New Year, New Me: Register for Adult Education
To register, visit
https://bit.ly/pathways-registration
✨ Happy New Year! Wishing all students, families, and staff a healthy and successful 2026! School resumes on Monday, January 5, 2026.
🏀🏆 Congratulations to the Obama Lightning basketball team for being crowned the Yonkers Hardwood Classic Champions! Leading the way was Eli Mitchell, who earned MVP honors.
Congrats Roosevelt High School – Early College Studies for securing second place, and Yonkers Montessori Academy for earning third!
Thank you, Mrs. Judon, for capturing these special moments!
This incredible team has now claimed the City Championship for the 5th straight year—a truly historic run! Leading the charge was MVP Emilee Doherty, delivering a standout performance! ✨
Shout-out to Saunders Trades and Technical High School for earning second place and Gorton High School for finishing third!
✨ #YonkersPublicSchools teens—here’s an exciting opportunity to take the lead in 2026! 🚀
Senator Shelley Mayer’s Office has launched the Teen Changemaker Civic Engagement Symposium —a FREE, hands-on workshop series empowering students with civic engagement skills, advocacy, and leadership development.
Six Saturday workshops begin January 24, 2026, and conclude with a Final Community Showcase on April 25, 2026, where teens present student-led impact projects and earn recognition. Students will also visit the New York State Capitol for a real-world civics experience.
⏳ Space is limited—register by January 20, 2026!
Link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScALL_dwnrhfJBst8oUpWil2j9eT0h9lj9n9XWrvxnaajINtw/viewform
In both November and December, Empress Ambulance EMTs, including several proud graduates of the Barack Obama School, visited Mr. Cacciola’s class to support hands-on learning. Students reinforced their classroom knowledge of splinting short and long bones, triage bandaging, wound care, and tourniquet application to Stop the Bleed, along with other real-world skills.
What a #YonkersMagic full-circle moment! 💙✨
Friendly reminder, the school choice process comes to a close tomorrow, December 31 at 5pm.
Click the link to make your school selections before the deadline.
https://shorturl.at/WjkkL
All programs and services are free of charge for Yonkers residents. To register, click the link. https://bit.ly/pathways-registration.
New Year, New Me: Register for Adult Education.
#YonkersMagic
❄️ It’s Winter Recess—Share Your Voice!
Students, families, staff, and community members, take 3 minutes to complete the #YonkersPublicSchools Community Feedback Survey! Your insight makes a difference and shapes our schools.
⏰ Deadline: Friday, Jan 16
👉 Click the link and be heard today https://shorturl.at/PxVnB!
New Year, New Me: Register for Adult Education. Did you know the VIVE School - Pathways to Success offers a variety of FREE courses, including GED preparation, culinary arts, medical billing & coding, home health aide, retail sales and more!
Click the link to register. #YonkersMagic
https://bit.ly/pathways-registration
This is a reminder that the School Choice Process deadline is Wednesday, December 31.
This is a great opportunity to participate in the School Choice Process for the upcoming school year.
For more information visit
https://www.yonkerspublicschools.org/page/school-choice-seleccion-de-escuelas
At the Yonkers Public Schools Nurses Holiday Party, nurses came together to support My Sister’s Place—collecting an incredible 81 toys and 24 books for families to enjoy this Christmas! 📚🧸
We are so grateful for these amazing nurses who go above and beyond not only during the holidays, but every day, to keep our school communities healthy, safe, and cared for. 💙✨
This is #YonkersMagic!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped bring this special moment to life, making this season even brighter.🎄
#YonkersMagic ✨
In celebration of justice, courage, and unity, selected poets in grades 6-12 will share their poem at the Youth Meet & Poetry Showcase on Thursday, January 8, 2026
To submit, send your poem to contest@yonkersny.gov. For Questions, email Dwanita.Crosby@yonkersny.gov
🎄 At the top of the month, the Enrico Fermi School choir sang in full Christmas spirit at the Office of the Aging Senior Citizens Holiday Party! Led by Ms. Olivieri-Reyes, the students’ joyful voices filled the room with holiday cheer, bringing smiles and the #YonkersMagic to everyone in attendance. What a magical start to the holidays!
The polls are open for the LoHud Boys Basketball Player of the week! Eli Mitchell from Barack Obama School for Social Justice is a nominee. Click the link to view all nominees and cast your vote.
https://shorturl.at/dRNbg
