Bash 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 Ferretti’s...
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 County...
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 fifth graders Isabel...
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 one of the...
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 the team’s...
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, which is...
View ArticleHearts Are Healthy in Copiague
For weeks, kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Great Neck Road Elementary School in the Copiague School District have been learning about healthy hearts and incorporating jump rope and other...
View ArticleHope for Youth
Members of the Copiague Middle School Builder’s Club organized a bake sale, where they raised close to $500, to benefit Hope for Youth. Hope for Youth is a not-for-profit welfare agency located in...
View ArticleCelebrating Culture
To culminate their unit on China, the third-grade students in Jeanie Mullins’s, Stacey Barrett’s and Lynne Groveman’s classes celebrated with a special day. The three classes worked together to explore...
View ArticleCopiague Basketball Teams Slam Dunk Into the Playoffs
Congratulations to the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams for making it to the playoffs. Best of luck to the girls as they advance to the semifinals...
View ArticleA POPular Night of Music
For one night only, student-musicians at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School showcased their musical talents for family, friends, Board of Education members, and district administrators and staff...
View ArticleCopiague Booster Club Honors Woman in Sports
To commemorate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Booster Club presented a plaque to Cindy Ricci, an active member with the Copiague Youth League, for...
View Article“Et Tu, Brute!”
Copiague Students Place First in Shakespeare Competition On Friday, March 11th, sixteen student-actors from Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School, along with their drama teacher, Sylvia Walsh,...
View ArticleTeen Tech Week
In March, students at Copiague Middle School participated in Teen Tech Week. The week, which was organized by librarian Dawn Koziarz, encourages teens to use libraries’ non-print resources for...
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