January

East Islip High School’s varsity softball team again participated in the annual Christmas Magic service project on Dec. 1, joined by Bayport-Blue Point.

East Islip High School students from Jovina Bratta’s American Sign Language classes visited John F. Kennedy Elementary School on Dec. 17, teaching JFK’s entire fifth-grade class some fun holiday songs and signs.

East Islip High School recently announced the winners of the American Math Competition’s AMC 10 and AMC 12, the nation’s leading mathematics competitions for high schoolers.

East Islip High School’s girls basketball program celebrated the terrific accomplishments of Class of 2023 graduates Kaelyn Gordon and Sara Simonetti.

East Islip High School saxophonist Casey Flad was recently chosen to participate in the SCMEA All-County Jazz Concert ensemble.

East Islip High School’s varsity cheer team recently earned two bids to compete at the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s National High School Cheerleading Championship.

In a cross-curricular collaboration at East Islip High School, Heather Toomey’s photography class recently began taking portraits of students in Nina Couch’s cosmetology class to assist the latter in creating their own brands.

East Islip High School’s wrestlers won their third straight Rocky Gilmore Classic title at the 37th annual edition of the tournament, which the school hosted on Jan. 4.

East Islip High School Class of 2023 alumnus Louis Attard came back to the school on Dec. 20 to present an engineering design assignment to robotics and CAD students.

East Islip High School boys and girls winter track teams recently qualified for the 117th annual Millrose Games, considered the most prestigious indoor track and field competition.

Check out January 2025's terrific artwork selections for our Elementary Art Highlights.

Stella Ribando, a fifth grader at East Islip’s John F. Kennedy Elementary School, was recently honored for the second time with a display of her Lego collection at the East Islip Public Library.

East Islip’s cheer teams started off 2025 with a splash!

East Islip High School's varsity wrestling team clinched the Suffolk County League V title for the third year in a row and will compete in the Suffolk County Dual Meet Championships on Jan. 22.

East Islip High School senior and varsity bowling team co-captain Andrew Jacobsen is having a stellar season full of accomplishments.

Continuing an artistic tradition, East Islip High School students in Heather Toomey’s digital imaging and design class created and published a special coloring book for everyone in the school community to color and enjoy.

East Islip High School’s robotics squad ranked among the top teams at the annual VEX V5 Robotics Competition High Stakes qualifying tournament.