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eNews from Peekskill Schools
March 17, 2017
Peekskill City School District: Educating Children of Promise
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Upcoming Events
March 21: Board of Education Meeting at Admin. Building: 7 p.m.
March 22:
PTO
General
Meeting at Oakside: 6:30 p.m.
*PHS Honor Society Inductions: 7 p.m.
March 23: PHS Guidance Freshman Night: 6 p.m.
*PKMS STEAM Fair: 6:30 p.m.
March 28: SEPTO Meeting in PHS Library: 6:30 p.m.
April 3:
PTO
Executive
Meeting in BOE Room: 6:30 p.m.
*PKMS Men's Night: 7 p.m.
April 4:
Board of Education Meeting at Admin. Building: 7 p.m.
April 6: Woodside Poetry Night: 6 p.m.
April 7: PKMS Musical: 7 p.m.
April 8: PKMS Musical: 7 p.m.
April 10-14: Spring Recess (Buildings closed April 13 & 14 - No District Transportation)
*Rescheduled date.
View our complete District calendar here.
Red Devil fans, view our athletic schedule
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Hillcrest Instrumental Night
Our young Hillcrest musicians put on a lovely performance at their annual Instrumental Night on March 9. See more photos from the evening in this album.
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The event will be held
Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Torpy Field. Free t-shirts to those who sign up to volunteer. Community service credit available for students who need it.
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PKMS Career Day: Speakers Wanted
On Friday, April 28, 2017 Peekskill Middle School is looking for individuals to volunteer their time to speak with our students about different careers. If you are able to come for the day, or even an hour, please click here to fill out our electronic volunteer form. Please respond with your availability by April 12, 2017.
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PLEASE NOTE:
The PCSD Music in Our Schools Month concert is SOLD OUT!
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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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On March 16, 2017, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) awarded more than $6 million in grants to 42 school districts for the My Brother's Keeper Family and Community Engagement Program. Of these funds, the Peekskill City School District is excited to receive $150,000.
The purpose of the Family and Community Engagement Program is to increase the academic achievement and college and career readiness of boys and young men of color, and to develop and sustain effective relationships with families toward the goal of success for all students.
"We are very excited to have been a recipient of this grant as it aligns to our work as a community of learners," said Peekskill Superintendent Dr. David Fine. "This was a collaborative effort and I am proud of all of our stakeholders involved in this process. We are looking forward to the ways in which these funds will help enhance our District."
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As part of their National Foreign Language Week celebrations, Peekskill High School held their 12th
Annual Food Festival on Thursday, March 9.
Students began prepping for the week-long celebrations a week prior to the event, decorating the school's hallways and planning meals for Thursday's feast.
"We want the students to take pride in culture, not just their own, but various cultures," said Foreign Language teacher Carolyne Hall, who helped organize the week of events.
Hall noted that her students look forward to the Foreign Language Week celebrations from the beginning of the school year.
"What's really neat about this event is that at the beginning of each year, the students always want to know when they get to decorate the halls, watch the movies, do the dancing and have the food festival," Hall said. "It shows we're really making an impact on these kids."
Read the full article and see a photo album from this event
here.
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Congratulations to all of our winter athletes and coaches who were honored at our Winter Sports Awards Night, which took place at Peekskill High School on March 1. In total, the PCSD Athletic Department had 12 teams and over 125 athletes competing this season.
Click here for a complete list of those honored at the event and for a photo album from the evening.
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In keeping with their annual tradition, each February the City of Peekskill celebrates Black History Month by honoring outstanding African American members of the community for their personal and/or professional achievements, civic contributions and general good deeds that have favorably impacted local citizens. This year, Peekskill City School District's Debra McLeod was recognized at a City Council meeting on February 14.
McLeod works as a Senior Office Assistant to the Superintendent of Peekskill Schools, and has served as the Peekskill City School District's Clerk for the past 12 years. She was nominated for the honor by Peekskill Superintendent Dr. David Fine, who praised McLeod at the City Council meeting, recognizing her humility and dedication to Peekskill schools and citing her as a "positive change agent in the Peekskill City School District."
At the City Council meeting, Peekskill Mayor Frank Catalina presented McLeod with an award for outstanding service to the City of Peekskill.
"You are a beloved member of the school community who truly makes a difference in the lives of children in the Peekskill City School District," Catalina said.
For
the complete article on this story,
please
click here
.
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Screenagers explores common family struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids' development and offers solutions to empower kids to best navigate the digital world. You can find the official trailer for the film here.
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At Peekskill High School, Ms. Heather Brown's Advanced Art 1 class created socially driven artwork entitled "Wired Within Society." The pieces were created to be displayed at the Garrison Art Center's themed show, "Icon Pop." To gain inspiration for the project, PHS students viewed 1960's pop art to determine what the messages were behind the pieces from that era, and then collaboratively created their own pieces about today's social issues. The show was on display from Saturday, March 4 to Saturday, March 11. Click here for a list of students involved in this project.
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Peekskill Middle School recently held their annual L.E.A.P Living Legacy Awards on Thursday, February 17, honoring exceptional students and members of the Peekskill community. Click here for a complete list of honorees and a photo album from this event.
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To celebrate February being Dental Health Awareness Month, students at Uriah Hill Elementary recently enjoyed a visit from local dentist, Dr. Martinez. The students learned about how to brush their teeth by practicing on stuffed animals and each student was given a goody bag containing a new tooth brush, toothpaste and floss.
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Special thanks to those who came out to donate blood at Peekskill High School's Blood Drive, which was hosted by the PHS Interact Club on February 28. Pictured to the right, PHS junior Andre Parris gives blood for the first time ever. Parris and other donors like him helped contribute to the 83 units of blood collected at this drive, which translates to 249 lives saved. Way to go PHS!
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On Friday, February 17, Oakside's "Construction Company" accepted the task of creating a school-wide snow day to help students celebrate collectively reading over 5,000 books so far this year.
To kick-off the fun, the event invited students and teachers to do what most do on a typical snow day- that is, stay in their pajamas all day. Teachers catered lessons to the theme and included "snowy" activities to help build students' literacy, math, and science skills throughout the
celebration. In the library, students found books about snow specially displayed, while in gym class they enjoyed taking part in modified snowball fights. In music, songs about snow were sung.
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Students at Peekskill High School received a lesson in local and national history as well as community and environmental activism recently as they heard speaker Aaron Mair describe his own life journey. Mair, a 1979 graduate of Peekskill high School, is the national president of the Sierra Club and travels around the country supporting efforts to preserve the wilderness,stop pollution, and ensure that land is respected.
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Congratulations to Peekskill High School senior Brittney Pauta, who recently won third place at the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium hosted by John Jay High School in Cross River, NY. Pautas' project focused on Cellular and Molecular Biology and was titled: Evaluation of Oxidative DNA Damage Caused by Clofibric Acid Using Chicken Egg Genotoxicity Assay (CEGA). Ms. Pautas is the first Peekskill High School student to ever place in this competition. We are extremely proud of her hard work and the dedication she has shown to her research.
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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: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 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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