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Copiague Middle School

2650 Great Neck Road
Copiague, New York 11726
(631) 842-4011
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Principal: 
Andrew Lagnado
Assistant Principals: Stephanie Valeiko, Francis Salazar, Christopher Porcellini
Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:41 p.m.
Students: 1,200    

Current News

Students Honored by Local Knights of Columbus

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Copiague School District students were recognized by members of the Knights of Columbus for their participation in the organization’s annual poster and essay contests at the March 11 board of education meeting at Copiague Middle School.

The poster contest, now in its 14th year, garnered more than 250 entries to tackle the issue of drug and alcohol abuse. Students received a certificate and gift card sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Ten students from Copiague School District were chosen as winners. The district congratulates the following students for their winning entries: Sophia Viacava (Copiague Middle School); Hailey Hitzel (Copiague Middle School); Aliyah Fernandez (Copiague Middle School); Nauddys Sanchez DeJesus (Copiague Middle School); Mia Guillen (Deauville Gardens East Elementary School); Olivia Charles (Susan E. Wiley Elementary School); Daniela Rodriguez (Susan E. Wiley Elementary School); Marek Gonzalez (Deauville Gardens East Elementary School); Sallyiah Abdullah (Deauville Gardens East Elementary School); and Yamila Guiterrez (Deauville Gardens East Elementary School).

This year’s annual essay contest focused on the concept of religious liberty. Each student winner received a gift card and council certificate. From Copiague Middle School, this year’s Knights of Columbus essay contest winners were: Keyrin Hernandez Burgos (first place), Jaden Rose (second place) and Aiden Lopez (third place).

Date Added: 3/25/2024

Watching the Weather at Copiague Middle School

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Copiague Middle School’s English as a New Language entering students are learning to be meteorologists. After studying weather and temperature vocabulary, they worked in groups to give a forecast for a location of their choice. Each group chose a city, researched its weather and temperature, and created their own prediction. After designing a poster of the weather, they wrote a script for their report which they presented to their classmates. The project was a culmination of the weather unit in which students learned to read thermometers, describe temperatures such as hot, warm, cool/cold, and how to ask and answer questions about weather. They also discovered ways to describe weather in different places, read weather maps, watch weather reports and understand how reporters forecast the weather.

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Date Added: 2/21/2024

Copiague Middle School Names Science Fair Honorees

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Copiague Middle School recently held its annual science fair. On Feb. 6, Copiague Middle School Science Chair Dr. Daniel Leccese held an awards ceremony in the middle school library.

First-place honors went to Kaitlyn Lombardo and Isabella Rufrano for “Shingle science.” Second place was awarded to Zorangel Cespedes for “What house plant cleans air the best?” and Emilio Reyes for “Caffeine consumption.” Third-place honors were given to Joseph Mendoza for “Which cleans better (headlight cleaner)?,” Rebecca Molina for “What is the most effective method to clean produce?,” Solara Aquino for “Chip Clip Showdown” and Angela Calderon for “Nitrogen vs Phosphorus (dry fertilizers).”

Special awards were presented to Rayhan Morquecho Cuji for “Time to Unwind” and Kaitlyn Lombardo and Isabella Rufrano for “Shingle science.” Congratulations to the following honorable mention winners: Patrick Broomfield, Dean Coleman, Noah Cruz-Martinez, Janay Carter, Emily Vargas, Alexa Nunez, Brianna Begley, Keyrin Hernandez Burgos, Nicolette Orlando and Dylan Molina.

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Date Added: 2/26/2024

Builders Club Spreads Love at Senior Center

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Members of the Copiague Middle School Builders Club spread their kindness and love just in time for Valentine’s Day when they made their annual visit to the Tanner Park Senior Center in Copiague on Feb. 7. Alongside their club adviser Maria Ostrofsky, the students created handmade cards filled with Valentine’s messages. They delivered the cards – along with a red rose – to the senior citizens to brighten their day. The students also made their way to the dance floor to practice alongside the seniors.

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Date Added: 2/16/2024

Student-Musicians Make Their Mark at All-County

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Forty students in grades five through 10 in the Copiague School District have been selected to represent Copiague at the Suffolk County Music Educators’ All-County Festivals at Huntington High School in March. Students were chosen based on their participation in the 2023 NYSSMA solo festival and teacher recommendation.

Congratulations to the following student-musicians:

Susan E. Wiley Elementary School: Jealyn Guelee (flute); Amber Joseph (flute); Lonnae Leftenant (baritone/band); Yadelyn Rodriguez (trombone); and Chloe Silva (baritone/band)

Great Neck Road Elementary School: Alexa Garcia (trumpet)

Deauville Gardens East Elementary School: Omari Michel (alto saxophone)

Deauville Gardens West Elementary School: Janiyah Powell (flute)

Copiague Middle School: Gabriella Agtuca (percussion); Angela Calderon (baritone/band); Kaitlyn Caldwell (clarinet); Alejandro Claros-Sanchez (baritone II/chorus); Carter Deegan (trombone 1); Daniel Deegan (baritone/band); Naviana Feliciano (soprano); Amanda Gamarra (voice II/chorus); Mac Kensie Goodman (baritone/band); Isabel Hemmes (clarinet ); Antonio Joseph (clarinet); Lenna Karwowska (alto saxophone); Dasha Krutyansky (voice II/chorus); Davi Malik (alto saxophone); Elias Palacios (baritone II/chorus); Miley Rodriguez (alto/chorus); Isabella Rufrano (alto/chorus); Delilah Sotomayor (voice II/chorus); Valerie Salce (clarinet); and Nathalie Tejada Ortiz (voice II/chorus)

Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School: Christopher Cobian (tenor/chorus); Carmila Dezume (soprano/chorus); Dianna Espinal (alto/chorus); Wagner Garcia (bass/chorus); Gabriela Gonzales (soprano/chorus); Alexandra Kaleka (clarinet); Veronica Karwowska (trumpet); Jeannine Queensborough (alto/chorus); Josue Quintanilla (bass/chorus); Analiz Rosario (alto/chorus); Carissa Spencer (trumpet); and Daniel Zheng (trumpet)

Date Added: 2/5/2024

Student Accomplishments Honored

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A select number of students were honored for their hard work, dedication and overall academic performance prior to the Jan. 22 board of education meeting in the Copiague School District. The student recognition awards are held only twice per year, and the Copiague Board of Education selects 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 – Zoe Espinal Castro and Elvis Sanchez Balbuena; Deauville Gardens West Elementary School – Caleb Johnson and Lael Carol Renee Quarles; Great Neck Road Elementary School – Grace Cisneros Santillana and Asma Lounici; Susan. E. Wiley Elementary School – Jealyn Guelee and Amber Joseph; Copiague Middle School – Marie Andkerla E. Pierre, Kyle Belgrave, Jace Carter, Kimberly Corvera Molina, Zoey Khisova, Christian McCue and Isabella Rufrano; and Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School – Rebecca Alara, Mohamad Altenbakji, Genesis Martinez Gomez, Shawn Smaldon, Victoria Wheby, Carlos Zelayandia Reyes and Tiffany Zincz.

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Date Added: 2/2/2024

Middle School Lessons in Digital Technology

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For the past four years, the Copiague Middle School English department has incorporated one of the district’s technology goals on cyber awareness and security into several lessons beginning in October. With the ever-increasing concern for the “digital footprints” of students, as well as Artificial Intelligence, librarian Dawn Koziarz and middle school English chairman Chris Gaudioso collaborated to conduct a series of lessons in the library. During the school year, all seventh and eighth grade English classes are scheduled to attend these presentations. The topics cover AI and its impact on education as well as society, the benefits and pitfalls of social media, and the “footprint” we leave when using all forms of technology.

Date Added: 1/18/2024