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eNews from Peekskill Schools
November 9, 2016
Peekskill City School District: Educating Children of Promise
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Upcoming Events
November 11: Veterans Day: Buildings Closed; No District Transportation
November 15: PHS Financial Aid Night; 6 p.m.
Board of Education Meeting atHillcrest; 7 p.m.
November 16:
PTO General Meeting at Uriah Hill; 6:30 p.m
November 17:
Parent Teacher Conferences K-8 (Early Dismissal; No PM Pre-K)
PHS Interact Blood Drive: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PHS Fall Drama Production: PHS Auditorium; 7 p.m.
November 18: Parent Teacher Conferences K-8 (Early Dismissal; No PM Pre-K)
PHS Fall Drama Production: PHS Auditorium; 7 p.m.
November 19: PHS Fall Drama Production: PHS Auditorium; 7 p.m.
November 21:
Athletics Mandatory Parent/Coaches Winter Meeting: PHS Auditorium; 6:30 p.m.
November 22:
Uriah Hill Thanksgiving Feast
SEPTO Meeting: PHS Library; 6:30 p.m.
November 24- 25:
Thanksgiving Recess: Buildings closed; No District Transportation
December 1:
PHS Parent Teacher Conference Night; 6:30 p.m.
December 3: SEPTO Santa Event PKMS: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
December 5: PTO Executive Meeting in BOE Room: 6:30 p.m.
December 6:
Board of Education Meeting at PKMS; 7 p.m.
View our complete District calendar here.
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Fall Festivities
Uriah HIll Early Childhood teachers got some helping hands from Summit Academy students to make the 2016 Halloween Parade a great success!
For more spooktacular parade photos, please
click here!
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On Tuesday, October 4, members and supporters of the Peekskill City School District gathered at Ossining High School to join others in the EdWalk for CFE (Campaign for Fiscal Equity). The walk, which was spearheaded by the Alliance for Quality Education of New York, marks the 10-year anniversary of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity court decision which ruled that the state is systemically
under-funding
Black, Latino, and low-income students in many districts across New York.
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Thank you to all who recently came out to celebrate our Fall Sports Awards Night. Our athletes had a great season and we couldn't be prouder! See the list below for a complete list of athlete honorees.
Athletes of the Week: Savion Williams, Birch Lazo-Murphy,
Oswald Annang, Leilani Bridgewater, Kaitlin Lehning, Josephine Holman, Jasmyn Lucas, Juan Velez, Shenece Davis, Brianna Curry and Essence Boyd-Roberts
All Section Boys' Soccer: Oswald Annang
All-League:
Volleyball - Madeline Quezada, Kiara Adams and Essence Boyd-Roberts
Girls' Soccer-
Brianna Curry
Boys' Soccer- Oswald Annang (League MVP), Birch Lazo-Murphy and Juan Velez
Football- Savion Williams and Rhondre Robinson
Cross Country-
Jasmyn Lucas,
Shenece Davis and
Leilani Bridgewater
Girls' Swimming- Josephine Holman, Kaitlin Quezada, Kaitlin Lehning, Mya Guardino and Ariana Lopez
All- League Honorable Mention: Yeymily Conde, Berlin CocJerez, Ashley Flores, Kayla Slaughter, Mariah James and Ericka Mendez
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Uriah Hill hosted its second Parents Workshop on Tuesday, October 25. The day focused on how parents can help their Pre-K students succeed in school. Thank you to all of the parents and guardians who came out to support their children! If you weren't able to attend the event, click on the link to see the day's presentation, "Helping Students Transition into Pre-K."
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To reward the Peekskill City School District for implementing the Breakfast After the Bell program, a strategy of the NFL and Dairy Association's Fuel Up to Play 60 program, over 100 students and school administrators recently participated in a "thank you" dinner hosted by the Cabot Farmer's Gratitude Grill, Former Giant's Wide Receiver Amani Toomer and the American Dairy Association North East.
On October 27, students and administrators had the opportunity to meet and take photos with Amani Toomer and participate in fun physical fitness activity stations in the Peekskill High School cafeteria. The day included raffles, games and a live dj.
To read more and see a photo album from this event,
click here.
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Uriah Hill Elementary recently welcomed members of the Peekskill Volunteer Fire Department to the school. Firefighters came to teach the students about fire safety and what to do in the event of an emergency. The volunteers showed students their protective gear and gave students a tour of their fire trucks. As a special treat, Uriah Hill's head custodian, Debbie Sniffen, who is also a volunteer fire fighter, brought along the department's dog, Sky.
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The Peekskill City School District wore pink on Oct. 14 to help support breast cancer awareness. Thank you to everyone who participated in the initiative and donated to the cause. Together, Peekskill City Schools raised over $1,300!
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Students and faculty at Peekskill High School recently took a trip to Washington, D.C. While there, the group toured t
he Holocaust Museum, the Museum of American History, the Vietnam Memorial, and the Lincoln and Washington Memorials.
PHS' school newspaper, Mercury, was on hand to cover the adventure. Check out their Facebook page for more photos from this exciting trip.
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Thank you to everyone who came out to run, cheer and volunteer at our 2nd Annual Superintendent's 5K event! The day was an amazing success and example of the great things we can do as a community when working together. Congratulations to all of our runners! You can view the race results here.
Once again, very special thanks to our generous sponsors:
Hudson Hospitality Group;
Ingerman Smith, LLP;
Empire Performance PT;
Peekskill Faculty Association;
Darryl Thompson, MBA - Prudential;
Stop & Shop;
Nonna's Pizza;
Peekskill Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO);
Peekskill Special Education Parent/Teacher Organization (SEPTO); La Villetta II; Homestyle Bakery; Birdsall House; Kathleen's Tea Room; Division St. Grill; Bruised Apple Bookstore and the Peekskill Brewery.
Click here for a photo album with almost 400 photos from this event!
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Depew Park was bustling for our Homecoming games on October 8. Thanks to everyone who came out to cheer on our Red Devil athletes, and congratulations to our players on a great day all around.
You can view our Homecoming 2016 photo album here.
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Peekskill High School and Kaplan SAT Prep is partnering to give students a significantly discounted SAT Prep Course at Peekskill High School. Before PHS starts the program, they need some feedback from you so that they can ensure what they offer is the best possible. Please click here and fill out a quick, eight question, survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
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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 2016-2017 are as follow: December 22, January 19, February 16, March 9, April 13, May 18,June 15.
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Did You Know?
Peekskill Superintendent Dr. David Fine posts regular monthly messages on our website. You can find these insights, along with the Superintendent's
video blog on our
District homepage in the "e-Corner" area. This is a great way to stay up to date with what is going on behind the scenes at PCSD!
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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. David Fine
Superintendent
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The
Peekskill Education Foundation
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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We Want to Hear From YOU!
Please contact Superintendent Dr. David Fine by calling 914-737-3300 ext. 303, or email [email protected]
Peekskill CSD Communications
Laura Belfiore, Editor
Peekskill City School District
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Peekskill City School District | 1031 Elm Street, Peekskill, NY 10566 | (914) 737-3300 Contact: [email protected] | Visit our website: www.peekskillcsd.org
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