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Girls take to gridiron for pilot program
Poughkeepsie High School has a new football team that is part of a pilot program throughout the state. The varsity girls flag football team is part of a New York State Public High School Athletic Association program with about 150 teams across the state.
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Workshop puts focus on attendance
Parents learned first-hand how important it was to their child's academics during a workshop Wednesday afternoon and left with tips on how to help their child along with a bonus of coupons for free milk and eggs courtesy of Stewart's.
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Annual Pops Concert moves audience to dance
Student vocalists and musicians from Poughkeepsie High School and Poughkeepsie Middle School had audience members clapping throughout and dancing in the back of the auditorium during the March 15 Pops Concert.
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Peace Corps honors PHS graduate
Earlier this month PHS graduate and co-founder of the Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet (PCC), Rob Watson Jr., was one of five recipients of the Franklin H. Williams Award from the Peace Corps.
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PCSD identifies ‘23-‘24 budget priorities
Louise Lynch, assistant superintendent of business, and Dr. Eric Jay Rosser, superintendent of schools, presented an update on the 2023-2024 district budget to the Board of Education (BOE) and members of the community last week in preparation of an April 12th BOE adoption of the budget.
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Book study helps district leaders
Since late July, the central office team has been participating in a book study led by Dr. Eric J. Rosser. The book, “Change Management” by Jeff Hiatt, guides the reader to build their competency on leading and managing change in school buildings.
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Breakfast honors PHS’ top students
Nearly one hundred Poughkeepsie High School seniors maintained a grade point average of 80 or better since starting their high school studies four years ago. As an early celebratory kick-off of the success of PHS seniors, 99 students were recognized at the annual Senior Honor Breakfast at PHS Thursday morning with their families joining the celebration.
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Pre-K, kindergarten registration begins
Registration has begun for pre-K and kindergarten classes in the 2023-24 school year!
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Workshops help students prep for job search
A group of seniors at Poughkeepsie High School received helpful tips on how not only to write a resume, but also to make it stand out during a workshop facilitated by Ethan Allen Staffing on March 10.
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Pre-K, kindergarten registration begins
Registration has begun for pre-K and kindergarten classes in Poughkeepsie City School District and is being done by appointment only.
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PCSD launches portrait of graduate survey
Community members are encouraged to complete a survey to help Poughkeepsie City School District develop its Portrait of a Graduate.
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Cabinet visits HCZ, meets founder
Representatives of the Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet visited the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) recently and met with its Founder and President, Geoffrey Canada. HCZ and Canada are recognized internationally as pioneers in the development of comprehensive cradle-to-career systems of support for youth.
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District, County discuss 26 Oakley St.
Poughkeepsie City School District and Dutchess County are discussing the district possibly purchasing the 26 Oakley Street property in the City of Poughkeepsie for use as district administrative offices. The county owns the property.
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PCSD honors school social workers
The Poughkeepsie City School District would like to take this opportunity during National School Social Work Week to acknowledge the hard work of all our school social workers.
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