Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School brought the magic of “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” to the stage on Feb. 6-8. Bravo to the talented cast and crew on their incredible performances and bringing this whimsical story to life!

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Date Added: 2/10/2025

On Feb. 5, Oakdale-Bohemia Middle Schoolers cheered on their teachers as they raced for a great cause. Donning hilarious inflatable costumes, nearly 20 teachers, staff and administrators competed in a relay race fundraiser, raising money for the school’s “Kids Inspiring a New Direction” or K.I.N.D. program. The competition was fierce as teachers faced off in an obstacle course featuring a mini trampoline, scooters and a tunnel, followed by ball-and-spoon races and a basketball shootout.

Created by the school’s counselors, the K.I.N.D Program promotes kindness, positivity, connection and acceptance at the middle school, putting on a variety of events throughout the year to encourage a supportive and fun atmosphere for students and staff alike.

Click here to view the OBMS races for “K.I.N.D.ness” in hilarious relay fundraiser slideshow.

 

Date Added: 2/6/2025

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

 

 

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