The Washingtonville Central School District has been given the opportunity to have one of its student athletes participate in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Michael Silva, a junior at Washingtonville High School, has been selected to represent Section IX for the next two years.

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Kindergarten students in Tricia Kelly’s class at Round Hill Elementary School practiced identifying their shapes as part of their math lesson last Friday. 

The sounds of hammers and saws filled the air at Little Britain as Home Depot employees installed a new, scratch- and water-resistant floor in room 14 of the school last week. Their team worked diligently throughout the day to ensure the project was completed with care and precision.

The Washingtonville Central School District will be participating in Orange County's Emergency Management Plan Early Dismissal Drill on Friday, October 11, 2024. Please check ParentSquare for more information. 

A sea of pink apparel filled the hallways of Little Britain Elementary as the school unified for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every Monday in October, students and staff are encouraged to wear pink in solidarity with those affected by the disease.  

Local firefighters asked elementary students at Round Hill, “Who wants to be a firefighter when they grow up?” with students shouting out loud “me!” to kick off Fire Prevention Week on Monday morning.  

Ever wanted to try your hand at driving a school bus? Looking for a possible career change? Looking to work PT hours while getting paid a high hourly wage? Looking to have the middle of your day free? Looking to receive 9 paid Holidays and have off on weekends, snow days and summer?

The musical sounds of the “Finding Nemo” cast rehearsals echoed through the halls of Taft Elementary School this week as students learned the melodies and lyrics to “One Dedicated Father.”

Rehearsals were led by Elena Copeland, who teaches music at Taft and has been working with students throughout the audition process for the musical. 

Fifth grade focuses on Character development. On Monday afternoon, students in Ms. Dickson’s class could be seen flipping through the pages of their stories and worksheets as they continued their first reading unit centered on “The Character’s Journey.” In this unit, students have been learning about character development and the key themes of storytelling. 

Red Ribbon Week at Little Britain will be October 23-29, 2024! Please read more to find out what LB has in store for the week.

There are so many examples of individual teachers, aides, drivers, safety, and other District staff that are making a difference in the lives of our children throughout our buildings. It is time to recognize these special individuals. 
 

The library at Washingtonville Middle School buzzed with excitement as members of the Safe School Ambassadors gathered for their second day of training. The Safe School Ambassadors is a new program recently introduced at Washingtonville Middle School that helps prevent bullying and mistreatment in schools. 

The bleachers at the Washingtonville High School track and field were packed with enthusiastic fans on Saturday, September 28, 2024, as they cheered on the Washingtonville Wizard football team for their homecoming game.