District News

Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School students exceeded their schoolwide Pick a Reading Partner (PARP) goal of 100,000 reading minutes by more than double, so Principal Rob Janowitz and Assistant Principal Brendan McCarthy completed this year's student-submitted Principal Challenge. The challenge? Mr. Janowitz and Mr. McCarthy had to dance to “Big Guy,” by Ice Spice while dressed as SpongeBob and Patrick in front of the entire school at an assembly last Friday.

On a quiet dead-end street in White Plains, where cousins live a few doors apart and neighbors have watched him grow up, Declan Matthew Brown has built the foundation for a future in business as he approaches the end of a successful high school career.

George Washington Elementary School students were jumping for joy on Friday, as parents came to the school to watch their children jump rope during the PTA’s George Washington Cares fundraiser. There were over 600 jumpers who participated in the event, which raised $4,000 to support the George Washington Food Pantry. 

White Plains High School’s Media Center was lined with student research Friday, as freshmen presented their multimedia projects on significant figures in STEM for their Black History Month social studies research assignments. Students researched influential Black people who have contributed to advancements in STEM, while also having freedom to present their research in a paper, poster board or podcast. 

Empathy was at the forefront at Post Road Elementary School last week, as they celebrated Kindness Week! Kindness Week started two weeks ago with a food drive to support the Post Road Market, the school’s food pantry. After being invited to make donations to the food pantry, students learned the importance of empathy and felt empowered to make an impact in their school community by giving to those in need. 

Click here to check out the Kindness video!

Charles “Chuck” Stogel, a veteran sportswriter and editor, and longtime president of the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association, has been chosen for induction into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. 

The induction ceremonies for the NYC Hoops Hall Class of 2025, which includes seven other distinguished individuals plus one professional and one college basketball team, is scheduled for Tuesday evening, Feb. 24, 2026, at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in Manhattan (hoopshallny.org).

Genesis Garcia, an eleventh-grade student at White Plains High School, competed in the Section 1 Girls Wrestling Championships over the weekend and won her weight class! Congratulations to the new Section 1 Champion! Genesis will represent WPHS and compete for the state championship at the NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Championships on Thursday, February 26, in Albany. 

White Plains High School seniors are building up their resumes through the Senior Internship Tiger Experience (SITE) program. Students met with school counselors and SITE co-advisors Genevieve Little and Jeffrey Hirsch this morning to discuss preparation for their internship experiences and what to expect in the next few months. 

After a strong regular season, Freshmen Kellen Doherty and Wyatt Gonzales both earned the opportunity to represent the White Plains Ski Team at the Section 1 Ski Championships, held Tuesday at Hunter Mountain. Both athletes had an outstanding day of competition among a very strong field.

Students at George Washington Elementary School built a paper tower structure using two pieces of paper and tape as their resources. They read about the "Three Little Pigs" in Arts & Letters for Module 2 ARC E. For lesson 27 prologue, the teachers had them experience building a structure similar to the "Three Little Pigs" story. The goal was to use the word "strong" and build a structure that was not only strong, but also standing.