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West Islip High School senior Asfar Chaudhry has been named a semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. High school juniors entered the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants.

The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state, according to the National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring.

National Merit Scholarship winners of 2023 will be announced in between April and July. These scholarship recipients will join nearly 368,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title, according to the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Date Added: 9/23/2022

During the Sept. 8 board of education meeting, West Islip School District administrators and board members recognized members of the buildings and grounds crew. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paul Romanelli presented the individuals with a certificate for their hard work and dedication in getting the district’s buildings and grounds ready for the start of school in August.

Date Added: 9/16/2022

West Islip residents had the opportunity to learn a bit more about the new Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Paul Romanelli, when he hosted a meet and greet prior to the board of education meeting in the West Islip High School cafeteria on Sept. 8.

Dr. Romanelli shared information with the crowd about his previous work in education in different school districts. He spoke about his personal and family life as well as his immediate goals as superintendent. “My personal approach is thinking about what I want for my own children in a school district,” he said. “I want to make certain we are building the skills that students need for future career options.”

Dr. Romanelli told attendees of his willingness to listen to the needs of all parents. “I want to make decisions as a district in a collaborative way,” he said. Parents and residents then asked specific questions in an open forum.

Date Added: 9/14/2022

This summer, several science research students from West Islip High School participated in Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Student Partnerships for Advanced Research and Knowledge summer program. The SPARK program enables high school students and their science teachers to become visiting researchers at BNL’s world-renowned scientific facilities.

Some of the students began writing proposals to conduct their research this coming year. Other students collaborated with scientists and staff at BNL and Stony Brook University to collect and analyze data at the National Synchrotron Light Source II. Participation in this collaboration will continue throughout the school year.

Congratulations to the following West Islip student-scientists for their participation: Rachel Crumlich, Liz Lam, Sabrina Cassese, Emma Fallon, Olessia Sabadakh and Asfar Chaudhry.

Date Added: 9/8/2022