March

East Islip High School senior figure skater Vanessa Rossa was recently awarded the U.S. Figure Skating Graduating Seniors Program Platinum Level Award.

East Islip High School junior Jason Portillo Brizuela recently received an honorable mention in the New York State Youth Art Month Flag Design Contest.

n an exciting intersection of creativity, culture and clay, professional artist, sculptor and potter Cliff Mendelson recently brought another interactive Day in Clay workshop to fifth graders at John F. Kennedy Elementary School and Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School.

East Islip High School’s journalism class and school newspaper club attended Adelphi University’s Press Day and Quill Awards on Feb. 14, winning two awards.

All four of East Islip’s elementary schools – Connetquot, JFK, RCK and Timber Point – celebrated P.S. I Love You Day on Feb. 14.

Enjoy March 2025's terrific artwork selections for our Elementary Art Highlights, showcasing the Artists of the Month from Connetquot and RCK.

Work by four East Islip High School students were recently selected for exhibition in the Town of Babylon’s annual SCALA/BACCA All-County High School Show.

In a terrifically tasty art project, second graders at Connetquot Elementary School recently used their imaginations to design new doughnut flavors.

East Islip Middle School recently administered the AMC 8 for the first time, with Jacob Ruzicka winning first place, Zion Lee taking second, and Sully Griffin and Anna Humann tied for third.

A total of 118 excited students performed in the annual Talent Show at John F. Kennedy Elementary School on Feb. 28.

The third graders of Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School hosted the annual Wax Museum on March 4, dressing as famous figures from history, science, sports and entertainment.

East Islip High School’s exceptional robotics and theater programs were recognized at the East Islip School District’s March 13 Board of Education meeting.

East Islip fourth and fifth graders at John F. Kennedy Elementary School and Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School competed this winter in the 39th annual Town of Islip Sharp Shooter Basketball Contest.

The East Islip School Business Partnership recently hosted its annual STEAM events in the East Islip High School gymnasium to prepare students for future careers utilizing skills in science, technology, engineering, art and math.

Trombonists Arianna Bayram, James Denniston Rory Dineen and Adriana Rodriguez, all fifth graders at Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School, attended the Long Island Trombone Clinic on March 18 at Longwood High School.

Under the guidance of physics teacher Fred Coulton, five East Islip High School students – Sameer Ali, Ryan Flad, Jesse Hodge, Adam Menendez and James Terhune – participated in the 39th annual Physics Olympics.

STEAM students at Timber Point Elementary School recently built parking garages out of base 10 blocks.

East Islip High School Class of 2015alumnus Jake Piacenti, currently the technical director at CBS Sports HQ, returned to East Islip to share his inspiring journey with current students.

Three pillars of the East Islip School District – East Islip High School Principal Mark Bernard, PTA Council President Cheryl Pepe and Board of Education trustee Christopher Zachry – were recognized at SCOPE’s 24th annual School District Awards Dinner