Director of Player Safety for the NHL Patrick Burke, who is a co-founder of the You Can Play project, joined the Unified Yonkers Student Leadership Council for a panel discussion on tolerance. More

The collaboration between Yonkers Public Schools and Yonkers Partners in Education earned the District a 2014 Magna Award first place honor. More 

Yonkers Middle/High School and Palisade Preparatory School Named Among Nation's Most Challenging High Schools by Washington Post

Yonkers Middle/High School ranks the 3rd most challenging high school in Westchester County –17th in New York State and 214th in the nation - in the latest study conducted by the Washington PostMore 

Interim Superintendent's Address to the Community

Like many of his generation, Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Yazurlo was inspired by words of Robert F. Kennedy. Dr. Yazurlo tells us about it in his own inspiring message. More 

District Robotics Teams Vie for Top Honors at US FIRST NYC Competition

Aspiring engineers from four District high schools sent their robots into battle during the New York City regional event of the national US FIRST Robotics Competition. More 

Lincoln High School Science Research Students Earn Grants

Lincoln High School Science Research students are headed to a STEM research symposium at Liberty Science Center to present their original grant-funded research. More 

Saunders Cosmetology Students Pamper Peers from Cerebral Palsy of Westchester

Cosmetology students who are also members of the school’s Italian Club welcomed their peers from Cerebral Palsy of Westchester (CPW) for a day of pampering all will long remember. More 

Yonkers Board of Education Policy Committee Announces Plans to Update Fiscal Policy

The Committee announced plans to draft suggested changes to Board Policy Series 6000, Fiscal Management. The recommendations will include adjusting the timeline for submitting the BOE’s annual proposed budget to the City, enlisting membership of the City Council Education Chair to the Audit, Budget and Finance Committee, and increasing collaboration with the City’s finance staff. More 

Mayor Names Riverside School of the Month

Mayor Mike Spano named Riverside High School the 'School of the Month,' recognizing its science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. More 

How To Build A Better Leprechaun Trap

At the end of the rainbow for Gibran kindergartners: a pot filled with imagination and curiosity - more precious than gold. More 

Snow Makeup Days

Makeup days have been scheduled in accordance with the District's 2013-14 Calendar and Handbook. More