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eNews from Peekskill Schools
October 18, 2017
Peekskill City School District: Every Student, Every Day
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Upcoming Events
Homecoming
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Torpy Field
1:30 p.m. Varsity Football Game
Coffee with the Superintendent
Saturday, October 28, 2017
9:00 a.m.
Administration Building
PTO Trunk or Treat
Saturday, October 28, 2017
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Administration Building Parking Lot
(Pre-K - Grade 5 only, please)
Special Olympics' "Miles for Medals" Halloween Walk
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Torpy Field
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Costumes are encouraged for attendees and volunteers!
Varsity Sports Awards Night
Thursday, November 2, 2017
PKMS Cafeteria
**Please note that this event is for Varsity players, coaches and family members ONLY.**
View our complete District calendar
here.
Red Devils fans, view our athletic schedule
here.
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Welcome Back, Peekskill!
Sharpened pencils, crisp books and big smiles! To relive the excitement of the first day of school at PCSD, click here for our "First Day" photo album, which contains over 600 photos from all of our schools!
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Have a great school year!
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Introducing, "People of PCSD." A new profile series celebrating those that make our schools stand out.
There are so many wonderful members of our faculty and staff that go above and beyond in their roles here at Peekskill City School District. In this series, we will highlight the unsung heroes that operate behind the scenes, put in the extra hours and give their all in order to ensure that our students have the best educational experience possible. We are excited to feature Hillcrest's Karen Leggio as our first profile. Click here to read Mrs. Leggio's story.
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Hands-On Activities Help Teach Scientific Concepts in Ms. Rice's Class
Hillcrest students in Ms. Rachele Rice's class were recently able to use a cooking activity to deepen their understanding of the scientific concepts of physical and chemical change. While making applesauce from apples, students had the hands-on opportunity to apply real life skills as they made observations, followed a procedure and made predictions, while also incorporating their reading and writing skills. Click here to read more.
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Varsity Cheerleaders Headed to Cheerfest
Congratulations to our Varsity Cheerleaders on their fall season! The group has been hard at work and will be competing in the 2017 Cheerfest on Saturday, October 28 at Walter Panas High School. Good luck, ladies!
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PHS Summit Academy Students Collect Donations for Hurricane Victims
PHS Summit Academy students packed up three large cartons of supplies for students in Baytown, Texas, whose homes were flooded by Hurricane Harvey. A Texas teacher established a classroom-to-classroom support network, and Summit Academy was assigned to a teacher at Goose Creek Memorial High School. Students wrote notes of encouragement to those in Texas and added them to the boxes. Thanks to everyone who donated school supplies and toiletries!
Shown in this photo are Andrew Parsons, teacher Anita Prentice, Chandler Kall, Tyler Haviland, Jakyme Brewington-Smith, and Victoria Palmer.
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To celebrate September 21 as an International Day of Peace, Maura Recabo, the coordinator of Margaret's Place at Peekskill Middle School, collaborated with Patricia Roldan's art class students to create a peace dove in the front entrance of PKMS. Students discussed ways they can contribute to spreading peace in their homes, schools and communities. Each student wrote at least one way they could help spread peace on to a piece of paper. These papers were then used to create the work of art, which symbolizes the students' commitment to non-violence.
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The Mobile Food Pantry is coming to Hillcrest! On Thursday, October 26 and again on Wednesday, November 15 from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. a selection of food will be available for pick up at Hillcrest Elementary. We encourage our families to take advantage of this free resource. To help our efforts, we will also need volunteers to help set up, distribute food and clean up. If you are able to lend a hand, please contact chernandez@peekskillcsd.org.
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PHS Latino Culture Club Offers Translation Services to Community at Kiley Center Event
Led by Mrs. Myrna Santos and Mrs. Sonia Veloz, students in the Peekskill High School Latino Culture Club recently volunteered their time at the Kiley Center to assist Peekskill families with translation. Because of the club members' efforts, families were able to easily register their children for after school programs.
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Peekskill Middle School would like to extend our appreciation to members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated - Nu Psi Zeta Chapter, who, in the spirit of excellence and scholarship, recently donated book bags and school supplies to our students.
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Congratulations to our Oakside students who were honored at our Summer Reading Challenge Celebration on October 11! Special thanks to the family members that came out and the teachers who helped make the evening a special one.
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Thanks to the generosity of the Peekskill Education Foundation, Summit Academy students enjoyed a day of team-building and meeting challenges at the Ring Homestead ropes course in Middletown, NY.
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Thank you to all of the male (and female) role models who came out to our 2017 Dad's Day event on September 19, making it an extra special morning for our PCSD students! Click here for a photo album with over 100 pictures from this event.
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Peekskill Board of Education
Lisa Aspinall-Kellawon,
President
Michael Simpkins,
Vice President
Trustees: Branwen MacDonald, Samuel North,
Maria Pereira,
Colin
Smith,
Jillian Villon
Mrs. Mary Keenan Foster
Interim Superintendent of Schools
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We Want to Hear From YOU!
Please contact Interim Superintendent Mrs. Mary Keenan Foster 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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Peekskill City School District | 1031 Elm Street, Peekskill, NY 10566 | (914) 737-3300 Contact: enews@peekskillcsd.org | Visit our website: www.peekskillcsd.org
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