By Aurora Horn– Talk about multitalented! Alexa Murphy, Sleepy Hollow resident and current senior at The Masters School, in addition to being Youth Poet Laureate of Westchester County, has also been named to the USA Debate Team in World Debate. Of the 12 high ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The first electric school bus in the Tarrytown School District was recently unveiled. A ribbon-cutting was held Aug. 28 with school officials, Tarrytown Mayor Karen Brown and former State Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti, who obtained a grant to h... More »
Along with their regular teachers and school administrators, students at Tarrytown’s Washington Irving School had a few extra adults there to greet them Tuesday morning, the opening day of the school year. Governor Kathy Hochul, accompanied by Senate Majority ... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Four rivertown high schools, including Irvington and Dobbs Ferry, made the top 1,000 “best” high schools in the latest U.S. News and World Report ranking, with Irvington rated 271st out of 25,000 schools surveyed nationwide. Within New York ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown School District has formed a partnership with a leader in energy solutions in an effort to enhance school facilities and become more environmentally sustainable. The district is undertaking an Energy Performance Contract (EPC) t... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Irvington School District Board of Education last week appointed Dr. Joel Adelberg as acting superintendent to support the district during Superintendent Dr. Kristopher Harrison’s medical leave. Harrison has been away from the district du... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Ten students at Sleepy Hollow High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. The annual National Recognition Programs honor the strong academic performances of underrepresented students. The awards pr... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Irvington School Board of Education earlier this summer appointed Heather Shaughnessy as director of special projects. “We are excited to have Heather join the IUFSD team in her new role,” Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Huma... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Dobbs Ferry Board of Education this week appointed Dr. Tashia Brown as the new principal at Springhurst Elementary School. Brown, who most recently served as an elementary school principal in the Scarsdale School District, was selected fr... More »
by Rick Pezzullo—- The Sleepy Hollow High School Class of 2023 received its diplomas June 22 on the high school athletic field. The Valedictorian was Carter Grose and the Salutatorian was Isabella Levine. The following is a complete list of the graduates: Cris... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Irvington High School celebrated its Class of 2023 during a commencement ceremony June 17 at Matthiessen Park. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kristopher Harrison highlighted the spirit and accomplishments of the graduates during their four yea... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The 122nd Dobbs Ferry High School Commencement Ceremony was held Saturday at the village’s waterfront. The Valedictorian of the Class of 2023 was Molly Hunt. Co-Salutatorians were Cyrus Dadina and Eftychia Kotsiou. The following is a complete... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Hackley School held its graduation ceremonies June 10 at its Tarrytown campus where 103 students received their diplomas. Advith Sharma was the Class of 2023 Valedictorian, while Ava Lattimore was the Salutatorian. The Commencement Address wa... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— He doesn’t officially succeed retiring Chris Borsari until July 1, but incoming Tarrytown Superintendent of Schools Dr. Raymond Sanchez is already planning for the near future. Sanchez, who has led the nearby Ossining School District since 20... More »
Irvington High School Junior Science research student Maxwell Ma won a grand prize award at the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, which won him an all-expense paid trip to Dallas for the International Science and Engineering Fair. There, Maxwell won th... More »
By Aurora Horn– The phrase “to gather” is literally in The Masters School’s mission statement, and on April 29 a group of poets and enjoyers of poetry did just that in the 12th annual Westchester County Poetry Festival. Those who attended got to hear readings ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A Tarrytown native is returning home to lead the public school district. Dr. Raymond Sanchez, who has been Superintendent of Schools in Ossining since 2013, will be officially appointed to serve in the same role for The Public Schools of the ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Voters in local school districts overwhelmingly approved budgets Tuesday for the 2023-24 school year. In Tarrytown, the $93 million spending plan, which carries a 3% tax increase, was approved 459-106. Residents who went to the polls also app... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— On Tuesday, May 16, residents in four local school districts will have the opportunity to go to the polls and vote on annual budgets and Board of Education members. However, in three of the four area districts, the Board of Education races wi... More »
By Jeff Wilson– Perched in the driver’s seat of a cement truck operating the controls, Tyler was having the time of his life. The junior from Sleepy Hollow High School beamed as he pulled a lever and watched the discharge chute move from side to side. “That wa... More »
