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Date Added: 05/28/2020

The recent middle school teachers' parade was enjoyed by students, families and staff alike, helping bring the community together.

Date Added: 5/26/2020

The high school’s Class of 2020 valedictorian and salutatorian are Caroline Meehan and Justine Rizzo, respectively.

Meehan, an AP Scholar with Distinction and Long Island Arts Alliance Scholar-Artist, finished with a weighted GPA of 109.22. A News 12 Scholar-Athlete, she earned All-Division status for spring track and Academic All-County status for cross-country and track. As a violinist, Meehan earned Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ and LISFA recognition and serves as president of the school’s Tri-M Honor Society. She will study mechanical engineering at Northeastern University.

Rizzo, an AP Scholar with Distinction and AP Capstone Diploma recipient, earned a GPA of 107.94.  She is co-president of the school’s National Honor Society, a member of the Foreign Language Honor Society and first violinist of the honors symphony orchestra. Rizzo will attend the University of Delaware, where she plans to major in chemical engineering.

Date Added: 5/22/2020

Attachments: Universal Pre-K lottery

Date Added: 5/20/2020

Two varsity girls golf team members from the high school, junior Sophia Stryjewski and senior Sofia Ferrezza, were recently named in the top 25 on Long Island. Both athletes have been All-League golfers for the past two years. Ferrezza has been captain since her sophomore year and Stryjewski will take over as captain of the team next year.

Date Added: 5/19/2020

The high school’s Academic Team was undefeated this season, sitting in first place in their division and destined to become a leading force on Long Island before the pandemic brought an abrupt end to the 2020 season. Ranked seventh overall among 52 high schools from Nassau and Suffolk counties, the school’s junior varsity Academic Team was well-prepared and eager to compete in the finals this spring for the first time in East Islip history.

Long island Quiz Bowl hosts Academic Team regional competitions each month which feature trivia questions based on topics including literature, history, science, fine arts, religion, philosophy and politics.

“I have been a member of the Academic Team for the past four years,” said team captain and graduating senior Sean Colleary. “It has been an amazing experience, one that has enriched my high school career, and a wonderful opportunity to make new friends while engaging others in competition. Despite having my senior year cut short due to the pandemic, I am thankful for all the chances I have had to participate in the Academic Team. Anyone who wants to engage their mind and memory should try out and see how they shape up against the best minds of other schools.”

“This was a big victory for East Islip,” said adviser Lisa Rapiejko. “Even though the season was shortened, the hard work and dedication of our students brought them to top ranking on Long Island. It has been an honor to work with such dedicated, kind and remarkably talented young women and men.”

Date Added: 5/18/2020

Seventeen students from the high school’s National Art Honor Society participated in the Memory Project this year, creating moving portraits of children from Venezuela using different media of their choice, based on provided photographs.

Since 2004, the Memory Project has been dedicated to promoting intercultural awareness, friendship, and kindness between children around the world through the universal language of art. 

“I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity to create a portrait for a child in Venezuela,” said senior Jenna Moceri, the NAHS treasurer. “I hope he loves the portrait I made for him.”

“I think the Memory Project is a really special service project for the NAHS, as our students have to opportunity to share their talents with young children across the globe, and bring smiles to their faces,” said NAHS co-adviser Dan Figliozzi.

“Even through these difficult times, we managed to get some wonderful portraits to send to the children in Venezuela,” said NAHS co-adviser Heather Toomey. “This is our second year participating in this fantastic project and I hope we continue every year.”

Date Added: 5/15/2020

Hello Residents of East Islip. As you are aware we have a School Budget vote upon us and, with that, a race for the school board. In keeping with tradition, the PTA Council will be hosting a Meet the Candidate. This year it will be held virtually. Logistics are being worked out. Candidates will be meeting via the Internet on June 3, 2020 at 7 pm. At this time, I do not believe the Q&A will be live but will be released afterwards to the public for viewing.

Please take a moment and submit your questions via email to the following address:

ei2020schoolboardelection@yahoo.com

All questions will be given to a neutral moderator. The moderator will select which questions are asked. Please do not submit any personal questions as they are not allowed.

Deadline for questions is May 29th.

Any further questions regarding the Q&A can be directed to the PTA Council President Cheryl Pepe. Her contact information can be found on the district website.

Thank you and good luck to the candidates.

PTA Council President Cheryl Pepe

 

Date Added: 5/14/2020

The Board of Education will hold a special business meeting (executive session only) on Wednesday, May 13 at 5 p.m. via teleconference. The Board will call the meeting to order and move immediately to executive session to discuss confidential personnel matters at 5 p.m.

 

Date Added5/12/2020

In celebration of Nurses Week, first graders from Timber Point recently wrote letters of support to nurses at three local hospitals – Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, Saint Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown and Stony Brook University Hospital – for them to decorate their units and lift their spirits.

Date Added: 5/12/2020

In a recent distance learning assignment from art teacher Joy Taylor, high school student photographers were asked to create images of the coronavirus pandemic based on an initiative from the International Center of Photography in New York City.

The ICP is collecting a virtual archive of Covid-19 images shared by professional, student and amateur photographers. The inspiration for the project was late ICP founder and first director Cornell Capa, who coined the phrase “concerned photographer” to described what he called “images in which genuine human feeling predominates over commercial cynicism or disinterested formalism.”

Date Added: 5/11/2020

Katelyn Trifaro, an East Islip student from Gina Fox and Elizabeth Vann’s class at Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½, created an “earth-friendly” toy for her dog Rhett in honor of Earth Day.

Date added: 5/6/2020

The high school showed support for the senior athletes of the Class of 2020 on May 1 by displaying “2020” on the Sal Ciampi Field at Sal Boomer Esiason Stadium scoreboard.

Date Added: 5/4/2020

East Islip's art students need your help. EI is in the top 25 in the Vans Custom Culture Shoe Design Contest.

Please visit and click on "Vote Now!" in the digital shoes category, then select East Islip.

Voting is open until May 15.

Date Added: 5/4/2020

High school senior Alexis Grippi recently signed a national letter of intent to continue her soccer career this fall at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, where she plans to major in education.

Grippi, a midfielder, played for the EI Lightning Division I travel team. An Honor Society Dual Language member for ASL and Italian, she also was a member of East Islip’s Leaders and Best Buddies school clubs and volunteered for Just For Kicks for four years to help developmentally challenged students play soccer.

Date Added: 5/4/2020