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Dear Edwina
The scene is the town Paw, Paw, Michigan where thirteen-year-old Edwina Spoonapple provides musical advice to family and friends from her garage – hoping to find her place in the spotlight. Washington Irving students presented the musical “Dear Edwina”, on March 14, as part of the Tarrytown Y Theater Program.
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WESEF Winners
Congratulations to all of 14 of our Sleepy Hollow High School students who competed in the Regeneron Westchester Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, March 16 at Sleepy Hollow High School. Approximately 600 students from Westchester and Putnam Counties competed in the event where they presented their science research projects and were judged five times by five different judges.
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Prom Panel
Sleepy Hollow High School seniors had a critical conversation about the consequences of using drugs and alcohol on prom night and during graduation season.
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Choosing Kindness
Sleepy Hollow High School students danced in the aisles of the auditorium today as they listened to the world-renowned band called Flame perform in their school. The performance was the culmination of a day called “Spread the Word to End the Word,” a movement to ban the “R” word.
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Tri-M Music Honor Society Induction Ceremony:
The Tri-M Music Honor Society and Performing Arts Department Chair Micah Sprague welcomed approximately 20 new members on Thursday night during its annual induction ceremony. Vice-President Cameron Allan explained the history and significance of the Tri-M Honor Society to the audience. Tri-M recognizes students for their academic and musical achievements and is designed to inspire them to pursue music. The Honor Society rewards outstanding students for their accomplishments and service activities and identifies those who excel at music and leadership.
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Family Math Night
John Paulding and W.L. Morse students used their math skills during Family Math Night. Here are some moments from the evening.
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Brewed For You Joins Forces with the SHMS Food Drive
On Friday, March 1, students in Ms. Doran’s class were treated to hot chocolate as a reward for donating more than 160 items to our middle school food drive! Ms. Doran was so impressed with her class of twelve students that she felt compelled to give them a sweet treat.
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3rd Graders Visited the Jacob Burns Film Center
Lights, camera, action! Third graders from Ms. Sullivan and Ms. Leveille’s classes visited the Jacob Burns Film Center and began to think like filmmakers! Students viewed two short films and discussed different “shots” the filmmakers used to tell their story.
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ELA Challenge
Fourth-grade ELA Challenge students completed a six-week project researching, writing and presenting the life of a person living in American Colonial times to the Washington Irving Community and the public. Students got into character on Friday, Feb. 15th dressing as their chosen figure and telling his or her story. They represented some well-known figures including George Washington, Betsy Ross, Anne Hutchinson and Daniel Boone as well as British and American soldiers and even George Washington’s dentist.
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Colonial Day
A Visual Story: Join fourth grade students from Washington Irving on a journey through Colonial times.
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Visual Story
Washington Irving students immerse themselves in the Constitution during their recent Challenge Night.
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2019 Spring Science Challenge
Generate electricity by building your own wind turbine! Saturday, Mar 2nd 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (Check-in begins at 9:15 am. Activities begin at promptly at 9:30 am) Sleepy Hollow High School Cafeteria (Please make sure to use High School entrance near the gymnasium – look for the balloons!) For students in grades 4 – 6. Sign up as part of a team (5-6 members) or individually
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Students Teaching Teachers: Sleepy Hollow High Students Teach Science to Columbia University Doctoral Students
Leana Peltier, a science teacher at Sleepy Hollow High School, accompanied four Sleepy Hollow High School seniors to Teachers College, Columbia University so they could attend one of her graduate classes. The four AP biology students, Antonio Soriano, Maggie Singman, Ana Hilario, and Gianna Johnson, designed and presented a lesson
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Sleepy Coffee Sets an Example
Every morning at 10 o’clock, Sleepy Coffee rolls out in front of the main office at Sleepy Hollow High School providing morning refreshments to the entire school.
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Student Artists:
Fourth and fifth-graders from Washington Irving learned about history, mathematics and art while creating the drawings that are on display at the Warner Library. The students were Inspired by Greek Mythology and Ancient Egypt to create replicas of murals, castles, stained-glass windows and etchings
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Finding Inspiration:
“Inspiration can come from your imagination and it will pop up everywhere.” Fifth-grade students at Washington Irving learned that lesson today from author, actor and voice over artist David Neilsen who brought the printed word to life. The Tarrytown resident has written two spooky story books for eight to 12-year-old children entitled, “Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom” and “Beyond the Door”.
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Social Studies Challenge Night
You are Cordially Invited to The Washington Irving 4th and 5th Grade Social Studies Challenge Night February 7, 6:30 pm Theme: The Constitution
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Picasso People
The works of Pablo Picasso came to life today at W.L. Morse for Jeannette Dietz’s second grade art students. They have been studying the famous artist and creating two works of art of their own mimicking his style.
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Helping Those in Need
Fifth-grade students from Washington Irving were honored on January 23, by Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner and the Town Council for reaching out to the community. The students collected more than one 1,000 pairs of socks from all over the District as part of Socktober.
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Doktor Kaboom!
For one hour, fifth-grade students from Washington Irving were mesmerized by Doktor Kaboom’s comedy science show at the State University of New York at Purchase.
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The Art Of Flamenco:
First grade students from Morse discovered the art of Flamenco Dancing on January 17 as they watched professional Flamenco Dancers and then moved their own arms and legs to the music. The District’s FLES program provides Spanish foreign language and culture classes to Elementary School students from kindergarten through third grade. The idea is to provide students with a strong base in the Spanish language.
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Washington Irving Community Honored
Students, staff and administrators at Washington Irving Intermediate School will be honored by the Town of Greenburgh for reaching out to the community. During the month of October, they collected more than 1,000 pairs of socks for the homeless which were donated to Midnight Run. Librarian Kerri DiLascio organized the Socktober event which was inspired by a nationwide movement. Socks and underwear are the least donated items.
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Hitting All the Right Notes
“The pictures match the beat of the music.” This is how Mia Jgarkava described what she heard and Observed January 15 during her Exploratory Music class. The eighth-graders watched commercials and portions of podcasts paying special attention to the musical tracks underneath. They also met the musician who created the scores, Composer and Music Producer, Andrew Linn.
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Talking Science
Sleepy Hollow High School AP Biology students Emma Basha, Ibeth Alvarracin, Eliza Grose, Isabella Calix, Maria Vallejo, and AJ Casiano, accompanied by science teachers Leana Peltier and Michele Zielinski traveled to Rockefeller University on January 12th for the annual Talking Science presentation. This year’s presentation was given by Dr. Daniel Kronauer, the head of the Social Evolution and Behavior Laboratory on “The Social Lives of Ants”.
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Special Olympics Honor
Sleepy Hollow High School has been recognized by Special Olympics as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School for its initiatives that promote inclusion of students with different abilities. SHHS received a banner that states, "Choose to Include".
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