Volunteers planted a variety of starter plants from Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Burke Rehabilitation Hospital launched its Community Garden to support employee wellness and healthy living through optimal nutrition.... Read more »
Pocantico Hills School Chef Katherine “Kassie” Keehn, who oversees cafeteria services at Pocantico, is one of 13 recipients of the 28th annual American Dreamer Achievement Awards. Each spring, Southern Westchester BOCES Center for Special Services [SWBOCES] honors individuals who perform outstanding works of... Read more »
Campers can still enjoy arts and crafts, athletics, nature and the company of friends at Pocantico this summer, but it will be from the safety of their own backyard or patio. The... Read more »
As eighth-graders approach the end of their years at Pocantico Hills School, administrators, teachers and families are finding ways to celebrate the major milestone. The school has been working on what format their June 24... Read more »
Pocantico Hills School students lost their chance to perform on stage in front of hundreds of people this spring, but vocal/music teacher Sheila DePaola gave them virtual opportunities in the form of Zoom concerts, or “Zoomcerts,” as she calls them. “I kind of... Read more »
Pocantico Hills Superintendent Richard Calkins and the district’s consultants are hosting a Zoom meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday (5/28) to detail the $1.73 million budget proposition to rebuild the tennis court complex... Read more »
Hockey is in Nelson and Benjamin Tirado’s blood. Their father, Nelson Tirado Sr., loved the New York Rangers and the San Jose Sharks. He played in a men’s league at Chelsea Piers in... Read more »
The Pocantico Hills School District is accepting registrations for its Summer Day Camp, which will be in session from 9 am to 3 pm weekdays from June 29 through August 7, except... Read more »
Pocantico Hills School’s newest staff member has four legs. Duke, a seven-year-old American Staffordshire terrier mix, started his new job as the district’s therapeutic support dog in February. Therapeutic Support Center teacher... Read more »
Pocantico Hills School is small, with a student population of about 320, but families’ cultural roots span more than 100 countries. The incredible multiculturalism at Pocantico led the school’s Diversity Committee to... Read more »