Dear Yonkers Public Schools Community,
Here is a special message from the Superintendent and Board of Education.
Click the link to read the letter.
https://aptg.co/jH4q20
Here is a special message from the Superintendent and Board of Education.
Click the link to read the letter.
https://aptg.co/jH4q20
🌟 School Nurse Spotlight: Part 2🌟
Students are at the heart of everything our #YonkersPublicSchools nurses do. They help keep students and staff healthy, safe, and supported every day. Meet more of the incredible nurses who make a difference in our schools and read their stories in their own words. 💙
Students are at the heart of everything our #YonkersPublicSchools nurses do. They help keep students and staff healthy, safe, and supported every day. Meet more of the incredible nurses who make a difference in our schools and read their stories in their own words. 💙
🌟 School Nurse Spotlight: Part 2🌟
Students are at the heart of everything our #YonkersPublicSchools nurses do. They help keep students and staff healthy, safe, and supported every day. Meet more of the incredible nurses who make a difference in our schools and read their stories in their own words. 💙
Students are at the heart of everything our #YonkersPublicSchools nurses do. They help keep students and staff healthy, safe, and supported every day. Meet more of the incredible nurses who make a difference in our schools and read their stories in their own words. 💙
🗣️✨ Student voices continue to make history in Yonkers!
Congratulations to Riyanna De Guzman, an 11th grade student, and Abdulrahman Sadiq-Onilenla, a 10th grade student from Saunders Trades and Technical High School, who were officially inducted as non-voting ex-officio student trustees of the Yonkers Board of Education.
As student trustees, they will share their perspectives and ideas based on their lived experiences, representing the voices of their school and more than 24,000 students across Yonkers Public Schools.
This milestone reflects #YonkersPublicSchools commitment to empowering student leadership and creating meaningful opportunities for students to help shape the future of their district.
Join us in congratulating Riyanna and Abdulrahman on this incredible achievement! #YonkersMagic
Congratulations to Riyanna De Guzman, an 11th grade student, and Abdulrahman Sadiq-Onilenla, a 10th grade student from Saunders Trades and Technical High School, who were officially inducted as non-voting ex-officio student trustees of the Yonkers Board of Education.
As student trustees, they will share their perspectives and ideas based on their lived experiences, representing the voices of their school and more than 24,000 students across Yonkers Public Schools.
This milestone reflects #YonkersPublicSchools commitment to empowering student leadership and creating meaningful opportunities for students to help shape the future of their district.
Join us in congratulating Riyanna and Abdulrahman on this incredible achievement! #YonkersMagic
🏅 The 4th Annual “Are You G.A.M.E.?” Math Competition was an incredible success!
150 students from 29 #YonkersPublicSchools in grades 3–8 came together to take on a variety of math challenges that encouraged problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Every participant earned a medal and certificate in recognition of their hard work and for proudly representing their school. A special thank you to Curriculum Associates for sponsoring this incredible event and helping make the day even more memorable with a special appearance from their beloved mascot, Plory!
Congratulations all participants and this year’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners!
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First Place Winners: - Jeralie Gonzalez, Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School
- Noah Estrella Gonzalez, Robert C. Dodson School
- Tawhid Iqbal, Pearls Hawthorne School
- Amy Elsayed, School 30
- Leanna Samaroo-Samnarine, Pearls Hawthorne School
- Sebastian Rodriguez, Pearls Hawthorne School
Second Place Winners:
* Fabian Reyes, Paideia School 24
* Yama Karim, School 23
* Priscilla Kearins, Casimir Pulaski School
* Gabriel Diaz Cruz, Pearls Hawthorne School
* Yousuf Abdullah, School 30
* Sarah Shields, School 30
Third Place Winners:
* Adam Harrington, School 30
* Lucas Contrera, Casimir Pulaski School
* Reina Rama, School 30
* Johari Morales, Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School
* Zane Kearins, Westchester Hills School 29
* Rodrigo Gutierrez, Ella Fitzgerald Academy
150 students from 29 #YonkersPublicSchools in grades 3–8 came together to take on a variety of math challenges that encouraged problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Every participant earned a medal and certificate in recognition of their hard work and for proudly representing their school. A special thank you to Curriculum Associates for sponsoring this incredible event and helping make the day even more memorable with a special appearance from their beloved mascot, Plory!
Congratulations all participants and this year’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners!
✨ ➗
First Place Winners: - Jeralie Gonzalez, Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School
- Noah Estrella Gonzalez, Robert C. Dodson School
- Tawhid Iqbal, Pearls Hawthorne School
- Amy Elsayed, School 30
- Leanna Samaroo-Samnarine, Pearls Hawthorne School
- Sebastian Rodriguez, Pearls Hawthorne School
Second Place Winners:
* Fabian Reyes, Paideia School 24
* Yama Karim, School 23
* Priscilla Kearins, Casimir Pulaski School
* Gabriel Diaz Cruz, Pearls Hawthorne School
* Yousuf Abdullah, School 30
* Sarah Shields, School 30
Third Place Winners:
* Adam Harrington, School 30
* Lucas Contrera, Casimir Pulaski School
* Reina Rama, School 30
* Johari Morales, Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School
* Zane Kearins, Westchester Hills School 29
* Rodrigo Gutierrez, Ella Fitzgerald Academy
🎓✨ Today, Superintendent Soler and Mayor Mike Spano, in partnership with YPIE, shared life-changing news with 11th-grade students across Yonkers Public Schools. Joined by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the Yonkers City Council President and members, and representatives from our partner colleges and universities, students learned about the Yonkers Promise, a direct pathway from high school to higher education.
Through the Yonkers Promise, Yonkers Public Schools graduates don’t have to apply. Lehman College, Manhattanville University, Mercy University, Purchase College, SUNY Westchester Community College, and the University of Mount Saint Vincent will reach out directly to students with next steps in the admissions process.
Through this initiative, Yonkers students will have greater access to higher education and the support needed to transition successfully from high school to college.
When a community comes together to invest in its students, incredible things happen. Thank you to our partners for helping fulfill the Yonkers Promise for every Yonkers student.
💙 Your Future. Our Promise.
#YonkersMagic
Through the Yonkers Promise, Yonkers Public Schools graduates don’t have to apply. Lehman College, Manhattanville University, Mercy University, Purchase College, SUNY Westchester Community College, and the University of Mount Saint Vincent will reach out directly to students with next steps in the admissions process.
Through this initiative, Yonkers students will have greater access to higher education and the support needed to transition successfully from high school to college.
When a community comes together to invest in its students, incredible things happen. Thank you to our partners for helping fulfill the Yonkers Promise for every Yonkers student.
💙 Your Future. Our Promise.
#YonkersMagic
🌟 June is here, and #YonkersPublicSchools is celebrating a season of achievement and success!
This week, we honored School 16 with the Mayor’s School Spotlight Award, celebrated our youngest learners, and recognized student excellence in academics, leadership and creativity across the district.
Thank you to our students, staff, families, and community for your continued support. Have a safe and wonderful weekend! 💙✨
Newsletter link: https://aptg.co/jkGbkv
#YonkersPublicSchools
This week, we honored School 16 with the Mayor’s School Spotlight Award, celebrated our youngest learners, and recognized student excellence in academics, leadership and creativity across the district.
Thank you to our students, staff, families, and community for your continued support. Have a safe and wonderful weekend! 💙✨
Newsletter link: https://aptg.co/jkGbkv
#YonkersPublicSchools
💜 TODAY’S THE DAY!
Join #YonkersPublicSchools this afternoon for the Yonkers Relay for Life Charity Softball Game!
Watch Team Force and Team Brave high school staff, take the field for an exciting matchup supporting the fight against cancer. This is more than just a game—it's an opportunity to come together, raise funds, and help make a lasting impact.
📍 Roosevelt High School Field
🕟 4:30 PM
Bring your family, friends, and school spirit!
#YonkersMagic 💜
Join #YonkersPublicSchools this afternoon for the Yonkers Relay for Life Charity Softball Game!
Watch Team Force and Team Brave high school staff, take the field for an exciting matchup supporting the fight against cancer. This is more than just a game—it's an opportunity to come together, raise funds, and help make a lasting impact.
📍 Roosevelt High School Field
🕟 4:30 PM
Bring your family, friends, and school spirit!
#YonkersMagic 💜
👏 Earlier today, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano joined Superintendent of Schools Aníbal Soler, Jr. to present the School Spotlight Award to School 16, recognizing the school’s excellence in Innovation & Future-Ready Skills and Student Agency, Leadership & Civic Engagement.
School 16 earned this recognition through its Recycled Roots: Yonkers Landmarks Gallery Walk, an interdisciplinary Pre-K–8 project that connects classroom instruction to real-world environmental challenges in Yonkers.
Congratulations to the students, staff, and administrators at School 16 for this outstanding achievement and for inspiring positive change in their community! #YonkersMagic
School 16 earned this recognition through its Recycled Roots: Yonkers Landmarks Gallery Walk, an interdisciplinary Pre-K–8 project that connects classroom instruction to real-world environmental challenges in Yonkers.
Congratulations to the students, staff, and administrators at School 16 for this outstanding achievement and for inspiring positive change in their community! #YonkersMagic
🎓✨ Welcome to June!
Graduation season. Prom season. Celebration season.
The final month of the school year is here, and it’s time to make every moment count. Together, we’ll celebrate the accomplishments, milestones, and memories that make this time of year so special.
Let’s finish strong! 💙
#YonkersPublicSchools #YonkersMagic
Graduation season. Prom season. Celebration season.
The final month of the school year is here, and it’s time to make every moment count. Together, we’ll celebrate the accomplishments, milestones, and memories that make this time of year so special.
Let’s finish strong! 💙
#YonkersPublicSchools #YonkersMagic
Students at Riverside High School recently celebrated excellence at their Superintendent’s Honor Society Club 90 Awards Ceremony! From earning a 90+ GPA and receiving scholarships to showing outstanding school spirit, these students continue to shine. Their hard work, dedication and positive energy truly represent the #YonkersMagic. Congratulations to all of the honorees.
Eid Mubarak! Yonkers Public Schools extends our warmest wishes to all celebrating Eid al-Adha. This day of faith, sacrifice, and community reminds us of the strength found in compassion and giving.
To our students, staff, and families observing -- may your holiday be filled with peace, reflection, and joy.
To our students, staff, and families observing -- may your holiday be filled with peace, reflection, and joy.
Congratulations to our 2nd Annual High School Problem Solving Roundtable Winners! Throughout the 2-day competition, #YonkersPublicSchools high school mathematicians engaged in problem solving skills, mathematical reasoning and worked well together as a team! Congratulations to all participants and see below for details on our winning teams. #YonkersMagic
🔹 1st Place: “BronzeByCalculation” from Yonkers Middle High School
Bledor Thaqi
Xavier Nicholas
Ryan Rabbaa
Fiza Ali
🔹2nd Place: “The Equalizers” from Yonkers Middle High School
Amy Kim
Ada Rein
Thomas Letona
Marc Ethan Cruz
🔹3rd Place: “From Negative Infinity to Positive Infinity” from Yonkers Montessori Academy
Valentina Mehaj
Noah Sermeno
Alban Dreshaj
Sarah Mohamed
🔹 1st Place: “BronzeByCalculation” from Yonkers Middle High School
Bledor Thaqi
Xavier Nicholas
Ryan Rabbaa
Fiza Ali
🔹2nd Place: “The Equalizers” from Yonkers Middle High School
Amy Kim
Ada Rein
Thomas Letona
Marc Ethan Cruz
🔹3rd Place: “From Negative Infinity to Positive Infinity” from Yonkers Montessori Academy
Valentina Mehaj
Noah Sermeno
Alban Dreshaj
Sarah Mohamed
Friendly Reminder for Monday, May 25, 2026
🔵All Yonkers Public Schools and Central Office will be closed on Memorial Day
🔵All Yonkers Public Schools and Central Office will be closed on Memorial Day
137 students were recently recognized at the Take A Look At Teaching/Grow Your Own (TALAT/GYO) Awards Ceremony for their dedication to exploring careers in education alongside certified Yonkers Public Schools teachers serving as mentors. 🍎
Through hands-on experiences in elementary classrooms, middle and upper elementary school students, support small group instruction, while high school students develop skills in lesson planning, classroom management, and other key areas of teaching. The program also helps students build important soft skills such as teamwork, communication, professionalism, and time management, all while making a meaningful impact on younger learners.
Created in 2020 by Yonkers Federation of Teachers President Samantha Rosado-Ciriello, the TALAT/GYO Program continues to grow, helping inspire the next generation of educators and strengthen the future teacher pipeline right here in Yonkers. #YonkersPublicSchools🌟
Through hands-on experiences in elementary classrooms, middle and upper elementary school students, support small group instruction, while high school students develop skills in lesson planning, classroom management, and other key areas of teaching. The program also helps students build important soft skills such as teamwork, communication, professionalism, and time management, all while making a meaningful impact on younger learners.
Created in 2020 by Yonkers Federation of Teachers President Samantha Rosado-Ciriello, the TALAT/GYO Program continues to grow, helping inspire the next generation of educators and strengthen the future teacher pipeline right here in Yonkers. #YonkersPublicSchools🌟
Families, #YonkersPublicSchools invites you to attend the 2026 Yonkers All City Music Festival this Thursday, June 4, 2026 from 6:00-7:30PM in the Josephine Caruso Auditorium at Lincoln High School. The festival features the All-City String Ensemble, Yonkers Middle High School Madrigal Singers, several choirs, and the All-City Band! We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming celebration!
59 students at the Patricia A. DiChiaro School took part in an empowering My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) and My Sister’s Keeper (MSK) celebration. 💙
Throughout the year, students engaged in activities focused on leadership, confidence, communication, and personal growth. At the celebration, they received certificates and letters of recommendation and reflected on their goals, dreams, and progress since the start of the school year.
We are proud of these inspiring students and grateful to their families and staff for celebrating alongside them. 🌟 The event was attended by Superintendent Soler, Effie Phillips from Mayor Mike Spano’s Office, Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, Jacob Weitzman from the Office of New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, MBK Executive Director Dr. Marvin Robinson III, and Associate Superintendents Lissette Colon-Collins, Dr. Eileen E. Rivera, and Dr. Stephanie McCaskill.
Thank you to Principal Schrade, MSK Liaison Maritza Fasack, and MBK Liaison Zachary Tazi for organizing this meaningful event. This is #YonkersMagic!
Throughout the year, students engaged in activities focused on leadership, confidence, communication, and personal growth. At the celebration, they received certificates and letters of recommendation and reflected on their goals, dreams, and progress since the start of the school year.
We are proud of these inspiring students and grateful to their families and staff for celebrating alongside them. 🌟 The event was attended by Superintendent Soler, Effie Phillips from Mayor Mike Spano’s Office, Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, Jacob Weitzman from the Office of New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, MBK Executive Director Dr. Marvin Robinson III, and Associate Superintendents Lissette Colon-Collins, Dr. Eileen E. Rivera, and Dr. Stephanie McCaskill.
Thank you to Principal Schrade, MSK Liaison Maritza Fasack, and MBK Liaison Zachary Tazi for organizing this meaningful event. This is #YonkersMagic!
🎉 Congratulations to Gorton High School Principal Mr. Jamie Morales on being named the 2025–2026 Administrator of the Year!
Superintendent Soler surprised Mr. Morales with the exciting news this morning alongside his family, students, and colleagues. Under his leadership, Gorton now houses two PTECH programs, a Smart Scholars program, and four certified CTE pathways, including Medical, Marketing, and Engineering. Principal Morales has expanded academic opportunities, strengthened student support programs, and sustained graduation rates above 90%.
You’re invited to attend the Board of Education – Honors segment of the meeting on May 20th at 5:30pm, at Saunders Trades & Technical High School in the Auditorium. Join us in congratulating him on this well-deserved accomplishment as Administrator of the Year! #AdministratorOfTheYear #YonkersMagic👏
Last week, students and staff at The Enrico Fermi School proudly celebrated the beauty and richness of Mexican culture 🇲🇽✨ From traditional music and lively dances to a powerful reenactment of the Battle of Puebla and a special tribute to Selena Quintanilla, the day was filled with pride, joy, and unforgettable performances. Thank you to the students, families, staff, and special guests from Yonkers Middle High School Gala for making this celebration so memorable! ❤️💚🤍 #YonkersMagic
Yonkers Public Schools families are invited to Shakesfest — a FREE, districtwide Shakespeare festival! 🎭
Join us on Thursday, May 28, from 6:30–8:00 PM at Yonkers Middle High School for an evening of live student performances inspired by the works of William Shakespeare.
Students from across the district will take the stage, showcasing their creativity, collaboration, and talent in a celebration of the arts.
Don’t miss this special night of culture, creativity, and community! ✨
Join us on Thursday, May 28, from 6:30–8:00 PM at Yonkers Middle High School for an evening of live student performances inspired by the works of William Shakespeare.
Students from across the district will take the stage, showcasing their creativity, collaboration, and talent in a celebration of the arts.
Don’t miss this special night of culture, creativity, and community! ✨
