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A group of Bronxville High School students are paying it forward after spending two weeks in Tanzania, Africa last summer. Last summer, seniors Mimi Buendia, Nan Carpenter, Mac Crawford and Nicholas O'Brien spent weeks at the MainSprings children's orphanage - once known as the Janada L. Batchelor Foundation for Children - and since returning home, decided to keep helping the children in Africa.
Students from the Bronxville High School were among those celebrated for taking a stand in the debate on gun violence at the New Yorkers Against Gun Violence Westchester Regional benefit, which was held in Eastchester on April 26. Seniors Viena Pentikainen and Kiki Shinsato, sophomore Esther Devitt and freshman Michael Randall were invited to attend by Scarsdale Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, who was one of the honorees at the event. Throughout the evening, the students heard from Paulin who spoke about the importance of listening to people with different points of view.
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Although village residents have been receiving conflicting information regarding the pre-payment of taxes in Bronxville, the school district has refused a warrant to allow such payment. This week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order allowing New Yorkers to prepay property taxes following the passage of the Republican tax reform earlier this month.
As social media continues to invade everyday life, students in Bronxville got a visit from police to offer advice about staying safe in a digital world. Bronxville Middle School students, who have been learning about digital citizenship in the classroom, were joined by Bronxville Police Sgt.
It was a sad ending to a tragic situation when a beloved former New Rochelle elementary school administratorl was sentenced to three years probabtion for stealing money. Sonya Nunez, 45, of Bronxville, NY plead guilty on May 31, 2016 to one count of Petit Larceny.
Bronxville High School Senior Class Presidents Caroline Kirby and Andrew Cargil addressed their classmates during a memorial tribute for the victims and heroes who lost their lives on 9/11. Bronxville High School social studies teacher Chris Doyle paid his respects to the victims and heroes who lost their lives on 9/11 during a memorial tribute on Sept.
The Bronxville community recently welcomed new Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano with a rousing reception that included students, parents, faculty and administrators. Last year, current Superintendent David Quattrone announced his intention to retire at the end of the academic year, prompting the Board of Education to launch a lengthy search for his successor, which landed on Montesano, who will leave the same position in Hastings-on-Hudson.
The Bronxville community recently welcomed new Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano with a rousing reception that included students, parents, faculty and administrators. Last year, current Superintendent David Quattrone announced his intention to retire at the end of the academic year, prompting the Board of Education to launch a lengthy search for his successor, which landed on Montesano, who will leave the same position in Hastings-on-Hudson.
With a new permanent Superintendent of Schools selected, the Bronxville Board of Education is ready to welcome Roy Montesano to the district with a welcome reception this week. Last year, current Superintendent David Quattrone announced his intention to retire at the end of the academic year , prompting the Board of Education to launch a lengthy search for his successor, which landed on Montesano, who will leave the same position in Hastings-on-Hudson.
A group of teenagers in Bronxville running the Student Help Desk at the high school have been certified as official Google Educators Level 1, becoming the first in the lower Hudson Valley to attain such a designation. Last year, educators at the Bronxville High School established the Student Help Desk, which is a group of student technicians that have been trained to support the entire school district and support their peers and teachers in resolving any technology issues that may arise.
As part pf a project-based learning experience, Bronxville Elementary School third-graders are investigating how the chocolate they buy in Bronxville affects the civil rights of children in Africa. Closely related to the social studies curriculum, the students studied how chocolate is made and where it comes from before learning about the difference between free and fair trade.
The Bronxville Elementary School community recently collected 242 pajamas to ensure that children in need will have warm, comforting pajamas to change into before the night falls. The school held its pajama drive over two weeks in support of the Pajama Program, a national charity that provides new pajamas and books to children who often live under difficult circumstances such as shelters, group homes and foster care.
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 was written by the Academy Award-winning duo of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
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 was written by the Academy Award-winning duo of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Following an extensive, nationwide search, the Bronxville Board of Education has announced that Hastings-on-Hudson Superintendent Roy Montesano will take over the same position in the local school district, beginning this summer. Last year, current Superintendent David Quattrone announced his plans to retire at the end of the academic year, prompting the Board of Education to launch their lengthy search for his successor.
Bronxville High School juniors Hadley Barr and Hannah Weirens will soon be heading to Washington, D.C. The two students, who work closely with the national One Love Foundation, have been awarded a fellowship to attend ThisGEN: Youth Summit in D.C. from March 6 -10. Throughout the week, Barr and Weirens will engage in workshops, activities and seminars and understand how social media, sports and athletes, community organizing and advocacy work toward ending gender-based violence, according to a release from the Bronxville Union Free School District.
Bronxville High School juniors Hadley Barr and Hannah Weirens will soon be heading to Washington, D.C. The two students, who work closely with the national One Love Foundation, have been awarded a fellowship to attend ThisGEN: Youth Summit in D.C. from March 6 -10. Throughout the week, Barr and Weirens will engage in workshops, activities and seminars and understand how social media, sports and athletes, community organizing and advocacy work toward ending gender-based violence, according to a release from the Bronxville Union Free School District.
Bronxville Elementary School students Gabriel Maicon, Walker Liggitt, Justine Watkins, Francesca Ricciarini, Kathryn Giuriceo, Emma Wilmott, Aryia Banihashem Ahmad and Annie Petrillo were selected to perform with the All-County Chorus. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Westchester County School Music Association has chosen 27 Bronxville students for All-County music ensembles that will perform at its 2017 festival concerts, which will be held March 4 and 5 at SUNY Purchase.
Bronxville High School students hosted a group of Sarah Lawrence College students to discuss a variety of volunteer opportunities in the area. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Students from Sarah Lawrence College were recently invited to Bill Meyer's Humanities Research Seminar class at Bronxville High School to help his students -- who have been examining issues related to education and injustice -- gain a deeper understanding of community partnerships and service.
Eighth-grade students at Bronxville Middle School recently performed a series of laboratory experiments that required them to separate different substances during the annual "sludge" test, a tradition at the school for more than 40 years. At the beginning of the weeklong collaboration, the students received a sample of "sludge," which contained a mixture of liquid and solid components.
Bronxville Elementary School students, who proposed the idea about the Buddy Bench to improve recess at their school, decorated the bench by leaving their handprints on it. Bronxville Elementary School students, who proposed the idea about the Buddy Bench to improve recess at their school, decorated the bench by leaving their handprints on it.
Bronxville High School students participated in a variety of health and wellness workshops, including yoga, Zumba and tai chi, during the annual Student Faculty Legislature Day. Bronxville High School students participated in a variety of health and wellness workshops, including yoga, Zumba and tai chi, during the annual Student Faculty Legislature Day.
Working with small components allowed the students to enhance their fine motor skills and attention to detail, which are crucial skills in the field of electronics. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville High School students applied what they've been studying about electricity and the fundamentals of electronics and used real components to build their own complex circuits.
The students learned how to get into character, act and sound like their characters, and speak clearly and confidently in front of an audience. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville Elementary School first-graders brought the folktales and fables they've been reading in class to life when they worked with Rachel Berger, programs director for the Play Group Theatre, to act out emotions and plots from the different stories.
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A trio of Bronxville High School students were selected among a group of local artists to have their works put on display this month at the OSilas Gallery at Concordia College. All month long, Bronxville students Lauren Lee, Maggie Miller and Vance Wood have had their artwork displayed at the OSilas Gallery as part of Concordia College's StArt Regional High School Art Exhibit.
Members of the Bronxville High School Habitat for Humanity Club helped elementary school students build gingerbread houses during the fourth annual Gingerbread House Making fundraiser. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- While Bronxville students in the Habitat for Humanity Club usually knock down walls and move construction debris, their December building project involved Graham Crackers and icing.
Matthew Martinez's middle school students and Jean Ambroselli's fifth-graders at Bronxville's Chapel School recently utilized technology to bring their textbooks to life in some exciting projects. The middle school students demonstrated some cool new tools and were great guides to help teach the fifth-graders about the human body systems, according to a release from The Chapel School.
Matthew Martinez's middle school students and Jean Ambroselli's fifth-graders at Bronxville's Chapel School recently utilized technology to bring their textbooks to life in some exciting projects. The middle school students demonstrated some cool new tools and were great guides to help teach the fifth-graders about the human body systems, according to a release from The Chapel School.
Students Grace Vericker, Peter Godshall and Tillie Morris learning about cardiology from Dr. Joseph Vozzolo, a ColumbiaDoctors cardiologist at NYP Lawrence Hospital. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Last month, more than 300 high school students and parents visited Eastchester High School for its second healthcare careers interactive fair, sponsored by NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital.
Bronxville Elementary School students have been collecting various samples of species at the Bronx River and analyzing them in the classroom. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - Bronxville Elementary School students are coming together as one as they continue their comprehensive districtwide research into the Bronx River and its surrounding areas.
Bronxville High School students have taken on leadership roles, collaborating with middle-school students to help them achieve academic success. Since the beginning of the school year, the older students have volunteered time assisting the younger students through the Homework Club, an after school program for middle-school students.
Some Bronxville High School seniors may have gotten a taste of their future recently, during an economic discussion with local finance experts. This week, Bronxville seniors enrolled in an economics class at the high school spoke with a trio of financial experts during a panel discussion on finance, equity and bond markets.
Bronxville School administrators have been collaborating with district stakeholders to reimagine space within the high school and generate ideas about its use and benefits. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville School officials are working with other stakeholders to redesign space within the high school to help students get the most out of their education.
Using replicas of the 2016 New York state ballot, Bronxville's middle and high school students took to the polls this week to "elect" their local, state and federal leaders. The pre-teens and teens held their mock elections over a two-day period on Monday and Tuesday this week, casting votes for the president, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, state Senate, state Assembly and Westchester County District Attorney, according to a statement from the school district.
High school seniors and elementary school students alike gained a valuable lesson in democracy recently when the groups partnered for an important civics lesson. According to the Bronxville school district, the older students - Bronxville High School seniors from Christina Reidel's political science class - joined the elementary students last week to discuss voting and the value of being an "engaged citizen."
A bevy of popular children's characters took to the hallways of Bronxville Elementary School on Monday to help young students get into the Halloween spirit. The characters - from "Sesame Street," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," the "Care Bears," "The Incredibles" and others - were played by Bronxville High School seniors, who donned the costumes and visited the school as part of a longstanding district tradition, according to school officials.
Bronxville School students bonded with students from France and welcomed them into their classrooms as part of an exchange program that encourages cross-cultural experiences. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - The Bronxville School offered nearly two dozen exchange students a taste of the sites and sounds of New York recently as several families hosted exchange students from France.
Bronxville School students bonded with students from France and welcomed them into their classrooms as part of an exchange program that encourages cross-cultural experiences. BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - The Bronxville School offered nearly two dozen exchange students a taste of the sites and sounds of New York recently as several families hosted exchange students from France.
