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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

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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 […]

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Islip Fashion Students Take Inspiring Field Trip To FIT

LIMG December 14, 2023

Photo courtesy of Islip School District One of Islip High School’s fashion classes recently visited Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology, a school renowned for its expertise in fashion design, merchandising and business. During the Dec. 4 field trip, students had the opportunity to explore the world of fashion and experience a college visit, as they […]

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Three Days, Seven Colleges: Islip Students Take Transformational Trip

LIMG December 7, 2023

Pictured: Islip High School sponsored a three-day, seven-college tour to the Boston and Connecticut areas from Nov. 2-4 for 95 sophomores, juniors, and seniors, who learned so much about many aspects of the college admissions process and life on a college campus. Photos courtesy of Islip School District Dr. Dennis O’Hara, Islip’s superintendent of schools, […]

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Islip High School’s First Responders Club Explores Training And Careers

LIMG November 16, 2023

Pictured: Members of Islip High School’s new First Responders Club recently earned certification in Stop the Bleed tourniquet training by certified science teacher Isabella Columbo. Photo courtesy of Islip School District Islip High School debuted a new First Responders Club this year, which meets weekly to explore both training and possible careers in the field. […]

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Islip High School Peer Mentors Demonstrate Leadership At Adventure Park

LIMG November 2, 2023

Photos courtesy of Islip School District Thirty-seven Islip High School peer mentors recently participated in the Buccaneer University program’s first field trip, visiting Adventure Park in Wheatley Heights for an exciting team-building experience. “As an adviser of the program, I ask our peer mentors to push eighth and ninth graders out of their comfort zones, […]

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Islip High Schoolers Show Support For The Pink By The Bay Campaign

LIMG October 12, 2023

Pictured: Islip High School kicked off this year’s Pink by the Bay breast cancer awareness campaign by hanging a breast cancer awareness banner on the school’s Main Street fence on Oct. 4. Photos courtesy of Islip School District Islip High School is once again participating in the annual Pink by the Bay breast cancer awareness […]

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Third Consecutive Islip Rising Kicks Off With Sensational Sunrise

LIMG August 29, 2023

Photos courtesy of Islip School District For the third consecutive year in a row, Islip High School athletes gathered on Aug. 21 for “Islip Rising,” an early morning kick-off to the fall sports season. At sunrise, senior Lucas Bohr dazzled the crowd of students, coaches, administrators, board of education and community members with his electric […]