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The Copiague Board of Education hosted their biannual Student Recognition Awards ceremony to honor the outstanding accomplishments of its students on Jan. 28 in the Copiague Middle School auditorium. The event is a way for the board of education to recognize excellence and the successes of students throughout the district. During the ceremony, board members read a list of accolades and accomplishments that students achieved this school year. Each of the 17 student-honorees was presented with a framed certificate presented by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Bannon. The district congratulates the following students: Deauville Gardens East: Amelia Bright and Darlene Herrera; Deauville Gardens West: Kieran Erickson and Ny’Shawn Legette; Great Neck Road: Hunter Nicholas Natoli and Hailey Wendel; Susan E. Wiley: Kaitlyn Caldwell and Jonathan Marine Suarez; Copiague Middle School: Iran Sophia Gonzalez, Vaiva Kean, Andrew James O’Connell and Neisy Rivera Garcia; Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School: Ajhani Carroll, Wilson Murcia, Arelee Ramirez, Brenda Reyes and Kyree Scott.
Fifth-graders at Deauville Gardens West Elementary School transformed their gymnasium into an interactive experience during a wax museum on Jan. 11. As a culminating activity to their literacy lesson on biographies, the fifth-graders researched and studied a person who has had a major impact on history and portrayed that person as a “wax” figure. Dressing the part, students played the role of their person. Wax museum visitors, which included the third- and fourth-grade classes, walked around, looking at the famous people and pushed the button on their hand to hear interesting facts about their life and why they are important to history.
Thirty-one student-musicians will represent the Copiague School District at the 2019 Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association All-County Music Festival in March. Each of these students received outstanding scores on their performance at the NYSSMA solo and ensemble evaluation festivals last May. Selection to the All-County band and chorus is the highest honor a student of music in grades 5-10 can attain. The district congratulates the following students: SCMEA All-County I West Band Esmeralda Claros Sanchez (flute) Eve Estevez-Rivera (baritone/euph) Alyson Tenebro (flute) Rhianna Coleman (Bb clarinet) Andrew Wagner (Bb clarinet) Ismael Garcia (trumpet/cornet) Raisaun Gibson (trombone) Analiz Rosario (alto sax) Dyson Brown (alto sax) Hannah Alara (Bb clarinet) SCMEA All-County II West Band Shenn Barredo (flute) Philip Popielarz (baritone/euph) Sadia Velasquez (Bb clarinet) SCMEA All-County II West Orchestra Alice Sztabinski (flute) SCMEA All-County III West Band Ryan Bott (tenor sax) Zuri Milliner (baritone/euph) SCMEA All-County I West Chorus Daniella Jiminez Mykelle Moore Linda Paiz Romero SCMEA All-County II West Chorus Sydney Forbes Adam Guglielmelli Ava Reichelt Dominique Tetlak Anthony Woods SCMEA All-County III West Chorus Jessica Chochorek Jaheim Garcia Shannon Greenlee Denison Rosa Ariana Tirino Morgan Weeks Oktay Yildiz
Forget the cute dolls you can’t wait to snuggle with in bed. Copiague students worked together to create Ugly Dollz. Students in Christie Layden’s fourth period Studio Workshop class at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School and Jodi Embleton’s fourth-grade art club at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School collaborated on the cross-curriculum project. Ms. Embleton’s students drew their best version of a made up monster. When they were complete, they were sent to Mrs. Layden’s class to transform the drawings into real life dolls. Mrs. Layden’s students used the pictures and learned to sew and stuff the dolls. Prior to the holiday recess, the art club and high school students joined together for a breakfast to see the dolls. The students were excited to see their monsters come to life.
Students throughout the Copiague School District showed they are doing their part to be college and career ready during a districtwide College Day on Jan. 11. While faculty and staff showed off their alma maters by wearing their college shirts, the district’s youngest students dressed for success, either in business attire or the uniform of their career choice. At Great Neck Road Elementary School, students became video game designers and created their own video games. Kindergarten students interviewed one of their school’s security guards about her career choice. Fourth-graders listened to a presentation from a military servicemen who spoke about the benefits of joining the military. Second-grade students at Deauville Gardens West Elementary School focused on academic clubs in college and how they compete against different colleges. Each classroom learned about mascots, pennants and college academic clubs. At Susan E. Wiley and Deauville Gardens East elementary schools, students explored different colleges by taking online virtual tours of the campuses and discussing college and career options. Middle school students also centered their day around different college and career path lessons, while students at Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School has recent high school graduates and current college freshmen come back to the school to discuss some of the experiences, highlights and struggles of college life.