Bee in the Top Three
Strawtown Elementary School 5th grader Matthew P. placed third in the Westchester/Rockland Regional Spelling Bee. Last year he was the first place 4th grade winner.

Woodglen Students See Moon, Stars and Sky
Third grade students and teachers from Woodglen Elementary School visited South High School's planetarium the week before spring break. Their work at the planetarium aligned with their work and studies in the classroom focusing on the stars, moon, and sky.

 

Book Throwdown at Festa
Sixth graders at Felix Festa Middle School are participating in an independent reading competition (Book Throwdown) that has been taking place in A-School since October. The sixth graders have read 3,527 independent reading books through the month of March. They recently had their first team surpass the 1,000 books read mark. The team that is in first place, Team A-4, has read 1,148 books so far during the competition. The students, staff, and administration at the middle school have done a phenomenal job in helping this literary competition be a success throughout this school year.

 

Have you done your good (deed) search today?
Teacher Kathleen Gnazzo and students from her public policy class at Clarkstown High School North are leading a movement encouraging fellow students and teachers to use GoodSearch to benefit Charity Water, a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Gnazzo's public policy class, a part of Syracuse University's Project Advance program, promotes student engagement in community service. With a campaign slogan of "Have you done your good (deed) search today?" the students are encouraging fellow peers and teachers to use GoodSearch through fliers by every computer, signs in the library and main hallway, and through email blasts. Teachers and students are now getting on board and using GoodSearch for Charity Water because of the students efforts in spreading the word! Visit Good Search at http://www.goodsearch.com/