Drop 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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
View ArticleRandom Cards of Kindness
Kindergarten students at Susan E. Wiley Elementary School in Copiague showcased their compassion by becoming “Love Letter Pen Pals.” Organized by the kindergarten teachers, the...
View ArticleA Soldier Says Thank You
Earlier this school year, students in Nancy Csorny’s third-grade class at Great Neck Road School in Copiague organized a “Stockings for Soldiers” fundraiser in which they...
View ArticleDECA Students Represent District at State Competition
Seven members of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Distributive Education Club of America (DECA), under the guidance of advisor Louise Curci, placed in the top ten at the State...
View ArticleCopiague Students Give Their Soles
Members of the Copiague Middle School Builders Club, along with their advisor Maria Ostrofsky, partnered with Give Your Soles to organize a sneaker and shoe drive. Give Your Soles is a charity that...
View ArticleCopiague Honors Winter Athletes
The Booster Club at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School continued their tradition of sponsoring an awards dinner following the conclusion of each athletic season to honor the hard work...
View ArticleSprinting to States
For the first time in school history, a member of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Girls Winter Track team qualified for two events at the New York State Public Schools’...
View ArticleCopiague Students Get S.T.O.P.P.E.D.
In an effort to warn students of the dangers of driving while intoxicated, the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School hosted a drunk driving simulation program during health class. The...
View ArticleHonored for Exemplary Sportsmanship
The Copiague School District is pleased to announce that three teams have been commended by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) for having best exemplified the spirit...
View ArticleSkillsUSA
Two Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School and Wilson Tech students, Megan Memije and Peter Tejada, captured top honors at a recent SkillsUSA competition held at Farmingdale State...
View ArticleThe Phantom Comes to Copiague
Broadway’s longest running show, The Phantom of the Opera, which tells the love story between Raoul, the Viscount of Chagny, (portrayed by Matthew Edlind), Paris Opera House singer Christine,...
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