eNews from Peekskill Schools  March 24, 2012
Peekskill City School District: Educating Children of Promise
In This Issue
Third Graders Perform at the Paramount
Talent Show Tonight
All Star Basketball
Coach Panzanaro Honored
Honor Societies
Sports Schedule
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Peekskill's
Board of Education

 

Joseph Urbanowicz,  

President
Fran Feuerman, 

Vice President 

Marcela Bobe
Lisbeth Bock
Douglas Glickert
Tuesday McDonald 

Michael Simpkins 

 

James Willis
Superintendent 

 

Coming Soon 

TONIGHT!

Saturday,  

March 24 

 

TALENT SHOW

presented by SEPTO

 

7 p.m.

PHS Auditorium

Tickets are  

$8 and $5

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Board of

Education

Meetings:

 Peekskill  

Administration Building 

Tuesday,

March 27 

Public Session begins at  

7 p.m.

     

Tuesday,

April 10  

Public Session begins at  

7 p.m.

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Save the Dates  

for the Peekskill High School  

Spring Play!

   

April 27, 28, 29   

Performance times:  Friday and Saturday - 7:30 pm,
Sunday 2:00 pm
Tickets:
phs.tkts@gmail.com
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Oakside Third Graders Perform
at the Paramount

 

Dancer Andrea Elam, shown above, is a teaching professional with Dance Theater of Harlem--and a Peekskill parent. With the help of grant funding from the Peekskill Education Foundation and Arts Westchester, she conducted a series of dance workshops open to all third graders at Oakside Elementary School. The culminating event was a performance this week at the Paramount Theater of Jerry Pinckney's The Lion and the Mouse. Author Pinckney was able to attend the event and encourage the 100 students who participated. Ms. Elam's talented dance company, Synapses, also performed for the children.   
Peekskill's Got Talent!

Tonight, Saturday, March 24, is the Third Annual Talent Show presented by SEPTO, Peekskill's Special Education Parent Organization. A great lineup of talented students is ready to amuse, amaze, and entertain you.
The show begins at 7 p.m., in the Peekskill High School auditorium. Admission is $8.00; $5.00 for students with ID and children under 10. Refreshments will be available to purchase. Please join the Peekskill schools family for this great show!
 

 

All Star Basketball

This Sunday, March 25, you can see great basketball again when the Sectional All Stars play at Sleepy Hollow High School. Team Captain Kyree Hull will play in the game at 2 p.m. and Chandler Pierce will play at 4 p.m. Chandler will also compete in a slam-dunk contest between the games.  
 
All Star Coach

Coach Louis Panzanraro, Peekskill High School alumnus and coach of Peekskill High School varsity basketball for 29 years, has been honored by his peers for a remarkableLou Panzanaro 
achievement. Coach Panzanaro is the winningest coach ever in Section 1, with 552 wins.
Coach Panzanaro has out won the previous record holder, John Volpe, who had 529 wins.

Affectionately known to all as "Coach P," Panzanaro is also the Peekskill City School District Athletic Director.

"I would nver have wanted to coach anywhere else," he affirms. It's an honor to be a part of Peekskill's great basketball tradition."
 
Peekskill Honor Societies Induct New Members 
















Peekskill HIgh School Honor Societies welcomed new mebers recently in a candlelight ceremony at the Peekskill High School auditorium, filled with proud families and teachers.


Presiding over the National Honor Society ceremony were officers Molly Balow, Stephanie Gil, Chelsea Nauratan, and Kayla Kershus. Senior members were Elijah Abdul-Azim, Jenesis Gallego, Jennifer Gallego, Margaret Krapish, Genesis Martinez, Nicolas Soto, Shaina Navarro, Robert Pagan, Kevin Slocum, and Michelle Wood. Senior Inductees were Jamil Gutierrez, David Mendello, Caitlin Orhelein, Marcia Paltin, and Brent Travis.
Junior inductees were Mikyla Abdul-Azim, Aleah COnlon, Lailaa Cunningham, Kyle Glickert, Karla Hernandez, Veronica Mendez, Jasmine Michitsch, Brian Ricciardi, Vivienne Sales, Jamella Sanchez, Catherine Shaw, Elizabeth Shaw, Cynthia Vele, Isabella Wood, and Jason Zeboris.

Mu Alpha Theta is the national math honor society. President Elijah Abdul-Aziz presided over the induction ceremony. Senior members were: Molly Balow, Jenesis Gallego, Jennifer Gallego,
Stephanie Gil, Kayla Kerschus, Shaina Navarro, Kevin Slocum, and Michelle Wood. Junior inductees were Mikyla Abdul-Aziz, Kyle Glickert, Karla Hernandez, Cynthia Vele, and Isabella Wood.

The officers of the New York State Mathematics Honor Society are Jamil Gutierrez and Stephanie Gil. Senior members were Elijah Abdul-Aziz, Molly Balow, Katie Freed, Jennifer Gallego, Jenesis Gallego, Genesis Martinez, Shaina Navarro, Patrick O'Neal, Marcia Paltin, Christopher Ronca, Catherine Semple, Kevin Slocum, Nicolas Soto, and Michelle Wood.
The senior inductee was Brett Travis. Junior inductees were Ayomide Jegede and Sydney Taylor. Sophomore inductees were Lucas Cardenas, Barbara Cseh, Autumn Henson, Shaina Iton, Andy Martinez, Sergio Molina, Dyani Sanchez, Diana Suarez, Andrew Wise, and Vicente Zambrano.

Faculty advisors are Jean Spooner and Merritt Brown, assisted by Romelle Smith-Moody.

Additional photos can be seen on the Peekskill City School District Facebook Page.

Exciting Spring Sports Contests!

Spring sports start next week with lacrosse, baseball, softball, tennis and track promising some exciting action.

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Volunteers Welcome!

Be a part of the future of the Peekskill City School District by volunteering on a committee. Share your voice and ideas, work with friends, neighbors, and Board members, and make the Peekskill City School District the best it can be. Volunteers are needed for committees on financial planning, education, wellness, facilities, and communications. Please email Ms. Debra McLeod at dmcleod@peekskillcsd.org, or call her at 914-737-3300 x342.

 

 "Know from whence you came. 
If you know whence you came, 
there are absolutely no limitations
to where you can go."

-James Baldwin
 
We want to hear from you.

Please contact Superintendent Jim Willis by calling 914-737-3300 x303, or email enews@peekskillcsd.org 

 

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