Author David Neilsen

Unleashing the Imagination: Author/actor David Neilsen Visits Washington Irving

“Inspiration can come from your imagination and it will pop up everywhere,” said author, actor and voiceover specialist David Neilsen, offering advice to fifth-grade students at Washington Irving in January. […] Read more »

Pocantico Hills Families Share their Culture, Traditions and Food During “One World Evening”

Pocantico Hills Central School welcomed and embraced the customs, traditions and food of other cultures during “One World Evening” on January 29. Planned by the district’s Diversity Committee, the event […] Read more »

Where in the World? Pocantico Hills’ GeoBee Challenges Students’ Geography Acumen

Seventh-grader Maryum Faisal was the only student who answered every question correctly at the ninth annual Pocantico Hills School National Geographic GeoBee on January 24. “I’m feeling really excited and […] Read more »
Andrew Thompson Ossining High School

Ossining Students Complete First Four-Year Capstone Showcase

From a video on making Patois the second official language of Jamaica to an animal cruelty presentation to a panel discussion on race and law enforcement, Ossining High School seniors […] Read more »

Irvington Middle School Eighth-Graders Build Models of Washington, D.C. Buildings

Irvington Middle School eighth-graders became ‘architects,’ creating a three-dimensional map of Washington, D.C., complete with nearly 40 proportional models of iconic buildings in the nation’s capital. Using cardboard boxes and […] Read more »

BHS Students’ Work is Displayed at the Katonah Music of Art

The artwork of 10 Briarcliff High School students was on display at the Katonah Museum of Art’s Young Artists: A High School Art Exhibition that ran February 10 through March […] Read more »

Irvington Middle Schoolers Help Each Other Develop Writing Skills and Strategies

Seventh-graders writing personal narrative stories in Tom Sandler’s and Caroline Knudsen’s English language arts classes at Irvington Middle School collaborated with their peers to polish their writing.  Working with partners, the students […] Read more »

Irvington UFSD Students Keep Their Eyes on Art

  The art of Japan’s Yayoi Kusama, top-selling female artist in the world, inspired students at Dows Lane Elementary School and Main Street School to express their imagination and create their own art through the PTSA-funded Eyes on […] Read more »
Sleepy Hollow’s Pioneer team practices with athletes and SHADE interns.

Tarrytown’s SHHS Recognized as Special Olympics Unified Champion School 

Sleepy Hollow High School has been recognized as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School for its initiatives that promote inclusion of students with different abilities. SHHS received a banner in […] Read more »
Pocantico Hills Grades 3 and 4

Winter Concerts Entertain Family and Friends at Pocantico Hills  

Students in first through eighth grade at Pocantico Hills Central School entertained parents and guests with winter concerts in December.  On December 12, first- and second-graders wowed the audience with their performance of the songs […] Read more »