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John Jay High Plans Annual Art Show Featuring Over 100 Student Works John Jay High Plans Annual Art Show Featuring Over 100 Student Works
John Jay High Plans Annual Art Show Featuring Over 100 Student Works CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- John Jay High School's annual art show, Rite of Spring, will be held from March 30 through April 7 during school lunch periods. The art show will feature the work of more than 100 student-artists in ceramics and sculpture, drawing and painting, graphic design, photography and film, according to a release from the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. Rite of Spring celebrates the variety of visual art classes, interests, and talents at the high school, the release said. The art show will be open to the public during John Jay Theatre Workshop’s performances of "Little…
The College of New Rochelle Launches Search for 14th President The College of New Rochelle Launches Search for 14th President
The College of New Rochelle Launches Search for 14th President NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. --  The College of New Rochelle (CNR) has formed a new Presidential Search Committee to help select the college’s next president, CNR recently announced. The 17-member committee representing many constituent groups will be chaired by Board of Trustees member Christine LaSala, an alumna and former Chairperson of Willis North America, Inc., according to a release from CNR. “The installation of the 14th president of the College of New Rochelle will be one of the most determinative steps for our future,” said Gwen Adolph, Chair of the College of New Rochelle Board of Truste…
Ossining Students Celebrate Eat Healthy Day With Westchester Food Bank Ossining Students Celebrate Eat Healthy Day With Westchester Food Bank
Ossining Students Celebrate Eat Healthy Day With Westchester Food Bank OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Food Bank for Westchester, a leading hunger-relief organization, partnered with Ossining School District Superintendent Ray Sanchez and other local officials Wednesday to celebrate Eat Healthy NY Day at Claremont Elementary School in Ossining. Nearly 400 students took part in the awareness campaign at the the school, which included two learning rotations, students reciting the “Healthy Eating Oath” and receiving a healthy snack, according to a release from the Ossining Union Free School District. At the end of the program, all students were awarded a certificate of ac…
Bronxville High School Student-Playwrights Meet with Broadway Actors Bronxville High School Student-Playwrights Meet with Broadway Actors
Bronxville High School Student-Playwrights Meet with Broadway Actors BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Eight Bronxville High School students, who have been writing one-act plays as part of an independent study funded by the Bronxville School Foundation, recently got the opportunity to meet the stage manager and some of the actors of a Broadway show. As members of the Bronxville Bards playwright group, sophomore Lyric Abbott, junior Allison Barker, junior Rachel Billings, senior Sara Conway, sophomore Olivia Doyle, junior Griffin Garbarini, and sophomores Mary Katherine Moynihan and Viena Pentikainen saw the original musical production of "Dear Evan Hansen," which …
Iona Announces Launch of Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation Iona Announces Launch of Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation
Iona Announces Launch of Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Iona College recently announced plans to endow a visionary institute for entrepreneurs and innovative thinking as part its continued efforts to prepare students for new careers in a global economy defined by constant change. The plan comes on the heels of Iona tripling its endowment. The college also announced a new business school building and the hiring of more than 30 new tenure-track faculty. The Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation will establish an interdisciplinary curricular focus for students in any major, create new majors and minors in entre…
Four Hen Hud Students Earn Awards At Science Competition Four Hen Hud Students Earn Awards At Science Competition
Four Hen Hud Students Earn Awards At Science Competition MONTROSE, N.Y. -- Four Hendrick Hudson High School students took  home prizes at the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair on March 4 at Sleepy Hollow High School. The fair featured 568 projects presented by students from across Westchester County, according to a release from the Hendrick Hudson School District. Senior Melanie Porras won first place in the Plant Science category with her project on Chlorophyll: Analyzing the Role of Chlorophyll a, b, and d in Oxygenic Photosynthesis. Junior Melody Munitz took third place in the Behavior category, with her Epidemiological Study of Apha…
Harrison High Lands 12 Awards At Westchester Science, Engineering Fair Harrison High Lands 12 Awards At Westchester Science, Engineering Fair
Harrison High Lands 12 Awards At Westchester Science, Engineering Fair HARRISON, N.Y. --  Twelve Harrison High School Science Research students took home awards for their presentations at the annual Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF) on March 4. Since 2001, WESEF has provided an opportunity for high school students across Westchester and Putnam Counties to showcase their multi-year research, according to a release from Harrison Central School District. Sponsored by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Acorda Therapeutics and Entergy, this year’s regional competition saw more than 550 students deliver formal presentations of their scientific accomplishmen…
Rye Neck Elementary Pupils Get Pumped Up At Cardiopulmonary Boot Camp Rye Neck Elementary Pupils Get Pumped Up At Cardiopulmonary Boot Camp
Rye Neck Elementary Pupils Get Pumped Up At Cardiopulmonary Boot Camp MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Daniel Warren Elementary School's regular physical education classes were replaced with a cardio boot camp in which students performed a variety of high-intensity exercises. This workout program was part of the school's Health and Wellness initiative. Sponsored by the PTSA, an instructor from the Rye YMCA led the students through the cardio workouts during the week of March 6. They performed a number of exercises at each station, which included an agility ladder, shuffle steps, sprints, interval training through crunches and shuttle runs, according to a release from the …
Britain's A Cappella Group Out  of the Blue Returns To New Rochelle High Britain's A Cappella Group Out  of the Blue Returns To New Rochelle High
Britain's A Cappella Group Out of the Blue Returns To New Rochelle High NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Oxford University's premier all-male a cappella group, Out Of The Blue, will bring their smooth harmonies to New Rochelle High School on Friday, March 24. The famed group is on a U.S. tour and will make its only appearance in Westchester at the Linda Kelly Theater at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be  Out Of The Blue's third at NRHS in three years. The group performed at the school in 2015 and 2016 to sold-out crowds. In addition to the concert, Out Of The Blue will hold a workshop for NRHS students on Thursday afternoon, March 23. Tickets for the performance are $15. Peo…
Senior Center In Yonkers Gets $15K Grant Senior Center In Yonkers Gets $15K Grant
Senior Center In Yonkers Gets $15K Grant YONKERS, N.Y. -- Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino and Legislator David Tubiolo Tuesday announced $15,000 in grants to assist seniors programs at the Aisling Irish Community Center in Yonkers. Astorino’s $10,000 and Tubiolo’s $5,000 will help support free weekly lunches, health screenings, computer classes and more, according to a release from Weschestergov.com. “The Aisling Irish Community Center does so much for the people of Yonkers,” Astorino said. “For many seniors, it is a home away from home. This funding will go a long way towards making sure seniors in the community ar…
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