Prior to the Jan. 23 board of education meeting, Copiague School District held its student recognition awards ceremony at Copiague Middle School. Held only twice per year, the board of education honors select students who have been chosen by administrators, teachers and staff in their respective buildings for their efforts.

The awards are presented to a small number of students for their extra special accomplishments. “Being honored is a very special award in and of itself,” said Copiague School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Bannon. “Appearing in front of your parents, friends, community and the board of education is a distinction. Publicly recognizing excellence is our way of celebrating some of the great successes of the Copiague Schools’ programs and, at the same time, enabling us to showcase outstanding role models to our school community.”

Congratulations to the following students: Deauville Gardens East Elementary School – Carter Deegan and Juliette Peralta; Deauville Gardens West Elementary School – Hector Molina Godoy Jr. and Leslie Nunez Ramirez; Great Neck Road Elementary School – Jonathan Angulo and Brasen Cruz Meraz; Susan. E. Wiley Elementary School – Jeremy Duran and Kyle Lopez; Copiague Middle School – Caiden Cohen, Parker Cohen and Mary McClendon; and Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School – Ferris Garafola, Kaia Mabli, Nalbelys Marmol Pichardo, Rashel Nunez, Edison Peguero Rosario, Kevin Pineda Guzman and Karsten Spencer.

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Date Added: 2/1/2023

Twenty-six student-musicians from the Copiague School District have been selected to participate in the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association All-County ensembles. The groups will perform at concerts on March 11 and 12.
Congratulations to the following student-musicians:
Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School:
Hannah Alara (clarinet)
Raisaun Gibson (trumpet)
Daniel Kister (tenor)
Mykelle Moore (soprano)
Linda Paiz (alto)

Copiague Middle School:
Carolina Acosta-Rivera (alto)
Katelyn Agtuca (percussion)
Judith Bonilla (children’s voice)
Kaitlyn Caldwell (clarinet)
Sebastian Chavez Minaya (baritone)
Yvonne Coleman (alto)
Alejandro Claros Sanchez (baritone)
Dianna Espinal (soprano)
Katie Gonzalez (flute)
MacKensie Goodman (baritone)
Alexandra Kaleka (clarinet)
Veronica Karwowska (trumpet)
Davi Malik (alto saxophone)
Mya Lucia Nunez (trumpet)
Elias Palacios (baritone)
Isabella Rufrano (clarinet)
Gianna Viglione (baritone)

Deauville Gardens East Elementary School: Carter Deegan (trombone)
Deauville Gardens West Elementary School: Damien Eldora (trumpet)
Susan E. Wiley Elementary School: Antonio Joseph (clarinet)
Great Neck Road Elementary School: Cole Sells (trumpet)

Date Added: 1/25/2023

The Copiague Middle School Student Council collected and donated Blessings in a Box for Keep Your Change in Amityville. The Blessings in a Box were decorated shoe boxes filled with hygiene products, winter wear, gift cards, toys etc. Keep Your Change adopted several homeless shelters and teen foster care homes. Residents were served a sit-down dinner and each attendee was gifted a blessing in a box. The members of student council were excited to be able to contribute to such a great cause during the holiday season.

Date Added: 1/24/2023

Copiague Middle School recently held its annual science fair. With 40 projects showcased, judges included representatives from the Copiague Chamber of Commerce, Northrup Grumman, SUNY Farmingdale’s STEP Program, Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School and Copiague Middle School teachers and Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School seniors. 

First place was awarded to Irie Waterbury for her project “Clams vs. Oysters: Which Cleans Better?” The two second-place winners were Katelyn Ng Agtuca for “How Strong Are Different Glues?” and Carissa Spencer for her project “The Bacteria Express: Which Commonly Touched Items Have the Most Bacteria?” 

Four Copiague Middle School students took home the third-place honors. They were: Stephanie Rekas for “Which Straw Will Take the Win?”; Alexandra Kaleka for “Cookie Craze”; Nicolle Perez Acevedo for her project “Which Disinfectants Work the Best?” and  

Victoria Abayev for “Which Brand of Tennis Ball Bounces Better on Different Surfaces?” 

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Date Added: 1/11/2023

Copiague Middle School students showed off their engineering and architectural skills as they constructed gingerbread houses after school on Dec. 20. Students were selected to participate in the activity by teachers, who invited those who displayed positive behaviors in school. With some help from Copiague Middle School staff, the students designed their candy creations with loads of confectionary delights.

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Date Added: 1/3/2022

The Copiague Middle School Builders Club recently completed the Town of Babylon animal shelter pet drive as well as the holiday food drive for the Copiague Eagle’s Nest food pantry.

Date Added: 12/6/2022