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Colin Smith,
President
Lisa Aspinall-Kellawon,
Vice President
Douglas Glickert
Maria Pereira
Michael Simpkins
Richard Sullivan
Jillian Villon
Dr. David Fine
Superintendent
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Click here for this month's PCSD Sports Schedule |
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Board of Education Meetings
Regular BOE Meeting
Tuesday,
July 28
5:30 p.m.
Regular BOE Meeting
Tuesday,
August 18
7:00 p.m.
Meetings will take place in the District Administration Building.
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Elton Brand Basketball
Clinic
Saturday,
August 8
FREE!
Open to boys and girls ages 7-15
Peekskill High School
Ages 7-9:
11:00 a.m. -11:45 a.m.
Ages 10-12:
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Ages 13-15:
12:30 p.m. - 1:15
Pre-registration is a MUST!
No forms will be accepted the day of the clinic.
Click here for a registration form.
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Real Talk
Tailgate
Back-to-School
Event
Thursday,
August 27
6:30 p.m.
at Peekskill High School
The City of Peekskill Police Department and the Peekskill City School District are happy to announce their new collaborative initiative aimed at fostering a safer community for all stakeholders in our beautiful city. Our Real Talk Program is scheduled to begin in the fall of the 2015/2016 school year.
This summer, we have organized a Tail Gate back to school event for high school students and parents at PHS on August 27, 2015 beginning at 1:00 pm. This is an opportunity for officers and families to interact in a friendly non- threatening environment. We hope you will consider joining us for this event.
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PCSD Now Offers
MySchoolBucks
The Peekskill City
School District is pleased to now offer MySchoolBucks, a convenient online meal payment service. Parents, you can now login to MySchoolBucks.com to pay for your student's meals, manage meal balances, and see what your student has purchased!
Click here for a welcome letter which explains how you can register for an account.
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The
Peekskill Education Foundation
Needs You!
Looking for an effective way to help out the Peekskill City Schools? PEF's mission is to raise funds for local education. They are looking for board members and volunteers.
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Committee
Volunteers
Needed
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.
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 The Peekskill City School District welcomes Dr. David Fine as our Superintendent of Schools!
A message from Dr. Fine:
"I am proud to be a part of our educational journey with respect to our achievement, alignment and partnerships. We are a system focused on every student; every day. Wishing you, your friends and your family a peaceful and enjoyable summer. Stay cool and see you soon." - Dr. Fine
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." -Maya Angelou
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FREE Summer Lunch Program
The Peekskill City School District is offering a FREE Summer Meals program to ALL children in the community ages 18 and younger.
When:
July 1 - July 30, 2015
Monday - Thursday
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where:
Peekskill Middle School
Click the links below for flyers with more information:
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1st Annual Superintendent's
5K & Fun Run
Saturday, October 10, 2015
(Homecoming weekend)!
Torpy Field in Depew Park
ChronoTrack Timed Race - Break your best 5K record!
Check-in at Torpy Field (in Depew Park)
1050 Hudson Avenue, Peekskill
Check-in: 7:00 a.m.- 7:45 a.m.
Fun Run start time: 8:00 a.m.
5K start time: 8:30 a.m.
Registration fees:
10 years old and younger: Free
11-19 years old: $10
20 years and older: $20
Registration on the day of the event will be $25
Free t-shirt for all who pre-register for the 5K
by Monday, Oct. 5, 2015!
(No registration needed for Fun Run)
Race Package Pick-up:
Wednesday, October 7th, 9am - 4pm
Thursday, October 8th, 9am - 7:30pm
Friday, October 9th, 9am - 4pm
Questions? Contact: (914) 737-3300 ext. 347 or email PCSD5k@peekskillcsd.org
For more information, to register online or to print a registration form to mail/hand in, please click here.
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Peekskill BOE Appoints New Officers
Congratulations to our 2015-2016 Peekskill Board of Education President Colin Smith and Vice President Lisa Aspinall-Kellawon, both of whom were sworn into office at a July 7 BOE meeting.
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PCSD Welcomes Colleen Hardiman as Woodside Elementary Principal
Please welcome Ms. Colleen Hardiman, who has joined the Peekskill City School District as our new Woodside Elementary Principal. Ms. Hardiman will be working with staff, parents, students, and community partners to help our students achieve their highest potential.
Ms. Hardiman comes to Peekskill from North Rockland Central Schools where she has spent the last 14 years as a classroom teacher, reading teacher, and instructional leader. In addition, Ms. Hardiman has over 18 years of educational experience spanning grades K-8, and most recently served for four years as a district-wide instructional leader. She brings to Woodside specific expertise in literacy instruction, the Common Core Standards, and second language development.
Ms. Hardiman is bilingual. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Syracuse University, a Master's degree in Elementary Education from Bank Street College, and a CAS in School Administration from SUNY New Paltz.
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Peekskill Veteran Awarded High School Diploma After 72 Years
Seventy-two years ago, long-time Peekskill resident John "Jack" Lancaster was called to serve in the United States Navy shortly after our country entered World War II. Barely 18 years old, Lancaster left home in February of 1943, only four months shy of his high school graduation date. While serving in the Navy, he earned a Victory Medal, an American Theater Medal and a European Theater Medal, but there was one honor that Lancaster earned that he never had the chance to claim- his high school diploma.
Finally, at age 93, Lancaster received his diploma surrounded by family and friends at a Peekskill Board of Education meeting on July 7. The presentation ceremony took place thanks to Lancaster's good friend and fellow Peekskill resident Jim Taylor who contacted Peekskill Superintendent Dr. David Fine about the matter. In turn, Dr. Fine reached out to New York State's Operation Recognition, which recognizes veterans who left high school without graduating because they were called to action during wartime (specifically World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War).
"I really appreciate [Peekskill] getting this together for Jack," said Taylor, who works for Peekskill Middle School's LEAP program. "I know that it is very important to him to have this particular piece of paper that he missed out on because he got called out early. I thank the Board of Education for that and I thank Jack for being here to receive it."
To continue reading the full article on this story, please click here.
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PHS Seniors Awarded Nearly $1M in Scholarships
In recognition of their hard work, Peekskill High School's top 25 students were awarded approximately $805,500 dollars in college scholarships, grants, and financial aid packages. In addition, at the Senior Awards' Night, students received over $164,500 in prizes, laptops, scholarships, and awards!
We thank all of the schools, organizations and individuals who so generously donated to help make our students' dreams a reality. For more photos from the PHS Senior Awards ceremony, click here.
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Uriah Hill Graduates Ready for
Life in Kindergarten
Say hello to the Peekskill High School Class of 2028! Our Uriah Hill Pre-K-ers are off to Woodside Elementary this fall and we could not be more excited for them. Congratulations to our littlest graduates!
For photos from Uriah Hill's Pre-K graduation, click here.
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PKMS Graduation:
PHS, Here They Come!
Congratulations to all of our Peekskill Middle School 8th graders, or should we say incoming Peekskill High School freshman!
Click here for photos from the PKMS graduation ceremony.
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PHS Science Symposium Focuses on Climate Change
The Advanced Science Research (ASR) Program at Peekskill High School is a three-year college level course, provided in collaboration with State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. In the program, ASR students conduct scientific research on the topic of their choice alongside a real world scientist. Students gain information for their projects by doing online searches, literature reviews, and by using their experimental design skills. Beginning in junior year, students procure a mentor, who is an expert in their chosen field of study, and work closely with them to conduct their experiment and collect data. In their senior year, students write a report on their research and defend it in national and statewide competitions.
At the end of each year, ASR students participate in an annual symposium, where they share their research experience with their parents, teachers and classmates. ASR students present their work by oral presentations, which are followed by a poster session.
This year, Dr. Radley Horton, an Associate Research Scientist from Columbia University's Center for Climate Systems Research was the event's guest speaker.
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Oakside Students Celebrate Flag Day at Field Library
Oakside students recently visited the Field Library's Senior Center where the children sang patriotic songs for those in attendance in honor of Flag Day. After their performance, students had the chance to meet Peekskill Mayor Frank Catilina, who was also in attendance at the event.
For more photos from this event, click here.
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Attendance Matters Campaign:
Coming Sept. 2015
Our Attendance Matters campaign will begin this September and run throughout the 2015-2016 school year! Stayed tuned for more information about how attendance impacts student success. Parents- learn what you can do to help your student stay on-track in school.
Want to learn more now?! Click here.
Haga clic aqui para obtener esta información en Español.
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Keep in Touch!
See what our students are writing about! Visit Peekskill High School's newspaper, Mercury by clicking on the red "M" below.
Follow this link for a schedule of TV broadcasts or tune into Peekskill School District cable TV on channel 77 and Verizon TV channel 32.
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"Summer afternoon-summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."
-Henry James
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We want to hear from you.
Please contact Superintendent Dr. David Fine by calling 914-737-3300 x303, or email enews@peekskillcsd.org |
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Peekskill CSD Communications
Laura Belfiore, Editor
Peekskill City School District |
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