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HHS senior is National Merit semifinalist the Hewlett High Student Council and the Chess Club, and a member of the Debate Club and Hewlett High School senior the Roboboogie robotics team. Darsh Chavre is the Hewlett- “I’m also really big into science Woodmere Public School Dis- research,” he said. “I do science trict’s only semifinalist in the research with the program 2026 National Merit Scholar- offered at school.” He received a letship Program. ter in the mail Chavre is among about his semifinalthe top 1 percent of ist status late last U.S. seniors — more month, and comthan 16,000 students pleted a required nationwide — to essay, activities list receive the honor and demographic after scoring a perinformation in fect 1520 on his Preorder to be considliminary SAT exam. ered further. Marking its 70th “I’m applying to year, the program be a finalist, fingers has a several-step crossed,” he said. process in which “We’ll see how that students compete to goes in the coming earn $2,500 and the title of Merit Schol- CoLLEEN MuRphy months.” Chavre said he ar. The scholarships School counselor was happy to be a are underwritten semifinalist, but by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. felt bad, because a lot of his Over 1 million high school friends also scored high on the juniors at more than 21,000 PSAT. “I hoped more of my high schools take the PSAT, and friends would make it to the those with the highest scores cutoff,” he said. “I just hapare selected as semifinalists on pened to be lucky and make it a state-by-state bases, propor- through. I’m happy I made it, tional to each state’s percent- but also a little sad.” He plans to study regeneraage of the nation’s total numtive biology in college, and to ber of graduating seniors. Chavre, 17, is president of Continued on page 5
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Courtesy Marion & Aaron Gural JCC
Riding into the JCC Succos Fair Children from the Five Towns were treated to traditional fair fun as they rode the roller coaster at the sixth annual Marion & Aaron Gural JCC Succos Fair in Cedarhurst’s Andrew J. Parise Park on Oct. 9. Story, more photos, Page 10.
At Rock Hall Museum Country Fair, autumn fun will mix with history By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
The 39th annual Rock Hall Country Fair in Lawrence will spotlight historical aspects of the museum, along with offering popular fall fair activities for thousands of residents to enjoy on Saturday and Sunday. The fair, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days, will feature entertainment from the Redhawk Native American Arts Council. “The Redhawk Native American Arts Council is a not for profit organization founded and maintained by Native American artists and edu-
cators serving the tri-state area,” according to RedHawkCouncil.org. Linda Barriera, former museum director, established the fair, and each year it celebrates early America while connecting the past with the present through crafts, historical education and entertainment. Rock Hall, at 199 Broadway, was an 18th-century plantation that was transformed into a museum, owned and operated by the Town of Hempstead since 1953. Amy Vacchio, the museum’s director, described the fair as a “labor of love,” adding that as an Inwood native, she has been attending Continued on page 15
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