Winter Wonderland
Continuing their yearly tradition of creating an indoor winter wonderland, physical education teachers Bill Bennett and Barbara Olsen at Great Neck Road Elementary School decorated the gymnasium and...
View ArticleFood for Local Families
Third graders in Diana Daniels’ and Linda Drenckhahn’s classes at Susan E. Wiley Elementary School in Copiague showcased their holiday spirit this December by organizing a...
View ArticleCopiague Seniors Host Local Senior Citizens at Senior-to-Senior Dinner
Seniors at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School celebrated the holidays by hosting more than 200 senior citizens from Copiague, Lindenhurst, and Amityville at their annual...
View ArticlePen Pal Fun
Since the beginning of September, third-grade students in Ann Marie Byrnes’ and Jeanie Mullins’ classes at Deauville Gardens and Great Neck Road elementary schools, both in...
View ArticleCopiague Students Sing for Board of Education
Continuing its yearly holiday tradition of inviting student-musicians to perform selections from their winter concert at the last Board meeting in December, the Copiague Board of Education welcomed the...
View ArticleDear Santa
As a way to give back, students at Copiague Middle School participated in Macy's Believe “Letter to Santa” Campaign. For each letter written by the students, Macy's donated $1 to...
View ArticleFinance Made Fun
In an effort to teach its students how to be responsible about money, the dangers of credit card debt, the importance of saving, budgeting, and the difference between needs and wants, the Great Neck...
View ArticleBrighten The Holidays and Building Character
This school year, members of the Copiague Middle School Builders Club has worked hard to brighten the day for others. The Builders Club, which is a student organization sponsored by the Kiwanis Club,...
View ArticleBash the Trash
As part of their recycling initiative, including the newly installed fifth-grade recycling committee, students from Susan E. Wiley Elementary School in Copiague enjoyed a musical performance by Bash...
View ArticleThe Road to College Continues
In an effort to inform students and their parents about higher learning opportunities and the many ways to save for a college education, the Copiague School District held its second annual College Day...
View ArticleBirds of Prey
As a follow-up to their visit to the Sweetbriar Nature Center, third-grade students at Susan E. Wiley Elementary School in Copiague received a visit from Sue Krause and a few of her flying friends. As...
View ArticleOperation Smile
For the past few years, students in the Copiague Middle School Student Council have organized a fundraiser for Operation Smile. Operation Smile is a non-profit organization that treats facial...
View ArticleMonsters in Lit
Combining talents for art and literature, students at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School used their imaginations to create and bring to life monsters in literature. Seniors in Michael...
View ArticleCopiague Business Students Place First in Regional Competition
Congratulations to the following members of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Distributive Education Club of America (D.E.C.A.) for placing first in their categories at the Suffolk...
View ArticleCreating Awareness Through Art
This year, the Copiague School District teamed up with the Knights of Columbus to sponsor a “Substance Abuse Art Poster Contest” for ages 8-14. Congratulations to Deauville Gardens...
View ArticleHead of the Class
Following 13 years of dedication, hard work, and perseverance, ten students at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School in the Copiague School District were recently honored by being named...
View ArticleCopiague Board Honors Outstanding Students
Eighteen students in the Copiague School District were recently selected to receive special recognition from the Board of Education for their outstanding achievements. These awards are presented only...
View Article1,000 Points and Counting
Chelsea Williams, a senior guard on the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Basketball team, marked a major milestone in her athletic career by scoring her 1,000th career point. During...
View ArticleDrop Everything and Read
The Susan E. Wiley Elementary School in Copiague proved that reading can truly take you places as they recently kicked off their 2011 PARP Program with a schoolwide Drop Everything and Read (DEAR),...
View ArticleStandout Musicians
Twenty student-musicians from the Copiague School District were recently selected to participate in the Suffolk County Music Educator’s Association (SCMEA) All-County Festival. The festival,...
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