| by Rick Pezzullo | Steven Corbett was founding principal of the EastHarlem Scholars Academy II. Corbett was appointed last month by the Board of Education as the new assistant principal at Irvington High School. Prior to joining Irvington on July 8, Corbett ... More »
| by Rick Pezzullo| The Irvington Board of Education hired a security firm last month to conduct an audit of the district’s computer system after an internal breach of security within its computer network allegedly by two Middle School students was discovered ... More »
Susan Bretti was appointed by the Board of Education of the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns as interim elementary principal of Washington Irving School, effective August 1. Bretti has worked in the education field for 20 years. For the last 10 years she serve... More »
| by Morey Storck | Alex Arlotta is a talented and academically honored student at Irvington High School who will be a sophomore this fall. For the past five years he has appeared in many musical theater area productions, in both lead and ensemble roles. He is... More »
Friday, July 31, 2015 — Team USA New York (Sleepy Hollow/Brewster combined team) just WON the gold medal in Unified Men’s Basketball at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles!!!! The USA New York team went undefeated in their division and beat ... More »
| by Janie Rosman | When the school bell sounds in September, Dr. Daniel T. McCann will be two months into his one-year term as Tarrytown Union Free School District’s interim superintendent. An educational consultant with a career in public education that sp... More »
| by Kevin Brown | Sleepy Hollow High School continues to amaze with its broad offerings of theater, music and sports. Theater and music end the school year with remarkable performances. Sports ends the year with the annual Varsity Sports Awards Dinner. “We... More »
| by Heather Colley | As a junior midway through the third quarter of my third year in high school, I can reflect on the time I’ve spent in high school in terms of “Before” and “After.” Before, I had been a part of many community service programs, most of t... More »
| by Zoe Kaplan | Sleepy Hollow High School has been recognized as a “School of Opportunity” by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) for the 2014-15 school year. The NEPC is a new project that works to rework ranking systems of schools. Usually, top-r... More »
| by Katy Kachnowski | It’s been a busy year full of accomplishments for Sleepy Hollow High School twins Heather and Jordan Brown. The graduating seniors at Sleepy Hollow have been accepted to prestigious colleges, won athletic and academic awards, and wer... More »
| by Dorothy Conigliaro | The Foundation for the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns will hold its 2nd Annual Horseman Color Run 2015 on Saturday, June 20. The Foundation seeks to augment the school’s budget by raising funds for special projects to benefit th... More »
| by Sue Guzman | There’s no slowing track and field superstar Kiana Lee who will soon be bidding farewell to Irvington High School. Over the past four years, Lee cemented herself in the record books for both Irvington High as well as Westchester County. Ac... More »
| by Rick Pezzullo | School budgets were approved by voters Tuesday night in the Tarrytown, Irvington and Pocantico Hills school districts. In Tarrytown, the $72.57 million budget, which increase spending by $1.36 million from this year, passed 430 to 139. T... More »
| By Rick Pezzullo | School budgets were approved by voters Tuesday night in the Tarrytown, Irvington and Pocantico Hills school districts. In Tarrytown, the $72.57 million budget, which increases spending by $1.36 million from this year, passed 430 to 139. ... More »
| by Rick Pezzullo | Less students in the Tarrytown and Irvington school districts opted out of taking the state Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) and math exams in April than the majority of districts in Westchester and statewide. Reportedly, more tha... More »
| by Janie Rosman | Tarrytown Union Free School District Superintendent Dr. Christopher Clouet was one of the finalists for the commissioner of the State Department of Education position in Connecticut. However, last month Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Mall... More »
| by Zoe Kaplan | On April 21, students at Sleepy Hollow High School celebrated “Spread the Word to End the Word” – a campaign that focuses on removing the R-word (retarded) from everyday vocabulary. While the R-word used to be medically sound, in recent ... More »
| By Rick Pezzullo | The tax levy increase in the proposed budget for the 2015-16 school year in the Tarrytown School District falls well below the allowable state tax cap. The $72.57 million budget, which increases spending by 1.92% ($1.36 million) from thi... More »
| By Rick Pezzullo | Two longtime trustees and the treasurer of the district’s Foundation for the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns are running unopposed for three available seats in the May 19 Tarrytown Board of Education race. Board President Mimi Godwin, w... More »
| By Rick Pezzullo | School taxes are slated to increase 3.5% in the $57.66 million 2015-16 Irvington School District budget. For the average homeowner in the district, the increase would translate to $585. School taxes make up about 60% of a property owner’... More »
