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Udall Road Shows Support For Veterans

Photos courtesy of West Islip School District Udall Road Middle School in the West Islip School District showed its appreciation for veterans at their annual Veterans Day breakfast on Nov. 6. The school hosted local veterans who are friends and family of Udall Road students for breakfast and to spend some time together. Udall Road […]
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Manetuck Students Go Behind The Scenes At MacArthur

Photos courtesy of West Islip School District Fifth grade students from Manetuck Elementary School in West Islip School District recently spent the day at Long Island MacArthur Airport. They experienced the daily operations of a public airport while learning about various careers in the aviation field. Students spoke with members of the Transportation Security
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Creative Carvings On Display At Paul J. Bellew

Photos courtesy of West Islip School District Now in its 16th year, the annual pumpkin carving/decorating tradition at Paul J. Bellew Elementary School in the West Islip School District keeps getting more creative every year. The pumpkins were on display in the school’s lobby at the end of October and 10 winners were crowned the […]
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West Islip’s Vocal Motion Goes Pink

Photo courtesy of West Islip School District Each year at this time, the West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition presents the Pink Flags Celebration, where hundreds of flags are displayed on the lawns of Good Samaritan Hospital to commemorate October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Oct. 1, West Islip’s Vocal Motion performed at the WIBCC’s […]
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West Islip High School Named School Of Excellence

Pictured: The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has named West Islip High School as a 2022-2023 School of Excellence.  Photo courtesy of the West Islip School District The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has named West Islip High School as a 2022-2023 School of Excellence. To earn the School of […]
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Closing Out Summer Program With Fiction And Fun

Photo courtesy of West Islip School District To close out the final week of the Summer Investigations program in West Islip School District at the end of July, the theme was fiction, fantasy, fairytales and folktales. Th​e students compared and contrasted the fairytale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and the fractured fairytale “Goatilocks and the […]