World Languages will be the subject of the Board of Education's next Town Hall meeting, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Jefferson Elementary School,  131 Weyman Ave., New Rochelle.

 

The meeting will give the community the opportunity to ask questions of the administration and Board about a follow-up report on World Languages that was presented at this week's Board meeting. Find the report here.

                                                         

Questions for the Town Hall may be submitted in advance to [email protected] . Community members will also be able to submit written questions at the meeting.

The City School District of New Rochelle invites you to a café session to discuss the 2019-2020 school budget on Thursday, March 21 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in New Rochelle High School.

At the meeting, several stations will be staffed by administrators and other District personnel to answer residents' questions and to take input. Each station will focus on a different aspect of District spending. They will be:

Moving from station to station, community members will be able to speak with the District administrators and other personnel who have the highest levels of expertise in each topic. The District is eager to hear community members' priorities, which will be integral in formulating next year's spending plan.

The New Rochelle High School PTSA invites students, parents and caregivers to Family University on Wednesday, March 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the high school. The event is sponsored by NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital in an ongoing effort to educate and inform middle and high school students as well as parents and caregivers on important mental health and social media issues affecting young people.

The keynote speakers include: bestselling author and nationally renowned speaker Bobby Petrocelli; lifestyle and technology founder Stephanie Humphrey; and leading mental health educator, author and family life coach Joshua Wayne. New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera will appear as a guest speaker, sharing his personal journey from bullied child to baseball legend and telling how mentorship played an important role in his success.

Family University will also feature a panel discussion centering on the warning signs of stress, anxiety and depression, as well as a session that focuses on the importance of youth mentoring.

It all starts with a dinner at 6 p.m. sponsored by Gemelli Pizzeria. The program begins at 6:45 p.m. in the Whitney M. Young Jr. Auditorium near the 265 Clove Road entrance for students and in the Linda E. Kelly Theater, near the Braemar Avenue entrance, for parents and caregivers. Spanish language translation will be available. Registration for Family University is $6 and can be booked in advance via the PTSA website or at the event.

Learn more about Family University here.

Isaac E. Young Middle School has taken on a certain museum-like air with handmade ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on display.

They are the works of students who researched and studied symbols and glyphs from the era. Each student picked a glyph that he or she was interested in, and recreated it in clay. They had help and guidance from professional artist Miguel Cossio on various artistic skills.

The project was spearheaded by teacher Dennis Loosen and assisted by Interim Principal Dr. Tawanda Robinson and Social Studies Chairperson Gustavo Barbosa.

"Integrating arts into the study of ancient civilizations provides an alternative pathway to learning that helps students develop a deeper understanding of a culture," Dr. Robinson said. "It provides real-life context and relevancy into the lives of people that existed hundreds of years ago."