Roosevelt Students Discover their Passions during Career Day 

When Roosevelt School students filled out a questionnaire about Career Exploration Day, many said they were interested in doing good in the world. The December 16 virtual event reflected that, […] Read more »

Main Street School Honored with Super Ambassador School Award 

Main Street School in Irvington has been awarded the inaugural Super Ambassador School award and plaque from the Be a Friend Project. The school was recognized for its longtime, schoolwide dedication of administrators, staff and students […] Read more »

New Era of Holistic Criteria Is Good News for Applicants 

As a high school counselor here in Westchester County and owner of a college counseling business, I have been getting a lot of questions about what changes we will see […] Read more »

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 »