Girl Up Club Members Give Back

The members of the Girl Up club at Briarcliff High School aim to help young women around the world, although when it comes to helping in their own back yard, […] Read more »

Building Resiliency in Difficult Times

“No one should feel alone at Briarcliff High School,” said social worker Tim Pellegrin. “We are always here – we have an open-door policy.” The high school has cast a […] Read more »

Obituary: Eugene (Gene) Cadman (1951-2022)

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful death of Eugene (Gene) Cadman, 71, on February 9 in Hyannis, MA, brought on by complications of lymphoma. Gene was […] Read more »

Irvington Students Celebrate World Read Aloud Day

Dows Lane Elementary School and Main Street School students connected with local authors, journalists, and individuals in leadership roles within the school district and community during the annual World Read Aloud […] Read more »

Ossining Students Learn Advocacy Skills at Anti-Hate Conference

Five students from Anne M. Dorner Middle School, an Anti-Defamation League No Place for Hate School, were invited to attend the Students Together Opposing Prejudice (S.T.O.P.) annual conference Jan. 14. […] Read more »

Pocantico Considers Offering Pre-K for 3-year-olds

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 »

Scholar Athlete of the Month: Hannah Hidalgo Is Always Motivated to Kick it Up a Notch

Hannah Hidalgo has demonstrated an ability to manage many responsibilities at a young age, says Austin Goldberg, Director of Physical Education, Health & Athletics for Peekskill City School District. “I find […] Read more »

At Middle and High Schools, Tarrytown Students Explore Interest in Journalism and Media 

The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns considers it extremely important to offer students the broadest possible range of academic opportunities in order to foster creativity and expose them to different […] Read more »

Pocantico Students Create Color-Wheel Clocks

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 »

Music Education and Innovation at Public Schools of the Tarrytowns

W.L. Morse and John Paulding music teacher Jeffrey Mizen, who has a musical theater background and recently joined the district, is challenging students to not only become better musicians, but […] Read more »