February
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In a remarkable achievement, nine place-winning students from East Islip Middle School earned top honors on the American Mathematics Contest 8.
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East Islip High School has been recognized with Silver-level distinction on this year’s AP School Honor Roll.
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East Islip High School’s High School’s varsity cheer team had an incredible recent showing at UCA Nationals, earning fifth place in the Small Coed Game Day Division out of 32 teams from across the country.
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Guided by life science teacher Ray Lang, eighth graders at East Islip Middle School recently explored anatomy and function through a chicken wing dissection, making connections between structure and movement in a powerful, memorable way.
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East Islip’s student musicians joined forces for the All-District Concert on Feb. 11
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East Islip Middle School’s Musical Club recently brought the magic of Oz to the stage
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Environmental stewardship, innovative robotics and outstanding academic achievement were all in the spotlight at the district’s Feb. 12 Board of Education meeting.
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East Islip High School’s varsity girls basketball coach Michael Petre recently earned his 300th victory.
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Digital photography works by two talented East Islip High School students – Blake Gilchrist’s “Long, Lost and Forgotten” and Laquane Torres’ “Edge of Serenity” – have been selected for display
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Teachers Alyssa Lofaro and Jamie Sconone recently led East Islip’s Timber Point Elementary School in its first ever “Souper Bowl”.
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Enjoy February 2026's terrific artwork selections for our Elementary Art Highlights
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East Islip High School’s varsity boys wrestling team finished fourth overall and brought home five total place winners at the recent Suffolk County Championships.
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To help prepare Timber Point Elementary School for P.S. I Love You Day this year, some of the school’s young artists decorated the hallways by the library.
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East Islip High School’s National Honor Society recently hosted a Winter Warmth Drive to support families in need
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During the first week of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, the young students of East Islip’s Timber Point Elementary School brought the Olympic spirit to life
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To kick off P.S. I Love You Day on Feb. 13, co-founder Brooke DiPalma visited Connetquot Elementary School to lead an assembly for all second grade classes.
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Just halfway through the school year, East Islip Middle School eighth graders in social studies classes taught by Ryan Pearsall and Alberto Santoro have already reached an impressive milestone on their path toward high school graduation.
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East Islip High School sophomore Sachin Kamath earned third place in the annual Stony Brook University Institute for Advanced Computational Science Challenge.