Category: Education Etc.

Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of Edgemont High School

On Monday morning, all students were evacuated from the building follow a threat that was made to the building at around 9 a.m. According to the school district, all students were evacuated as per the district safety plan and Greenburgh police responded to the scene. The Westchester County Police bomb squad has swept the gym and every has moved as police finish sweeping the rest of the campus.

Symposium art contest draws 18 entries

… both of Wilbur H. Lynch Literacy Academy, Amsterdam, for their three-dimensional Joan Monk of Yorktown, Westchester County, looks over the works of area middle- and high school students created for an art contest on women’s suffrage and women’s …

Thirteen Bedford Central Students Participate In County Music Festivals

Thirteen students in the Bedford Central School District were among those who participated in a pair of county-wide music festivals this past weekend. The district, which announced the students’ roles, noted that it was Westchester County School Music Association’s 60th Annual Elementary, Junior & Intermediate All-County Music Festivals.

Bronxville School Students Picked for All-County Ensembles

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.

Regeneron Science Fair Scheduled At Sleepy Hollow High School

Nine Westlake High School students in the Science Research program will participate Saturday in the 17th Annual Regeneron – Westchester Science and Engineering Fair at Sleepy Hollow High School. WESEF is a local science fair affiliated with the Intel International Science Fair serving budding scientists in Westchester and Putnam counties of New York State.

Can Virtual Reality ‘Teach’ Empathy?

In November 2015, middle-school students from Westchester County, New York, found themselves on a windswept field in South Sudan mingling with a crowd of refugees fleeing civil war. Suddenly, they heard the deafening roar of low-flying military cargo planes overhead, followed by large bags of grain thudding to the ground all around them.

Campus High School Students Attend MLK Dinner

Alternative Campus High School students got a flavor of diverse cultures and religions when they attended an interfaith dinner and service last Friday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event was hosted by the Coalition of Mutual Respect at the Temple Israel of New Rochelle, and attracted guests from across the city and Westchester County. Accompanied by Joel Fridovich, the school’s director, Campus students enjoyed dinner and participated in a Sabbath service that included an interfaith choir with participants from different houses of worship in New Rochelle.

Westchester, Putnam Schools Launch Anti-Bullying/Safety Reporting App

Students often have a hard time letting an adult or school official know when they are being bullied or harassed online, but a new app available in Putnam Valley and some Westchester county schools offers an anonymous solution. The app, White Plains-based Anonymous Alerts, allows for the quick, easy, and anonymous reporting of urgent information regarding student safety to school officials without fear of retaliation.