Pre-kindergarteners at Pocantico Hills School donned their wigs, spectacles, pearls, flat caps and pearls Feb. 18 to celebrate the 100th day of the academic year. The youngsters dressed as “centenarians” […] Read more »
Pocantico Hills School music teacher led youngsters in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten in a parade celebrating the Lantern Festival on Feb. 15. The Lantern Festival takes place on the 15th day of […] Read more »
Pocantico students put their artistic skills to great use this year with the eighth annual Operation Valentine. In the days leading up to Valentine’s Day, they created cards for older […] Read more »
Pocantico Hills is exploring the possibility of offering early childhood programming for 3-year-olds. Superintendent Rich Calkins recently sent a letter asking families to complete a survey about the need and […] Read more »
art teacher Jolene Morotti added an extra feature to eighth-graders’ color-wheel projects this year since they were not able to do it in seventh grade, as is customary. “I decided […] Read more »
The Pocantico Board of Education recently adopted a policy giving preference to the use of native plants, shrubs, trees and grasses on campus. School board trustee Brian Geary, a native […] Read more »
There was plenty of action and drama included in Pocantico Hills School’s virtual holiday concerts for families. The performances were directed by music teachers Sheila DePaola and Michael Murray and […] Read more »
2021 was a great year for progress at Pocantico Hills School, with the new tennis and pickleball courts opening, many advances in energy-efficiency and additional safety and security measures in […] Read more »
Although it competed for attention with the coveted egg-and-cheese sandwiches and tater tots, this year’s batch of Harvest Soup at Pocantico Hills School was a hit with many students and […] Read more »
Pocantico culminated its activities for the Global Read Aloud with three virtual visits on Nov. 10 from Duncan Tonatiuh, an award-winning Mexican-American children’s book author. During October, students read four […] Read more »
