Members of the Washingtonville Middle School Safe School Ambassadors program attended Thursday night’s Washingtonville Board of Education meeting to speak about their newly instituted initiative. Safe School Ambassadors (SSA) was developed to help students prevent bullying, mistreatment and other harmful behaviors among peers.

Taft Elementary School fourth graders learned about decision-making in their recent Too Good for Drugs lesson on Friday morning.

 Matthew Holm, New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator, stood at the front of the cafeteria at Little Britain on Tuesday January 14, 2025, as he gave a demonstration on how he draws some of his iconic characters. Students eyes’ darted towards Mr. Holm as his hand swiftly moved across the easel. 

Fifth grade students are working hard on their PLTW unit where they are learning to design, build and code robots.

First-grade students in Jennifer Weigert-Burke’s class have been learning about habitats, migration and hibernation. On Friday morning, their STEAM challenge was to build a warm and cozy habitat for their bears. 

Congratulations to the WHS Esports team for their successful competitions over the past few week as well as being awarded the ESSEF's Esports Integrity Award for Sportsmanship.

Thomas Forrester and Maria Rashford’s students participated in an archeological dig on December 19, 2024. They used various tools to uncover artifacts within their dig site. Like a puzzle, they pieced together a story about their findings and presented it to the class.

Congratulations to the Washingtonville High School Wrestling team for placing 2nd overall at the RCK Tournament on Saturday, January 4, 2025, where the Wizards were lead by Tournament Champions. 

Did you know that it has become more common for motorists to pass stopped school buses on the right shoulder?  As a precaution, look right towards the back of the bus to check for passing motorists before you step off of the bus.  A simple look could save a life!

On November 23, 2024, 19 Washingtonville High School music students participated in the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Area All-State honor band, orchestra, and chorus music festival. On December 5 - 8, 2024, three Washingtonville High School music students participated in the New York All-State Honors Band & Chorus music festival.

First-grade students at Little Britain had a busy morning building gingerbread houses last week! They put their engineering skills and creativity to use with this tasty building project!

Please join the WCSD Boys Lacrosse Clinics beginning January 23rd. Please fill out the form if you'd like your child to participate! 

Please join the Washingtonville Girls Basketball program for an afternoon of basketball skills and instruction. If you would like your child to participate, please fill out the form. 

Heidi Leonard’s classes had a $0 budget and had to bring in a beautifully wrapped present for their class’ White Elephant gift exchange. They learned the history of the “white elephant,” got creative,  learned to write a correctly formatted thank you card, and had a great time!

Fifth-grade students at Round Hill Elementary School are connecting with their community and building relationships by participating in a recycling initiative.