District News

For nearly 10 years, first graders at Viola Elementary collected pajamas to give to families in need as part of their social studies lesson on becoming global citizens and we're happy to report that they've brought this heartwarming tradition to RP Connor!

Suffern's Elementary After School Enrichment (EASE) program kicked off last week for our third, fourth and fifth grade students at Cherry Lane and Montebello and the creativity is already flowing.

Suffern High School once again hosted a Public Speaking Tournament where speech and debate teams from North Rockland, Clarkstown North and South, Briarcliff Manor and Spring Valley high schools gathered to compete in poetry, prose, dramatic monologue, original oration and impromptu categories.

World Kindness Day is dedicated to teaching kindness and empathy. And The Kindness Crusaders club at SMS was on the case, spreading joy and inspirational messages to their fellow classmates during all three lunch periods.

In honor of Veterans Day on Monday, RP Connor and Sloatsburg Elementary schools held their annual Veterans Day celebrations where local veterans, many of whom are relatives of our students, came by to visit and feel our appreciation for them through songs, speeches and more than a few hugs.

In honor of Veterans Day on Monday, RP Connor and Sloatsburg Elementary schools held their annual Veterans Day celebrations where local veterans, many of whom are relatives of our students, came by to visit and feel our appreciation for them through songs, speeches and more than a few hugs.

They may not be old enough to vote in tomorrow's election, but students at Montebello Elementary had the chance to cast their ballot for the human rights activist who has effected the most change on the world.

Ready...set...launch! Eighth graders in Mr. Walder's technology class put what they learned during their air and space unit into real world practice when they designed—and launched—their own rockets.