HARTSDALE, N.Y. -- In most ways, Samuel Li Weintraub is your typical five-year-old. Like many kids his age, he attends pre-school at the Early Childhood Program in Greenburgh, plays with Legos and enjoys hanging out with friends at his home in Hartsdale. However, unlike most pre-schoolers, Samuel has a night job that's garnering him national recognition.Four nights a week after his ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- For Woodlands Middle School students, it was all smiles at the school's Art of Happiness workshops, a day designed to provide students with relaxation of the mind, body and spirit.The day began with a performance by Open Thought’s Hip Hop Connections, which teaches the history and artistry behind hip hop. Students got a chance to try their hand "scratching" ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Greenburgh residents looking to please their palate for a good cause are invited to join the Woodlands Falcons Nest Booster Club and the Woodlands High School and Middle School PTA at the 7th Annual Greenburgh Taste-Off on Saturday, April 29, at the schools' gymnasiums.Held from noon to 3 p.m., the afternoon will feature booths from a variety of local ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Although they didn't take to the high seas, students at Lee F. Jackson School celebrated Greenburgh Schools' Engineers Week with water, wind and fun.Through a hands-on workshop, students were introduced to boat engineering, thanks to the help of Curious-on-Hudson. In the exercise, children built their own small boats using a variety of materials, with the purpose of ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- This February, Woodlands High School's boys and girls basketball teams will compete in the 6th annual Dapper McDonald Classic basketball tournament, which supports ALS research and funds student scholarships. The first round of games will begin Thursday, Feb. 9, culminating in the championship game on Saturday, Feb, 11 at Harrison High School.All proceeds will ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Several schools in the Greenburgh Central School District recently celebrated the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., through a variety of peace celebrations and assemblies. The Lee F. Jackson Elementary School, an International Baccalaureate School, held a peace celebration on Friday, Jan. 13, in honor of King's birthday. To honor the civil rights leader, ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Central School District will hold a parent information session to discuss the District’s newly adopted teaching and learning program, Universal Design for Learning, on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Woodlands High School Little Theater.The speaker and trainer, Nicole Tucker-Smith, will speak on “What Parents Need to Know About UDL.” Ms. ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Central School District is holding pre-registration for its Early Childhood Program’s free pre-kindergarten program on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 6 p.m. at Woodlands High School, located at 475 West Hartsdale Ave. in Hartsdale.The full-day and half-day pre-kindergarten programs are open to all children who will be turning age four by Dec. 31, 2017, and are ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Woodlands High School senior Samantha Simpson kicked off the WISE season at the High School on Friday, with her culminating presentation about her passion for gardening and her work building gardens and beautifying the community.Simpson, who will be heading off to college in the fall, kicked off the “WISE season” — the time of year when graduating seniors present ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- To cap off Autism Awareness Week, Highview Elementary School students and teachers let loose last Friday and got ready for their vacation week at the Highview Autism Awareness Dance-a-Thon.Students and faculty spent the day gyrating and jumping to music served up by a DJ and just generally dancing for joy. Browse the photo gallery to see.