🎉 Exciting news #YonkersPublicSchools!
The Yonkers Public Library has been nominated for Best of Westchester!
Show your support by casting your vote for the library as it plays a vital role in education, literacy, and lifelong learning across Yonkers.
🗳️ Every vote counts!
👉 Voting link: https://bestof.westchestermagazine.com/fun-and-leisure/event-space
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🗳️ ¡Vota por YPL!
Lo Mejor de Westchester
¡Apoya a la Biblioteca Pública de Yonkers!
Cómo votar:
- Categoría: Diversión y Ocio (Fun & Leisure)
- Subcategoría: Espacio para Eventos (Event Space)
- Busca YPL, Yonkers Public Library o cualquier sucursal de YPL
(Crestwood, Will, Riverfront)
¡Cada voto cuenta! Gracias por apoyar a la biblioteca 📚💙
👉 Vota aquí: https://bestof.westchestermagazine.com/fun-and-leisure/event-space
#PSA for Parents/Guardians:
Flu season is here. If your child is sick, please do not send them to school! Questions? Please contact your school nurse. #YonkersPublicSchools
🎉Save the date! The 2nd Annual Yonkers Districtwide Science Fair will take place on May 9 at Lincoln High School! More details coming soon! #YonkersPublicSchools
Yonkers Public Schools is off to a strong start for the second half of the school year! From a Mobile Food Pantry and Three Kings Day celebrations to welcoming Dr. Robinson as Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper, it’s all in the #WeekInReview.
Click the link for this week's newsletter. https://aptg.co/vM_Gfr
Have a wonderful weekend!
Today Yonkers Public Schools announced the appointment of Dr. Marvin Louis Robinson III as the Executive Director of Yonkers Public Schools’ nationally recognized My Brother's Keeper program! Dr. Robinson is a longtime educator and organizational leader with experience spanning school leadership, national program development, and public service.
As part of Dr. Robinson’s outstanding journey, he held a three-month fellowship as a White House Fellow with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans during the Obama Administration and previously served as Director of Black Male Engagement for the Center for Black Educator Development.
Please join in giving him a warm welcome.
A generous toy donation from the Francey Brady’s Bar helped make Three Kings Day unforgettable at School 23. 🎁 From LEGO and Barbie to Hot Wheels and Pokémon, this donation brought smiles to students recognized for their academic success, perfect attendance, and positive citizenship.
A special thank-you to Glenda Rooney Harrington from the Francey Brady’s Bar for helping bring this meaningful moment to life and for supporting #YonkersPublicSchools. #YonkersMagic
✨January is National Mentoring
Mentors shape lives, open doors, and inspire growth.
Comment below:
• Who is your #YonkersPublicSchools mentor?
• How have they made a difference in your life?
Let’s give them the recognition they deserve 👏✨
Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 6 from 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm, #YonkersPublicSchools families can purchase student MetroCards in person at the Yonkers Board of Education front desk located at 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701.
#YonkersPublicSchools
How to Register:
Click the link, https://shorturl.at/KvyKk
#YonkersPublicSchools #YonkersMagic
Click the link to share your thoughts today! https://shorturl.at/PxVnB
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
