December

East Islip High School is proud to announce the 2025 AP Scholar awards from the College Board.

Rosanne Sorrentino, who played the orphan Pepper in the 1982 film “Annie,” recently visited the cast of the RCK Drama Club production of “Annie Kids.”

Three exceptional East Islip High School artists were chosen for participation in the New York State Boards Association Student Art Exhibit.

East Islip High School's American Sign Language students saw a performance by Deaf comedian Sandro Hatibovic,

East Islip High School recently announced the winners of the American Math Competition, the first in a series of rigorous competitions that eventually lead all the way to the International Mathematical Olympiad. 

East Islip High School senior Olivia Stepanenko was honored as an Outstanding Attorney last month at the Empire Mock Trial World Championship in Chicago.  

Timber Point Elementary School donated 106 pajamas for this year’s Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive effort.

It was a night of holiday cheer and student recognition on Dec. 4 as the East Islip School District held its December Board of Education meeting.

East Islip High School girls varsity soccer team earned numerous postseason accolades.

Five members of East Islip’s Cadette Girl Scout Troop 556 recently earned the Girl Scout Silver Award.

East Islip High School’s varsity boys and girls volleyball teams celebrated a memorable season with numerous postseason accolades.

Students from East Islip High School’s Peer Support Leadership Club recently attended the Suffolk County High School Principals’ Association’s Compassion Without Borders student leadership conference.

Students in Danielle Chiappetta’s class at John F. Kennedy Elementary School recently welcomed a special guest, Teresa Ryan of Taylor’s Hope Foundation.

Four members of East Islip High School’s game day cheer team were recently recognized with postseason honors for their outstanding performances and achievements.

Enjoy December 2025's terrific artwork selections for our Elementary Art Highlights, showcasing the Artists of the Month from Connetquot, JFK and RCK as well as Timber Point's Inspiration Spotlight.

East Islip High School’s varsity field hockey team  earned the League 2 Championship and numerous postseason honors.

Ten East Islip High School students from the National Art Honor Society recently designed and painted a new mural for the school’s Athletic Trainers Room

East Islip High School teacher Jovina Bratta and her American Sign Language students recently traveled to New York City to see the Radio City Rockettes perform.

East Islip’s award-winning secondary music program was on full display in December as its outstanding musicians took to the stage for a series of winter concerts at the high school auditorium.

East Islip High School’s varsity boys wrestling squad put together an outstanding week of competition, highlighted by multiple victories over top-ranked opponents leading to a #1 ranking.

Nine outstanding senior athletes from East Islip High School signed national letters of intent to compete in Division I and Division II collegiate athletics during a ceremony held Dec. 16 in the school’s forum.

East Islip High School held a pride-filled ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 19 for the school’s remarkable brand-new courtroom, a dedicated space for the mock trial team as well as the trial and debate class.

East Islip High School’s Drama Club continued a beloved tradition, presented once every four years, with its December production of the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol,” directed by Bethany Affelt.

For nearly 13 years, East Islip High School students in Jovina Bratta's American Sign Language class have shared holiday spirit through their annual Sign Along, held this year on Dec. 19.

Students from the East Islip Middle School’s seventh grade Chorus Club and East Islip High School Chamber Orchestra paid a festive visit to the Momentum at South Bay for Rehabilitation and Nursing facility on Dec. 22.