On Thursday, April 11, the Pocantico Hills Board of Education appointed Richard Calkins as its next superintendent of schools. Mr. Calkins will take over for retiring Superintendent Carol Conklin-Spillane July […] Read more »
Are you (or someone you love, teach or parent) an introvert? If so, do you understand how introversion impacts learning and socializing? Rivertown Parents, a consortium of local PTAs, asked […] Read more »
The Ossining School District was pleased to welcome State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Board of Regents member Judith Johnson to Park School on March 8. The commissioner visited a pre-kindergarten class, then she and Johnson listened […] Read more »
Washington Irving students stepped back in time without leaving school on February 15, Colonial Day, a time-honored tradition where fourth-graders, teachers and staff members immerse themselves in colonial life. Students and staff members […] Read more »
Main Street School held its 10th annual Geography Bee competition on March 6, when a group of 15 fourth-graders and 15 fifth-graders answered questions covering all facets of geography worldwide. […] Read more »
Julia Davis, author of the I Love Me book series, encouraged children in grades 3-5 to love and accept themselves as they are during her recent visit to Pocantico Hills School. Davis, who lives […] Read more »
Thirteen members of the Irvington High School Science Research program presented their research projects at the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, held at John Jay High School on February 9. The program provides students […] Read more »
Pocantico Hills School third-grader Daniel McInerney was named the Westchester Youth Soccer League’s Boys Soccer Player of the Year for 2018. Nominated by the assistant coach of his team, McInerney was one of about 50 […] Read more »
Thanks to the generous support of Regeneron, we are introducing a new quarterly column called “Putting STEM to Work.” Each quarter, a local high school student with a passion for […] Read more »
Briarcliff High School seniors Noah Benson and Andrew Van Camp have been named finalists in this year’s National Merit Scholarship competition. Chosen nationwide from among more than 1.6 million students […] Read more »
