In the Heights
Set in present-day New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, “In the Heights” tells the story of love, loss, courage and culture over a three-day period from July 3-5....
View ArticleGoing for Gold
Under the guidance of adviser Louise Curci, members of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Distributive Education Clubs of America represented the District in the State Career...
View ArticleArtist Reception
To culminate her students’ unit on sculptures and study of artist Tim Burton, Copiague Middle School art teacher Maria Ostrofsky hosted an artist reception for the students in her...
View ArticleSpotlight on Fitness
This past March, physical education teachers at the district’s four elementary schools – Deauville Gardens East, Deauville Gardens West, Great Neck Road and Susan E. Wiley...
View ArticleWave of the Future
On March 20, the students in the Copiague Middle School TAG program competed at the Brookhaven National Laboratory-sponsored Magnetic Levitation competition held at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in...
View ArticleKids Safe Online
The Copiague School District congratulates Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School students Nadia Dudley, Andy Huynh and Anthony Vetere for submitting winning entries in the New York State...
View ArticleOn Display
Four students in Lorraine Ciccotto’s digital photography class at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School participated in the Long Island Media Arts show at Five Towns College,...
View ArticleOff to the Circus
As a follow-up to the PTA-sponsored cultural arts program National Circus Project in mid-March, Great Neck Road Elementary School physical education teachers Bill Bennett and Rachel Cone transformed...
View ArticleAn Eye on the Prize
With her eye behind the lens and her camera focused on her friend’s puppy, Julia Woelk, a junior at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School, became the winner of New York State...
View ArticleBeautifying Wiley
For the third consecutive year, members of Susan E. Wiley Elementary School’s recycle club, the Green Team, have beautified the grounds of the school by planting a tree in recognition of...
View ArticleSOUL for the Earth
In celebration of Earth Day, members of the Student Organization of Unified Leaders at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School organized a school and community cleanup on April 22. To being...
View Article‘In the Heights’ Secures 11 BACCA Nominations
Following the high-energy performance of its spring musical production of “In the Heights,” Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School received 11 Teen Theatre nominations...
View ArticleRecord-Setting Pace
The Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School 4x400 relay team of seniors Jon Argueta, DJ Brown and Max Tsar and sophomore Aaron McFadden set a school record and placed second at the Penn...
View ArticleSet Your DVRs - Copiague Alumni Compete in NCAA Lacrosse Tournament
On Saturday, May 11, Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School alumni Dwayne Stewart (2008) and Damien Hicks (2011) will play in the NCAA Men’s Division I Lacrosse Tournament on...
View ArticleHoops for Heart
Continuing their tradition of promoting healthy habits and lifestyles while being community-minded, the physical education teachers at Copiague Middle School sponsored the American Heart...
View ArticleThursday Night Live
It was a night of drama, as Sylvia Walsh’s Advanced Drama class at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School hosted their annual Drama Night. “We host Drama Night to...
View ArticleReaders Theater
Showcasing their reading comprehension, listening and acting skills, first-graders in Erica Letts’ and Lauren Lupinacci’s classes at Copiague’s Deauville Gardens West...
View ArticleMaking Memories for Mom
It was a celebration of love as Copiague’s Great Neck Road Elementary School hosted its annual Mother’s Day Extravaganza for kindergartners and their mothers. The students treated...
View ArticleSuffolk Zone
The Suffolk Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance sponsored the annual Physical Education Student Leadership Awards Ceremony at Longwood High...
View ArticleUrban Invitational
From Massapequa to Mattituck, more than 20 schools traveled to Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School to participate in the third annual Christopher Urban Memorial Invitational, in honor...
View Article