On March 2th Islip High School’s scenic artists welcomed Mr. Lerry’s fifth grade class, along with their art teacher, Ms. Fisher, to provide a helping hand by assisting in the painting for this year’s spring musical, “Damn Yankees.” This was a wonderful opportunity for the younger students to work with the older students while creating a set for the community to enjoy. They were also introduced to different career opportunities that are available to them in the fine and performing arts. Under the supervision of art director Mrs. Melissa Trocchio-Cohen, the high school scenic designers have worked diligently to create the scenery for our 2009 musical “Damn Yankees”.

Islip High School’s Drawing & Painting II class was part of a very exciting program titled, “Long Island’s Best Young Artists.” Back in March Mrs. Knoblauch’s class took a field trip to the Heckscher Museum for a day of viewing more… »

Lauren Goldstein (2011) has secured a position in the very prestigious art contest, “Long Island’s Best” at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington. Lauren is the first Islip student in four years to emerge at the top of the arduous selection process executed by the museum curators.

Lauren’s work will be on display at the Heckscher Museum (map) beginning April 17th. The exhibition continues through May 2nd. We applaud the hard work and effort of all student applicants and congratulate Lauren on her acceptance into this selective exhibit. For a description of the show, click this link. more… »

On Tuesday, March 2nd, students from Commack Road visited the High School to help Ms. Trocchio-Cohen and the HS Scenic Crew a hand with their painting. See below how helpful they were, and don’t forget to order your tickets for our production of “Damn Yankees”. Click more to see the rest of the pictures. more… »

Inspired by subway mosaic tile artists such as Squire Vickers, Commack Road Elementary Students created a porcelain tile mosaic for their cafeteria. After much discussion on what they wanted to say with their art, students thought it would be important to remind each other to be kind and friendly. Friendship was the theme for this permanent artwork and more character education based work is planned to be created this year.