has been on the school swim team throughout high school. "I like the competitive spirit and camaraderie." On Saturdays, as part of a school-sponsored program ...