Artist of the Week: Nov. 26, 2012
Artists of the Week for Nov. 26, 2012: First-graders Angelina DeAmicis, Adriana Iacono, William Ouk, Gavin Veltman, Joanna Wylie and Ethan Zeledon of Connetquot Elementary First-grader Christopher...
View ArticleNew York Islanders Teach Teamwork at RCK Gym
The New York Islanders ice hockey organization paid an inspiring visit to the Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School gym in Islip Terrace on Nov. 14. Focusing on safety, health, physical activity and...
View ArticleAmerican Legion Girls State Program Info
The Rusy-Bohn Unit No. 411 of the American Legion Auxiliary is sponsoring one girl in her junior year of high school to attend the Girls State program to be held this summer at the College of...
View Article13 from East Islip Perform at PEAK Festival
Thirteen East Islip School District fourth-grade music students – Samantha McNamee, Nicole Piazza, Elizabeth Stewart and Kimberly Turtell from Connetquot Elementary; Hannah Lemp, Olivia Pena...
View ArticleEmbers Entertains High School
East Islip High School teacher James Connell’s broadcast television and video production classes returned with another electrifying edition of the school’s annual daytime variety...
View ArticleNew York State Weight Status Survey
As part of a required school health examination, a student is weighed and his or her height is measured. These numbers are used to figure out the student’s body mass index (BMI). The BMI...
View ArticleJuvenile Diabetes Walk Through Middle School
East Islip Middle School held a fundraising walk to help cure juvenile diabetes on Nov. 15. Sponsored by Craving 4 a Cure, the event was originally set to take place outside the school on Nov. 1, but...
View ArticleStudent Government Toy Drive at MS
East Islip Middle School's student government and National Junior Honor Society have teamed up to conduct a toy drive to provide gifts for to needy local children. This year’s toy drive will...
View ArticleDecember Lunch Menu Preview
Please see the attachments below for previews of the December 2012 lunch menus for all six schools in the East Islip School District.
View ArticleOrchestra Holds Wreath Sale
The fresh, green smell of pine wafted through the hallways as the East Islip High School Orchestra held its annual Christmas wreath sale on Nov. 30. As in the past (the wreath sale has been a fixture...
View ArticleEast Islip Swimmers Compete at State Qualifiers
Three members of East Islip’s girls varsity swimming team competed at the Section XI state qualifiers on Nov. 10. At the pool at Suffolk County Community College, senior Amanda Cosby swam the...
View ArticleNiamh Ashe’s Champion Season
Despite a topsy-turvy season turned upside down by Hurricane Sandy, East Islip High School cross-country runner Niamh Ashe finished as the undefeated League III champion this year and was selected to...
View ArticleStudents Meet Doctors at Medical Symposium
East Islip High School’s new Medical and Health Technology Career Academy sponsored its first symposium on Nov. 14 in conjunction with North Shore-LIJ Health System, featuring three doctors...
View ArticleDec. 5 Parent Training Workshop Canceled
The East Islip Pupil Personnel Department's "High Techspectations: Using Technology to Build Social and Communication Skills" parent training workshop, scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 5, has been canceled.
View ArticleSophomores Rewrite Caesar 2012
Teacher Greg Kguloian’s English language arts class modernized a classic in “Caesar 2012,” the latest in the Lit.2 Life series of cross-curriculum learning opportunities...
View ArticleArtist of the Week: Dec. 3, 2012
Artists of the Week for Dec. 3, 2012: Fifth-graders David Burk, Nicholas Paglino and Marissa Rifici of Connetquot Elementary Kindergartner Sophia Parrillo of John F. Kennedy Elementary Second-graders...
View ArticleAll-County Student-Musicians Perform
Eleven students from East Islip High School were chosen to participate in the annual New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education High School All-County Music Festival last month in...
View ArticleMaking Masks at JFK
Fifth-graders at John F. Kennedy Elementary recently created a series of purposeful masks in art teacher Donna Bernard’s classroom. As part of the project, the students first analyzed and...
View ArticleEI Site is Now Mobile!
East Islip School District has launched a mobile version of its website. Accessible from any web-enabled phone or smartphone, the site connects students, parents, community members and teachers,...
View ArticleSeasonal Greetings from Middle School’s Tri-M
Students from East Islip Middle School’s Tri-M Music Honor Society recently spent time writing inspirational seasonal messages inside over 150 holiday cards. The sweet greetings, each adorned...
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