West Babylon Junior High School students in Mrs. Ring’s seventh grade science class conducted a frog dissection on March 6. The purpose of the activity was to help students learn about the structure and function of animals both externally as well as internally and to develop dissection skills. These exercises are also used so students can compare the frog anatomy to the human anatomy on a smaller scale.

Date Added: 3/12/2025

The junior high school Science Olympiad team, coached by Linda Kronenbitter, participated in the regional competition on March 2 and placed eighth out of 33 teams.  

A second-place medal was won by seventh graders Brody and Tommy Eglin for Fossils. Brody and Tommy also took home a second-place medal for Microbe Mission. Seventh grader Michael Arzoumanidis earned a fifth-place medal for Air Trajectory.

Eighth graders Jack O’Dougherty and Tommy Donovan took home a seventh-place medal for Write It/Do It, and sixth graders Lucas Cuglietto and Sebastian Sherbin earned an eighth-place medal for their tower.

Other top 10 places were earned by Natalie Barahona and Kristen Skibiel for Metric Mastery; Nick Cardenas for Mission Possible; and Chris Hurst and Austin Nettuno for Reach for the Stars. Other team members include: Aariz Chaudry, James Ford, Thomas Mulligan and Jack Huggins. 

Date Added: 3/4/2025

For their end-of-quarter assessment, students in Ms. Shaw’s class at West Babylon Junior High School participated in a book club presentation, sharing their insights and understanding of their chosen book. Each prepared a creative project — such as character diary entries, a book review, a wanted poster, a theme analysis, point-of-view analysis or an alternate ending — while highlighting key themes, plot points and character development. Students presented their projects to the class to share their thoughts about the book, encouraging their peers to read it as well.

Click here to view the Book Club Presentations Encourage Reading slideshow.

Date Added: 2/20/2025

The West Babylon Junior High School Mock Trial team got a firsthand look at the judicial branch of government as they visited the John P. Cohalan Court Complex in Suffolk County. Students toured the court, saw the inside of a holding cell, learned about various careers within the court system, and even got to observe arraignments. The highlight of the visit was a question-and-answer session with the Honorable Judge John Iliou.

Click here to view the A Firsthand Look at Judicial Process slideshow.

Date Added: 2/10/2025