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Business was booming Wednesday evening at Highlands Middle School, where students displayed their entrepreneurial spirit with a wide array of products and services during the popular Business Fair.

For White Plains High School senior William McDermott, running is an integral part of his identity, so a serious injury in his junior year tested his resolve and proved to be a transformative event that changed his outlook on life.

Several White Plains High School alumni returned to campus on Friday to offer students  a candid look at college life and share pearls of wisdom about preparing for the next chapter in their lives.

A rehearsal at White Plains High School on Wednesday afternoon sizzled with rapid-fire dialogue as five students prepared for a staged reading of five one-act plays by David Ives, a playwright known for turning language into comedy.

The White Plains City School District will hold Dual Language Program informational meetings for families of incoming kindergarten students. The first meeting will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, in room 118 at Eastview Middle School. The second meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, in the White Plains High School Media Center. Join to learn more about the Dual Language Program! Meetings will be bilingual. 

For more information, email yolandarodriguez@wpcsd.k12.ny.us.

Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School recently marked Inclusive School Week, which celebrated the values of uniqueness, inclusivity and acceptance.

The window for Controlled Parents’ Choice Kindergarten Registration for the White Plains City School District opens on Monday, January 12 and closes on Tuesday, February 27. To read more about the district’s elementary program, click here to view the fact sheet. 

The window for Controlled Parents’ Choice Kindergarten Registration for the White Plains City School District opens on Monday, January 12, and continues through Tuesday, February 27. Registration is available to White Plains children born in 2021 and those eligible to register for kindergarten in the 2026-2027 school year.

A long-standing Rochambeau Alternative High School tradition brought students, staff and visitors together Tuesday afternoon for a festive holiday feast and pickup games in the gym to usher in the holiday season.

Parents were in for a special treat Monday afternoon when they joined joined their kindergartners in Post Road School’s dual-language classrooms for a hands-on experience creating gingerbread houses.

Kindergartners at Post Road School were immersed in the holiday spirit during a festive journey last week as they rotated through five classrooms, each transformed into a celebration of traditions, music and light. 

Highlands Middle School’s Select Choir and Jazz Band brought the holiday spirit to the district office this morning as the first stop on their holiday caroling tour. The students, led by music teachers Michele Davila, Timothy Veeder and Jennifer Irlen, also visited NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to sing to patients and the food court at The Westchester. 

Mamaroneck Avenue School started off their Winter Fun spirit week yesterday with a bang, as the school was a sea of red for Candy Cane Day! Today, students celebrated Snowflake Day and wore blue and white.

Santa stopped by the White Plains City School District's elementary schools this Tuesday with a whole crew of characters to spread holiday cheer! The White Plains Fire Department (WPFD) visited schools in their fire truck, which was transformed into the “Santa Express” for the special occasion.

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Eastview Middle School sixth graders took a community-building field trip to the Westchester Knicks game today, but first they had to brush up on their basketball skills! Manhattanville University basketball players visited the school this morning and guided students through drills to prepare them for what they will see at the game.

Students at Rochambeau strengthen their school community and get career experience by volunteering right at their school. In the morning, students visit the Head Start Universal Prekindergarten classes to help support their students. In the afternoon, students in Dr. Steven Chetcuti’s Introduction to Programming and Computational Thinking class have been helping teach fifth graders who take classes at Rochambeau through the Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES).

White Plains High School Education Pathway students were recently joined by their peers from Port Chester High School for an insightful symposium that brought together aspiring educators to provide the scholars with an early exposure to the profession.

The show must go on! Fifth-grade students at George Washington Elementary School are practicing for their performances with the help of instructors from Dance Cavise as a part of the Beyond Broadway program. Students began rehearsing during the first week of December.

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Seventh graders at Highlands Middle School bumped, set and spiked their way through the school’s second annual 7th Grade Volleyball Tournament. Seventh and eighth grade Highlands students can earn "Tiger Points" for their teams during the gradewide athletic tournaments, with Team 7B taking the victory in volleyball. The students had a wonderful time earning Tiger Points for their team.

George Washington and Mamaroneck Avenue schools joined all elementary buildings this week in celebrating Inclusive Schools Week, which features different daily themes that honor “every student’s right to learn in an environment that supports diverse needs, embraces unique abilities and fosters a sense of belonging.”