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Elementary School Student Walks Out Of Classroom, Building In Westchester: Officials Elementary School Student Walks Out Of Classroom, Building In Westchester: Officials
Elementary School Student Walks Out Of Classroom, Building In Westchester: Officials A school district in Northern Westchester is implementing additional safety protocols after a young student was able to walk out of her classroom and leave the building, officials said.  The incident happened on Monday afternoon, Feb. 5, when a student at Hawthorne Elementary School walked out of her classroom and then the building, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said in a letter to families on Tuesday, Feb. 6.  Luckily, the girl was soon found and safely returned to the school by staff members, and Mount Pleasant Police, distinct offici…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police Alerted After Drone Seen Flying Near Elementary School In Westchester Police Alerted After Drone Seen Flying Near Elementary School In Westchester
Police Alerted After Drone Seen Flying Near Elementary School In Westchester District officials had to make a call to police after a drone was spotted flying near a Northern Westchester school. The incident happened on Thursday, Oct. 13 just before 12:30 p.m., when a drone was seen flying near Hawthorne Elementary School, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo announced.  The sighting prompted district officials to immediately contact Mount Pleasant Police, which advised that there was no need to initiate emergency protocols as there was no threat to the safety of students and staff, according to Giarrizzo. "We will continue…

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by Ben Crnic
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Flooding Impacts Westchester School District's Buses: All Students Must Be Picked Up Flooding Impacts Westchester School District's Buses: All Students Must Be Picked Up
Flooding Impacts Westchester School District's Buses: All Students Must Be Picked Up As a result of severe flooding, a Northern Westchester school district's bus fleet will be unable to bring students home, requiring them all to be picked up. According to an announcement by Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo on Friday afternoon, Sept. 29, flooding at the district's bus yard has left all the vehicles unable to leave.  Because of this, all Mount Pleasant students will need to be picked up from school, Giarrizzo said. Each school building's principal will be sending out directions for pickup, according to Giarrizzo's anno…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Assistant Principal Named At Middle School In Westchester New Assistant Principal Named At Middle School In Westchester
New Assistant Principal Named At Middle School In Westchester A middle school in Northern Westchester has a new assistant principal who will be very familiar to district families.  Theresa Outhouse has been named the new assistant principal at Westlake Middle School in Thornwood, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo announced on Thursday, July 13.  Outhouse will likely already be known by many students and families in the district, as she has already served as assistant principal at both Columbus Elementary School and Hawthorne Elementary School since joining the Mount Pleasant District in 2015, Gia…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Athletic Director Named At School District In Westchester New Athletic Director Named At School District In Westchester
New Athletic Director Named At School District In Westchester A school district in Northern Westchester has named a new athletic director who is determined to work together with school staff to foster the growth of student-athletes on the field and in the classroom.  Shawn Baumann is set to be appointed as the new Director of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics for the Mount Pleasant Central School District at the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, May 24, Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo announced on Wednesday, May 17.  Baumann, who is replacing Donna Pirro who announced her retirement in early Spring, will take on …

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by Ben Crnic
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High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset' High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset'
High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset' A high school in Northern Westchester has appointed a new assistant principal who district officials believe will quickly become successful in his new position.  Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo is set to recommend that Daniel Brady be appointed as the new Assistant Principal of Westlake High School during the next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 18, the district announced.  Brady will begin his new position on Saturday, July 1, and will replace Ken Amann, who is set to become the district's new Director of Technolog…

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by Ben Crnic
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Data Breach Reported At School District In Westchester Data Breach Reported At School District In Westchester
Data Breach Reported At School District In Westchester A data breach may have exposed information related to some students at a school district in Northern Westchester.  The breach was announced by Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo on Friday, Feb. 17, who said that several student email passwords may have been compromised by the incident.  After the data breach was discovered on Friday, an investigation into the matter found that several passwords belonging to Grade 7 students in the district had been posted to a shared Google Classroom during the 2020-2021 school year. After this document was …

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by Ben Crnic
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Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At High School, Middle School In Westchester Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At High School, Middle School In Westchester
Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At High School, Middle School In Westchester A water main break has resulted in early dismissals at a high school and middle school in Westchester. The break "involves a significant 12-inch pipe that has no timeline for completion," Mount Pleasant Central School Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said in an email to the community late Thursday morning, May 12.  Giarrizzo said there is currently no water at both Westlake High School, Westlake Middle School and the district office. As a result, students from both schools were dismissed at 11:15 a.m. Thursday. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
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School District In Northern Westchester Names New Superintendent School District In Northern Westchester Names New Superintendent
School District In Northern Westchester Names New Superintendent A longtime educator is heading back to Westchester to take over at the helm of the Mount Pleasant Central School District. Former Pelham Schools Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo has been named to the same position in Mount Pleasant, where he previously served as a director of instructional services earlier in his career. Giarrizzo, who started his career as a special education and English teacher on Long Island, previously worked in Westchester for more than a decade, including stops in Elmsford and Pelham, before he moved on in 2017 to serve as the superintendent of North Shore Schools in Na…

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by Zak Failla