Lakeview Elementary Celebrates
One School, One Book
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As a part of the One School, One Book program, all Lakeview Elementary School students read Charlotte’s Web, and the entire school got together for an outdoor celebration this week.
“Boys and girls,” Cara Boden said, “look who it is!”
“Look!” one girl yelled. “It’s Mrs. Pontillo!”
Lakeview’s straw-hat-and-plaid-adorned students, teachers, and staff all turned at the sound of a puttering engine and saw Principal Jennifer Pontillo, clad in overalls and driving a tractor onto the field outside the school.
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“I want to drive it!” one student yelled.
The horde of students roared in excitement and watched as their principal in her Charlotte’s Web themed outfit dismounted and began tackling a gauntlet of challenges while Lakeview’s student body cheered her on. Pontillo sifted through hay in search of an egg, tossed food into a wooden cut-out of Wilbur’s face, and dug through a kiddy pool of mud in search of letters.
“No!” students yelled. “The ‘S’ goes at the end!”
Pontillo ran back and forth, pulling up letters from the mud, washing them off, and swapping them around on the web.
“The ‘C’ goes in the middle!” the crowd demanded.
Finally, Pontillo finished arranging the letters into the school’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) acronym, ‘Lakeview R.O.C.K.S.’ which rewards students for respectful, organized, cooperative, kind, and safe behavior, to the sound of raucous cheers.
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The event marked one of the last times Pontillo will speak to the students as their principal. After more than 20 years at Lakeview Elementary School, Pontillo will be moving into a new role as the district’s Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for the 2023-2024 school year.
“This is our third year doing this, our PBIS team really does a great job with this, it brings everyone together,” Pontillo said. “It’s a really great day, these are the ones that you miss the most.”
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Fulmar Road Students Release Classroom Trout
at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
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“He’s over there!” a student said, pointing at the babbling creek. “He’s hiding in the rocks!”
Last week, Fulmar Road Elementary’s fourth grade class said goodbye to their aquatic companions when they went down to Ward Pound Ridge Reservation to release young trout into the wild. The trout, raised in the classroom from fertilized eggs, have been under the students’ care all year as part of the “Trout in the Classroom” program.
“They have so much room to swim!” one girl said.
Trout in the Classroom is a program of Trout Unlimited and is designed to foster a connection to nature and inspire students to protect waterways from pollution.
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Eighth Grade Students Explore Mahopac High School Clubs at Springfest |
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Springfest was a success with potato sack races, volleyball, face painting, and other activities to welcome rising ninth grade students. More than two dozen clubs were in attendance at the event, providing the graduating eighth grade students with information about all of the clubs and teams that they could join once they begin high school in September.
Students were able to enjoy the beautiful springtime weather outside as well as fun activities with teachers and staff all afternoon before Memorial Day Break.
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Mahopac Students Recognized at
Honor Societies
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Many of Mahopac’s students have been recognized at the National Technical Honor Society, English National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, and National Honor Society inductions. Mahopac’s students have worked hard for these recognitions and deserve every accolade they’ve been awarded.
Stay tuned for a special Honor Society edition of Mahopac Matters next week.
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Corey the Dribbler Comes to Austin Road Elementary School |
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Mahopac students got the chance to see a performance by former Harlem Globetrotter Corey the Dribbler this week when he visited Austin Road Elementary. Check out some of Corey's tricks below: |
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Relay for Life will take place on June 10th and is celebrating 25 years in Mahopac. Teams, sponsors, students, staff, and community members will gather at the Mahopac High School track beginning at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate survivors, remember loved one lost to cancer, and fight back together.
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Important Dates For Student-Athletes |
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Save the date, parents/guardians of Mahopac High School student-athletes:
July 21 - Family ID for Fall Sports Opens
August 14, 15, 17 - School Physician will be at Mahopac High School to conduct physicals
(Contact school nurse to make an appointment)
August 21 - Tryouts Begin for Varsity and Junior Varsity Sports
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5/26 - 5/30 - Memorial Day Recess
6/10 - Relay for Life
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Mahopac High School students can earn college credit while taking high school courses through Syracuse University, SUNY Albany, Marist College, SUNY Farmingdale, Westchester Community College, and Dutchess Community College. |
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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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