Education

Beacon High School 2020 class member, Miles McCabe has his cap adjusted by his mom, Erika, Monday morning just prior to his walking the stage to receive his diploma for part of the school’s video footage for the virtual graduation later this month.

Beacon High School “Graduation Walk” Production

By Jennifer L. WarrenBEACON - Jonathan Hibbert credits Beacon High School with changing his life for the better.The soon-to-be graduate, smiling wide and clad...

Clockwise from top left: Akua Andoh, Nina Zylberberg, Giovanna Cala, and Jessica Vargetto.

Five SUNY Orange Students Honored With Award

MIDDLETOWN - SUNY Orange students Akua Andoh, Giovanna Cala, Lilibeth Mendoza, Jessica Vargetto and Nina Zylberberg were named to the USA Today Phi Theta...

Washingtonville High School Grade 11 student and JROTC Cadet Angelica Tripodianos is the recipient of the 2020 Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award, which is bestowed by the Parents Club of West Point.

2020 Dwight Eisenhower Leadership Award

Dutchess BOCES staff members Ciara Conklin, Jennifer Stortecky and Jenn Ricciardi help with deliveries on Wednesday.

Rhinebeck Teachers Support BOCES Food Drive

Responding to passionate student interest, Ulster BOCES is adding an Animal Science program to its September 2020 course offerings available to Ulster County juniors. Pictured is course instructor, Mackenzie Lawrence.

Animal Science Program Introduced at Ulster BOCES

Recent Mount Saint Mary College Nursing graduate Shannon Christiano of Yaphank, N.Y. (center) earned the AMA NY Future Nurse Leader Award at a recent virtual celebration. Christiano, president of the Mount’s Student Nurses’ Association, is seen here mentoring students from Newburgh Free Academy via the PALS program in November of 2019. Photo: Lee Ferris.

Nursing Grads Celebrated With Virtual Ceremony

Teaching “Trunk” Goes Virtual and Brings Culture

Earlier this fall, NASA sent out to all educators to apply for climate change research position. Unfortunately, that position was already filled, but Ms. Toback impressed NASA so much, that they hired her to be an Educational Ambassador for the NASA Climate Change Research Initiative program and a liaison for the Goddard Space Flight Center Office of STEM Engagement at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in NYC.

Toback Named Educational Ambassador For NASA

This year’s Walden Savings Bank Medici Scholars Program, including Derrik R. Wynkoop, Walden Savings Bank President and CEO (far right); Dr. Jason N. Adsit, president of Mount Saint Mary College (left of Wynkoop); Lisa Silverstone, executive director of Safe Harbors of the Hudson (far left); and the Mount students who completed the program this month. Photo provided.

Students Complete Prestigious Medici Program

Little Britain Elementary School Library Media Specialist Danielle Dyroff was honored by the School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York on May 1. Dyroff, who is new to Washingtonville Central School District this school year, received the 2020 Bea Griggs Memorial Incentive Grant, which is awarded annually to a Library Media Specialist in support of an innovative and exemplary program.

Library Media Specialist Receives Prestigious Grant