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eNews from Peekskill Schools
April 28, 2017
Peekskill City School District: Educating Children of Promise
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Upcoming Events
April 27-29: PHS Spring Musical: Disney's, "The Little Mermaid;" 7 p.m. Daily with a 2 p.m. Matinee on Saturday.
April 29: Peekskill Basics Kick-off Event: 10 a.m. at Woodside
May 1:
PTO BOE Candidate Forum
: 7 p.m. in the Administration Building
May 2:
Board of Education Meeting at Admin. Building; 7 p.m.
May 4: PHS Spring Concert: 7 p.m.
May 5-6: PKMS Musical, "Annie, Jr." at 7 p.m. Daily and a 3 p.m. Matinee on Saturday
May 10:
Uriah Hill Spring Sing-A-Long; 9:30 a.m.
May 11:
Uriah Hill Spring Sing-A-Long; 1 p.m.
May 16: Oakside Grade 2 Spring Concert: 9 a.m.
Board of Education School Budget Vote: Polls Open 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Board of Education Meeting: 8 p.m. in the Administration Building
Hillcrest Spring Concert: 7 p.m. at PHS
May 17: Oakside Grade 3 Spring Concert: 9 a.m.
PHS Science National Honor Society Induction: 7 p.m.
May 18: PKMS Spring Concert: 7 p.m.
May 19: Early Rrelease Pre-K - 12 (No PM Pre-K)
May 20: Woodside Family Fun Day: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
May 22: Woodside Kindergarten Spring Sing-A-Long (Part 1): 9:30 a.m.
May 23:
Woodside Kindergarten Spring Sing-A-Long (Part 2): 9:30 a.m.
SEPTO Meeting in PHS Library: 6:30 p.m.
May 24: Woodside Grade 1
Spring Sing-A-Long (Part 1): 9:30 a.m.
PTO General Meeting at PHS: 6:30 p.m.
May 25: Woodside Grade 1 Spring Sing-A-Long (Part 2): 9:30 a.m.
PKMS LEAP Celebration: 3:30 p.m.
PHS Advance Science Research Symposium: 7 p.m.
May 29: Memorial Day Recess Buildings Closed: No District Transportation
May 30: Uriah Hill Pre-K Parent Workshop: 1:30 p.m.
Woodside Kindergarten Orientation: 6:30 p.m.
View our complete District calendar here.
Red Devil fans, view our athletic schedule
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Music In Our Schools Month Concert
Our students performed to a sold out crowd at our District-wide Music in Our Schools Month concert held on April 5. The evening featured singers, musicians, actors and dancers from across all PCSD buildings. See more photos from the evening in this album.
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2017-2018 Budget Vote & School Board Elections
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
One Polling Place: Peekskill High School
Polls Open: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
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Save the date and come out to meet our Board of Education candidates on Monday, May 1 in the Administration Building. If you can't make the in-person event, you can submit your questions ahead of time here.
Two, three-year seats are up for election: Incumbent Douglas Glickert and Incumbent Richard Sullivan. Voters will elect two members to the Peekskill City School District Board of Education.
2017-2018 Candidates:
Richard Sullivan - Incumbent
Branwen MacDonald
Anabeli Gonzales Pomalaya
Samuel North
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The Peekskill Basics
What ARE the
Peekskill Basics
?
Based on the Boston Basics, a public/private program that grew out of work at Harvard University, the Peekskill Basics is a campaign inspired by the fact that 80% of brain development happens in the first three years of life.
The Boston Basics are five evidence-based parenting and care-giving principles that encompass much of what experts find is important for children from birth to age three. Ev
ery child from every background can benefit from routinely experiencing Boston Basics learning experiences. Therefore, the Peekskill Basics Initiative is working through a broad range of institutions to ensure that every parent and caregiver is fully supported by family and friends to use the five Boston Basics practices in everyday life.
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This year's Young Docents event will take place on Wednesday, May 10 from 6-8 p.m. at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA). The Young Docents is a program that began last school year with Mrs. Heather Brown's Advanced Art 2 class at Peekskill High School in collaboration with HVCCA. Throughout the school year, students have been exposed to the process of being a docent. This event is a culmination of a year's worth of research, planning and learning about the art pieces at the museum. Please come out and support our student docents as they provide tours of the museum and discuss works of art during this time.
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Peekskill Middle School recently hosted its 4th Annual Men's Night celebrations, inviting male roll models of every relation to accompany their students to PKMS for a night of fun and games.
Over 100 students and adults came out to enjoy themselves and share in some bonding time together.
At the event, attendees participated in several activities, workshops and dinner. The evening's special guest, Antwoin "Chef Fresh" Gutierrez from Fresh Taste Bakery, spent the evening speaking with students about the importance of working hard and how having a role model can help a person reach their goals in life.
"Men's Night provides our students with an opportunity to bond with important male figures in their life," said Andrew Kane, a PKMS teacher who helps to organize the annual event. "Each year we look for ways to expand the event and expose our youth to new experiences. I would like to thank all of the participants as well as our supporters for making our fourth annual Men's Night a success."
See a photo album from this event
here
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Lance Johnson is a respected and accomplished multimedia artist whose paintings, influenced by jazz, hip-hop, and Romare Bearden, have been exhibited at many galleries in New York City and around the country. He recently spent a week on his hands and knees in the cafeteria of Peekskill High School's Summit Academy, working with students to create a mural on canvas that reflects their dreams and aspirations.
Johnson's visit was made possible by the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA) and their artist-in-residence program, which arranged for Johnson to work with Summit Academy students. With the support of HVCCA Director of Education Sarah Bachelier, the project began with student voices. English teacher Bridget Connor helped the students craft phrases and quotes reflecting their feelings about school, family, and community. Next, the mural began to take shape on the floor of the Summit cafeteria, which also doubles as the Academy's art space. Summit art teacher Taylor Coleman assisted Johnson and documented the creative process with photographs. Each day, a new layer of paint and words was applied using a wide variety of techniques and tools, from spray paint and stencils to acrylics and brushes. The final product is multi-layered and multidimensional and includes contributions from every student.
"Everyone put a piece of their soul on this piece," Johnson said. "It represents the diversity of the community so well."
Click here for the complete article on this story.
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Congratulations to the following Peekskill Middle School students on their induction into the National Junior Honor Society:
Cristian Alvarez,
Jefferson Arpi,
Steven Ayala,
Ashanti Bermeo,
Daniela Bloom, Tiana Brooks, Daniela Cardenas, Lindsey Castro, Jonathan Chapa, Isabella Contreras, Pablo Culcay Avila, Jason Curillo, Alisa D'Souza
Bianca Fernandes, Janah Huff, Azaria Johnson, Miles Karteron, Marley Lazo-Murphy, Tanya Merino, Breanna Michel, Justin Monge, Sage North, Rosio Oliva-Romero, Isabelle Paul, Olivia Paul, Veronica Paul, Esteban Pauta, Jilda Pauta, Kevin Quezada, Victoria Ramos, Sarah Rosen, Joey Sanchez, Steven Vele and August Vitarbo.
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The PHS Drama Company Goes on Tour
On Monday, April 24, students at Woodside and Oakside Elementary were in for a special treat as members of the Peekskill High School Drama Company stopped by to perform selections from their spring musical, Disney's "The Little Mermaid." It was a magical experience for both the younger students and the "big kids," who had fun singing and dancing with each other. Click here for a photo album from the day.
Don't forget - opening night is THIS Thursday at Peekskill High School. Shows run at 7 p.m. daily through Saturday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Come dressed as your favorite Disney character! This will be a fun, interactive experience for Disney fans of all ages.
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At Woodside Elementary, Mrs. Cronin's Kindergarten class has been learning about ways to take care of the Earth. Students have been recycling in the classroom and recently spent some time with Mr. DiFabio, one of Woodside's custodians, to learn even more about recycling. Mr. DiFabio explained which containers the school's recycling is sorted into and showed the children the receptacles first hand.
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Thank you to Pre-K Director Carmen Vargas and all of the wonderful Uriah Hill parents, teachers, and staff for creating an amazing carnival adventure, which was enjoyed by both young and old! The event hosted fun characters like leprechauns and offered sports such as basketball and bowling. Lollipops, great food, a photobooth, face painting and much more made the day complete. The proceeds from the event will go to support enhancements for the District's Pre-K programs.
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PHS' Robotics Teams Win 1st at Rube Goldberg Competition
Congratulations to the Peekskill High School Robotics Teams, The Iron Devils and the Mechanical Devils, who collaborated on a project for the 14th Annual Rube Goldberg Challenge which took place at White Plains High School on April 2. The two PHS teams won first place in three out of three categories in the competition and brought home the following awards:
Creative Award
Teamwork Award
Rube Goldberg Award
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Students at Peekskill Middle School spent months in preparation for the school's annual S.T.E.A.M Fair which was held on March 23. Presentations included projects on computer coding, robotics, ceramics, engineering design and of course, a lesson on how to make your own slime.
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Congratulations to Peekskill High School's newest honor society members who were inducted at a ceremony at PHS on March 22.
National Honor Society:
Senior Inductees: Brianna Curry, Mariah James and Wendy Rivadeneira
Junior Inductees:
Kiara Adams, Alma Guardado, Elliot Molina,
Erika Barrera, Justin Hahn, Camila Orellena,
Elvis Carchipulla, Kyra Hall, Maria Luz Palma,
Robrert Chacha, Kiara Haughton Diana Tenesaca,
Zachary Clausen, Raul Illescas, Kellin Velasquez,
Gordon Evans, Tyanna Johnson, Karen Vele,
Nicole Furtado, Valentina Loaiza, Jessie Zhanay,
Jodi Glickert and Debora Martinez.
Mu Alpha Theta:
Junior Inductees:
Gordon Evans, Valentina Loaiza and Elliot Molina,
Jodi Glickert and Junior Machisaca
Mathematics Honor Society:
Junior Inductees: Kiara Adams, Nicole Furtado, Jessie Zhanay and Kyra Hall
Sophomore Inductees: Ashley Birmingham,
Adriana Molina,
Jocelyn Ortega,
Grace Chen,
Jasmyn Munoz,
Akua Yeboah,
Ericka Leon and
Achar Okoth.
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The Kraft Mobile Food Truck is coming to Hillcrest! Once a month on Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. we will need volunteers to help set up, distribute food and clean up. Volunteers can sign up for one or two hour blocks. Please call Phyllis Elliott at 914-739-2284 ext. 243. Dates for 2017 are as follow: May 18 and June 15.
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Peekskill Board of Education
Lisa Aspinall-Kellawon,
President
Richard Sullivan,
Vice President
Trustees: Douglas Glickert,
Maria Pereira,
Michael Simpkins, Colin
Smith,
Jillian Villon
Dr. Lorenzo Licopoli
Acting Superintendent of Schools
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We Want to Hear From YOU!
Please contact Acting Superintendent Dr. Lorenzo Licopoli by calling 914-737-3300 ext. 302, or email enews@peekskillcsd.org
Peekskill CSD Communications
Laura Belfiore, Editor
Peekskill City School District
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