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Video: Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society) welcomes inductees, officers

April 9, 2021

Earlier this school year, Mu Alpha Theta (the math honor society) welcomed inductees from Pelham Memorial High School. The virtual ceremony, which can be viewed on Youtube, featured a keynote address by...

Video: PMHS Science National Honor Society welcomes inductees, officers

April 8, 2021

Earlier this school year, the Science Honor Society welcomed inductees from Pelham Memorial High School. The virtual ceremony, which can be viewed on Youtube, featured a keynote address by Dr. Steven Garcia,...

Board of education discusses reopening plans, new state testing requirements

Board of education discusses reopening plans, new state testing requirements

By Cristina Stefanizzi, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2021

Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ and members of the community reopening task force gave an update regarding a return to full-time in-person learning at Wednesday's board of education meeting. Elementary...

Hutch shares cultures of 21 countries during Virtual International Day

By Mila Banfield, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2021

Hutchinson School didn't let Covid-19 stop it from having its annual International Day. Parents and students did it virtually, with families submitting videos representing their various nationalities....

Owen-Michaane seeks board seat after hearing Champs call for medical expertise

Owen-Michaane seeks board seat after hearing Champ’s call for medical expertise

By Cristina Stefanizzi, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2021

During a February school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ asked for help from medical experts in the district in the effort to reopen schools safely. Dr. Michael Owen-Michaane...

Art work by Emily in fourth grade at Siwanoy School.

Art work by Siwanoy students featured in ‘Outside My Window’ museum exhibit

March 23, 2021

Last May, the Hudson River Museum invited teachers and students to submit images or writing reflecting what they could see outside their window. The “Outside My Window” exhibit, which includes pieces...

The first two of five major recommendations from the report on the racial equity audit done by the NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools.

Problems revealed in equity audit are lived experience for BIPOC grad and parents, who call for changes

By Sophia Leung and Cristina Stefanizzi
March 22, 2021

As a person of color who went through the Pelham school system, Nora Tahbaz read nothing in the district’s racial equity report that was a surprise. It was her lived experience. Tahbaz, a Pelham Memorial...

Pelham school district to receive $622,000 from federal Covid-19 relief bill

Pelham school district to receive $622,000 from federal Covid-19 relief bill

March 22, 2021

The Pelham Union Free School District will receive $622,000 from the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 pandemic rescue funding approved by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden, according to a press...

School board president talks about racial equity moves including Princeton Plan, restorative justice

School board president talks about racial equity moves including Princeton Plan, restorative justice

By Cristina Stefanizzi and Sophia Leung
March 18, 2021

Pelham Board of Education President Jessica DeDomenico said enacting the Princeton Plan as recommended in the district's report on racial equity "solves a lot of the concerns around race and equity" but...

PMS student council sticks with it, running events and raising funds in spite of pandemic

PMS student council sticks with it, running events and raising funds in spite of pandemic

By Mila Banfield, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2021

Things have changed at Pelham Middle School, but as always the staff and the student council continue to work hard to keep the school a safe and fun place. Student council has had spirit weeks and fundraisers...

Champ says elementary students will return to fully in-person learning April 12, secondary schools to follow

Champ says elementary students will return to fully in-person learning April 12, secondary schools to follow

By Cristina Stefanizzi, Staff Reporter
March 11, 2021

Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ told the board of education Wednesday elementary school students will be brought back fully in-person starting April 12, which allows for an extra week after spring break...

Pelham Middle School honor roll for second quarter

Pelham Middle School honor roll for second quarter

March 7, 2021

The Pelham Middle School honor roll for the second quarter was provided by the principal’s office at PMS. Sixth grade Abou Taleb Daniele Agbenyega Rachel Albarella Edie Alexander James Almazan Brandy Ambrosecchia Andrew Anderson Harrison Apmann Sophie Austin Laighton Banfield Mila Beltecas Nicoletta Blackburn Marcus Blake Amelia Bloise Ethan Boyle John Bray Harrison Caputo Jack...

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