West Islip High School seniors Jake Guercio and Rosa Lettieri were recognized as this year’s winners at the 2017-18 Suffolk Zone Awards dinner, held on Dec. 6 at the Hyatt Regency Long Island in Hauppauge.
West Islip’s Guercio and Lettieri win Suffolk Zone Awards
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•Kaylan DiModungo of Deer Park, majoring in psychology, has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
•Gregory Ponce of West Islip, majoring in business administration, is to be named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
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Baking sweet treats for Ronald McDonald House
Members of the Copiague Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House in New Hyde Park on Jan. 19.
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Copiague girls hoops coach Carole Olsen wins 300th game
Copiague girls basketball is in the middle of what could potentially be a magical season. As of the writing of this article, the Eagles stand at 13-5 on the season and have run through the Suffolk III schedule at a 9-3 pace.
Not to get lost was a major achievement by the coach of Copiague, 19-year head coach Carole Olsen, who won her 300th game with the Eagles.
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Robert Moses Middle School performs Beauty and the Beast, Jr.
Under the leadership of Tiina Buehler and as part of a two-month residency with Plaza Theatrical Productions, students at Robert Moses Middle School in the North Babylon School District performed “Beauty and the Beast, Jr.” The show starred Isabella LeBlanc as Belle, and was the product of approximately 50 students comprising the cast and crew.
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Forest Avenue Elementary pen letters as part of literacy lesson
Students in Kristen Wilken’s fifth-grade class at Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District recently penned letters as part of a literacy lesson. Student Jhan Karlo wrote to James Dean, author of Pete the Cat. Dean not only took the time to read the letter, but also was kind enough to send Karlo an autographed copy of his book.
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Frost FACS students show compassion with cookies
Seventh-graders in family and consumer science classes at Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School recently showed their compassion by making 25 dozen cookies for The Mercy INN soup kitchen in Wyandanch, using their baking techniques and culinary abilities to provide community service.
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West Babylon Class of 2017 recognized by College Board as Advanced Placement Scholars
[img_assist|nid=81757|title=|desc= Graduates from West Babylon Senior High School have been recognized by the College Board of Advanced Placement Scholars.
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•The following students have been named to dean’s list at Hofstra University: Azhad Bajwa of Deer Park; Jennifer Bendersky of West Islip; Kayla Benson of North Babylon; Christopher Birsner of Lindenhurst; read more
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West Islip’s Udall boasts three No. 1 debaters
Dedicated debaters at West Islip’s Udall Road Middle School have continued their dominance in the National Current Events League. After the first meet, the school’s eighth grade team was ranked No. 2 in the nation, with two students tied for No. 1, Colin Delaney and Christopher Frase. Additionally, seventh-grader Vincent Prevete was also ranked No. 1 nationally.
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West Babylon High School dedicates one of its gymnasiums to Jim Lynch and the late Frank Taplin
On Jan. 30, West Babylon Senior High School dedicated one of its gymnasiums to Jim Lynch and the late Frank Taplin – two longtime basketball coaches and faculty members – who had a lasting impact on the school district and its basketball program.
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West Islip H.S. Students with HEARTT held first career fair
The West Islip High School Students with HEARTT group recently organized and held its first career fair open to the entire school building, assisted by HEARTT founder Virginia Scudder and career counselor Ryan Vollmuth.
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John Quincy Adams students learn their sight words
By fundraising through Donors Choose, teacher Jackie Stein was recently able to purchase a variety of literacy centers to help her students at Deer Park’s John Quincy Adams Primary School learn their sight words.
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Oquenock celebrates cultural pride at International Week
West Islip’s Oquenock Elementary School recently celebrated International Week, with students, teachers and staff recognizing various cultures. English language learners at each grade level participated in a variety of projects reflecting their backgrounds, and students, teachers and staff members wore attire or shirts related to their cultural heritages.
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West Islip boys finish first in winter track
West Islip High School’s varsity boys winter track team won the League 3 championship held on Jan. 20 at Suffolk Community College.
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North Babylon wrestling claims three titles at Suffolk D1 championships by Liam Henry
The South Shore of Suffolk County has long been known for having a substantial amount of programs that are at the top of the heap when it comes to wrestling talent. Once again those programs showed that strength.
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Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School Chamber visits local nursing homes
Bringing holiday cheer through song, the chamber choir from Deer Park’s Robert Frost Middle School and director Youngsun Koh-Lee visited two local nursing homes – Our Lady of Consolation in West Islip and Sunrise Senior Living in Dix Hills – on Dec. 21 to sing for residents.
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Five students from South Bay Elementary School win West Babylon Fire Department poster and essay contest
Five students from South Bay Elementary School in the West Babylon School District were recently named winners in the West Babylon Fire Department’s annual fire prevention poster and essay contest. From left: Third-grader Kayleigh Carlson, first-place winner in the poster contest; first-grader
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Babylon boys hoops finishes season at County final
After losing in the county final, it is simple to forget all that you accomplished in a season. The heartbreak is real.
That is the case of the Babylon Panthers boys basketball program.
“We felt we had a good run this year,” said senior forward Joe Rende. “Ultimately we fell short of the goal we had from the beginning of the year…that was winning the County final.”
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Bellew students provide hurricane help for Texas and Florida
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