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History comes alive for 4th graders
CARMEL – Nine-year-old boys and girls attending the Kent Schools complex in Carmel went back in time Tuesday and became Continental soldiers honoring the brave men and women who earned America’s independence. Students dressed as soldiers in George Washington’s Continental Army marched in formation to their camp commanded...
Noah Kaplan, Eli McNair out of Scripps National Spelling Bee after these words
Two mid-Hudson Valley students ended their run in the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee. Eli McNair, speller 142, and Noah Kaplan, speller 143, were both out of the competition as of Wednesday's quarterfinal round. Eli, a 13-year-old eighth grader from South Middle School in Newburgh, misspelled "paramahamsa" in the preliminary...
Stony Point Elementary hosts Quest Fest to showcase what students learned
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Students at Stony Point Elementary School in Albemarle County use what they’ve learned innovatively and highlight those efforts with Quest Fest. This allowed students to express their creative skills and practice public speaking. Each class had its own theme for other students and parents to...
Newburgh schools set vote date for revised $358M budget: See what cuts were made
NEWBURGH - Residents of the Newburgh School District will get a chance to vote on a revised and reduced budget of $358.9 million for the fiscal 2024-25 school year on June 18. Voting will take place from noon to 9 p.m. The Newburgh school board approved the reduced budget proposal at a special meeting...
East Ramapo school board abruptly ends tense meeting without setting new budget plan
SPRING VALLEY - An abrupt ending to the East Ramapo school board's special meeting Tuesday left up in the air whether the board will still seek a tax levy increase when a revised budget plan goes before voters. A $331 million spending plan that would have hiked the tax levy...
Irvington's new superintendent, coming from Bronxville, to start July 1
The Irvington school board approved its new superintendent earlier this month. Ratesic has over 20 years of experience in education. Before her current role as an assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in Bronxville, Ratesic was a principal at P.S. 77, a New York City public school. She grew up...
Students Demonstrate Generosity, Responsibility and Empathy on Non Sibi Day at SHS
With the year winding down, the weather warming up, and students already looking forward to a long Memorial Day Weekend, Scarsdale High School kept their students attentive and engaged by letting them take the helm of teaching classes and leading activities for a special day of learning. In what has become a beloved tradition, SHS held its third annual Non Sibi Day on Friday May 24th, and the thoughtful activities, largely led by student volunteers, were nothing short of incredible. As Assistant Principal of Student Life Andrea O’ Gorman describes,
New Windsor Student Advances To National Spelling Bee Finals
Orange County resident YY Liang, age 12, of New Windsor, is one of eight kids who made it through five rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, advancing to the Thursday, May 30 finals, which will be shown live on iON television at 8 p.m. Four of the Elite...
NY state could take financial control of a cash-strapped Rockland County school district
The East Ramapo Central School District has faced accusations of mismanagement for years. The landmark legislation is a Hail Mary attempt to stop the East Ramapo Central School District from shutting down in September. [ more › ]
John Jay Students Light Up the Stage at 'Rock the Halls'
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Friday, May 17, the JJMS auditorium filled with friends, family and neighbors to see the fifteenth annual Rock the Halls performance by John Jay Middle and High School students. In an almost 3–hour long show, students choose songs to perform. They sing, play bass, guitar, saxophone, drums, violin and more in a concert-like atmosphere. This show is put on every year by middle school teacher Mr. Weiss, along with the help of his band of 50 years – Halfway to Sanity. The event is a part of KLSD Arts Alive, which works to...
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