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Services Set For Mark-Anthony Giordano After Fatal Fall
Mark-Anthony Effy Giordano, a 13-year-old eighth-grade student at Harrison's Louis M. Klein Middle School, died on Sunday, June 9 after falling from the parking garage next to the Harrison Metro-North train station, according to MTA officials. Earlier Report - Harrison Eighth-Grade Student Dies Suddenly In Fall From Parking Garage: 'Amazing...
These suburbs have the best public schools in the NYC area
NEW YORK CITY - Ranking and review site Niche.com has come out with their list of the "2024 Suburbs with the Best Public Schools in the New York City Area." Scardale in Westchester County finished first, followed by Woodbury and Syosset. "Living in Scarsdale offers residents a sparse suburban feel...
World Language expands across Port Chester Schools
Rebecca Peters, a new Port Chester Middle School World Language teacher hired to reinstate the French program in her building, visits Park Avenue Elementary School on May 15 to instruct the weekly after school FLES (Foreign Language in Elementary School) program. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
2024 Valedictorian, Salutatorian Announced By Northern Westchester High School
Two high-achieving seniors at a Northern Westchester high school are being recognized for landing at the top of their class. In an announcement on Wednesday, June 12, Byram Hills High School revealed its valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 2024 are Grace Lin and Daniel Nd…
Huntington School Board Names New Superintendent, After Sudden Resignation
After going through four School Superintendents in one year, the Huntington School Board has named Beth Anne McCoy as Superintendent of the Huntington School District. She replaces Christian Bowen, who resigned suddenly in May, with no explanation, after less than a year on the job. Bowen resigned last month, and...
‘Focus on the Opportunities Gained’: Class of 2024 Graduates from NCHS
For graduates of the New Canaan High School class of 2024, the coming years will be defined “by the choices you make from the plethora of opportunities that you have,” one of their teachers told them Wednesday morning. “And whenever choices are present, so is ‘opportunity cost’ ”...
Kudos for Thirteen Retiring Staffers from the Scarsdale Schools
13 members of the Scarsdale School faculty with a collective total of over 300 years of service in the schools were recognized at a ceremony prior to the Board of Education meeting on June 10, 2024. Superintendent Drew Patrick thanked the retiring staffers for all of their “distinctive contributions,” and...
Greenwich High’s girls tennis team wins CIAC Class LL Tournament
The 2023 season saw the Greenwich High School girls tennis team come extremely close to meeting its ultimate goal, on Thursday, the Cardinals achieved their main, season-long goal. A highly impressive 4-0 win over 11th-seeded Staples in the championship match at Wilton High School gave top-seeded Greenwich the CIAC Class...
16 Westport school district retirees saluted
WESTPORT — The Board of Education said goodbye Thursday to 16 staff members who combined gave 377 years of service to Westport public schools. This year’s crop of retirees included seven teachers, three custodians, two paraprofessionals and a security guard, administrative assistant, nurse and assistant principal. “This group...
Bedford Board of Ed to Appoint Mazurek to Fill Board Vacancy
The Bedford Board of Education is poised to reappoint current President Robert Mazurek to fill the vacancy created last month when former trustee Kristine Stoker suddenly resigned from her seat. The board made its intentions known toward the end of last Wednesday’s meeting when it set time aside to discuss...
CSH School Board Appoints New Superintendent
After a thorough search process, the Cold Spring Harbor Board of Education has appointed Joseph Monastero to be next Superintendent of Schools. “Joe’s deep understanding of Cold Spring Harbor Schools and our traditions and his commitment to excellence were paramount in our selection of Joe as our next superintendent of schools,” stated Board of Education President Alex Whelehan. “We look forward to seeing our district continue to thrive and excel under his leadership.”
Greenwich High’s girls golf team places a strong second at FCIAC Championship
For the third straight season, Greenwich High School’s girls golf team made a sensational showing at the FCIAC Golf Championship, placing second in the five-team tournament, held at Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in Fairfield on Thursday. The Cardinals, who finished second in the FCIAC Championship for the third year...
'Truly incredible.' Staples High School club 3D prints prosthetics for people in need
Staples E-NABLE is now waiting to be matched with the first person the club will help. In the meantime, they're preparing, meticulously working on building hands since "practice makes perfect."
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