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East Islip Named A Best Community For Music Education For Second Year

LIMG April 9, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District For the second consecutive year, the East Islip School District has earned Best Community for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation, recognizing the district’s exemplary musical instruction. Across the nation, just 975 districts

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PTA Talent Show At John F. Kennedy Elementary School Proves An Entertaining Extravaganza

LIMG April 3, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District At the recent PTA Talent Show at East Islip’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School, more than 90 talented students thoroughly entertained the audience from the beginning of the extravaganza to its conclusion. The students, along with 21 staff members, participated in 48 acts, including performances of songs, dance […]

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East Islip High School Photographers Foray And Quintero Chosen For NYSATA Exhibition

LIMG April 3, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District Work by two East Islip High School photography students – sophomore Stephen Foray’s “Morning Gaze” and junior Olivia Quintero’s “Lake of Liquid Daydreams” – was selected for exhibition in the 34th annual New York State Art Teachers Association Legislative Student Art Exhibition. Cosponsored by New York State United […]

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East Islip High School Announces American Math Competition Winners

LIMG March 25, 2024

Pictured: East Islip High School recently announced the winners of the American Math Competition: with Matt Freisem Erica Huang, Sharon Lin, James Ritter, Niko Stavropoulos and Patrick Vasquez. Photo courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School recently announced the winners of the American Math Competition, the first in a series of rigorous […]

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East Islip Junior Gymnast Sophia Pepe Competes At States

LIMG March 19, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School junior Sophia Pepe competed at the New York State Gymnastics Championship on March 2, leading the Section XI team to a third-place finish. Last November, Pepe had participated in the at the individual county championship, where she qualified to represent the Section XI state […]

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East Islip Middle School Tech Students Construct Cornhole Boards For Gym

LIMG March 8, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District Students in Hal Kench’s technology classes at East Islip Middle School recently showcased their skills by constructing heavy duty cornhole boards for Laura O’Donnell’s physical education class. All materials were donated by the school’s Girls Leaders Club.

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Islip Elks Donate Dictionaries To Grateful East Islip Third Graders

LIMG February 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District Continuing a recent annual tradition, John F. Kennedy Elementary School again received donations of dictionaries for the school’s third graders, thanks to the the Islip Elks Club. Elks representative John Tramposch visited the school to deliver the dictionaries to each third-grade class. “It was so generous for the […]

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East Islip Girls Winter Track To Send Four Athletes To States

LIMG February 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School’s girls winter track team will be sending several outstanding student-athletes to the state championships on March 2 at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island, thanks to their outstanding performances at the Section XI individual state qualifier earlier in February. For the second consecutive season, 4×400

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East Islip Board Of Education Recognizes More Than 70 Accomplished Musicians

LIMG February 23, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District More than 70 accomplished student-musicians were recognized at the East Islip School District Board of Education’s Feb. 15 meeting, presented by Art and Music Director Dr. Rob Wottawa, for their selection to the Long Island String Festival Association’s honor orchestras and the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association

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Five East Islip Boys Winter Track Athletes Headed To States

LIMG February 20, 2024

Photo courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School’s boys winter track team put up some impressive performances throughout the night at the Section XI individual state qualifier meet on Feb. 14, with five student-athletes earning a spot at the state championships on March 2 at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island. Captain Joseph […]