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East Islip Art Students Creates Patriotic Mural For VFW Post

LIMG November 2, 2022

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School student Kiersten Galli, a member of the school’s National Art Honor Society, spent her summer painting a stunning patriotic mural with her mother and grandfather at VFW Post 2937. “I really enjoyed creating the flag mural with

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East Islip High Schoolers Explore Iroquois Influence On The Constitution

LIMG October 14, 2022

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School students in Greg Kguloian’s class recently researched the influence on the U.S. Constitution by the Iroquois. Officially known the Haudenosaunee, this confederacy of First Nations peoples in northeast North America consisted of the Five Nations of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca, later

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East Islip’s Young Musicians Perform At FTK Carnival Opening Ceremony

LIMG September 30, 2022

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District In a lovely opening ceremony, East Islip’s young musicians kicked off the annual FTK Carnival on Sept. 23. A proud chorus sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” while string musicians performed “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” under the direction of music teachers Jaime DeMaria and Angela Stewart. The For the Kids […]

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East Islip High Schoolers Develop Character With Ambassadors Of Compassion

LIMG September 13, 2022

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District Close to 200 East Islip High School students volunteered during the summer for the Ambassadors of Compassion. East Islip is the first school in New York to participate in this nationally acclaimed character development and leadership program, which equips high students with the critical skills necessary to navigate […]

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East Islip’s ENL Students Take a Jump Start Into Literacy

LIMG August 30, 2022

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District The ENL Jump Start summer program provided eight days of fun, learning and new adventures for East Islip’s students. During the weeks of Aug. 15 and 22, enrichment activities were provided for English language learners with a focus on skill development in the area of literacy. Students from […]

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East Islip’s Vanessa Rossa Wins Figure Skating Silver At State Games of America

LIMG August 17, 2022

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District Figure skater Vanessa Rossa, an incoming sophomore at East Islip High School, won a silver medal at the State Games of America, held July 27-31 in Des Moines, Iowa. The SGA is an Olympic-style event featuring competition between State Games medal winners from across the nation. Rossa qualified […]

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Communication Stations Arrive At East Islip Elementary Schools

LIMG August 16, 2022

Photos courtesy of East Islip School District With the help of EJ Autism Foundation founder Bea Huste-Petersen and Wantagh’s Fast Signs company, the East Islip School District recently created and installed “communication station” boards at each of its four elementary schools. John F. Kennedy Elementary School, Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School, Connetquot Elementary School

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East Islip Theater Students Treated To Celebratory Parade

LIMG June 11, 2020

Sponsored by the school group East Islip Music and Arts Program Support, East Islip High School held a celebratory parade on May 29, recognizing the 95 students who were involved in the production of the school’s musical, “Into the Woods,” which was unable to be performed due to the pandemic. Cast, crew and pit members […]