This year, Ronkonkoma and Oakdale-Bohemia middle schools participated in the global Hour of Code initiative, an event designed to introduce millions of students to computer science through one-hour coding activities.

The event, held during Computer Science Education Week, was led by math/computer science teachers Jennifer LaRose and Patrick Brady under the guidance of K-12 Director of Mathematics and Computer Science, Louise Burger.

Over 500 students from both schools competed in coding challenges on the OYOclass platform, completing maze code playlists. The competition was fierce with students earning limited-time badges in OYO and prizes, including Slurpees and Big Gulps donated by local 7-11 stores.

Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School emerged as the winner with the highest number of badge earners. Ronkonkoma Middle School’s Christian Buglione and Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School’s Jacob Ingraselino were chosen as badge raffle winners, each receiving a custom Connetquot Codster T-shirt.

“It wound up being an enormously successful event where we saw student passions for coding and competitiveness come alive,” said Patrick Brady. “We will surely continue this event for years to come.”

Click here to view the OBMS and RMS compete in Hour of Code slideshow.

Date Added: 1/7/2025

This December, Ronkonkoma Middle School embraced the theme of Act of Giving and partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps and Toys for Tots to spread holiday cheer to children in need. The outpouring of generosity from RMS’s students was truly incredible! In just under three weeks, the RMS school community filled multiple boxes with toys, making a real difference for families this holiday season.

Pictured: School Social Worker Mrs. Nofi with RMS students (from left) Kara Mariano, Nicholas Santiago,  Anna La Grandier, Brooklyn Zamora and Aryan Ahmed.

Date Added: 12/19/2024

The third annual Ronkonkoma Middle School Student Council tree lighting was a huge success! Organized by co-advisors Debra Auriemmo and Maria DeMeo, it was an evening of snow, holiday cheer, lights, music by the Tri-M Music Honor Society and a visit from Santa. The RMS PTA also provided hot cocoa and candy canes to get everyone into the holiday spirit!

Click here to view the Ronkonkoma Middle School Celebrates 3rd Annual Tree Lighting slideshow.

Date Added: 12/10/2024

The Connetquot Central School District is dedicated to helping our students develop strong emotional and social skills through Emotional Awareness and Social Learning (EASL). EASL helps students understand and manage their emotions, set goals, build self-awareness, improve relationships, and make responsible decisions.

To support this effort, Connetquot is focusing on monthly themes that teach social and emotional awareness. For December, our theme is “Citizenship: Acts of Giving”—encouraging students to practice kindness and community involvement.

We also recognize students who show leadership in these areas. Each month, our schools will nominate students to be featured as Connetquot’s Caring Leaders. These students will receive a certificate and have their framed photo displayed on the Kindness Wall of Fame at Student Services.

Congratulations to our December Caring Leaders:
Roman Bradley (Gr. 8, Ronkonkoma Middle School)
Makayla Dowd (Gr. K, Duffield)
Dylan Getty (Gr. 5, Idle Hour)
Francis Pipino (Gr. K, Bosti)
Parissa Rana (Gr. 10, Connetquot High School)
Gabrielle Takacs (Gr. 4, Sycamore Avenue)
Alesa Wilson (Gr.8, Ronkonkoma Middle School)

Click here to view the Connetquot’s Caring Leaders slideshow.

Date Added: 12/9/2024