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The Student News Site of Central Islip High School

The Rapier

The Student News Site of Central Islip High School

The Rapier

The Student News Site of Central Islip High School

The Rapier

2025-2026 Staff

Sophia Orellana Ramirez

Sophia is a sophomore at CIHS. She enjoys shopping, fashion, spending time with friends & family, and loves discovering new music, especially in different languages and genres! She also adores taking pictures of nature, and ...

Anthony Romaine

Anthony is a sixteen year old junior at Central Islip High School.  He doesn't really talk much unless he feels comfortable and other than YouTube, doesn't use social media.  Anthony enjoys video games, but after having to cut ...

Kimberly Rivera Ortega

Kimberly is a sophomore in CIHS. She loves listening to music and she can also learn lyrics from songs quickly. On campus, she likes to spend time with her friends. Off campus, Kimberly likes to go on walks and spend time with...

Jacqueline Rivas Velasquez

Jacqueline is a sophomore at CIHS. She has a quiet determination that, mixed with her creativity, makes her a great asset to The Rapier staff.

Thomas Randall II

Thomas is a junior at CIHS who advocates for vocational education and plans to pursue a career as an electrician. He loves classic cars and thinks working on cars is a great way to spend time.

Reyna Ramos

Reyna is very quiet around new people but very active around people she knows. Listening to music is her favorite thing to do. You will always catch her with at least one AirPod on.

Jelitssa Polanco

Jelitssa is a student at CIHS. When in school, Jelitssa likes to socialize with friends and meet new people at times. Learning new instruments such as the guitar and piano is also an interest. During free time, Jelitssa likes...

Keren Philippe

Keren Philippe is finally a senior at CIHS. On campus, she is involved in just about everything happening, and loves to help the school community in any way she possibly can. Off campus, she spends her time enjoying the arts such...

Kailey Leddy

Kailey is a sophomore at Central Islip High School. At school, she can be found drawing or catching up on some classwork during her free period. In her personal time, she enjoys listening to music, playing with her dogs, and watching...

Kayci Guardado

Kayci is a member of CIHS Class of 2028. She is a Honduran writer, involved in Varsity Cross Country and Spring Track. Additionally, she is a student in Computer Journalism.

Galo Espinales Canadas

Galo is a 16 year old student from Ecuador living in New York for the past two years.  In his free time, he likes to listen to music and play video games. He spends time writing in English to help improve his skills since his...

Ashley Avilez Funez

Ashley likes to pass time by drawing or doing some sketches. In her English class last year she developed a love of writing poems and enjoys creating poetry that people can relate to.  She appreciates the imagery of  skulls...

Tyler Hodge

Tyler is a junior at Central Islip High School who is always willing to help anyone in need. In the future, he would like to be a movie director. He mostly wants to work with animation because he likes to watch animated films/series....

Lisseth Hernandez

Lisseth, more commonly known as Sorbs, is one the chief editors and social media manager of The Rapier. She’s a writer who’s dedicated to spreading awareness about political, and communal issues. In her spare time she’s an art...