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Greetings West Islip! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How high did West Islip Senior High place in new rankings?

Also on today's calendar: The Ready Bride and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Fog in the morning and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with brief showers, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Ranking Of Long Island's Top 15 Public High Schools Released By U.S. News (patch.com) — West Islip residents can celebrate: West Islip Senior High School ranks 28th in New York and 3,013th nationally in U.S. News & World Report's latest list of top public high schools. The roundup highlights 15 leading Long Island schools and explains the data-driven criteria behind the rankings.
   

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Other local events
    Thursday August 20
  • Regular Business Meeting
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    7:00 pm
    • Monday August 24
  • Fall Sports Begin
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
  • 1st Practice HS Fall Sports
    West Islip UFSD West Islip, NY 11795
  • HS | Class of 2026 Senior Portraits
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
  • HS | Freshman Orientation
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    9:00 am
  • HS | Safe Driving Course
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    12:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • HS |Class of 2026 Senior Portraits
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    9:00 am
  • HS | Freshman Orientation
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 19
  • BEL | Belmont Principal Meet & Greet (K-2)
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    9:00 am
  • Navigating Graduate School: The Hidden Curriculum
    Stony Brook University Online via Zoom
    10:00 am
  • Art Expression @ The Long Island Museum | An In the Moment program
    Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
    10:00 am
  • BEL | Belmont Principal Meet & Greet (3-5)
    North Babylon UFSD North Babylon, NY 11703
    10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

North Babylon

  • Massive Street Takeover Bust In Medford Sees 15 Rounded Up, 7 Vehicles Seized: Police (patch.com)
  • A Long Island life: LIA Acting President and CEO Stacey Sikes (longislandpress.com)
  • 8 New York Warehouse Stores Where Bargain Hunters Can Stretch $50 Surprisingly Far (takingthekids.com)

Bay Shore

  • How Suffolk County is fighting the rising tick population and ways to protect yourself (abc7ny.com)
  • The Pizzeria of Babylon Village reopening month-long closure (greaterlongisland.com)

Ok West Islip! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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