Islip School District (2024)

Islip HS Fishing Club Reels in a Pair of Awards

Islip High School’s Fishing Club recently participated in a competition sponsored by the Long Island Rod Company. Students Ryan Donohue, Aidan Petelin, Daniel Rezza and Joe Rezza competed in a variety of saltwater gamefish categories, and took ...

News Date: 3/20/2024

Islip’s Weeklong Celebration of Positivity Leads Up to P.S. I Love You Day

Islip High School celebrated the 14th annual P.S. I Love You Day on Feb. 9, with students and staff donning purple clothing and promoting a culture of kindness, acceptance, compassion and positive mental health. In attendance to offer words of ...

News Date: 2/29/2024

22-23_HS-Club-Information.pdf

Posted Date: 10/24/2022

High School First Responders Club Explores Training and Careers

Islip High School debuted a new First Responders Club this year, which meets weekly to explore both training and possible careers in the field. Student members recently earned certification in Stop the Bleed tourniquet training by certified science ...

News Date: 11/17/2023

HS Clubs Raise Over $1k for Vets in Walk-A-Thon

The high school’s Junior Chamber of Commerce Club and Interact Club participated in the American Legion Virtual Walk-A-Thon for veterans, raising more than $1,000 for the Islip American Legion Rusy Bohm Post No. 411 Auxiliary. All of the ...

News Date: 4/19/2021

062316_POSTING-CLUBS-2016-17.pdf

Posted Date: 6/23/2016

High School Clubs Collect Jeans for the Homeless

In this winter’s Teens for Jeans campaign, students from the high school’s Junior Chamber of Commerce Club, advised by Renee Clock, and Interact Club, advised by Nancy Reagan, joined forces to collect 500 pairs of jeans for distribution ...

News Date: 4/22/2020

061815_CLUBS-2015-16.pdf

Posted Date: 6/18/2015

061915_POSTING-CLUBS-2015-16.pdf

Posted Date: 6/19/2015

CRES Student Earns Membership to Aaron Judge All Rise Book Club

Andrew Yenalevitch, a student at Islip’s Commack Road Elementary School, was recently named a member of the Aaron Judge All Rise Book Club. During the summer break, he read a grade-level book and submitted a report to the Aaron Judge All Rise ...

News Date: 10/19/2023

A "Tree"-mendous Effort by Middle School Clubs

Middle school students have been doing a “tree”-mendous job. The school’s Keep Islip Clean Club and Science and Nature Club joined forces with the Seatuck Environmental Association to transform the courtyard into a safe haven for ...

News Date: 1/16/2020

042018_PostProm_WebsiteInfo.pdf

Posted Date: 4/20/2018

012918_Minutes_17-10-18.pdf

Posted Date: 1/29/2018

012518_18-01-09_OFFICIAL.pdf

Posted Date: 1/25/2018

091918_18-08-07_OFFICIAL.pdf

Posted Date: 9/19/2018

012918_Minutes_5-1-17.pdf

Posted Date: 1/29/2018

11514_Nov_clubs.pdf

Posted Date: 11/5/2014

Islip KIC Club Members Inducted, Lead Pond Day Field Trip

Five students in Islip High School’s Keep Islip Clean club – Katherine Cottral, Katerina Mennecke, Jaci Narducci, Steven Plotke, and Anika Tahsin – were inducted into the Town of Islip’s KIC Junior Commissioner program at ...

News Date: 6/9/2023

1314_clubs.pdf

Posted Date: 6/7/2013

POSTING-CLUBS-2013-14.pdf

Posted Date: 5/22/2013

Minutes_12-5-16.pdf

Posted Date: 5/8/2017

Minutes_2-6-17.pdf

Posted Date: 5/8/2017

Minutes_4-3-17.pdf

Posted Date: 5/8/2017

Book Clubs at Elementary Schools

All of Islip's elementary schools offered afterschool book clubs for students this year. These clubs were funded through the district’s Title I grant. Pictured here are Commack Road's second-graders enjoying their final session.

News Date: 6/7/2018

Minutes_9-7-16.pdf

Posted Date: 11/17/2016

121216_Minutes_11-7-16.pdf

Posted Date: 12/12/2016

Commack Road’s Multicultural Globetrotters Club Celebrates Diversity

The Globetrotters Club at Commack Road Elementary School has been meeting on Friday mornings, learning about and celebrating the diverse cultures within the school and beyond. Before the end of the year, student members will learn about Lunar New ...

News Date: 2/16/2023

Islip High School Introduces Freshmen to Club Offerings

Islip High School’s Buccaneer University program hosted a Club Fair for freshmen on Oct. 21. Buccaneer University adviser Nicole Hall and Assistant Principal Meghan Stern worked with the school’s Peer Ambassadors to design an eventto ...

News Date: 11/1/2022

Islip HS Students Build Awareness and Raise Funds for Breast Cancer

Islip High School participated in a building wide awareness campaign this October for the annual Pink by the Bay event, sponsored by Northwell Health.The school’s work involved numerous classes and clubs, beginning with Renee Clock’s ...

News Date: 11/17/2022

Student Clubs Sort It Out for Vets

High school students in the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Interact clubs recently volunteered for the Islip American Legion Auxiliary Unit 411, helping sort greeting cards for veterans. The cards will be used for care packages and during the ...

News Date: 10/24/2016

1213_x-schedule.pdf

Posted Date: 5/31/2012

Islip Students and Staff Show Community Commitment with Thanksgiving Drive

Islip High School students and staff recently demonstrated a strong commitment to giving back to the community, joining forces to provide Thanksgiving baskets for 10 local families in need. Organized by social workers Shari Pennington and Jennifer ...

News Date: 12/7/2022

Middle School CARE Club Meets Virtually With Service Members

At a recent Islip Middle School CARE Club meeting, the many positives that kindness and caring bring became clear when the club’s members linked virtually to meet and converse with several American service members.The connection began when ...

News Date: 3/7/2022

Islip KIC Club Celebrates First Pond Day in Three Years

Islip High School’s Keep Islip Clean Club celebrated Pond Day on May 26 for the first time since 2019, traveling with adviser Wayne Mennecke to the Seatuck Environmental Association’s South Shore Nature Center. During their visit, Islip ...

News Date: 6/21/2022

National Honor Society Students Help Out at Meet the Teacher Night

Thirty seniors and juniors from Islip High School’s National Honor Society volunteered at the school’s Meet the Teacher Night on Sept. 29, serving as greeters and tour guides for parents and guardians as they navigated the building and ...

News Date: 10/14/2022

Islip Middle School C.A.R.E Club Donates to Food Pantry

The middle school C.A.R.E. Club recently concluded its Thanksgiving food drive. An abundance of stuffing mixes, canned food items, mashed potatoes, coffee, juices and “all the trimmings” for a holiday meal were received from district ...

News Date: 12/16/2021

Islip HS Students Learn About Running a Business During Visit from Entrepreneur Danny Cross

Artist and entrepreneur Danny Cross of Graff Lab Studio recently met with students from Islip High School’s Junior Chamber of Commerce and STAR clubs to speak about his journey from graffiti artist to business owner and art educator. The ...

News Date: 3/29/2022

Islip High Schoolers Give Back with Teens for Jeans

Continuing an annual tradition of giving back to the community, Islip High School students in teacher Renee Clock’s Junior Chamber of Commerce Club collected and donated numerous pairs of denim jeans to the Town of Islip’s Teens for ...

News Date: 3/28/2022

Booster Club

Junior Chamber of Commerce Club Shows Support for Breast Cancer Awareness

The high school’s Junior Chamber of Commerce Club kicked off October by hanging Northwell Health’s Pink by the Bay breast cancer awareness banner and pink bows to the campus gates. “Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ...

News Date: 10/5/2020

Sherwood’s Recycling Club Takes Action

A grassroots recycling program, helmed by teacher Karen Magee, has bloomed at Sherwood.The Recycling Club initiative was born when Magee started to bring home paper to recycle, and wondered why schools couldn’t put their recyclables out on the ...

News Date: 4/20/2020

HS Club Joins Town to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness

In recognition of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the high school’s Junior Chamber of Commerce Club embarked on its first community service activity of the year, joining the Town of Islip, the Chamber of Commerce and Northwell Health ...

News Date: 10/1/2019

High School’s Hennessey Earns LIASEA Student of the Year Award

The high school’s Erin Hennessey was recently honored with the Long Island Association of Special Education Administrators Student of the Year Award. She was sponsored by the Life's WORC Family Center for Autism, and was recognized at ...

News Date: 7/9/2019

Positive Participation in Islip for P.S. I Love You Day

School buildings throughout the district celebrated the 10th annual P.S. I Love You Day on Feb. 14 after spending the week encouraging students to be kind to others, talk to people that they do not know and support someone who is alone.At the high ...

News Date: 3/3/2020

Middle School Trombonist Cruz Receives $1,000 Music Scholarship

Middle school seventh grader Jessica Cruz was recently announced as the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from Life is Music, Music is Life. The funds are set aside to support Cruz’s growth as a musician through private music instruction.Cruz ...

News Date: 5/15/2019

High Schoolers Donate More Than 200 Jeans to the Homeless

High school students in teacher Renee Clock’s Junior Chamber of Commerce Club donated 220 pairs of denim jeans to Tim Mare of the Town of Islip Youth Bureau its Teens for Jeans campaign. The students were also assisted by Doris Kennedy of Bay ...

News Date: 5/9/2018

Alumna Ashley Goveia Leaves Legacy of Literacy

Before her graduation, recent high school alumna Ashley Goveia spent developed the Early Childhood Literacy Program with two of the district’s elementary schools, Commack Road and Wing, to help inspire children of the Islip community to read. ...

News Date: 8/28/2017

Learning Compassion in Islip’s Makerspace

School librarian Gina Seymour runs a unique MakerCare program at the high school, dedicated to nurturing philanthropic qualities while benefiting both local and global organizations. Collaborating with service-based clubs in the school and ...

News Date: 2/22/2017

Commack Road Holds First Color-a-Thon

Commack Road’sPTA held its first Color-a-Thon on Nov. 4, providing students, staff and community members with the chance to come together to exercise, dance and have fun. Among the sponsors providing music, food, and treats were Club G ...

News Date: 11/27/2017

KIC Club Builds ‘Insect Hotel’ on Pond Day

On a summery Friday in late May, student members of the high school’s Keep Islip Clean Club celebrated their 11th annual Pond Day event with a number of important environmental projects that benefited the community.This year, students built an ...

News Date: 6/6/2017

Boys Golfers Swing Into County Tournament

The high school’s boys golf team finished the season 7-3 and qualified for the Suffolk County Golf Tournament, held at Rock Hill Golf and Country Club in Manorville on Nov. 2. Two members of the team, Chris Giuliani and Jack Lizzul, earned ...

News Date: 12/1/2017

Seven Inducted as KIC Junior Commissioners

Seven high school students – Anthony Ardolina, Lauren Cottral, Logan Powers, Delaney Hardekopf, Meg Rumplick, Christian Muller and Crystal Toro – were recently inducted in the Keep Islip Clean Junior Commissioner program during a ...

News Date: 12/7/2017

Junior Chamber of Commerce Remembers Local Vets

During the group’s holiday celebration, the high school’s Junior Chamber of Commerce Club members found time to remember those in need. While sharing home-baked treats, the students wrote Christmas and Hanukkah cards for disabled ...

News Date: 1/6/2017

Teens Total 295 Jeans for Charity

The Islip High School Junior Chamber of Commerce Club completed another successful Teens for Jeans campaign this year, collecting a total of 295 pairs for charity.This long-running annual campaign, initially started via DoSomething.org, is designed ...

News Date: 3/23/2016

CARE Club Congratulations

Topping last year’s effort by three boxes, the middle school’s CARE Club completed their annual three-week food drive by collecting 45 boxes of food that were donated to the United Methodist Church food pantry in Islip.CARE Club, a ...

News Date: 11/24/2014

Showing That They CARE

The middle school’s conscientious CARE Club conducted its recent annual food drive, serving the community by collecting 49 boxes of food for a local food pantry. The food items helped to stock the pantry’s shelves as well as fill baskets ...

News Date: 12/17/2015

Recognizing Environmental Leaders in KIC Club

Members of the high school’s Keep Islip Clean Club were inducted as KIC junior commissioners on Oct. 13 in the organization’s annual ceremony held at Islip Town Hall. Supervisor Angie Carpenter and other Town of Islip officials attended ...

News Date: 11/24/2015

Albany Trip Opens Doors for Islip Grad Singh

Nick Singh, a recent graduate of Islip High School, attended a Boys & Girls Clubs of America event in Albany as a Long Island Ambassador, competing for a chance to become the organization’s New York State representative in the National ...

News Date: 7/28/2015

Food Drive Competition

With a goal of donating more than 500 pounds of nonperishable food to Island Harvest in time for the December holidays, the Interact, Star, Soul and Junior Chamber of Commerce clubs at Islip High School hosted a friendly competition among homerooms. ...

News Date: 12/12/2013

Food for Local Families

In keeping with its mission of helping others, the CARE Club at Islip Middle School hosted its annual Thanksgiving food drive. "Representing compassion, attitude, respect and empathy, the goal of the CARE Club is to reach out and help the ...

News Date: 11/21/2013

High Schoolers and Rotarians Visit Commack Road for Literacy Day

Book-loving teachers at Commack Road opened up their classrooms for a special Literacy Day event on Dec. 14, welcoming six members of Islip High School’s Interact Club and track team – Rachel Barbato, Jessica Brown, Cameron Chungata, ...

News Date: 1/12/2016

Middle School Entrance Transformed by New Gardens

A terrific transformation has taken place at the middle school with the addition of new gardens to beautify the main entrance. The project, two years in the making, was led by special education teacher Suzanne Lange, who has pulled double duty as ...

News Date: 11/9/2016

Future Entrepreneurs Volunteer at Autumn Fest

Business-minded high school students sharpened their entrepreneurial and retail skills on the third weekend of October at the Islip Fire Department’s Main Street Autumn Festival. Student interns from the IBuc Shop, along with members of the ...

News Date: 10/24/2016

Collecting Cards for Kids with KIC

Through Jan. 29, the high school’s Keep Islip Clean Club is collecting new or used holiday and birthday greeting cards to be donated to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. Drop-off bins are located at the main office of Islip High School and ...

News Date: 12/10/2015

Cleaning up Brook Street with the KIC Club

Students from the high school’s Keep Islip Clean club teamed up with local community members, neighbors and Islip Town officials from the KIC office to participate in International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 19.The high schoolers assisted ...

News Date: 10/6/2015

Clothing Drive

Following one of the coldest winters in recent memory, many organizations that assist those in need saw a shortage in available apparel. As a result, Islip High School’s Student Union sponsored a clothing drive to help replenish the supply. ...

News Date: 6/3/2014

Meet the Class of 2016 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

The high school’s Class of 2016 valedictorian and salutatorian are Amber Yildizel and Brian Lithen, respectively.Yildizel, an exceptional young woman, earned the title of valedictorian with hard work and dedication. Her weighted GPA was ...

News Date: 5/23/2016

Islip Students Are “In Good Hands” with Allstate

The Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club at Islip High School recently received a $1,000 grant from Allstate Insurance Company. According to SADD advisor Blaine Weisman, $500 will be donated to the post-prom committee to help offset ...

News Date: 5/27/2012

The Dictionary Project

Third-grade students in the Islip School District can add another book to their shelves, as members of the Islip Elks Club Lodge 2533 continued their seven-year tradition of delivering “A Student’s Dictionary” to each third-grader. ...

News Date: 12/17/2012

The Dictionary Project

Third-graders at CRES and Sherwood can add another book to their shelves, as members of the Islip Elks Club Lodge 2533 continued their annual tradition of delivering “A Student’s Dictionary” to each third-grader. In addition to ...

News Date: 11/20/2014

Teens for Jeans

Islip High School's Jr. Chamber of Commerce Club is once again partnering with other area school districts through the Town of Islip Youth Bureau to collect jeans for homeless teens throughout the US and Canada through DoSomething.org's "Teens For ...

News Date: 1/7/2016

Teens for Jeans

Students in the Islip High School Junior Chamber of Commerce Club coordinated a Teens for Jeans campaign with the assistance of the Islip High School KIC Club and the South Shore Community Organization’s Leadership in the Community program. ...

News Date: 2/26/2012

KIC Celebrates Earth Day

In recognition of Earth Day, members of the Islip High School KIC Club celebrated their 8th annual Pond Day. To see highlights from the day, please enjoy this edition of Islip TV!

News Date: 4/28/2014

Red Ribbon Lessons

Every October, students in the Islip School District participate in various activities aimed at promoting healthy living and making good decisions as part of their Red Ribbon Week celebrations. This year, the kindergarten and first-grade students at ...

News Date: 12/2/2012

Spirit of Community

Islip Middle School student Christian Muller has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service with a state-level Certificate of Excellence from the 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program. Presented annually by Prudential Financial in ...

News Date: 5/7/2013

KIC Club Collects Cards

Now through February, the Keep Islip Clean Club at Islip High School is collecting holiday and birthday greeting cards, new or used, to be donated to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. Card covers without personal greetings written on the back ...

News Date: 1/12/2015

KIC Receives Grants

Next year’s environmental project for the Islip High School KIC Club is already well-funded, as the student group was the recipient of a $3,000 Lowes Toolbox for Education grant, as well as a $250 grant from Newsday’s FutureCorps. ...

News Date: 5/27/2013

Seniors Make Physical Education Impact

Seniors and physical education role models William Killeen and Juliana Williams have been chosen as the high school’s 2014 recipients of the Suffolk Zone Award. The students were selected by Islip’s physical education staff and ...

News Date: 12/29/2014

KIC Students Inducted

Seven members of the high school’s KIC program were inducted into the Town of Islip’s Keep Islip Clean Junior Commissioner Program on Oct. 6. These students have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and community service during their ...

News Date: 10/17/2014

Student Leader

Islip High School senior and current president of the Students Against Destructive Decisions Club Shannon Hanson received the Allstate Safe Driving Activist Award. The $1,000 scholarship was given to Shannon at the Senior Leadership Luncheon ...

News Date: 5/7/2012

Volunteer of the Year

Samantha Schulman, a senior at Islip High School, was honored at the YMCA of Long Island Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner on May 13. At the dinner, Samantha received the Great South Bay YMCA Youth of the Year Award. Samantha is actively involved ...

News Date: 5/23/2010

Giving Back for the Holidays

Students, teachers, parents, and staff members in the Islip School District brought in cans and boxes of nonperishable food throughout the month of November. The collected food was put into boxes and delivered to local families and charities just in ...

News Date: 12/4/2011

Cooking Up a Feast

Getting into the holiday spirit, the students in Judy Roth’s Chef’s Cooking classes at Islip High School cooked up a storm in preparation for their annual Thanksgiving feast. Thanksgiving Day favorites such as stuffing, apple pie, and a ...

News Date: 11/27/2011

Health Fair

The Islip Drug Education Awareness (IDEA) Task Force and Wellness Club hosted its annual Health Fair for students at Islip High School. “The objective of the Health Fair is to provide and promote services and resources that will enhance the ...

News Date: 4/30/2011

Buy a Hat, Wear a Hat

More than 75 students in the Maud S. Sherwood Character Education Club in the Islip School District helped coordinate and publicize “Buy a Hat to Wear a Hat” day. With the help of their fellow classmates and teachers, the Club sold paper ...

News Date: 3/25/2009

Beautifying Islip

During the month of April, students in the Islip School District observed Earth Day through various activities. The High School KIC club, along with their advisor Wayne Mennecke, continued their yearly clean-up of the courtyard by cleaning the pond ...

News Date: 4/24/2011

Craft Club

Students at Commack Road Elementary School in Islip created a calendar during their PTA-sponsored after-school Craft Club in January. The 30-minute after-school program runs once a month for five months.

News Date: 1/23/2011

Health Fair

The Islip Drug Education Awareness (IDEA) Task Force and Wellness Club hosted its annual Health Fair for students at Islip High School. “The objective of the Health Fair is to provide and promote services and resources that will enhance the ...

News Date: 5/14/2011

Pond Day

For the seventh year in a row, students in Islip High School’s Keep Islip Clean club have participated in Pond Day, an annual event where the high schoolers participate in a cleanup within the Islip community in recognition of Earth Day. This ...

News Date: 4/22/2013

Teens for Jeans

Collaborating with high school students from Bayport and Sayville, members of the Islip High School Junior Chamber of Commerce and KIC clubs coordinated a Teens for Jeans campaign. Sponsored locally by the South Shore Community Organization, the ...

News Date: 2/14/2013

Islip High School Students Recognized for Community Service

Students in the Islip High School Junior Chamber of Commerce Club received a “Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Voluntary Service to the Town of Islip Youth Bureau and Youth Service Agencies” at the Town of Islip Youth Bureau ...

News Date: 6/20/2010

Celebrating Black History

In recognition of February as Black History Month, the students in Islip High School’s Students Together Against Racism (STAR) Club hosted a Black History celebration. With the assistance of their advisor, Judy Roth, the students created a ...

News Date: 2/26/2011

Donation Dictionary

Continuing a more than ten-year tradition, members of the Islip Elks Club, Lodge #2533, recently donated “A Student’s Dictionary” to every third grader in the Islip School District. Students at Commack Road Elementary School and ...

News Date: 10/29/2009

Islip Students Play in the Souper Bowl

The students in the Character Education Club at Maud S. Sherwood Elementary School in the Islip School District held its first project of the New Year. The students collected more than 450 cans of nonperishable food during their Souper Bowl, which ...

News Date: 2/13/2009

Putting on a Show

On June 11th, members of the Commack Road Elementary School Drama Club students put on a wonderful production of “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll. “The students worked so hard all year long memorizing lines, learning ...

News Date: 7/13/2009

Offering Healthy Alternatives

The Islip Drug Education Awareness (IDEA) Task Force and Wellness Club hosted its annual Health Fair for students at Islip High School. During the one-day event, local businesses provided information to the high school students regarding healthy ...

News Date: 5/28/2012

Building Benches and Character

In preparation of Earth Day and to help students feel a sense of community, various school clubs at Islip Middle School fundraised and built two benches that were presented to the Town of Islip. Through the organization of the Student Council and ...

News Date: 5/21/2009

College Life: 101

Islip High School juniors received a lesson in college during their social studies classes this January, as 17 members of the Class of 2011 returned to share their experiences and offer words of advice. The College Life Program is an annual event ...

News Date: 1/10/2012

Baby Dolls for a Cause

To promote community outreach, students from Islip Middle School visited the Little Flower Nursing Home and each adopted a senior. Twenty students from five different student organizations – Builders Club, Keep Islip Clean, I-TV, National ...

News Date: 1/15/2009

Leaky Cauldron Café

Once a month, the students in the Interact Club at Islip High School sponsor a café in the library during the school day. Throughout the day, students and teachers can purchase coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and relax in the lounge area of the ...

News Date: 11/29/2010