The Connetquot Central School District of Islip is a
school district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.
North America United States
In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...
located in the
Town of Islip of
Suffolk County, New York on
Long Island. The district serves the entirety of the communities of
Bohemia,
Oakdale, and
Ronkonkoma, while it serves parts of
Sayville
Sayville is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Located on the South Shore of Long Island in the Township of Islip, the population of the CDP was 16,853 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
The ea ...
and
West Sayville. Most parts of Sayville and West Sayville are zoned to the neighboring
Sayville School District
Sayville School District (also referred to as ''Sayville Public Schools'' or ''Sayville Union Free School District'') is a public school district encompassing the Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet, hamlets of Sayville, New York, Sayvil ...
. There is one preschool, seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and one senior high school.
Schools
*Edward J. Bosti Elementary School (PK–5) – Oakdale
*Cherokee Street Elementary School (K–5) –
Ronkonkoma
*Helen B. Duffield Elementary School (K–5) – Ronkonkoma
*Idle Hour Elementary School (K–5) – Oakdale
*John Pearl Elementary School (K–5) –
Bohemia
*Edith L. Slocum Elementary School (K–5) – Ronkonkoma
*Sycamore Avenue Elementary School (K–5) – Bohemia
*Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School (6–8) – Oakdale
*Ronkonkoma Middle School (6–8) – Ronkonkoma
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Connetquot High School
Connetquot High School (CHS) is a Public school (government funded), public High school (North America), high school serving students from the communities of Bohemia, New York, Bohemia, Oakdale, New York, Oakdale and Ronkonkoma, New York, Ronkonkom ...
(9–12) – Bohemia
History
In 1960, with continuing suburban growth, voters in the existing Oakdale-Bohemia and Ronkonkoma school districts voted to consolidate their two districts, which paved the way for construction of a high school.
In January 1962, the entire district was shuttered for a week due to an outbreak of
scarlet fever.
School Shooting Plot
In July 2007, the school district received national attention when two teenagers who attended
Connetquot High School
Connetquot High School (CHS) is a Public school (government funded), public High school (North America), high school serving students from the communities of Bohemia, New York, Bohemia, Oakdale, New York, Oakdale and Ronkonkoma, New York, Ronkonkom ...
were arrested for planning an attack on the school in the
Connetquot High School Plot
Connetquot High School (CHS) is a public high school serving students from the communities of Bohemia, Oakdale and Ronkonkoma, and parts of Sayville and West Sayville, in the 9th-12th grades, located in Bohemia, New York. It is part of the Con ...
. The plans reportedly included a hit list of students and staff and how to ignite explosives.
2 Teens Arrested In Attack Plot Against L.I. School.
13 July 2007. Accessed 5 October 2008 According to a local radio station website, students interviewed said that they were not surprised of the arrests because of the many bomb scares in the 2006–2007 school year.
References
External links
Connetquot Central School District Webpage
School districts in New York (state)
Education in Suffolk County, New York
School districts established in 1963
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