Mrs. Dunne Appointed Big Five Chair
Mrs. Bernadette Dunne, the president and senior member of the Yonkers Board of Education, was appointed to serve as the Chair of the Conference of Big 5 School Districts for the 2009-2010 school year. The organization represents New York’s five largest city school districts, which educate more than 40% of the State’s public school students.
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Roosevelt High School Takes Gold Medal at National SkillsUSA Competition
Ashley Delgado, whose oratorical skills earned her a gold medal at the NYS SkillsUSA competition this spring and the opportunity to compete at the national competition, brought home the gold and the glory last week. Team mate Brendy Ventura earned a bronze in the Job Skills category.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2009
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The five
traditional commencement ceremonies marking the graduation of the senior class from Gorton, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Saunders and Yonkers high schools were each joyful and stirring. The 1,400 members of the Class of 2009 also celebrated their stunning $30,619,536.00 in scholarships. There is no question that the students in the Yonkers Class of 2009 are the young adults colleges and universities want in the Class of 2013.
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What Are You Reading This Summer?
Our 24,453 students have their reading lists for the summer. What's on yours?
Superintendent Pierorazio Announces That High School Graduation Rates Rise, Marking Three Years Of Gains
Yonkers’ four-year high school graduation rate rose to a new high of 62.2 percent in 2008, outperforming New York’s Big 5 cities schools (New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers) according to the State Education Department, which released the data on June 22. The graduation rate rose 9.8 percent between 2005 and 2008, a continuous rise since Superintendent Pierorazio took over the school district.
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YPS Collects Blood by the Gallon
Yonkers Public Schools was honored with the 2008-2009 Little Doctors Program Award by the New York Blood Center for its outstanding record of educating the community about the importance of giving blood. Schools throughout the District participated in the Little Doctors program and hosted student led blood drives, collecting 751 pints of life saving blood.
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Honors for Long Time Employees
Fifty eight civil service employees with between twenty five and forty years of dedicated service to the children and staff of the Yonkers Public Schools were honored with a breakfast this morning at the Yonkers Education and Cultural Arts Center.
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Grapevine Celebrates Inaugural Year
Thanks to a three-way partnership between the Yonkers Public Schools, Yonkers Partners in Education and Rising Media Group, the Yonkers Student Grapevine celebrated a year of publishing success at a luncheon yesterday. Student reporters from each of the District's high schools worked with teachers and YonkersRising staff - under deadline pressure - to write, edit, and produce the monthly newspaper. The paper became an immediate hit and the monthly must read for anyone who wants to be in the know.
Special thanks to Nick Sprayregen, publisher of the Rising Media group of independent local weekly newspapers.
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