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SHHS Students Exhibit Art Work In Regional Exhibitions
Nine Sleepy Hollow High School students are exhibiting their artwork outside of the walls of "The Hollow '' during the month of May and June. On the weekend of May 21st and 22nd, Sleepy students will join other Westchester and Rockland high school students in an exhibition of their work at the GARNER Arts Festival in Garnerville, NY Now in its 16th year, the festival is sponsored by ReStart the Arts, a regrant program of ArtsWestchester with support from the Office of the Governor, the New York State Legislature and the New York State Council on the Arts. The students who are exhibiting are Brenna Bloom, Emily Buzaid, Frankie Clark, Jenna Fox, Christine Kern, Ania Mentis, Niko Orellana, Sophie Taylor and Luz Ticona Pera.
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COVID 19 Screening Attestation for Students and Visitors
Staff and Students: Please complete this short survey prior to coming to work or school https://entry.neric.org/tarrytown
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3rd Grade Students at WI Study Culture
Culture, our last Social Studies Unit, is the perfect culminating unit for our third graders. In this unit, students learn about the different aspects of culture and its influence on daily life. They discussed and compared different cultures around the world, getting to see how each cultural difference makes us all unique. As our final project, we focused on our own cultural history
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Washington Irving’s Fifth Grade Band Rehearses With A Special Visitor
Members of the Washington Irving fifth grade band had the opportunity to experience new techniques and learn from a different conductor at a recent rehearsal. Aaron Burgess, an Adjunct Professor of Conducting and Music Education at Ithaca College, joined the group as a guest conductor. WI music teacher and band leader Abigail Ferri invited Mr. Burgess to work with her students so that they could get a fresh perspective on their concert music in preparation for their May 25th concert. The Spring Concert performance is Wednesday, May 25h at 6:30 in the Washington Irving Auditorium. The program will feature the 4th/5th grade chorus, 5th grade orchestra and the 5th grade band.
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BRIDGES Special Budget Issue
We are happy to share with you the 2022-23 budget issue of our Bridges newsletter. We invite you to read about this year's budget priorities, review the budget notice and details about our revenues and expenditures, and to learn more about how the budget is enabling advanced learning experiences for our students of all ages. Please remember that the vote is scheduled for May 17th.
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Voters in the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns Approve 2022-23 Budget and Propositions
The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns today announced the 2022-23 budget presented to the community was overwhelmingly approved by a vote of 858 YES votes to 153 NO votes. The $86,430,432 budget remains within the tax cap limit with an estimated tax rate increase of 1.38% in Sleepy Hollow and a 3.1% tax rate reduction in Tarrytown. “On behalf of the district, we thank the community for turning out to vote and for approving this year’s budget and propositions,” said Superintendent Christopher Borsari. “We developed a budget that creates a wide range of growth opportunities for our students, in and out of the classroom, while remaining cognizant of the needs of our taxpayers.
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The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns Celebrate the Class of 2022 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
The district is proud to announce that Ryan Lyppens and Charis Polycarpou have earned the ranking of valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2022. Ryan and Charis have each achieved incredible academic success while also pursuing a variety of extracurricular activities. Notably, Ryan has been enrolled in the district since kindergarten and Charis entered in first grade.
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ENL I Students Work with Kindergarten Dual Language Students
Last month, the high school students in Mrs. Gramonte’s ENL I class embarked on a language adventure and became mentors to the students in the Kindergarten Dual Language Program. The adventure began when Ms. O’Brien visited the ENL high school class to teach them how to use BOOK CREATOR, a program that allows students to become authors by creating, editing, illustrating and publishing their own books.
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Students at Washington Irving Learn That It Can Be Easy Being Green
It’s simple! To reduce your carbon footprint, which is the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere because of your personal energy use, one can draw upon a number of different ways to be more environmentally friendly without having a major trade-off in lifestyle. That’s what Washington Irving 5th and 6th graders learned when Dana and Caryn from the Greenburgh Nature Center visited last week as part of the on-going relationship between Tarrytown Schools and the Nature Center.
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Seven SHHS Student-Athletes Honored at Signing Ceremony as they Prepare for College Careers
Seven student-athletes proudly marked the culmination of their SHHS athletic careers at the recent college signing ceremony, where each student celebrated their final college decisions, their hard work over the years, and their commitment to their sports at the college level. SHHS congratulates seniors Juliana Largess, Sabrina Conrad, Max McClung, Alfredo Rodriguez, John Nisco, Alexa Charles and Robert Lustyik as each prepares for their post-high school journeys. Please click here to learn what’s on the horizon for each of these outstanding Horsemen upon graduation.
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TUFSD Approves Budget for 2022-23 School Year; Public Vote to be Held on May 17
The Board of Education of the Tarrytowns Union Free School District last evening unanimously approved the budget that will be presented to voters for the 2022-23 school year. The $86,430,432 budget remains within the tax cap limit with an estimated tax rate increase of 1.38% in Sleepy Hollow and a 3.1% tax rate reduction in Tarrytown. “This budget strikes a balance between providing a range of opportunities to educate, challenge, and support our students across all schools while still being sensitive to the needs of our taxpayers,” said Superintendent Christopher Borsari. “This budget was also developed with the goal of fulfilling our commitment to diverse learning experiences, social emotional learning, and hands-on, engaging activities. BOE - Adopted Budget 2022-2023 - https://tinyurl.com/2p92z3p2
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Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools
Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools Presentation
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Wee Deliver
After a two year pause, Wee Deliver has returned to Washington Irving School. On March 4th, students were reintroduced to Washington Irving’s very own post office- Wee Deliver. Through Wee Deliver, students are invited to write letters to their friends and teachers within the school building. The USPS began Wee Deliver in 1991 in an effort to encourage school children to write letters. It gained recognition over the years thanks to Former First Lady Barbara Bush, who was a proponent of the program during her years in the White House. Since then, the program has continued across the nation.
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Art Honor Society Held a Successful Campbell Soup Can Drive for Youth Art Month
March was Youth Art Month and the Sleepy Hollow High School Art Honor Society decided to support the community in a unique way by collecting Campbell soup cans to donate to the newly established food pantry at the high school. The food drive theme is inspired by pop artist Andy Warhol who frequently painted images of Campbell's Soup cans. The Art Honor Society collected approximately two hundred cans and nonperishable items which will be distributed to SHHS families.
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SHMS Marine Biology Club Joined a Live Virtual Tour of a Marine Research Facility
On March 10th, 2022 the Sleepy Hollow Middle School Marine Biology Club joined the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology for a live virtual tour of their Marine Research Facility hosted by Radial Neiman, Husbandry Technician, Marine Climate Change Unit. Mr. David Janes, CEO and President of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Foundation and his son Emerson (Sleepy Hollow 6th grader) generously offered to let us join in this unique experience where students learned about the extensive cephalopod (squids, octopus and cuttlefish) research and fish-anemone research in progress at OIST.
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Sleepy Hollow High School Presents Little Shop of Horrors!
Reserve your seats by buying tickets @ www.showtix4u.com Performances 4/22 @7pm, 4/23 @2pm and 7pm, 4/24 @2pm
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SHHS Senior and Technology Department Chair Receive Prestigious Awards from the National Center for Women & Information Technology
Computer science is one of the fastest-growing career fields in the U.S. today, yet classes in this subject remain a rarity in many K-12 curriculums. The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns have prioritized the opportunity for students to participate in computer classes, and, currently, the high school offers up to five different courses.
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Pi Day Celebration
The Math Honor Society was thrilled to bring back our in person Pi Day celebration after a one year hiatus. Some of our wonderful Math Honor Society and Science Honor Society officers, including Henry Poret, Aaron Rosen, Emily Allendorf, Jickinson Louis, Alicia Carvalho Evans, and Sam Leviatin, helped prepare brain teasers and math puzzles for a fun afternoon of team competition. Students competed together in four rounds with the winning team earning the highly sought after prize of putting a Pie in Mr. Spirelli's face! Cynthia Cai represented the winning team and did the honors.
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Social Studies Lessons Come Alive for Students at Greenburgh Nature Center
Fourth grade students at Washington Irving soaked up the sunshine at the Greenburgh Nature Center, along with the experience of returning to field trips after a two-year hiatus. In their social studies class, students have been learning about Native Americans and the settlers during the Colonial period, and the trip to the Nature Center allowed them to see and experience how these people lived.
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Rapid COVID Tests
Rapid COVID Tests: If you are in need of additional tests for your child, please complete the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/bV95jVmfuiV3ghBn9 and we will be able to provide you with additional tests.
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Carousel Cupcake Freshmen Fundraiser
Need a Sweet Treat? We Got It! Support the Freshman Class Cupcake Sale
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World Languages World Cup Soccer Championship
The World Languages Department organized the first ever World Languages World Cup Soccer Championship Game for 9th and 10th graders enrolled in Spanish, Italian, ENL, and French. The students played on the field, representing the country of their language of study. The teams were: USA, France, Las Americas, and Italia! The inaugural winners for 2021 were Las Americas!
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Spreading Kindness Throughout our Schools
We kicked-off Kindness and Inclusion Month across the District yesterday with "Spread the Word: Inclusion Day!" This day is a national celebration to promote inclusion for all people with differing abilities. Here are just a few amazing ideas about kindness from our students: "Find someone who needs a friend and draw them a picture to make them smile!" 1st grader; "If there is a way you can help someone in your own unique way, do it. Everything counts." - 6th grader; "Everyone is dealing with something whether you know it or not, so just be nice and kind. That's all it takes and it's not that hard." SHHS student
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Message from the Superintendent
During a press conference this afternoon, Governor Hochul announced that the school mask mandate in New York would no longer be in effect beginning this Wednesday, March 2, 2022. As a result, on Wednesday, the wearing of masks by students and staff will be a personal/family decision. However, on Monday and Tuesday of this week, masks will still be required to be worn in our buildings and on our buses. The Governor stated that this decision was based upon improved COVID metrics across the state as well as the new CDC masking guidelines issued on Friday. While not unexpected, this raises numerous questions to which we will be seeking clarification. This will begin tomorrow at our weekly Monday morning meeting with George Latimer and the Westchester County team. We will continue to keep you updated on any additional changes/information.
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Krump Comes to SHMS During Black History Month
On Friday, February 18, 2022 students at Sleepy Hollow Middle School were treated to a Krump performance by world-renowned dancer Brian “HallowDreamz” Henry and the Krump Collective. The Collective presented a powerful new work that will premiere at Works & Process at the Guggenheim in early 2023. Students had the rare opportunity of witnessing the behind-the-scenes creative process of world class artists, as well as participate in a Q&A following the performance. They even saw a few peers and teachers try their hand at Krumping! At the end of the performance, one Sleepy student said “I felt that in my heart.” The performance was made possible thanks to the generous support of The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
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