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The Facilities Planning Committee is conducting a field walk through on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 8:00 am. We will be meeting in the parking lot between the Middle School and the ECC. The public is welcome to attend. Thank you.

Any student that would like to earn community service credit, please show up at the Manhattan Avenue side of the overpass bridge tomorrow, Saturday, 10/28/17 at 9:00 am. Bring gloves and a shovel. This is a Keep Islip Clean sponsored event in conjunction with John Dolan's office.

And as a proactive reminder, please keep your children safe. Please lock up your prescription medications and liquor cabinets the way you lock up your guns. All three are deadly when in the hands of children. Have a nice weekend.

In partnership with the Suffolk County Police Department and in an effort to keep our students safe and encourage them to make good choices, Suffolk Police are currently conducting a sweep of the high school. The Suffolk County Police Department offers this as a service and deterrent to help combat the drug/opioid epidemic. We fully support and commend Suffolk Police for this initiative. You will be receiving an update after the conclusion. All students are safe in their classrooms and will not come in any contact with the police d

Three high school seniors – Claudia Banville, Evan Mauner and Kevin Varga – have been named Commended Students by the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. The three were recognized for their outstanding test results in the 2016 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, where they finished among the top 5 percent out of more than 1.4 million students nationwide participating in the competition.

If you are looking for any community service hours, please join us on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 9a.m. by the overpass on Manhattan Boulevard. We will be there working with the Town of Islip to Keep Islip Clean!

If you would like a letter from the superintendent for community service hours, come join us. Bring gloves, shovels and a few bags to help clean up. It's a great way to show pride in your community.

For the occasional important (non-emergency) message from the Board of Education or superintendent, the East Islip School District will periodically initiate email communications of a districtwide nature.

Any residents interested in receiving this correspondence are encouraged to complete this .

Parents who have previously provided the district with their email addresses have been automatically enrolled in our email messaging system. Any parent who needs to update their email address should do so through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. The form linked above should only be used by community members without children in schools.

The field hockey and girls soccer playoffs, and the boys and girls cross-country championship, are scheduled as follows:

Field Hockey
East Islip vs. Miller Place
Oct. 25 at 2:30 p.m., held at Miller Place

Girls Soccer 
East Islip vs. Elwood-John H. Glenn
Oct. 25 at 2:30 p.m., held at Elwood-John H. Glenn

Boys and Girls Cross-Country 
Championship
Oct. 26 at 1 p.m.

The East Islip Athletic Booster Club's annual Red & White Dinner will take place on Thursday, Nov. 9 from 7-11 p.m. at the Irish Coffee Pub. Event includes great food, music and raffle prizes with your friends & neighbors. Tickets are $85 per person. A ticket sale will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 25 in the high school's gym entrance lobby, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Superintendent John Dolan recently took time to cheer on the EI 8's competition cheer team.

 

The Facilities Planning Committee will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the high school cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. due to an assembly program at the middle school. We will be touring the high school, middle school and RCK. Community members are welcome to join.

Please note: This is a Facilities Planning Committee meeting, so there will be no input or questions during this tour.

If you are interested in buying a home in the East Islip area and would like a tour of the district's facilities, we would love to show you the great things going on in our schools. Please contact Superintendent John Dolan at 631-224-2010 or 631-312-0620.

 

The high school’s volleyball teams partnered for the school’s biggest Dig Pink rally to date on Oct. 11, raising funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Across the high school, teachers, staff and students all wore pink that day to show their support for raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research. Student volunteers worked hard to sell T-shirts and donations to their “Dig Pink Piggy Bank,” and in the featured volleyball game, the Lady Redmen defeated Rocky Point, 3-0, to improve their record to 10-3.

“This year we were all able to meet and surpass our goal to give more than $1,000 for the cause, our biggest donation ever,” said coach Romina Ackley. “Thank you to all for helping to make strides and spike out cancer.”

 

Timber Point celebrated its brand-new playground with a memorable ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 6. Each class created thankful posters, student representatives shared their feelings about the playground, and they sang a song of appreciation to those who made the playground possible.

Rousing live music was provided by East Islip High School band director and Timber Point alumnus Christopher Neske, leading the high school’s pep band, which featured several Timber Point graduates.

“This was such a special day at Timber Point,” said Principal Danielle Naccarato. “Our ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the best of East Islip pride. Our students were able to express their appreciation to the superintendent, the Board of Education, district administrators, the community represented by our PTA, and the buildings and grounds leadership and staff who all worked together from start to finish to give us what we have today – a beautiful new playground for the students of Timber Point.”

The high school’s current girls varsity and JV tennis teams and their respective coaches, Mike Drozd and Emil Stewart, attended a Division II college tennis match on Oct. 3 in Garden City between Adelphi University and the University of New Haven.

Each of the two university women’s teams featured a former East Islip tennis star: Karen Serina for Adelphi’s Panthers and Shelby Clyne for New Haven’s Chargers. Adelphi continued its winning streak with a 6-3 decision over New Haven; both Serina and Clyne won their singles matches.

Bright Bay Lincoln and the East Islip High School Career Academies invite the community to test drive a brand new Lincoln automobile.

The Lincoln “Driven to Give” fundraiser will take place on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 8:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.. in the ECC parking lot. Participants must be 18 years or older. Limited to one driver per household.

Lincoln Motor Company will donate $20 to the high school's Career Academy program for every test drive, helping to offset the cost of vital field trips and transportation to competitions.

Eager families converged on the high school’s cafeteria on Sept. 26 for the annual college fair, looking for information and insight from the more than 135 colleges in attendance. At the event, sponsored by the school’s guidance department, parents and students had an opportunity to meet the college representatives, ask questions, discuss the students’ plans for the future and pick up literature and other information that will help each family decide which college is best for their child.

St. Joseph’s College financial expert Gordon Rowe was on hand in the school’s library for two presentations on FAFSA and financial aid, while school counselor Jessica Pignataro discussed NCAA regulations for parents of students planning to play Division I or II college sports. Back in the cafeteria, counselors Chris Boehler and Nicole Vincenti met with parents and reps alike.

“As always, the parents go out of their way to be supportive, and this year they had a chance to meet so many colleges that may be of interest to their child in the future,” said Guidance Director Israel Malinowitzer. “We encourage parents to keep in touch with the college representatives and to schedule a meeting with their counselors as soon as possible if they are in the process of filling out their child’s college application.”

Continuing a long tradition of musical excellence, 18 high school students were chosen to participate in the annual New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education All-County concert, held on Nov. 17 at Hauppauge High School. Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½’s All-County program showcases the best junior and senior musicians in Suffolk County to perform in bands, choruses and orchestras.

Jake Acocella (bass), Jenna Anderson (alto), Connor Barnes (tenor), Alexandra Bertolini (soprano), Gabriella Commisso (alto), Sara Rapuzzi (alto) and Kyle Westgate-Addessi  (bass) were selected for the All-County Mixed Chorus; Claudia Banville (soprano), Sarah Bloom (soprano), Madison Lane (alto), Katelyn Spina (alto) and Victoria Tiernan (alto) were selected for the All-County Treble Chorus; Victoria Keenan (violin), Kathryn O’Neill (double bass) and Alexandra Stewart (flute) were selected for the All-County Orchestra; and Alexander Cabrera (baritone saxophone), Max Calarco (trumpet/cornet) and Cassidy Triolo (clarinet) were selected for the All-County Band.

Additionally, seven East Islip student-musicians were recognized for All-State honors this year by the New York State School Music Association and will perform at the annual All-State Music Conference in Rochester, NY from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3.

Evan Mauner (trumpet) will perform with the All-State Instrumental Jazz Ensemble, Stewart will perform with the All-State Symphonic Band, O’Neill will perform with the All-State Symphonic Orchestra, Bloom    and Rapuzzi will perform with the All-State Treble Chorus, and Anderson and Commisso will perform with the All-State Mixed Chorus.    

“These achievements are due to the students’ hard work, dedication and perseverance, as well as the support provided by our teachers through our performing music programs,” said Dr. Robert J. Wottawa II, the district’s director of art and music.

 

The Booster Club's annual Redmen 5K will take place this year on Sunday, Nov. 5.

See the attachment for more information and registration form.

Students at Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ were eager to peruse the great variety of books found at the first book fair of the school year. Led by costumed Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ PTA President Stephen Foray, the event’s cowboy theme encouraged the students to “round up” as many good reads as possible.

“There was a ‘just right book’ for everyone who attended,” said Principal Deborah Smith.