U.S. News & World Report has come out with its 2024 rankings of public high schools, and four rivertown schools have made the top four percent of the nearly 18,000 schools the magazine considered. At the top of the local list is Irvington High School, which wa... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— When residents head to the polls May 21 to vote on the annual school budgets, they will also get to choose the individuals who volunteer their time and make critical decisions for students and the school districts at-large. In the six area sc... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Ardsley Board of Education has appointed Dr. Matthew J. Block as the next superintendent of Ardsley School District. Block, who has been superintendent of Livingston Public Schools in New Jersey since 2019, will formally begin his role Ju... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Ardsley Board of Education has appointed Dr. Vidya Bhat as the incoming full-time probationary principal of Concord Road Elementary School. Bhat will work with current Principal Anthony DiCarlo to ensure a smooth transition in leadership ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Ciara Lyons and Hanna Reich are heads of the Class of 2024 at Irvington High School. Lyons has been named valedictorian, while Reich is salutatorian. Both students said they were honored to have earned the recognition and attributed their suc... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns will be hosting the 2024 Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival on Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Kusel Auditorium of Sleepy Hollow High School. This festival stands as one of the largest educational celebrations ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Irvington High School senior Christopher Zorn earned an $80,000 award after finishing in sixth place in the 2024 Regeneron Science Talent Search competition. Zorn, who was among 40 finalists out of 2,162 entrants who were selected to advance ... More »
By Tom Pedulla— Let’s get this show on the road! The Irvington High School band did exactly that when it strutted its stuff outside the main entrance to UBS Arena March 16 to entertain fans attending that afternoon’s game between the New York Islanders and the... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— One World recently launched its Global Connections Program at Washington Irving Intermediate School in the Tarrytown School District with nine classrooms joining the program. The program connects students to their peers in Ecuador in an effor... More »
By Jeff Wilson– The contraption parked in the school hallway resembled a lawn mower equipped with a jumble of electrical circuitry, mounted on a base built from a military-grade erector set. Its creators looked on as it advanced a few feet, pivoted once o... More »
By Rick Pezzullo—- Dr. Kristopher Harrison, who has led the Irvington School District for the last 12 years, is retiring for health reasons. The Board of Education recently accepted the resignation of Harrison, effective Aug. 8, 2024. Harrison has been on medi... More »
By Tom Pedulla– If it takes a tooth or two for The Masters School to continue its ascent in boys’ basketball, the Panthers are paying that price. Senior Nathan Lothian faced some unexpected dental work after Masters defeated visiting King School, 73-62, on Fe... More »
No sooner had The Hudson Independent (among others) reported Irvington Senior Christopher Zorn’s selection as one of the 300 high school students semi-finalists in its annual Science Talent Research competition (see: https://thehudsonindependent.com/science-sc... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Open Door Family Medical Center and Foundation sent its dental van to W.L. Morse Elementary School Jan. 24 to provide dental services to children from kindergarten to second grade. Parents and children joined teachers and administrators in vi... More »
Out of 16 teams of fourth through eighth graders from Hudson Valley schools, The Sneaky Bots, comprised of three students from Sleepy Hollow and one from Irvington, finished in the Top 6 and will advance to the Regional Tournament at Rensselaer Polytechnic Ins... More »
By Tom Pedulla– In a decision charged with controversy, Sleepy Hollow High School is searching for a new varsity football coach following an abrupt end to Jerry Flora’s three-year stint. Although Flora was unable to reverse the fortunes of the long-suffe... More »
Dows Lane Elementary School first graders Hallieanna Collins and Ainsley Moreno have their original artworks and essays on display at the online 2024 NYS Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Art & Essay Exhibit. Sponsored by the New York State Education Departm... More »
Last week, the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2024, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors, were announced Wednesday by the Society for Science. Twenty five of them of them are fro... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Artwork from students in the Tarrytown and Irvington school districts is on display on an online exhibit in recognition of the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The annual exhibition is sponsored by the New York State Education... More »
The incident involving the girls basketball teams from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers and the Leffell School in Harsdae elicited broad condemnation from local politicians and even drew a comment from Governor Hochul, Here’s a sampling of public statements fr... More »
