MHS STRIVE Award Winners Recognized for Excellence
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Mahopac High School students exemplify the kind of positive behavior that the Mahopac community values every single day. To acknowledge this, the STRIVE program seeks to reward students for acts of kindness every month. |
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STRIVE stands for, “Be Safe, Take Responsibility, Be Respectful, Act with Integrity, Value, Excellence,” and when students perform acts that exemplify STRIVE values, they receive a STRIVE card, to be entered into a monthly raffle. There were a total of 48 students recognized for their positive acts in February.
“I met a junior who was a new student and they didn’t know their way around so I walked them to class,” said freshman Jadyn Kennedy, recalling a time when she was awarded with a STRIVE card. “I think it’s important to help new students feel welcome on their first day. We all want to feel like we fit in.”
STRIVE combines goals of academic excellence with critical community focused values of respect and integrity, as Senior Erena Boqolli, another February STRIVE award winner described.
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“As a senior, I think it’s important to try and set an example for other students,” Boqolli said. “When you show your teachers respect, they see you differently and you can learn a lot more.”
A critical component of the STRIVE program is that students have opportunity to recognize staff members who have had a positive impact on them. Five teachers received STRIVE awards for the month of February including Lisa Manganelli.
“It changes the way that students see their teachers. It’s really neat for them when they can make their voices heard to highlight a teacher that really impacted them,” Manganelli said. “They don’t have to be passive, they can be the ones to give positive feedback.”
A full list of February’s STRIVE award winners can be viewed here.
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MMS Students Enjoy Educational Games
for Pi Day 2023
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Mahopac Middle School students celebrated Pi Day this week--not the Apple or Boston Cream variety--but the one devoted to a celebration of mathematics. Pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, is celebrated on March 14. Due to the snow day, this year's event happened on March 15. Math teachers Marie DeNicola and Marisa Duffy surprised students with a scavenger hunt, and a range of activities all related to circles. As a side benefit, students donated circle-themed food items, like canned foods and cylindrical noodles to be delivered to St. John's Food Pantry in Mahopac in celebration of the day. |
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Austin Road and Lakeview Elementary
Host Book Fairs for Students
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Elementary school students at Lakeview and Austin Road got the chance to browse a wide selection of books from historical fiction to Clifford the Big Red Dog to science fiction and fantasy this week at the schools' book fairs. With cash in hand and a world of choices, students searched tables and shelves for their next literary adventure.
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Students Collaborate at ENL Mentor/Mentee Program |
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Middle School students who are learning English will now have mentors to guide the way. The middle school's new English as a New Language Mentor/Mentee Program brought students together earlier this month for team building activities.
The program is aimed at helping English as a New Language students establish independence while learning problem solving skills and making friends. It allows mentors to learn about other cultures, make friends and practice good citizenship.
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Mahopac Staff and Families Laugh and Learn at
Math Night
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Parents went back to school this week for Family Math Night, where students and their families were invited to engage with Mahopac's math program.
Parents got to participate in their children's education and learn right alongside them. The parents got a look into recent elementary curriculum through classic games with a math spin, like finding shapes and numbers in the environment in a geometric scavenger hunt.
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Mahopac Middle School Students Get Groovy |
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Staying alive, staying alive...The disco era was alive and well at Mahopac Middle School as students and teachers donned clothes from the 70s, 80s and 90s for "Groovy Day." The event was held in honor of Mahopac Middle School's 50th anniversary and featured styles and music from all three decades. |
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Regional Union Information Event to be Held at PNW BOCES |
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Community members, current students and alumni who want to learn about career opportunities and apprenticeships with local unions should look no further than the Career and Technical Education Center’s Regional Union Information Event, to be held on the Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES campus on March 23 from 6 to 9 pm.
Union representatives from carpentry, electrical, architectural, HVAC, plumbing, welding, masonry, engineering, painting, roofing, and more will be on hand to educate students and parents and answer questions.
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Mahopac Counseling Departments
Career and Service Learning Fair
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3/21 - Community Connections
3/21 - BOE Meeting
3/23 - Parent/Teacher Conference Day
(Half Day for Students)
3/24 - MMS Musical: Beauty and the Beast Jr.
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The St. Patrick's Day parade, held in Mahopac each year, is the third largest parade in New York State. |
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Mission Statement
To prepare each and every student for college and career readiness, and
to educate all students to be responsible and productive members
of the global community.
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Mahopac Central School District
179 East Lake Boulevard, Mahopac, NY 10541-1666
Phone: 845-628-3415 Fax: 845-628-5502
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