When thinking of boarding schools, many often conjure up the image of a stodgy, ivy-covered 1950’s institution mired in a strict, traditional approach to teaching. (Remember Robin Williams in “Dead Poets […] Read more »
Nobel winner said his interest in science began because of his freshman biology teacher. Gregg Semenza, who grew up in Tarrytown and went to Sleepy Hollow High School has been […] Read more »
Westchester Community College and Pace University have signed a new transfer agreement, allowing students who complete their studies at Westchester Community College to matriculate into Pace with junior standing. The […] Read more »
As kindergarten through third grade students sat together in their school’s gymnasium on Sept. 24, they each held an excerpt from a book and participated in Dows Lane Elementary School’s […] Read more »
On September 27, the Ossining PTA and Ossining Union Free School District (OUFSD) welcomed their new Little Free Libraries into the Ossining community with a ribbon cutting and reading ceremony. […] Read more »
With the increasing use of technology, Irvington Middle School has rolled out its 1:1 digital initiative, handing over a school-issued Chromebook laptop to each sixth through eighth grade student to […] Read more »
Senior Christopher Arroyo scored in the top 2.5% of Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers in our region and has achieved Scholar status in the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition […] Read more »
Students at Washington Irving Intermediate School marked the International Day of Literacy by sharing their love of reading with each other. Fifth-graders read to third-graders on the school’s playground on […] Read more »
Two Stepinac High School seniors— Jordan Crichlow of White Plains and Ethan Tieng of Port Chester— were among less than one percent of seniors nationwide who qualified as semifinalists in […] Read more »
Chess for Beginners, Educational Kickboxing, Improv Theatre and Raising a Reader are some of the classes offered in the Ossining School District’s exciting new Saturday Explore & Learn program. The […] Read more »
