This story is from the Rivertowns Current. To read the full story go to: https://rivertownscurrent.substack.com by Kris DiLorenzo– This spring, the music teachers in the Irvington school district became five-time winners of a Best Communities for Music Educa... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Tarrytown School District, in partnership with Family Services of Westchester (FSW), has been awarded a grant to provide a free after-school program for students at Sleepy Hollow Middle School. The grant, from the Office of Children and F... More »
By Tom Pedulla– In an age when many student-athletes specialize in one sport in high school, Keith Capuano stood apart from the crowd. He was a young man for all seasons before his recent graduation from Hastings High School. The 6-4, 205-pound Capuano c... More »
by Tom Pedulla— Sibling rivalries can be challenging. Katie Drozd learned that when she made the Hastings varsity girls’ basketball team as a freshman. She not only had to find her way at a new level of the sport but her sister was a well-established senior s... More »
by Rick Pezzullo Ardsley High School held commencement exercises Friday as 350 seniors received their diplomas. The following is a complete list of the Class of 2024: Kareem Essam Abdelkhalek Emmanuel Abraham Christopher Accordino Gabriela Amado Seth Amouzou J... More »
by Rick Pezzullo— On June 22 at Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park, 86 seniors from Dobbs Ferry High School received their diplomas. The following is a complete list of the Class of 2024: Karli Addis Christopher Archer Luke Arone Tristen Baglieri Eoin Bates Tyler Ben... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Hastings-on-Hudson High School held commencement exercises Thursday for the 136 seniors in the Class of 2024. The following is a list of all the graduates: Siena Albamonte Bianca Arnon Justin Baldassarre Andrew Barer Sharyn Belsky Caetano Bel... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Family and friends braved the blistering hot temperatures Thursday evening to congratulate the Class of 2024 at Sleepy Hollow High School. Receiving their diplomas were 192 graduates. The complete list of graduates follows: Christal Acevedo A... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Irvington High School celebrated its Class of 2024 during a commencement ceremony at Matthiessen Park on June 15. Principal Jon Hirsch encouraged the graduates to maintain their core values and identity, to embrace change and become better ve... More »
Hackley School held its Class of 2024 graduation ceremony at its Tarrytown campus June 8, with 92 students receiving their diplomas. The following is a complete list of this year’s graduating class: Phoebe Abrahms Aniketh Arvind Akunna Atumonyogo Shiraz Awan C... More »
Incoming principal says he looks forward to becoming “deeply embedded” in the community by Keith Berman– Hastings-on-Hudson — Following a lengthy process with an Advisory Committee that worked with Hastings Superintendent of Schools William McKersie to find th... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Twenty-seven members of Irvington High School’s Science Research program competed at the Somers Science Fair on June 1, and six walked away with first place honors. Irvington competed against more than 700 students from across Westchester Cou... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The former superintendent of schools and security system specialist of the Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District in Hastings-on-Hudson were arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing school district funds earmarked for students in a gift... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Voters in six local school districts easily approved annual budgets when they flocked to the polls Tuesday. Ardsley $84.29 million spending plan, which carried a tax levy hike of 3.27%, was approved 890-358. A capital bond project passed 821-... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Voters in the region will be heading to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 to weigh-in on annual budgets being presented by local school districts, as well as candidates running for Board of Education seats. School taxes represent about two-thirds ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Wasteless Horsemen Initiative in the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns focuses on zero-waste practices that help reduce the amount of trash produced in the district. School officials plan to strengthen environmental awareness and impact by... More »
By Barrett Seaman– At a special meeting of the Board of Education on Wednesday, May 15, Dr. Mara Ratesic was appointed Superintendent of the Irvington Union Free School District, succeeding Dr. Kristopher Harrison, who took leave for medical reasons in 2023 an... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Four candidates seeking three seats on the Hastings-on-Hudson Board of Education took part in in a May 13 Zoom forum sponsored by the The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns, Hastings PTSA & SEPTA. Two incumbents, Board President Alexand... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Brian Fried, Assistant Superintendent for Business of the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Gregory E. Carlson Outstanding SBO of the Year Award. Named for past President Gregory E. Carlson of the Asso... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Ardsley High School has named the top two scholars in the Class of 2024 with Derek Xu being Valedictorian and Lydia Lung earning Salutatorian honors. Xu has excelled in all subjects and is an exceptionally talented student in mathematics. He ... More »
