The high school’s Virtual Enterprise International team Fitness on Demand is headed to the second round of the National Business Plan Competition and the final round of the National Human Resources and Marketing Competition.

Selected students competed in the Regional Business Plan Competition, which feature 120 virtual firms from Long Island. Fitness on Demand executives Alexa O’Connor, Emma Hayes, Matthew Koebele, Alize Negrete, Robert Trovato and Thomas Vitale presented Islip’s business plan to a panel of judges, placing in the top five as a result of a combined score of written and oral presentations. In the second round of the competition, set for Feb. 23, Islip will compete to represent New York in the National Business Plan Competition.

Fitness on Demand also placed in a National Human Resources and Marketing competition. In the final round on Feb. 22, 2021, Islip’s presenters – Hayes, Negrete O’Connor and Vitale – will compete against 2,000 firms throughout the United States.   

To learn more about Fitness on Demand, visit the company website created by VE student Chris Migliaro: https://fitondemand.wixsite.com/mysite-2

Three outstanding senior student-athletes – Matthew Alexander, Dominique Prevette and Connor Ruland – signed national letters of intent in the school’s gym on Feb. 3, confirming their commitment to play college sports this fall. Alexander will join the track team at SUNY Geneseo; Prevette will play softball for Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida; and Ruland will play baseball for Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry.

 

  

 

Chrystle Stewart, an alumna of Islip High School’s Class of 2019 and current sophomore at Five Towns College, can boast a soaring acting career. She recently won a a role on the upcoming Starz television series “Run the World” and has filmed several national commercial campaigns.

After being hired for “Run the World,” she reached out to several of her Islip educators to let them know and thank them for their support, guidance and encouragement throughout her educational career, including video production teacher Mike Reilly.

“Video production will forever be my favorite class at Islip High School, and it gave me the opportunity to express myself creatively,” Stewart said. “With the help of Mr. Reilly, it provided a space to collaborate with my peers to create films and showcase myself on camera through acting, which is a passion of mine. I’m so grateful to have had a teacher who pushed me and his students to become the best we could be, and I have been blessed to book two major projects in the film industry, which is only the beginning.”

“Chrystle is one of those individuals that lights up a room when she enters,” Reilly said. “When she called to tell me about the amazing news, to be honest, the only shock I experienced was how short of a time it had taken for Chrystle to be noticed, recognized and hired. It was not about if she was going to succeed, but a matter of when. For this to happen so quickly is a testament to Chrystle’s work ethic, desire and dedication. Collaborating with her classmates in high school, her group won a few local and national competitions. This time, the reward is a paying job and a chance for everyone to truly see what a talent Chrystle is.”

High school senior Tyler Cirulnick was recently selected for the National Association for Music Education’s All-Eastern Mixed Choir. This selection places Cirulnick among the most accomplished student-musicians in New York and one of only seven chosen from the state in the All-Eastern Mixed Choir’s Alto II section.

“I have witnessed countless examples of quality performers, and Tyler has the skill set to succeed in this field,” said her teacher, Dr. Rich Harris. “I believe her successes over the past few years in chorus and theater have helped define her as a willing and passionate artist who understands what it takes to succeed in the arts. She performs with such a high level of passion and is never done working and reflecting on her performances. Tyler notices the small things that matter in this art, but more importantly, she questions why they matter. I am beyond excited for Tyler, as she is recognized as one of the best vocalists on the East Coast.”

“We wish to honor and congratulate both Tyler and Dr. Harris for this stellar achievement,” said Brian Kroll, Islip’s director of fine and performing arts.