• Boys Bowlers Start Strong

    The high school’s boys bowling team is off to another amazing start. In just the first six matches, these athletes have posted some large numbers and currently trail first place by only two points.

    Leading the team with a 227 average, senior Joe Zagari bowled a perfect 300 and 30 clean frames in a Jan. 26 match against Lindenhurst High School, while Jack Baranek and team captain Dylan Sgueglia both rolled 299s against West Islip on Jan. 21. In the latter matchup, East Islip posted a high game of 1,299 for five bowlers and a three-game series of 3,398 pins, the county-high total for this season. All five starters – also including Sebastian Gebhard, averaging 205, and Shawn Watts, averaging 216 – are among the top 12 leaders in the league. Rounding out the team, coached by Judith Fischer, are Andrew Jacobsen, Michael Lorefice, Brenden Muller, Adam Seibert, Niko Stavropoulos, Gregg Stephens and Matt Sundberg.

    Date Added: 1/29/2021
East Islip Boys Bowling Team group photo

  • Recognizing EI's Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ and SCMEA Musicians

    Date Added: 1/28/2021

  • Mariani to Play Soccer for St. Joe’s

    High school senior Vincent Mariani signed a national letter of intent on Jan. 25 to play soccer for St. Joseph’s College this fall. He will attend the school’s Long Island campus in Patchogue, playing for the Golden Eagles.

    A center midfielder, Mariani has been a member of East Islip’s soccer and track teams since middle school, and has also played soccer for a club team. In academics, he has earned honor and high honor roll recognition. His future plans are to study to become an educator and eventually a soccer coach.

    Date Added: 1/27/2021

  • Artists Join Teacher in Virtual Show

    High school art teacher Heather Toomey recently exhibited her work alongside two of her students, Cammi Shaw and Sarah Strick, in the Suffolk County Art Leaders Association’s virtual Invitational Show.

    “I chose Cammi and Sarah to exhibit alongside me because I immediately saw a connection in our work,” Toomey said. “Photography is one of my favorite mediums and Cammi and Sarah have both excelled in this area. The content of our pieces worked well together, and I thought they were a perfect choice for the Invitational Show. I could not be prouder to have my work exhibited alongside them.”

    Shaw, a senior, has worked to become a skilled photographer and will graduate in June.

    “I have worked with Cammi since she was a freshman in studio art and I am honored she took my photography class as a senior,” Toomey said. “She is so talented in photography. I will miss her dearly when she graduates and I have no doubt that she will continue to explore photography and show the world her vision through her photography.”

    Strick, a sophomore, is also a member of the school’s National Art Honor Society.

    “Sarah is extremely creative and talented,” Toomey said. “She has proven to have strong compositional skills and a photographic eye, and I look forward to even more from her in our department over the next few years.”

    Their work can be seen here at 1:57.

    Date Added: 1/22/2021

  • Young Scientists Dissect Owl Pellets

    In a hands-on activity, curious young scientists at Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ recently dissected owl pellets and found interesting remnants of the owls’ diet. The students carefully removed different bones from the pellets and identified each one, revealing that owls have multiple sources of food.

    Date Added: 1/20/2021

  • "Positively East Islip" Facebook Group

    Please check out the new "Positively East Islip" Facebook group...their mission is "to celebrate all that is good about East Islip and the surrounding community."

    Date Added: 1/15/2021
sign says: Welcome to the hamlet of east islip. The Birthplace of Islip Town Founded 1683

  • Exploring Shadow Photography at the HS

    Date Added: 1/12/2021

  • Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½’s Young Artists Draw Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½s

    Students in Donna Bernard’s art class at Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ recently created a “Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ for the Holidays” project. The young artists drew and decorated images of their homes while learning to use oil pastels to add light to their work.

    Date Added: 1/12/2021
student holding drawing of a house

  • 20-21 HOBY Winner

    Sarah Vasquez will be representing East Islip High School at this year’s Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Conference (HOBY).

    HOBY is an annual leadership seminar open to sophomore students across America. Every Spring, more than 12,000 students come together to engage in leadership development activities and seminars around the country. This year the New York state conference will be an engaging virtual event.

    Each year the Lions Club of the Islip's has covered the cost to send our winner to this fantastic event. On behalf of the East Islip School District, we thank the Lions Club for their generosity, and congratulate Sarah on a job well done.

    Date Added: 1/11/2021
sarah vasquez going to Hugh OBrien Youth Leadership Conference HOBY

  • Coach Veit on "Talking Sports" with Kevin Maher

    EI track coach Chris Veit appeared on the News 12 Long Island segment "Talking Sports" with Kevin Maher.

    Date Added: 1/8/2021

  • MS Club Hosts Successful Food Drive for Community

    Despite rain and cold, the middle school’s Girls Leaders Club successfully hosted its first Drive-By Holiday Food Drive on Dec. 12. After providing for families within the middle school community, the remaining donations were taken to St. Peter the Apostle Church in Islip Terrace.

    “I was very happy with the amount of donations we received,” said teacher and Girls Leaders Club adviser Laura O’Donnell. “It was ideal for the donors, considering COVID-19 and the rain. Community members drove up, the girls unloaded the bags and off they went.”

    The Girls Leaders Club runs several annual fundraising and community service initiatives, but this year’s activities look a bit different. O’Donnell had a goal to keep the club running as usual this year, regardless of the pandemic.

    “I expected there would be some challenges this year with operating the club virtually and the limitations on fundraising and community service activities due to COVID-19,” she said. “I also know the importance of the club to the students that participate and the community members that benefit from their hard work and dedication. It is at times like now that community service clubs are most needed”.

    During this school year, the Girls Leaders Club also conducted a fundraiser for UNICEF and a Holiday Pet Toy and Food Drive for the Islip Animal Shelter. The club’s plans for 2021 include Valentine’s Day cards for veterans and care packages for the homeless.

    Date Added: 1/6/2021

  • RCK’s Holiday Trot Helps Families in Need

    The student council at RCK held a festive Holiday Trot in December, organized by Brittany Hayes, the council’s new adviser. More than 50 participating students brought in nonperishable food items which were delivered to Long Island Harvest.

    “These students came to school early on a cold December morning to have some outdoor fun while helping families in need,” said Principal Janet Jones. “The families of RCK are so wonderful. We were able to fill a large SUV with all of the food items that were donated.”

    Date Added: 1/5/2021

  • HS Musicians Play Carols for a Cause

    Prior to the holiday break, East Islip High School’s Tri-M Music Honor Society students participated in Carol for a Cause. The TJX Foundation initiative donates $10 to Feeding America for each video of a holiday carol performance posted to Instagram Reels.
    Date Added: 1/4/2021

  • Avitable Chosen for NAEA Exhibition

    High school student Isabella Avitable was recently selected for the 2021 National Art Honor Society/National Junior Art Honor Society Juried Exhibition, held annually by the National Art Education Association.

    Avitable’s piece, “Lavender Hotel Room,” was one of only 93 works chosen out of 1,187 submissions. Representatives from eight member schools of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design participated as jurors for the NAHS/NJAHS . In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NAEA has transitioned to a completely virtual exhibition, which opens on Jan. 11. It can then be viewed here: https://www.arteducators.org/opportunities/naea-studio-gallery-exhibitions/current-exhibitions.

    “We are so excited and proud that Isabella was accepted into the exhibition for her interior architecture design,” said teacher Heather Toomey. “She plans to pursue the arts in the future, and we are excited to see her in more art classes next year. This was a project she created in Electronic Illustration 2 class this year, and even with our current challenges, she was able to create a wonderful interior design.”

    “Isabella’s interior design skills are on point and her attention to detail and lighting is beautiful,” said teacher Daniel Figliozzi.

    “It’s such an honor to be chosen and represent the East Islip National Art Honor Society,” said Avitable. “I chose to create this piece because I’m into interior design and I want to pursue that for college.”

    Date Added: 1/4/2021