John Jay High Plans Annual Art Show Featuring Over 100 Student Works

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.

Katonah-Lewisboro Residents Seek To Re-Open Gym At Closed School

Residents in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District have signed an online petition seeking to reopen the gymnasium at the shuttered Lewisboro Elementary School so that it can be used for town recreational programs. The petition comes just days after the Katonah-Lewisboro School Board and the Lewisboro Town Board approved a 4-year lease that will allow for the town to use roughly 20 percent of LES for its police station, court and land-use departments.

Lewisboro To Move Police, Court To Shuttered Elementary School

The town of Lewisboro is slated to move several of its major services to the shuttered Lewisboro Elementary School in South Salem, including the police department and justice court. Supervisor Peter Parsons confirmed the services will be relocated to LES during the Lewisboro Town Board's Monday meeting, where it voted unanimously to approve a four-year lease with the Katonah-Lewisboro School District.

Fourth Swastika Is Found On Grounds Of Westchester School District

Police responded and are investigating after a swastika was found drawn in a high school bathroom on Monday, Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Superintendent Andrew Selesnick said in an email sent to parents early in the evening. "Understanding and sharing the frustration and anger this ongoing behavior causes, I want to provide some information and reminders," he wrote.

Town Of Lewisboro To Lease Portion Of Closed Elementary School

Nearly three years after Lewisboro Elementary School was shuttered due to falling enrollment across younger grade levels, the Katonah-Lewisboro School District announced that it has reached a deal for the town of Lewisboro to lease roughly 20 percent of the building. The district announced that the proposed lease, which would take effect on April 1 of this year, is subject to a vote of approval by the school board at a meeting on Saturday, while the Lewisboro Town Board is set to ratify the agreement on Monday.

Swastikas Found On Tree At John Jay High School

Swastika drawings and carvings were found on a tree at John Jay High School, according to multiple news reports, citing a letter to parents from Principal Steven Siciliano. "I wish to reiterate that this is reprehensible and not tolerated at John Jay High School or anywhere in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District," Siciliano was quoted as writing on Thursday.

Lewisboro Elementary Swastika Graffiti Suspects Are Local Students

Three individuals who are accused of painting graffiti that included swastikas onto playground equipment at the shuttered Lewisboro Elementary School are students in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District, according to Superintendent Andrew Selesnick Lewisboro Elementary School was closed in 2014 due to declining enrollment in younger grades. Students were transferred to other schools in the district.

Graffiti, Including Swastika, Found At Closed Lewisboro Elementary School

Graffiti that includes a swastika was discovered on the playground equipment of Lewisboro Elementary School, Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Superintendent Andrew Selesnick announced in a Tuesday email to parents. The graffiti was initially found and reported by a community member, Selesnick wrote, adding that Lewisboro Police got involved before turning the matter over to New York State Police.

Post-Election Tensions Reach John Jay, Fox Lane Campuses

Officials at the Bedford Central and Katonah-Lewisboro school districts responded to incidents at the John Jay and Fox Lane campuses following the presidential election. In a school board report on Thursday, Katonah-Lewisboro Superintendent Andrew Selesnick said that counselors at John Jay High School were "significant busier than usual," as distraught students sought help.