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Garrison Art Center Show features PVHS Student Artists Artwork: Kristin Dieckmann, 11th Grade; Katie Mias, 11th Grade.       Putnam Valley High School art students will be featured in the Garrison Art Center's 2007 School Invitational Theme Exhibition: The Surf N' Turf Gallery: Art that Covers the Earth. The show, held at GAC's galleries at Garrison's Landing, off of Route 9D in Garrison, opens on March 31st with ... More ... Putnam Valley PTA Committee Launches Ambitious District-Wide Reading Initiative       The English Language Arts (ELA) Subcommittee of the Education Enhancement Committee (EEC) of the Putnam Valley Parent Teacher Association (PTA) recently announced the launch of a new reading initiative entitled "Putnam Valley Reads - The Standard is 25." The title refers to the goal of encouraging ... More ... Local Students Rhiannon Marino and Jessica Golde Named to Dean's List at Ithaca College       The following students have been named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the fall 2006 term: * Rhiannon Marino, who is the daughter of Jeffrey Marino and Kathleen Sweeney of Cold Spring, was named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College's Roy H. Park School of Communications. Marino had to att... More ... South African Boys' Choir Captivates Putnam Valley Students       On Thursday, March 29th, the celebrated Drakensberg Boys' Choir from South Africa performed two high-energy assemblies for students from Putnam Valley High School (PVHS) and Putnam Valley Middle School (PVMS). More ... Putnam County Area Host Families for International Students Needed Now       Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester and year homestay programs, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families. The students are anxiously awaiting news of their new families. These young ambassadors are looking forward to fulfilling... More ... Putnam County Schools Receive Funding From Keep Putnam Beautiful for Recycling Projects       One of the ways to help reduce litter is to encourage school students to become involved…to develop stewardship, compassion and ownership in their communities (and to influence their parents to do the same). With the support of Putnam County Executive Bob Bondi and the Putnam County Legisla... More ... BOCES sets Annual Meeting for April       The annual meeting and candidate's forum of the Board of Putnam/Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES) will be held at 6pm, following the regular business meeting of the BOCES Board meeting on Tuesday, April 10th beginning at 4:30pm in the front conference room of th... More ... Haldane Kindergarteners Shine in Family Sing-Along       Haldane kindergarten students delighted their families with a Family Sing-Along to highlight their units of study for the year. Their September songs were Today Is Monday, Clifford Song and Hello To All The Children Of The World. More ... Talented Moms Bring Women's History Month to Life for Haldane Second Graders       Ms. Doyle's second grade class at Haldane Elementary School celebrated Women's History Month by inviting all mothers into the classroom to share their occupations. The students were lucky enough to learn from five different women. Mrs. Eng-Wong, a therapist, shared a book about feelings and helped... More ... Putnam Valley Central Schools Offer Adult Ed Computer Classes       The Putnam Valley Central School District, Continuing Education Division, is offering a series of one-day workshops designed to introduce participants to aspects of computer use. -Connecting to the Internet: Wednesday April 11; Introduction to Microsoft Word, Tuesday, April 17; Introduction to Micr... More ... Garrison School Salutes Black History Month With a Performance by Ms. Blu       In honor of Black History Month for 2007, the Garrison School turned blu. Ms Blu, a jazz and blues singer from New York City, visited Mr. Berger's class on February 26th. Ms Blu taught the middle school students about five blues artists from the 20th century: Moms Mably, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Jo... More ... Haldane Students to Experience the Magic of Reading       Magic will be in the air for students at Haldane Elementary School on Wednesday, April 11. As a special kick-off assembly for Haldane PTA's Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) Reading is Magic, magician Terry Parrett will be presenting a special program, "THE MAGIC OF READING. More ... IBM Engineers Week Celebrated at Haldane       Jon Champlin, an IBM engineer, visited Haldane sixth grade science classes for the third year to share his knowledge about engineering with the students. He explained about what engineers do and how they work. He showed them a video about the facets of engineering in the environment including produ... More ... Haldane Board of Education Meeting Rescheduled to Wednesday, April 11       The Haldane Central School District Board of Education Meeting previously scheduled for Tuesday, April 10th has been rescheduled to Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 7pm in the cafeteria. The Board will hold a Reception to welcome the new Superintendent, Dr. Mark Villanti and his wife, Elizabeth, to th... More ... Young Garrison Scientists Announce New Research at Science Fair by Linda Tafapolsky       One student explored the physics of a trebuchet, a medieval military device similar to a catapult. Another student researched the effectiveness of ecologically sound packing materials. These were some of the experiments conducted by students from grades K through 8 for the annual Garrison School Sc... More ... Garrison Third Graders Showcase Their Women's Wax Museum       On March 29th, some of the most famous women in history were displayed in Garrison School's own Third Grade Women of History Wax Museum. Culminating a month long study honoring Women's History Month, each of the third graders in Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Moscati's classes dressed as either the famous... More ... The Right Thumb Poet Visits Local Sixth Grade Students       On April 12 Garrison and Haldane sixth grade students will meet someone whose reality is diametrically opposite their own, yet they have much in common. Bob Smith is "The Right Thumb Poet". Despite his severe cerebral palsy, he expresses himself through poetry and prose that captures fundamental h... More ... PVHS Sends Youth Legislators To Penn Model Congress By Regina Pagani, PVHS Senior       For four days in February, ten Putnam Valley High School students had the chance to serve as Senators or members of the House of Representatives. On February 8 to February 11, the Putnam Valley Model Congress club attended the University of Pennsylvania's Model Congress in Philadelphia. More ... Bunny Visits Community Nursing School      Students at the Community Nursery School and Learning Center enjoy a visit from fellow student Maria Barry's Bunny "Princess." A Happy Easter celebration was enjoyed by all. More ...

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