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Dr. William P. Mullaney officially began his tenure as RCC’s ninth president in June, and the Board of Trustees has confirmed several key appointments to strengthen the College’s leadership team.

RCC Welcomes New President and New Leadership

Hamilton School Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Music, Food, Fun

The Mount Hosts LGBTQA+ Community Talk

Gardnertown Elementary School Honors Black History With Exhibit

A’Nire Brady, Arianna Paez and Emalyn Paez pose for a photo after the Mad Hatter Show at Head Start in Scotchtown.

Head Start Presents “Mad Hatter Show”

NEWBURGH - Recently, Newburgh Free Academy Science Research students traveled to the Eastern Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) to observe NFA North senior Jazmin Phipps present her research, “The Effects of Educational Intervention Programs on Hemoglobin A1C and Body Mass Index Levels in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.” Phipps was one of 56 science research students in the Eastern NY region selected to present her research from approximately 70 students who submitted their research to JSHS.

Jazmin Phipps Presents Her Research at JSHS

New Windsor School Student Advisory Council Hosts Superintendant

New Windsor School Student Advisory Council Hosts Superintendant

NEWBURGH - Josephine Giglia Byrne’s 5thgrade English as a New Language (ENL)students from Temple Hill Academy recently completed a unit on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The students began the unit by researching and building background knowledge on the Victorian Era and revisiting The Human Rights Doctrine which was studied at an earlier time. Students completed an author study to further understand the author’s view and perceptions. Students shared that they enjoyed reading the abridged version of A Christmas Carol. The students compared and contrasted various characters from the novella and discussed their character traits.

Students Complete Unit on a Dicken’s Classic

Top: More than 60 international scholars completed a three-week business course at Mount Saint Mary College on January 26, 2017. Bottom: MSMC professors and staff said they were proud of the international students’ scholastic ability. Left to right: Ashley Knox, director of international programs; Tracy Niemotko, accounting professor and School of Business chair; Moira Tolan, business professor and School of Business graduate program coordinator; Peter Gregory, visiting assistant professor of business; and Aldo Brunhara, institutional relations director for International Business pose for a photo.

Global Students Complete Courses at MSMC

Students Participate in Scientist-Mentored Study

Students Participate in Scientist-Mentored Study

NEWBURGH - On January 19, Heritage Middle School kicked of a new initiative #KindnessMatters as part of #NoNameCallingWeek. Students were asked to answer #IWontStandFor. Their statements will be displayed throughout the building. “I challenge you to join me in healing one another. What you say and what you do matters,” shared Assistant Principal Marcie Heywood.

Heritage Middle School Kicks Off New Initiative

NEWBURGH - Members of the Newburgh Free Academy Debate Team participated in the Columbia University tournament on January 20th and 21st. This was the team’s first debate and they competed against nationally ranked students from across the country. Team members include: Janaiya Alexander, Anna Brozycki, Linda Chen, Julius Olitan, Raman Singh, and Jy’ajah Villani. The team was helped by Debate Team Advisor Jonelle Formato-Santo, Chemistry teacher Michele Bender, Social Studies teacher Russell Candela and parent John Brozycki.

NFA Students Participate in Columbia Tourney

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