Hey, Kids, Can You Name the Falcon Chicks Nesting on the Bridge? 

A naming contest for the peregrine falcon chicks atop the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge is open to third- to sixth-graders across Rockland and Westchester counties who can submit names […] Read more »

Briarcliff High School Holds the 2024 Art Salon

The splendor and elegance of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club overlooking the Hudson River was a fitting place for the Briarcliff High School 2024 Art Salon, which took place this […] Read more »

Playtime Fosters Development in Dows Lane Elementary School Kindergarten Classroom

As Dows Lane Elementary School kindergartners engaged in imaginative play – from building structures with cups, creating watercolor paintings, solving puzzles and exploring basic coding on their computers – they cultivated social, […] Read more »

Irvington High School Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian of Class Of 2024

Irvington High School has named its accomplished seniors Ciara Lyons and Hanna Reich as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the Class of 2024. Both students said they were honored to have […] Read more »

Putting STEM to Work: Changing Course to Pursue a Career in Biology

Through the generous support of Regeneron, four times a year River Journal publishes the on-site report of a high school science student from the River Towns who is paired with a Regeneron […] Read more »

Pocantico Hills Staff Recognized with TELL Awards

Two district staff members from the Pocantico Hills Central School District were recipients of the TELL awards at a special ceremony on April 10. Educational Technology Director Alana Winnick was […] Read more »

Lifting Up Westchester Announces Winners of Seventh Annual Student Essay Contest

Lifting Up Westchester, a nonprofit agency providing life-changing support to people who have lost their housing or are struggling to meet other basic needs, announces the winners of its Seventh […] Read more »

Irvington Union Free School District Earns Best Community for Music Education Award

Irvington Union Free School District has been selected by the NAMM Foundation as a recipient of the Best Communities for Music Education Award for 2024. This is the fifth year that […] Read more »

Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival Unites Several School Districts for One of the Largest Educational Celebrations of Jazz Music

The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns will be hosting the 2024 Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival on Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Kusel Auditorium of Sleepy Hollow High […] Read more »

How Parent-Led Foundations Fund School Projects-Part 2

School budgets are funded by the taxpayers and state and federal grants, but the four districts in River Journal’s circulation footprint also get money from another source – Education Foundations. […] Read more »