The Dobbs Ferry School family has been lucky to welcome 19 new faces this year! As we strive to address our students’ evolving needs and help them grow into independent, curious, and open-minded learners, we look to the best and brightest teachers and staff both new and veteran.

New staff members, including Rudelina Murray and Eileen Horan are already hard at work at Springhurst Elementary School supporting our teachers. A conversation about Dobbs Ferry’s staff wouldn’t be complete, however, without highlighting those who have been serving our students for years.

The district formally recognized six teachers and two teaching assistants who had been awarded tenure by the board of education in the spring of 2024. These individuals have proven that they are well on their way to being excellent educators!

This year, Dobbs Ferry UFSD recognized 42 teachers who have served the Dobbs Ferry for decades and were highlighted for the longevity of their service. Click here for the full list of honorees. Dobbs Ferry UFSD is even lucky to have two faculty members in particular who have served this community for 40+ years. These milestones only scratch the surface of the contributions that these elite teachers and staff members have made in the course of their careers. They’ve each touched the lives of generations of students, providing them with a first-rate education in a compassionate and rigorous learning environment.

Thank you to those teachers and staff members who return to serve the Dobbs Ferry community each year, and welcome to the newest members of the DFUFSD family. Here’s to a great year ahead!

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Next week is homecoming! Make sure to come out to support our student athletes and keep an eye out for spirit day themes all week next week!

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Dobbs Ferry UFSD welcomed many new teachers and staff this year from Springhurst Elementary through Dobbs Ferry High School. Among those who have joined the Dobbs Ferry team is a new literacy coach at Springhurst Elementary, Eileen Horan, who is already hard at work supporting our teachers in implementing the new Bookworms K-5 Reading & Writing Curriculum. Ms. Horan brings decades of experience and a passion for education to Dobbs Ferry UFSD.

“I’m extremely excited about implementing the Bookworms Curriculum here at Springhurst Elementary because of what that framework can do for our students to give them a leg up in reading and writing,” Horan said. “Literacy is a foundational skill that opens doors to lifelong learning, which is why I’m excited about Bookworms’ focus on research-based best practices through careful attention to foundational skills, language comprehension, and composition. I’m looking forward to working alongside everyone to inspire our students and help them thrive!”

Nine High School Students Named "Commended Students"

Dobbs Ferry High School Club Fair Offers Great Opportunities for Involvement

Pictured: Principal John Falino, Melanie Miadelets, Kaavya Mishra, Anabelle Shotton, Verity Chao, Eliza Watkins, Zachary Chuang, Holden Skaggs, Assistant Principal Juliet Gevargis-Mizimakoski

Not Pictured: Nina Hankewycz, Lilianne Williams-Ameen

The 2024-25 school year has only just begun and Dobbs Ferry students are already giving families and staff members a reason to celebrate. Several Dobbs Ferry High School students have been named “Commended Students” by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. They join 34,000 of their peers nationwide out of 1.5 million students who took the PSAT Qualifying Exam.

These elite few are growing in number at Dobbs Ferry, as two Commended Students in the 2023-24 school year became a staggering nine this year. Congratulations to Dobbs Ferry’s newest Commended Students, Melanie Miadelets, Kaavya Mishra, Anabelle Shotton, Verity Chao, Eliza Watkins, Zachary Chuang, Holden Skaggs, Nina Hankewycz, and Lilianne Williams-Ameen for their outstanding achievement!

Modified Co-Ed Cross-Country Team Begins First Season

Dobbs Ferry UFSD is always striving to provide students with the chance to let their own curiosity guide them, by offering opportunities to engage with their interests during and after school. New this year is Dobbs Ferry’s latest after-school athletic offering, the Modified co-ed Cross-Country Team with Coach Allison Burtt.

This team will allow students across Dobbs Ferry Middle School to compete with local school districts and will cultivate the high school athletes of tomorrow.

With the school year well underway and students at Dobbs Ferry High School settling into their schedules, many are turning their eyes to after school activities. The annual club fair saw over 35 clubs represented, including student-run organizations from the Hands In volunteer club, the Rat Pack Light and Sound Crew, and the all-new Eagles Perch digital newspaper.

With so many opportunities to engage with organizations and like-minded peers after school, there’s something for everyone among DFHS’s after-school clubs.

Teachers and Administrators Implement

New Literacy Program at Springhurst Elementary

Everyone at Dobbs Ferry UFSD emphasizes the importance of excellence in education and seeks to achieve that through regular, rigorous faculty and staff professional development training. Dobbs Ferry has some of the most compassionate and well-informed teachers around because of a consistent dedication to professional development, as seen in training sessions related to the new Bookworms K-5 Reading & Writing Curriculum at Springhurst Elementary.

After a successful pilot program last year, Bookworms is changing the way that our youngest students develop reading and writing skills by way of a new framework for lesson structure. Teachers are hard at work training right alongside administrators in a collaborative effort to implement the research-based curriculum in order to give Springhurst students a leg up in reading and writing.

Teachers Hone Skills at Dobbs Ferry Middle School

International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Coordinator and sixth-grade teacher Jennifer Hickey spent time with her fellow teachers at Dobbs Ferry Middle School to work on developing units that incorporate lessons from multiple subjects. These units aim to create an environment in which students can make connections and engage with subjects through new perspectives. This approach is a key component of the IB MYP program.

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