Sleepy Hollow Teacher Creates Sustainability Card Game  

Sleepy Hollow Middle School science teacher Michael Garguilo has a passion for both educating his students and spreading the message of sustainability. “Environmentalism has always been one of my passions,” stresses […] Read more »

Two Ossining Seniors are Finalists for National Science Award 

Two Ossining High School seniors in the Science Research Program are finalists for the 2020 American Academy of Neurology and Child Neurology Society’s Neuroscience Research Prize.  Meagan Ryan and Bonnie Lin are among 10 finalists […] Read more »

Briarcliff Students Give Back 

‘Twas the season for giving and in December students throughout the district gave back to the community by creating holiday cards for nursing homes.   Briarcliff High School students created letters and […] Read more »

No One Told Me There’d Be Math! 

Some  kids say, “I’m bad at math,” and some parents say it too. If you can manage your math anxiety, and do some modelling, you can help your child.   Model […] Read more »

Ten Local Scholars Among Regeneron Science Talent Search Semi-Finalists

$1.2 Million in Awards to Go to Scholars and their Schools for Trailblazing Scientific Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Society for Science (the Society) announced the top 300 scholars in […] Read more »

Peekskill Teen Bravely Fights His Way Back from a Deadly Encounter

It is one thing for a worried parent to imagine their child being harmed, and be grateful for their safety, but should that nightmare come to pass, it is horrifyingly real.  That is how Peekskill resident Franquin (“Franki”) Leon felt when he found out that his son Alexis (“Alex”) Leon had been the victim of an assault last Nov. 28. Alex, […] Read more »

1,000 Books Project Feeds Children’s Love of Reading 

Many people may associate the Covid-19 pandemic with binge-watching TV and movies. Others have buried themselves in books.  Four elementary school students in Ossining have joined the ranks of binge-readers by completing […] Read more »

The Band and Choral Concerts Go On, with Adjustments for Health and Safety 

As Pocantico middle school band students sat down in instrumental teacher Michael Murray’s hot seat, two studio lights shone on them and a camera was aimed in their direction. The music stand was decorated […] Read more »

Mindfulness Lessons Provide an Outlet for Expressing Emotions

Once every six days, every single student at Todd Elementary School in Briarcliff Manor sits up a little more straight at his or her desk. Every six days, when Todd […] Read more »

What is the Best Wish for Your Child?

Usually, parents have many wishes for their children, but what is the best you could desire for your child? No, not being an excellent student, not owning a great deal […] Read more »