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HERALD Celebrating the festival of lights
Bellmore was ‘lit’ for Hanukkah
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Big names back in Bellmore for Alumni Day Rocky Mountain news and then The Denver Post and radio work. Schefter told students that T wo p ro m i n e n t a l u m n i returned to John F. Kennedy internships and early experiHigh School to share career ence played a critical role in advice, personal reflections and his success. “ Vo l u n t e e r a t a p a p e r lessons learned on their paths to success during the school’s department, team, or station,” he said, recalling his time annual Alumni Day. ESPN NFL insider Adam working on the student newsSchefter, a member paper while attendof the Class of 1985, ing the University and Monday Night of Michigan. “Do Football director whatever you can A r t i e K e m p n e r, to get into the door. Class of 1977, took It’s all about what part in a panel disyou make of the cussion on Dec. 17 experience while led by the school’s you are there. It’s s t u d e n t g o ve r n up to you to go ADAM SCHEfTER ment. The pair make things hapreflected on their NFL insider, ESPN pen and seek out years as Kennedy John F. Kennedy High opportunities.” Cougars, discussed School, Class of 1985 K e m p n e r, a n how their educaEmmy Award–wintion helped shape ner joined ESPN in their careers and described the March after spending nearly professional journeys that led three decades at Fox Sports, them to the top of spor ts where he began working on media. NFL coverage in 1994. During Schefter, now one of the his tenure at Fox, he directed most recognizable NFL report- two Super Bowls and became ers in the country, spoke about one of only 12 directors to manthe winding road that brought age the game on any network, him to ESPN. Before joining bringing extensive experience the network in 2009, he built to ESPN’s Monday Night Foothis career through years of Continued on page 2 newspaper reporting for the
By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ
hgaldamez@liherald.com
Courtesy Bellmore Public Schools
Music and fun at Reinhard Early Childhood Center Students at Reinhard Early Childhood Center celebrated the holiday season with music as first-grade classes performed for peers and parents to close out the month of December.
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