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Calhoun grad runs marathon in Olympic Trials By RACHELE TERRANoVA rterranova@liherald.com
Courtesy Grace Moore
Runner Grace Moore went from racing at Sanford H. Calhoun High School’s track team to competing in the 2024 Olympic Trials women’s marathon this month in Orlando
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, climbing the ladder toward national COnTinued On paGe 4
Racial Equity Club encourages ‘colorful’ conversations By RACHELE TERRANoVA rterranova@liherald.com
Students in the Racial Equity Club at Calhoun High School, in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, have been busy throughout February, hosting events marking Black History M o n t h , d u r i n g wh i ch t h e achievements and contributions of African-Americans are recognized and celebrated. T he 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 f l ye r s , w h i c h w e r e h u n g around the school, to emphasize the importance of Black History Month. I n C a l h o u n’s o r c h e s t r a classes, thanks to efforts of the Racial Equity Club, instead of playing traditional pieces, student musicians took the time to reco gniz e and learn more about members of the Black community who helped music grow and evolve. The keynote event of the month, which club members called the Open Forum, took
place on Feb. 15, when students, faculty and the school administration gathered in one of Calhoun’s cafeterias for conversations about race. Other clubs at the school, including the Gender Equality Club and the Model UN, held their own Open Forums. T he Racial Equity Club dubbed its forum “Colorful Conversations.” Students and faculty who joined in shared their experiences with race relations in a positive setting. More than 40 people took part, a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e cl u b COnTinued On paGe 2
Courtesy Nickolas Mascary
nickolas Mascary, event chair of the Racial equity Club, introducing the Open Forum, in which students of all backgrounds in the Calhoun community were free to share their stories with others.