Inside Islip Schools

Islip High School’s Buccaneer University program hosted a Club Fair for freshmen on Oct. 21. Buccaneer University adviser Nicole Hall and Assistant Principal Meghan Stern worked with the school’s Peer Ambassadors to design an event to help match current ninth graders with clubs and activities that may interest them.

Islip’s Commack Road Elementary School held its seventh annual Power of Pink Day on Oct. 21. Students and staff were encouraged to wear something pink that day in support of the Jeanette M. Feminella Memorial Scholarship Fund – a tribute to the school’s former principal – and the Islip Breast Cancer Coalition.

The Islip School District English as a New Language Department held its annual Parent Orientation at Islip High School on Oct. 13, providing parents with important presentations such as an overview of Islip’s English Language Learner program as well as ParentSquare and Infinite Campus.

The Islip School District celebrated School Board Recognition Week at the Board of Education’s Oct. 25 meeting, honoring the Board members for their dedication to Islip’s students and school community.

Thirty seniors and juniors from Islip High School’s National Honor Society volunteered at the school’s Meet the Teacher Night, serving as greeters and tour guides for parents and guardians as they navigated the building and followed their children’s schedules. Other student clubs such as Yearbook and Student Government manned tables in the main lobby at the event, along with the school’s Parent Teacher Student Association and the Post Prom Committee.

Islip Middle School sixth graders worked on beginning coding units during library media time, using the web-based KidOYO platform. KidOYO provides students with the opportunity to enhance their computer science skills while learning to code programs, games and apps.

Fifth graders at Sherwood used their student-made field guides to learn more about identifying trees, under the guidance of teacher Beth Fazio and Seatuck Environmental Association Education Director Peter Walsh.

Kindergarten and first grade students at Wing gathered on the school’s playground this fall to celebrate the annual worldwide Pinwheels for Peace project, which coincides with the International Day of Peace. Continuing a tradition that began in 2005, Wing’s students participated by imagining “whirled” peace through creating and decorating their own pinwheels.

Islip High School recognized the Hall of Fame 2022 inductees during homecoming weekend. This year’s honorees included former Islip High School Athletic Director Robert Jay “Doc” Holliday, who was honored posthumously; alumni Patrick M. Rogers and Christopher Wade; and the 2015 New York State champion varsity girls soccer team.

The inductees and their family members also marched in the homecoming parade the following afternoon, then proceeded to the high school’s Hall of Fame wall, where the inductees’ plaques were unveiled. They were honored a second time with an introduction at the 50-yard line during halftime of the homecoming football game.

Islip celebrated homecoming in early fall with an action-packed day of community pride and engaging activities, blessed by sunshine and crisp weather. Led by fire trucks, members of the Board of Education, district and school administrators, and Islip High School alumni, the parade began at Town Hall at noon. Each of the district’s schools joyfully marched with banners waving, while high schoolers presented grade-level floats making creative use of pop culture, from Marvel and pirates to “Stranger Things” and “Toy Story.”

Islip’s younger students then enjoyed a fabulous carnival on the soccer field, replete with games of skill and inflatable slides, before the varsity football team kicked off its big game against Half Hollow Hills West. At halftime, Homecoming King Connor Autera and Homecoming Queen Olivia Gardner were announced to the cheers of the Homecoming Court and the “Bleacher Creature” students in the stands, followed by exceptional performances by the school’s cheerleaders, kickline, marching band and color guard. Although the Bucs sadly did not prevail in their contest, it was nonetheless a marvelous day to remember for the Islip community.

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