Welcome to our website for the 2018-2019 school year. Our site has up to date PMHS news, events, and other school programs and activities.
This year, PMHS teachers and administrators will continue working towards authorization as an International Baccalaureate World School offering the Middle Years Programme in grades 9 and 10. Teachers will be meeting in their subject-area departments to develop engaging, inquiry-based classroom experiences that are hands-on, student-centered, authentic, and reflective of developments in New York State Standards. We will also be working together to integrate 10 attributes of the "IB Learner Profile" (Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open-Minded, Caring, Risk-Takers, Balanced, Reflective) into our Writing Seminar course.
We will also offer several new courses, including Syracuse University Project Advance Practices in Academic Writing as well as Presentational Speaking and Introduction to the Criminal Justice System in the U.S. from W.C.C. (S.U.N.Y.) Our teachers have been busy developing the curriculum as well as attending training for these courses.
I encourage you to contact me (Jclark@pelhamschools.org) any time for additional information on our website, courses, communications options or activities at our school.
Sincerely,
Jeannine Clark
Congrats to seniors Jenna Letizia, Lindsay McNamara, Adam Bukowski, Lucy Bischof, Jennifer Bell, Emily Talamas and Jorge Chit-Sanchez, juniors Grace Liberatore and Joel Hawthorne and sophomore Daniela Christian who were named PMHS Athletes of the Week. McNamara, Letizia and Liberatore have had outstanding seasons for the field hockey team, which has had a terrific season. Talamas, Bell and Bischof have paced the girls’ swimming and diving team, and Christian represented the girls’ tennis team at the Conference Tournament, advancing through the first round. Bukowski netted a goal for the boys’ soccer team against Irvington and earned a penalty kick in a game against Byram Hills. Chit-Sanchez had 5.5 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 2 tackles for a loss while Hawthorne added 3.5 tackles and an interception in the football team’s homecoming win over Poughkeepsie.
Over the weekend of Oct. 6, the PMHS Forensic Speech team got off to a great start to the season at the Hugh McEvoy Invitational Tournament at Stuyvesant HS in Manhattan. Junior Nick Lieggi was a finalist in Congressional Debate, sophomore Isaac Blackburn took 5th place in Congressional Debate and sophomore Georgia Connolly placed 5th in Oral Interpretation of Literature. Congrats!
Congratulations Pelicans on a great 2018 Homecoming Weekend. Please view more photos from the weekend's games and event and Friday's Pep Rally on the District's Facebook page.
Congratulations to PMHS seniors Charlotte Edmunds, Michael Salama and Sarah Ellenbogen who were each designated as Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Program. They are among the 34,000 students in the nation to be recognized for their exceptional academic promise.They placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 million students who took the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test ( PSAT/NMSQT)
The Pelham Public Schools is pleased to announce that five PMHS students were named National Merit Semifinalists.
The students recognized as semifinalists are Elise Aronson, Rachel Brewer, Richard Che, Ben Glickman, and Liam Ronan. They are part of approximately 16,000 semifinalists from across the country and are among the top-scoring students on the PSAT/National Merit Qualifying Test.
Congratulations to the 2017-18 Pel Mel PMHS student newspaper staff. The paper was awarded Gold Medal status by Columbia Scholastic Press Association. This is the first year that the CSPA is evaluating both the print newspaper and the on-line edition.
The comments from the Columbia University panel of adjudicators said, "All stories are meticulously edited. Headlines are well written. It is clear you have used the AP style guide for all stories. Continue to implement your high standard."
Staff members include Henry Morjikian, Quinn Humphrey, Lang Sorice, Dylan Nordstrom, Katy Hart, Lucy Edmunds, SJ O'Connor, Maeve Parmelee, Bernadette Russo, Ben Glickman, Luca Rivera, Madison Popovic, Johnny Liesman, Gavin Woods, Charlotte Edmunds, Julia Kaplansky and Madeline Bryce. The Pel Mel advisor is Mr. Neil Schleifer.
The Board of Education's Bond Steering Committee will meet at 8:30 am on Friday, Oct. 19 in the library of Pelham Memorial High School, room 105E at 575 Colonial Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803.
Congratulations to Dr. Steven Garcia, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel who was recently named the recipient of the National Network for Early Language Learning Award for Outstanding Support of Early Second Language Learning. Please read more about Dr. Garcia's Award.
The Pelham Board of Education approved a resolution advocating for fair treatment of contributions in support of public education under IRS regulations while also joining a consortium of other school districts and municipalities sharing that opinion. Read more.
Representatives from KG&D, the District's architectural firm, presented the schematic designs of the new Hutchinson School to the Board of Education on Sept. 25. This presentation reflects approximately 30 percent of the overall design and the architects, as well as Triton Construction, which is serving as the District's construction management firm, will continue to provide the Board and community updates as the plans become more detailed. Please view the KG&D presentation slides here.
Elementary School parents are invited to attend one of two Pelham Public Schools Parent Math/Literacy Nights on Thursday, October 11 (Gr. K-2) at Siwanoy School and Thursday, October 18 (Gr. 3-5) at Colonial School. Each event will run from 7-8:15 pm. Please read more about these events or view the flyer for more information.
The Board of Education recently sent a letter to the New York State Department of Transportation and elected officials opposing the proposed site of a telecommunications tower across the street from Ingalls Field. Please read the letter for more information.
Dear residents
Please be advised that the Pelham Union Free School District has been granted a waiver for temporary employment Susan E. Lockhart as Interim Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services under Section 211 of Retirement and Social Security Law and section 80-5.5 of Commissioner's Regulations from June 28, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Mrs. Lockhart will be paid on a per diem basis during her employment with the District and will continue to receive her New York State pension during this time.
Architect Russell Davidson of KG&D provided the Pelham Board of Education with an update on the schematic design of the planned new Hutchinson School that was approved in the 2018 capital improvement bond.
The community is also invited to a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 pm in the Hutchinson School gym at which Mr. Davidson will share information on the design and status of the new school, as well as the other projects included in the bond.
Please read more about Mr. Davidson's update and view the slides from his presentation.
The Pelham Board of Education announced on August 23 that John Brice and Vincent Mazzaro will be appointed as Trustees to fill two vacant seats on the Board. Please read more about their appointments.
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