Board of Education Annual Meeting
Tuesday, May 13
The Annual Meeting of the Yonkers Board of Education takes place Tuesday, May 13 beginning at 6:00pm in the 4th floor Board Room at One Larkin Center. All are welcome to attend.
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Financial Literacy Makes Cents
Long time community partner Junior Achievement of the Lower Hudson Valley brings its legion of professional volunteers to more than 2,500 YPS students throughout the year. Yesterday, JA volunteers from MasterCard Worldwide brought some valuable lessons in dollars and sense to students at School 5. And, just recently, JA volunteers from the US Alliance, Keane and Beane, and Reuters worked with students at the Eugenio María de Hostos Microsociety school to help them learn about free enterprise markets. The youngster were absolutely intrigued! Watch this WDMC TV produced video as JA volunteers work to inspire our students to dream and work big.
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Saunders HVAC Students Do "Oil" Right
In a test of skill and finesse, the team of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning students from Saunders Trades and Technical High School out dueled competitors from two other schools in the NY Oil Heating Service Managers Annual Competition held earlier this week. The competition demonstrates prowess in boiler installation, burners, water feed lines and the ultimate wild card of a challenge, troubleshooting.
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Yonkers High School Wins Flagship Academic Superbowl
The defending champions from Yonkers High School held off a spirited challenge from Gorton High School Monday night to claim Flagship's top spot for the third year in a row. The rival teams have dominated Flagship action in recent years, with a pattern of 3 wins for Gorton, then 3 for Yonkers. Congratulations to both teams and their coaches for a great match.

Robot Recap: From a Bunch of Parts to the National Championships
Here’s an impressive fact: of the 360 robotics teams from all over the world to make it through the tough regional competitions to the US FIRST Robotics championship at the Atlanta Dome earlier this month, just 4 teams were Rookies. The Saunders High School Droid Factory was one of them. WDMC Channel 75 coverage of the championship here, our archive of previous coverage here, and some very nice Saunders coverage in Popular Mechanics here.

Mothers Against Violence: Encouraging Responsibility In Community Kids
In honor of Mother’s Day, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and the City of Yonkers Violence and Gang Prevention Coalition are sponsoring a workshop to offer parents information and advice about keeping kids safe in our communities. This informative and important workshop takes place beginning at 7:00pm Monday, May 12 at the Nepperhan Community Center.
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Randy Asher is Teacher of the Year and Gloria Mendoza is Administrator of the Year
The Yonkers Board of Education introduced the recipients of two of the District's most prestigious honors at its Stated Meeting last night.  Ms. Asher, a Special Education teacher at Montessori School 31, is the Teacher of the Year.  Initiated by the Kiwanis Club of Yonkers and the Yonkers Board of Education, the award recognizes excellence in teaching.  Ms. Mendoza, selected by the Rotary Club of East Yonkers, also in conjunction with the Board, is the recipient of the Leadership in Education Award which honors her distinguished commitment to quality education.