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Black history celebrated with club’s Open Forum By RACHElE TERRANoVA rterranova@liherald.com
Courtesy Nickolas Mascary
Over 40 students, staff, and administrators gathered at the Open Forum held by the Racial Equity Club, a Black History Month event at Calhoun High School.
Students in the Racial Equity Club at Calhoun High School, in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, have been busy throughout Febr uary, hosting events marking Black History Month, during which the achievements and contributions of African-Americans are recognized and celebrated. The club held events that focused on historical figures that paved the way for those who followed, and those who continue to do so today. Club members also made flyers, which were hung around the COntinuEd On pagE 2
Calhoun grad runs marathon in the Olympic Trials By RACHElE TERRANoVA rterranova@liherald.com
Grace Moore, a 25-year-old runner and a Calhoun High School graduate, fulfilled a competitive dream earlier this month, taking par t in the Olympic Trials women’s marathon in Orlando, Florida. When Moore was a student at Mer rick Avenue Middle School in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, she joined the track team, and continued running at Sanford H. Calhoun High School, where she also played soccer. In her sophomore year, she found
more success on the cross-country squad instead, accumulating accolades like All County awards. Her hard work in the classroom and on the track throughout high school paid off when she was recruited to run at Temple University in Philadelphia. She graduated in 2021— and her running career didn’t stop there. After Moore began working with a running coach in New Jersey while living in Wayne, Pennsylvania, she took her running to the next level. Her times improved, and she was notching personal bests, climb-
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really just enjoyed the experience. I think that’s kind of what marathons are all about — the environment is so special.
GRACE MooRE Calhoun High School graduate ing the ladder toward national and international competition day by day. All the while, she
was maintaining a social life and working in the field of medical device sales as a market specialist. “I just have always needed that balance of regular life and running,” Moore, a native of Mer rick, who still lives in Pennsylvania said. “I can’t take running too seriously — it stresses me out too much.” In school, Moore competed in distances ranging from 1,500 to 5,000 meters on the track, and 6-kilometer cross-country races. Last year she decided to give longer distances a try. She ran a 10K, and then entered her first 13.1-mile half marathon,
on March 25: Project 13.1, a race in Rockland Lake State Park in Valley Cottage, New York. She not only finished fourth overall, with a time of 1 hour, 11 minutes, 53 seconds, but she qualified for this year’s Olympic Trials marathon. As she trained, her weekly mileage increased dramatically, to over 90 miles per week. “It’s just a lot of running, eating, sleeping, working, and that was the past few months,” Moore said. “It was an adjustment, but I think my body handled it pretty well. I can definitely see marathoning as my future.” COntinuEd On pagE 4