Fitness Fun
Physical education is an integral part of a well-rounded educational curriculum that aids in the overall development of a child. The Copiague School District provides its students with a program that...
View ArticleTaking Back the Music
Members of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Hip Hop Club presented their second annual hip hop show entitled “Taking Back the Music.” “For the past...
View ArticleReady, Set, RUN
Members of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School boys and girls varsity track teams competed and left their mark at the 118th Penn Relays in Philadelphia, PA. The 4x400 team of Desmond...
View ArticlePoetry in Motion
Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School student Lindsay Griffiths placed first in the original non-native poetry contest during Hofstra's Concurso Anual de Poesia (Annual Poetry Competition)...
View ArticleFinancially Fit
Congratulations to the following students in Linda Aims’ Personal Finance classes at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School for scoring in the top 20 percent in the National...
View ArticleAn Xtreme Lesson in Tobacco
X Games Stars Teach Copiague Students How to Maintain Healthy Lifestyles Copiague students received an action-packed lesson about the dangers of smoking when several X Games stars visited Walter G....
View ArticleHoops for Hearts
Copiague Middle School students hit the courts and participated in a basketball-related obstacle course in an effort to help others develop healthy hearts in the school’s annual...
View ArticleMuffins with Mom
It was a celebration of mothers in room 103 at Copiague’s Susan E. Wiley Elementary School as the kindergarteners in Jean Anziano’s class hosted Muffins with Mom. During the...
View ArticleCelebrating Mom
Three days before it was officially Mother’s Day, the kindergarten students at Copiague’s Great Neck Road Elementary School hosted a Mother’s Day Extravaganza. Organized...
View ArticleExpanding Service
Congratulations to Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School business teacher Louise Curci and her students on receiving a $400 grant from Newsday’s FutureCorps program for their...
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 ArticleAuthor Visit
Members of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Book Club received a real treat for the culminating celebration of their latest book club selection when the author visited with the...
View ArticleRangoli Art
As a way to celebrate the earth and utilize the art skills they’ve learned, students in Christie Ruppert’s studio art class at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School...
View ArticleIn the (Fitness) 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 Bay Shore High...
View ArticleThey’re Inducted!
To recognize students for their outstanding scholarship, leadership, service, and character, Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School’s Isabella M. Driscoll Chapter of the National...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning
Members of the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School Ecology Club organized two community beautification projects. The club members, along with their advisors Cassie Mazlin and Denise...
View ArticleHonoring Student-Athletes
Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School recently held its annual Tri-Yearly Varsity Sports Awards Dinner honoring the best and brightest of the Spring 2012 season. This season the District...
View ArticleCopiague Theater Students Recognized for Excellence at Teen Youth Theatre Awards
Theater Department members at the Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School in the Copiague School District were recently honored by the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts (BACCA) for their...
View ArticleRetired and Tenured
The end of the school year each June signifies the closing of the door on another year, but it also marks a series of beginnings. This year, new beginnings are at hand for the 12 retiring staff members...
View ArticleRemember, Respect, Retell
Connecting the Past to the Present In conjunction with the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, sixth-grade students at Copiague Middle School recently welcomed Holocaust survivor...
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