GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Woodlands Middle School students were introduced to the “Art of Happiness” last Friday, when their school leaders helped students pursue happiness, strive to achieve balance in their lives and how to unplug from a fast-paced world. The day also featured teamwork activities and an emotional keynote speech from Michael Fowlin, a psychologist and actor. Fowling admitted ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Tanglewood Marionettes of Massachusetts visited the Lee F. Jackson School in Greenburgh last week, and had youngsters laughing and gasping as the puppeteers told the story of Cinderella using large hand-crafted marionettes and a colorful changing set. Students also watched an introduction to how marionettes and hand puppets work to tell a story. The puppetry ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- This week, students at Woodlands Middle School and High School came face-to-face with Freedom, an impressive American Bald Eagle, as part of a presentation by the U.S. Forest Service's 'Wings Across the Americas' program. Wildlife biologist Jo Santiago and program specialist Michael Rizo brought Freedom to Woodlands and explained to students how the bald eagle was ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Central School District is reaching out to its residents with an online, confidential survey regarding how it communicates with constituents, community members and parents. The survey, which touches on both digital and traditional forms of communication, will assist the school district in determining the best ways to push out information to residents ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Woodlands High School and Middle School cast members of "Into the Woods," which takes to the stage this week, spent last week touring Greenburgh's elementary schools to give enthusiastic younger students a sneak peek at the production.Led by director Nicole Masi, the cast members performed a variety of Stephen Sondheim's beautiful numbers for students. The ...

GREENBURGH , N.Y. -- "Big Mike" Mathews, standing at 6 foot 10 inches, visited Greenburgh Central schools last week to remind students that his team, the Harlem Wizards, will face off on May 20 against the Greenburgh Central Community Falcons, a team of faculty and community members, at Woodlands High School. Big Mike showed students a video about the Wizards and then ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Dr. Tahira DuPree Chase, Superintendent of the Greenburgh Central School District, has been named among the country’s top 25 'Superintendents to Watch in 2015-16' by the National School Public Relations Association -- or NSPRA. She was one of only two New York State superintendents recognized by NSPRA.The honor was announced by NSPRA this week, and the organization ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Celebrating Women's History Month, Woodlands Middle School IB Program held a assembly on this past Thursday featuring poetry, films, and performances by WMS student musicians, vocalists and poets to educate students on the history of women's rights.As part of the assembly, students learned the foundation of women's rights movement during the the 1890s through the ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The fairy tale musical, “Into the Woods,” is coming to town, set to be performed by Woodlands High School's Drama Club next month. The score, written by renown composer Stephen Sondheim, features characters taken from fairy tales Jack in the Beanstalk, Cinderella and Rapunzel.Directed by WHS teacher Nicole Masi, the show will hit the Woodlands stage on Thursday, ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Town Board unanimously voted to authorize Town Supervisor Paul Feiner to execute a donation agreement between the town of Greenburgh and Paws Crossed Animal Rescue to transfer a parcel located at 100 South Warehouse Lane, formerly known as Pets Alive to Paws Crossed to be used as a no kill animal shelter.Pets Alive had shut down the former Elmsford ...