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Board of Education Meetings:
March 29
April 5
April 12
7 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE
Peekskill HS Drama ClubMusical
April
15, 16, & 17
See article for details.
SPRING
CONCERTS
May 17, 7:00 p.m.
Hillcrest Elementary School
Spring Concert
HELD AT
PEEKSKILL
HIGH SCHOOL
May 19, 7:00 PM
Peekskill Middle School
Spring Concert
Held at the
Middle School
May 24, 7:00 PM
Peekskill High School
Spring Concert
Held at the
High School
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A Championship Season
The New York State Championship in Class A girls basketball belongs to the Peekskill Lady Red Devils after their decisive win over Averill Park with a final score of 58-35. The 2010-2011 Peekskill girls varsity team is the first ever to win a state championship. The girls went on to compete in the Federation championship and experienced a close loss to Archbishop Molloy of 53-48. During the regular season, junior Asia Jackson scored over 1,000 career points, and senior Jazmin Garcia accomplished the same feat during the Federation game. Asia Jackson, Jazmin Garcia, and Tasia Nolan were named to the Federation All-Tournament Team. In honor of the team, Peekskill High School will hold a pep rally at 1:45 p.m. on Friday, April 1. A city-sponsored parade in downtown Peekskill will be held on Saturday, April 2, starting at 11 a.m. And, the team will be honored at the next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 5, at 7 p.m. 
The winning team players and coaches are:
Players: Sheridan Taylor, Tasia Nolan, Kiana Letsinger, Jazmin Garcia, Asia Jackson, Dottie Bradshaw, Tanisha Crew, Shaina Iton, Shonae Draper, Aubrey Dabbs, Latisha Clark, Troi Nolan, Samantha Jackson, Adriane Jackson and Morgan Beechum.
Coaches: Rodney Headley Jr., Rodney Headley Sr., James Smith, Kim Saxton, Sidney Taylor (scorekeeper), and Porky Male (manager).
Our local news sources have provided wonderful coverage of the Lady Red devils contests and run-up to the championship victory, including some great photographs.
Read Peekskill High School graduate Mike Sabini, reporting in the new online Peekskill Patch.
Read The Journal News coverage at lohud.com.
Read our local North County News online.
Read MSG Varsity Westchester.
Photographs are by (heading) Thomas Killips for Peekskill Patch, and (above) Sean Harrison for The Journal News |
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Winter Sports Wrap-Up
Family and friends helped Athletic Director Lou Panzanaro host a dinner and awards ceremony in the Peekskill High School cafeteria for all the Peekskill varsity, junior varsity, and modified winter sports teams. Welcoming players, coaches, and family members, as well as Peeksll HIgh School principal Sherrill Murray-Lazarus and many faculty members, Panzanaro stated: "We want to acknowledge the hard work and team sportsmanship of the hundreds of students who play sports for our District. The coaches and I have seen many students play their best this season, and we want to let them know how much we appreciate that."
Awards were presented to All-League winners in many sports. Shown in the photograph are:
Adam Rivera, for boys' bowling; Marc Piliero, for boys swimming; Aleah Conlon, for girls track, Shaine Carter, for boys basketball (Carter was also named all-section first-team); Sheridan Taylor, girls basketball; Jazmin Garcia, girls basketball, Tasia Nolan, girls basketball; and Asia Jackson, girls basketball.
Not shown in the photograph are Nayge Wagner, boys basketball, and Amira Sealy, girls bowling.
The winter teams and their coaches are:
Varsity boys basketball, Lou Panzanaro; JV boys basketball, Tony Jackson; modified boys basketball, Bryan Panzanaro; varsity girls basketball, Rodney Headley Jr.; JV girls basketball, Kim Saxton; modified girls basketball, Joseph Sullivan; varsity girls and boys bowling, Agnes Travis; varsity boys and girls track, Paul Piliero; varsity boys swimming, Steven Mackay; and modified wrestling, Jonathan Travis.
Spring sports have begun practicing, with baseball, softball, tennis, track, and lacrosse players filling up Peekskill's fields and gyms. For spring sports schedules, visit Digital Sports, or call the Athletic Office at 914-737-3300, x320.
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Suessical is Coming!
The Peekskill High School
Drama Club Presents: Suessical!
The Peekskill High School spring musical is Suessical, based on the works of Dr. Seuss, with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. The Director and Choreographer is Katie Schmidt Feder and the music director is Brian Zane. The play will go on at the Peekskill High School auditorium at 1072 Elm Street.
This year, the cast includes PHS students as well as 35 students from younger grades in the Peekskill City School District; some of the young actors are shown below:
Performances are:
April 15 - 7:30 pm
April 16 - 7:30 pm
April 17 - 2:00 pm matinee
Ticket prices: Adults - $15, Students - $10, Kids 10 and under - $7. SAVE $2 when purchasing tickets before April 1. Special "Front and Center" reserved seating is $20.
Tickets are being sold at Drama Club "Box Office" in the PHS Lobby: Thursdays 4-6 pm, Saturdays 12-2 pm and at the door.
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Budget Taking Shape
With a deadline of April 12, the Board of Education is drawing close to adopting a budget for the 2011-2012 school year. The Citizens' Budget Advisory Committee hosted a Saturday public forum at the Peekskill Middle School and that budget presentation is available on the District Web site under the "Budget" Tab heading. Currently, the Board of Education is considering a budget to budget increase of less than 1% and a tax rate increase of between 2% and 3%. The budget preserves Peekskill's core academic and sports programs.
Shown in the photo, from left to right: Interim Superintendent Larry Licopoli, Asst. Superintendent for Business and Administrative Services Greg Sullivan, School Board member Lisbeth Bock, and CBAC member, Conrad McMillen.
Important dates coming up are:
March 23, 2011 CBAC 7-9pm Review & Reflection of Forum - 1st Draft of Report to BOE
March 31, 2011 FINAL REPORT TO BOE for April 5th BOE Meeting
April 12, 2011 (Televised)
Adoption of Proposed Budget for the Vote and PropertyTax Report Card
April 13, 2011
Second Legal Notice for Vote and Election
April 26, 2011
Detailed Budget Document Available to Public
April 26, 2011
Special Meeting Adoption of BOCES Budget
April 27, 2011
Third Legal Notice for Vote and Election
Distribution of Budget Newsletter
May 3, 2011
Public Hearing on the Budget
May 11, 2011
School Budget Notice Mailed to Residents
May 10, 2011
Fourth Legal Notice for Vote and Election
May 17, 2011
Board Elections and Budget Vote and Proposed Referendums
May 18, 2011
Ratification of Vote
All meetings take place in the Administration Center Conference Room, 1031 Elm Street. For questions, contact District CLerk Debra McLeod at 737-3300 x342.
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Abraham Lincoln
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