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Islip Middle Schooler Max Kjeldsen Leads Animal Donation Campaign

LIMG April 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of Islip School District Max Kjeldsen, a member of Islip Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society, recently worked with his mother to initiate a remarkable month-long campaign to help animals in need, bringing together Islip Middle School students and staff in a heartwarming

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Islip’s SPARK Scientists Explore Protein Structures At Brookhaven National Laboratory

LIMG April 10, 2024

Photo courtesy of Getty Images, Brostock. Islip High School students participating in the Student Partnerships for Advanced Research and Knowledge (SPARK) program at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) recently visited the lab to work on a beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLSII). SPARK provides high schoolers with an opportunity to become visiting

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Wing’s Community Reader Day Ignites Passion For Reading

LIMG April 1, 2024

Photo courtesy of Islip School District Community Reader Day, a highlight of the two-week Pick a Reading Partner celebration at Islip’s Wing Elementary School, recently welcomed local community members to read favorite books to students in pre-K, kindergarten and first grade. 2024 guest readers visiting Wing’s classrooms included Islip Board of Education Vice President Tom

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Islip Environmental Science Students Tour Waste Management Facilities

LIMG March 29, 2024

Photo courtesy of Islip School District Students enrolled in Islip High School’s new Living Environment Advanced Placement Environmental Science (LEAPES) course recently visited waste management facilities in the Town of Islip. The class had just begun a unit on waste management, so this field trip served as an instructional launching pad, giving the students insight […]

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Celebrating Sherwood’s Young Writers In Islip

LIMG March 22, 2024

Photo courtesy of Islip School District Islip’s Maud S. Sherwood Elementary School recently held its second writing celebration of the year. During the workshop, students learned the importance of having a growth mindset, how to focus on “process over product,” and shared their work with classmates, teachers, support staff, special area teachers, literacy coaches,

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Islip’s Commack Road Third Graders Explore Authentic Chinese Traditions

LIMG March 12, 2024

Photo courtesy of Islip School District Brian Smith’s third-grade class at Commack Road Elementary School recently celebrated Chinese New Year with the help of Chin-Yen Cheng Grayer, the mother of one of Smith’s students, Josephine Grayer. “Mrs. Grayer, who was born and raised in Taiwan, was our teacher today as she proudly immersed the class […]

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Business Is Booming For Islip High School’s Virtual Enterprise Classes

LIMG February 28, 2024

Photo courtesy of Islip School District Islip High School’s two Virtual Enterprise International teams, FlexFuel and WaveSync, recently competed against 133 teams and 2,270 students from across Nassau and Suffolk at the Long Island Regional Business Plan Competition and Trade Show at LIU Post’s campus in Brookville. The annual event proved to be a wonderful […]

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Wing Students Continue Tradition Of Helping With Ham Sandwiches

LIMG January 8, 2024

Photo courtesy of Islip School District Justin Lollo’s class at Islip’s Wing Elementary School recently participated in a community service event, assembling 181 ham sandwiches for donation to Bethany House at St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Shore. This is the fifth year that Lollo’s class has carried on the tradition of learning about making sandwiches […]

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Caroling Choir Spreads Cheer Across Islip’s Schools

LIMG January 4, 2024

Pictured: Caroling Choir Photos courtesy of Islip School District The Islip Fine and Performing Arts Department held its annual district caroling event on Dec. 21. This year, Islip Middle School students in the seventh and eighth grade choirs were invited to participate to give them the opportunity to work with Islip High School musicians in […]

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Islip Art Students Attend Stony Brook University “Gallery Crawl”

LIMG December 20, 2023

Photo courtesy of Islip School District Students in Islip High School art classes recently visited Stony Brook University to explore the different ways of experiencing art at the collegiate level. Fine Arts Director Michael Hershkowitz and teachers Jenna Buzzeo and Lisa Sacco planned the trip as a “gallery crawl,” offering guided tours through many art […]