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Teacher's Half-Court Shot Earns Students No Homework!

2/13/2026

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Jimmy Mellor, a Long Island teacher and Sachem North girls varsity basketball coach, hit a half-court shot at a pep rally, and his seventh- and eighth-grade students earned no homework.
He has a history of using similar challenges to motivate his players.
The moment drew support from former students and parents, and Mellor expressed joy by saying, "You need that positivity once in a while."

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Story summary

Jimmy Mellor, a Long Island teacher and Sachem North girls varsity basketball coach, hit a half-court shot at a pep rally, and his seventh- and eighth-grade students earned no homework.
He has a history of using similar challenges to motivate his players.
The moment drew support from former students and parents, and Mellor expressed joy by saying, "You need that positivity once in a while."