Author Speaks to Pocantico Students about Kindness, Empathy, and Yoga 

Children’s book author Susan Verde visited Pocantico Hills School October 11 to speak with children in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade.   A New York Times bestselling author whose books include The Museum, The Water Princess, and I Am […] Read more »

Irvington Students Selected to Area All-State Music Ensembles 

A group of Irvington High School students were invited to perform with the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA)’s Area All-State ensembles at its 2019 festival concert, held November […] Read more »

Briarcliff Seniors Celebrate National Letter of Intent Signing Day

On November 13, Briarcliff student athletes Ashley Goldstein (lacrosse) and Alana Lombardi (basketball) signed NCAA Letters of Intent on the day set aside nationally for all students committing to play […] Read more »

OHS Fall Play – She Kills Monsters, a Tale of Friendship, Loss and Acceptance

The Ossining High School Drama Club mounted a production of She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen on November 7-9. The story revolves around Agnes Evans, a recent college graduate who finds her […] Read more »

School Play Saturday, Sunday, Monday Celebrates Family and Food

Briarcliff High School’s Fall play, Saturday, Sunday, Monday by Eduardo De Filippo, translated by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, and presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company, was dubbed a […] Read more »

Irvington High School Brings Clue to Life on Stage

Irvington High School’s Fall play, performed November 1-2, was the murder-mystery comedy Clue, adapted from a board game to a movie in 1985 and then into a play.   Directed by Stephen DiGiovanni, the […] Read more »

PSAT Day Provides A Day of Special Learning Activities at BHS 

At Briarcliff High School, Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) day in late October broadened beyond a day of testing for juniors (and some sophomores).  “By administering the test on a […] Read more »

Irvington Appoints Mary Ellis Interim Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Human Resources 

The Irvington School District Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kristopher Harrison have appointed Mary Ellis as interim assistant superintendent for instruction and human resources for the balance of […] Read more »

Sleepy Hollow Middle Students Become Scientists for the Day

Samuel Guzman’s eyes widened with wonder as he looked at his own cells under a microscope. Guzman is one of the seventh-grade students from Sleepy Hollow Middle School who took […] Read more »

BioBus Magnifies the World of Scientists for Ossining Fifth-Graders

Is it a crab? Is it a spider? Why is it jiggling so much?    The questions came rapid-fire as fifth-graders at Roosevelt School in Ossining looked at samples of pond […] Read more »