Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School

Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School
Location
East Setauket , NY 11733 USA
Information
Type	Public
Locale	Suburban
School district	Three Village Central School District
Dean
Principal	Mr. Tom Worthington
Grades	7-9
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Patriot
Website	www.pjgelinas.com

Paul J. Gelinas Jr. High School, named after Paul J. Gelinas, is one of the two junior high schools which serve the Three Village Central School District on Long Island, the other being Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School. These two schools house grades 7 through 9, differing from most intermediate level schools which typically hold grades 6 through 8. Both schools prove to have high education and athletic standards. Both of these schools feed into Ward Melville High School.

Theatre Arts Program

The school is well-known in the Three Village community for putting on particularly large scale musicals for the middle school / junior high school level. For many years they were directed by Vincent Vizzo, who is now principal of Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School. They are now directed by Robert DePersio. From 1984-2002, the program did one musical a year. Starting in the 2003-2004 school year, they put on three shows a year- a children's production, an informational show dealing with adolescent issues, and a large-scale musical.

Science Olympiad

Gelinas's Science Olympiad team has placed 1st in Suffolk County nine years in a row (2001-2009). The team also placed first in New York State in 2006, 2007, and 2008. They have advanced to Nationals six times. In 2003, the team's first time at Nationals, they placed 17th. In 2005, they placed 7th in the nation. In 2006, they placed 6th, in 2007, they placed 9th 10th in 2008, and 11th in 2009.

See also

• Robert Cushman TERRIBLE Murphy Junior High School
• Ward Melville High School
• Three Village Central School District

External links

• School Website
• District Website