May the odds be ever in your favor.Sleepy Hollow High School, Ossining High School, and Alexander Hamilton High School recently put their own twist on the Hunger Games.The schools competed in the first-ever Hudson Valley UnHunger Games collecting canned and boxed goods in a food drive sponsored by Volunteer New York to ensure families throughout the area could have a Thanksgiving ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y.--  Sleepy Hollow High School is lending a helping hand.Last week, two boxes filled with school supplies were shipped to Clear Creek High School in Houston, which was impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Included in the boxes were handwritten notes of encouragement to the students from the Sleepy Hollow High community. The drive was spearheaded by the student government and ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- A fundraising war between the classes at Sleepy Hollow High School during Spirit Week in September ended with $3,116 being donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hudson Valley to help grant wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.This is the second year in a row the school held “Penny Wars” during Spirit Week, said Bonnie Berry, the secretary ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Last week students at Sleepy Hollow Middle School made sure nobody was left alone in the cafeteria at lunch periods.Aptly named "No One Eats Alone Day," the Oct. 5 initiative called on kids to make sure everyone is included at lunch and students sit with new friends and classmates. The day was sponsored by nonprofit Beyond Differences which carried ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Two seniors at Sleepy Hollow High School have been named National Merit semifinalists.Dylan Basescu and David Friedman will now compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring.The local students are among 1.6 million students in more than 22,000 high schools across the country to enter the competition by ...

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Washington Irving High School's Class of 1956 returned to their school building Sept. 24 as part of their class reunion.Their former high school is now the Washington Irving Intermediate School, overlooking the Hudson River. The 32 class members came from places as far away as Texas, Maine, California, and Washington State.They were greeted by numerous hand-drawn ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Parents, friends and family members gathered at Sleepy Hollow High School to watch 240 students from the Class of 2016 receive their diplomas at the 59th annual commencement. "Be positive, always say thank you, and work at something you love," said Principal Carol Conklin-Spillane, who is resigning after 22 years. “You get to choose what window you’ll ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Sleepy Hollow High School students recently painted a diversity mural, which is on display at the school. Art department chair Angela Langston conceived the idea of superimposing the flags of students' native countries over the U.S. flag. Painter and digital artist James Kimak worked with students in Kristen Dreher's studio art class on the mural. Students painted ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Sleepy Hollow High School Senior Spencer Sands won’t be able to attend his high school graduation next week, but was honored in a special and intimate ceremony with school officials after learning that his rowing team would be headed to Portland, to be selected for a world rowing team. Sanders competes with RowAmerica Rye, a rowing club with team members from ...

NEW LONDON, Conn. – A Sleepy Hollow High School graduate has become the first Connecticut College lacrosse player to make the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s All-American First Team, according to a statement.Ben Parens, 19, a rising college junior who graduated Sleepy Hollow High School in 2014, won New England Small College Athletic Conference first-team honors ...