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The Newburgh Enlarged City School District recognizes and celebrates 36 current and retired teachers who have achieved National Board Certification and 11 additional candidates who are currently pursuing certification.

National Board Certified Teachers are Growing

Jamar Cummings, the City of Poughkeepsie’s chamberlain and a member of the district Board of Education, visited the school’s library as the first guest in the new RISE Lunch & Lead speaker series.

RISE ‘Lunch & Lead’ Speaker Series Kicks-off

Andres Carpio, HEOP academic counselor at the Mount (left) and a Mount student (right) mentor young children at the Newburgh Boys and Girls Club recently. Photo: Matt Frey

Mount HEOP Students Mentor at Boys and Girls Club

A menorah lights the path of a small town in Israel, where Mount Associate Professor of Psychology Yasmine Kalkstein spent Chanukkah last year.

Mount Faculty Share International Holiday Traditions

Culinary Arts student Faith Thomas from the Kingston City School District shows off the gingerbread houses her class made for a raffle. Proceeds from the raffle will go to Toys for Tots. Photo: Tammy Cilione

Ulster BOCES Culinary Students Bring Cheer

On Monday, December 10th, there was a panel in the auditorium of Newburgh Free Academy’s North Campus that featured female entrepreneurs and leaders who are active in Newburgh.

NFA North Welcomes All Female Panel

Mount Saint Mary College's Nurse Pinning Ceremony for the Accelerated Class of 2018 on December 16, 2018. Photo Lee Ferris

MSMC Awards Nursing Pins to Nearly 30 Students

Students from Mount Saint Mary College’s campus ministry program delivered more than 700 toys to Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster. The toys were donated by students, staff, and faculty and will be distributed to children in need throughout Catholic Charities’ service area. Pictured in front of the mountain of donated toys are Melody Sarno, Assistant Director of Campus Ministry, Fr Gregoire Fluet, Chaplain & Director of Campus Ministry, MSMC students Amanda Daigle and Alyssa Picard, and Michael Peters, Resource Exchange Coordinator for Catholic Charities.

The Mount Community Donates Over 700 Toys

Students at RECAP Head Start in Scotchtown celebrate a study on clothing with hats made of paper shopping bags.

Head Start Rated by QUALITYstarsNY

John S. Burke Catholic High School concert chorus and concert band members prepare for annual Christmas concert on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.

Burke Students Fill High School With Cheer

On Saturday, November 17, the students traveled to Bard College to showcase their research, knowledge, and public speaking skills on current events (the refugee and human trafficking crisis in the Middle East and the situation in Venezuela) by participating in Bard’s Model United Nations Conference (BardMUNC).

Highland Students Attend Model UN Conference

The U.S. Dream Academy hosted an exciting 17th Annual “Power of A Dream” Gala themed “Living the Dream” recently at the Washington, D.C. Marriott Marquis presented by Amway in honor of the organizations 20th Anniversary; the gala fundraising goal of $1 million was exceeded.

U.S. Dream Academy Receives $1M Donation

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