Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip’s John. F Kennedy Elementary School was the recent recipient of an Islip Elks Club donation of dictionaries for the school’s third graders. Elks representative John Tramposch visited the school to deliver a presentation on
Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School’s orchestra and choral student-musicians visited East Islip Middle School on Dec. 22 to “bridge the gap” between buildings by engaging in musical activities and mentoring the younger students. The high school orchestra played holiday carols side-by-side with the middle school’s eighth-grade orchestra. “It
Photos courtesy of East Islip School District Chorus students from East Islip’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School sang their hearts out at the annual East Islip Fire Department tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 2, warming attendees’ hearts with holiday cheer in the form of song.
Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School’s CORE technology skills class, led by teacher James Connell, recently completed a 10-week program in robotics in which the students designed, created and built competition robots using the VEXGO construction system. VEXGO teaches the fundamentals of STEAM through fun, hands-on activities that help young
Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School senior Alyssa Benvengo recently signed a national letter of intent to play Division 2 field hockey next fall for Molloy University in Rockville Centre. She plans to major in psychology and criminal justice. Benvengo, who plays forward, is a two-year varsity field hockey starter, helping […]
Photos courtesy of East Islip School District Teachers, staff and students from East Islip High School’s CORE program recently hosted their annual alumni party with alumni, staff and current administrators also in attendance. CORE, which stands for career occupational readiness education, connects special education students with unpaid internships as part of the school’s
Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School’s mock trial team had a busy and successful fall season, including participating in two major competitions. In October, eight team members competed in the Empire Eclipse tournament, an international online competition that comprised teams from seven different countries. The case was a criminal matter […]
Photos courtesy of East Islip School District East Islip High School’s annual Catch-A-Career Breakfast, supported by the East Islip School-Business Partnership at its longtime prior location, the Irish Coffee Pub, was attended by 67 students and 40 business professionals. The program is designed to provide juniors and seniors with the chance to speak with career […]
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 my mother and grandfather,” Galli said. “I […]
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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