December

Enjoy December 2024's terrific artwork selections for our Elementary Art Highlights.

Connetquot's fabulous music students learned the song “I Am Thankful" before Thanksgiving break!

East Islip High School’s varsity boys bowling team is off to an amazing start this season.

Two East Islip STEAM teachers – JFK’s Jodie Macher and RCK’s Carol Wilson – organized the second annual pumpkin creation project for their third grade students.

This Thanksgiving, first graders at East Islip’s Timber Point Elementary School participated in a Spread the Bread initiative in an effort to give back and assist those in need across Long Island.

The East Islip School Business Partnership held its third annual Mentor Me Mocktail Party networking event on Nov. 30 in the school’s library, giving students in the Mentor Me program a chance to develop their speaking skills and efficiently ask questions of the many participating professionals

Students from East Islip’s Connetquot Elementary School participated in the annual Turkey Trot on Nov. 22, donating 495 pounds of food to needy families.

Nine exceptional senior athletes from East Islip High School were recognized on National Signing Day for signing national letters of intent to play Division I and II college athletics

Avery Jansen and Scarlett Zwiren, both fifth graders at Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School, attended the annual Long Island Flute Club Flute Festival on Nov. 16.

East Islip students who earned a Commanding score on last year’s New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test were recognized for achieving proficiency in English at the district’s annual ENL Commanding Night ceremony on Nov. 13.

Seventh graders in technology education classes at East Islip Middle School recently participated in a STEM challenge, working in teams to build the tallest tower possible using various types of cups.

Olivia Zhang, a graduate of East Islip High School’s Class of 2021 and currently a senior at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, was recently recognized by the USNA for her numerous accomplishments.

The fourth and fifth grade Student Councils at East Islip’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School worked together to collect food for the Suffolk County Women’s Alliance to End Food Insecurity’s Thanksgiving food distribution event.

East Islip High School’s Mock Trial team traveled to Chicago to compete over four days in the prestigious Empire World Mock Trial Championship.

Important programs and dedicated students were at the forefront for recognition at the East Islip School District’s Dec. 12 Board of Education meeting.

Volunteers from East Islip High School’s honors wind ensemble and honors symphony orchestra spread holiday cheer as students and staff entered the high school on Dec. 20.