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Students teach water safety Kennedy High School peer leaders create important community project The first part of the duo’s plan was to visit the Norman J. Levy Lakeside Elementary Dylan Bazelnov and Ilan School in Merrick last school Tumarinson are 17-year-old year, where they spoke to first Merrick residents, lifeguards, and second g raders about va r s i t y sw i m m e r s, r i s i n g swimming skill levels, first-aid seniors and peers in John F. kit usage, risks in the water, Kennedy High School’s leader- safety flags, and having approship program — where they priate supervision. created a project that contrib“It was great because I really utes to a cause they felt like the kids are both passionate were all engaged, about: swimming and everyone came safety for kids. out learning what The leadership it’s like to be safe in program at Kenneand around the dy encourages stuwater,” Bazelnov dents to become said. “It was great young leaders in to be able to make a their community, as change like that.” DylAN BAzElNoV juniors are tasked Bazelnov found John F. Kennedy High the success of the with completing a c i v i c s p r o j e c t , School student lesson with the stuwhich has meandents to be emboldingful impact in and around the ening, and seeks to continue Bellmore-Merrick communi- developing it out of school. ties. “Now that school is over, I “We both knew that teaching have more time on my hands,” kids how to swim and prevent- Bazelnov said. “I spend that ing drowning was really where time working — my job entails we wanted to put all of our helping kids lear n how to focus,” Bazelnov said. “We swim, and not just kids that reached out to our state repre- have fear of swimming, but sentatives, and we asked for also kids that have disabilities them to proceed on a bill, which prevent them from swimwhich basically would provide ming as easily as other chilfunding for drowning prevenContinued on page 2 tion and swimming safety.”
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
jdalessandro@liherald.com
Maureen Lennon/Herald photos
Gotta catch em’ all at Pokemon Day The North Merrick Public Library once again hosted a Pokemon Day, uniting young trainers from across the community. The day was made possible thanks to the efforts of Children’s Librarian Brittany Georgalas, and a Pokemon Club that was formed last year. Above, Jaxson and Jordan Reicherter, twins, with North Merrick librarians Rosemarie Birofka and Taylor Smith. Right, Brielle Campion, who loves trading cards, with her Pokemon book. Story, more photos, Page 3.
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t was great to be able to make a change like that.