Students across the Connetquot Central School District have been making impressive strides in STEM, and their hard work has recently been recognized in several competitions!

On Jan. 25, Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School’s LEGO Robotics Team 3592 won the Robot Performance Award, where they earned 275 points at the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Qualifier held at Mineola High School. Congratulations to members Riley Barry, Daniel Ehlers, William Hackett, Javier Hernandez, Bradley Lamour, Zachary Snitkin, Xin Lei Sun, Gia Tehran, Jacob Tobal and their adviser Doug dos Santos.

Ronkonkoma Middle School’s LEGO Robotics Team 2652 tied for fourth place in robot performance, where they earned 190 points at the same competition. Great job to members Hartley Ahner, Brady Andreola, Bisaj Paul, Jake Ruggiero, Zoe Weissberg and to their adviser Anthony Carbonaro.

Under the guidance of adviser Laura Mongan, the Connetquot High School Science Olympiad team won five medals at the competition held over the Jan. 25 weekend at Hauppauge High School. The team is now ranked twentieth out of 63 schools.

Students Hajra Ahmed and Alessandro Romero came in seventh place in the Bungee Drop category, while Michael Fabbri and Fiona Gao came in seventh in the Dynamic Planet category.

Madison Holzmacher and Elaine Wang came in eighth place in the Geologic Mapping category as well as ninth place in the Microbe Mission category. Students Hannah Antony Raj and Jonathan Le placed 10th in the Electric Vehicle category.

The Connetquot Central School District is excited to recognize and congratulate these outstanding STEM students for their achievements!

Click here to view the RMS, OBMS & CHS students shine in STEM competitions slideshow.

 

Date Added: 2/3/2025

 

 

Mrs. Lyons' seventh grade Family and Consumer Sciences classes at Ronkonkoma Middle School recently held a battle of the bakers called Cake Wars! Students designed custom cakes, then worked cooperatively to bring their creative visions to life.

The rules for this year’s competition were clear but challenging: students could only use four icing colors, three toppings, two containers of icing and were limited to the same four piping tips. Each group had only two class periods to decorate. 

The cakes were judged by both students and faculty through a Google Form survey, where voters determined the Cake War champion. Judging criteria included appearance, accuracy and creativity.

Congratulations to the winning group of Haley Bell, Sofia Caligiuri, Addison FitzGibbon, Liana Padilla and Hailey Rosati on their “Mr. Clean” cake!

Click here to view the Ronkonkoma Middle Schoolers compete for sweet victory in Cake Wars 24-25 slideshow.

Date Added: 1/30/2025

Students in Mrs. Piampiano and Mrs. Goldacker’s sixth grade English Language Arts class at Ronkonkoma Middle School had the unique opportunity to celebrate National Braille Literacy Month with a special presentation from one of their own classmates, Umair.

Umair has Cone-rod dystrophy, a disease which leads to gradual vision loss. Umair, along with his vision teacher, Ms. Calhoun, taught the students about Umair's disability and showed them what Umair uses to help him. The students were able to write their names using a braille machine, decode braille riddles by learning the braille alphabet and saw what books and other games were like in braille. It was a fun opportunity for the students to learn about their classmate while celebrating National Braille Literacy Month! 

Click here to view the Ronkonkoma Middle School Students Celebrate National Braille Literacy Month with Special Presentation slideshow.

Date Added: 1/27/2025

As we brave January’s bitter cold, we’ve been dreaming of warmer spring days and the return of our Ronkonkoma Middle School garden club!  In case you missed it, the RMS garden club was featured on News 12 this past fall. We can’t wait to see what they’ll grow in 2025! 

 

Video: RMS Garden Club on News 12

Click here to view the Dreaming of spring? Warm up with the RMS Garden Club’s News 12 feature slideshow.

Date Added: 1/22/2025

Bravo to the incredible cast and crew of Footloose! The Ronkonkoma Middle School drama club brought incredible energy, passion and talent to the stage during their performances on Jan. 16-18. 

Based on the iconic 1980s film, Footloose” follows Ren McCormack, a teenage boy who moves with his mother to the small town of Bomont after his father abandons them. There, Ren clashes with the town’s conservative reverend, who has banned late nights, partying, rock music and dancing after a tragic drunk driving accident shakes the town. With the help of the reverend’s daughter, Ariel, and Ren’s friend, Willard, Ren challenges the ban and helps the town heal from its past. 

I am incredibly proud of the cast and crew of ‘Footloose’ for their hard work and extraordinary effort in preparing this entertaining and meaningful show for our community,” said Director Ms. Micalizzi. 

In addition to their performance, the students decided to donate a portion of the proceeds from the 50/50 raffle to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, supporting a cause that aligns with the show’s message.

Click here to view the Ronkonkoma Middle School presents “Footloose” slideshow.

Date Added: 1/22/2025