Sunday, May 20, 2012
Congratulations to all the college graduates. Celebrate your grad by adding his or her picture on Patch and tell us why you're so proud of your grad!
Thousands of students, including Yorktown natives, across the state and county are gearing up for a new challenge: life after graduation. Patch often gets word of how some local students are doing in their studies at college, including recent graduations. Below is a list of the 2012 college graduates from the Yorktown. This list may not be comprehensive, so if we missed you, or someone you know, please let us know either in the comments below or email me at plamena@patch.com so we can add you. Also, feel free to upload a picture of your college grad by clicking on "Upload Photos and Videos" above. Congratulations to the following college grads: Elon University University of Connecticut (graduation ceremony on May 5 and 6): Quinnipiac …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Congratulations to all 112 students who were inducted into the National Honor Society.
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Wednesday, May 16
(From the Yorktown Central School District) 112 eleventh grade students were recently inducted into the National Honor Society. Criteria for selection include outstanding performance in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership and character. Students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale) or equivalent standard of excellence, or a higher cumulative average set by the local school's Faculty Council, meet the scholarship requirement for membership. These students are then eligible for consideration on the basis of service, leadership, and character. Many of these students participated in a number of service activities this year, including collecting and shipping Halloween candy and books in conjunction with …
Jopling will perform with dozens of students and local musicians on Peekskill’s biggest stage to benefit local music programs.
Daisy Jopling has been schooling audiences around the world on the range and possibilities of a violin for years. Since she moved to Peekskill a few years ago she has been thrilling audiences with her violin at all kinds of events, from school assembly’s to festivals to the Paramount Center for the Arts. On May 19 she will return to the Paramount to perform music from her new album, a collection of high-energy classical music fused with world music and rock, with her band. Last year, she brought the Paramount crowd to their feet when they gave her a full-house standing ovation. All proceeds from the event will go towards supporting local school music programs. This year, some of the area’s most talented young musicians and performers will…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The budget passed in Tuesday's vote.
The Yorktown Central School District's 2012-13 budget was overwhelmingly approved by the voters today. According to District Clerk Rebecca Narvaez, it came in at 1,120 in favor and 502 against. The spending plan totals $92,175,000 with a budget-to-budget increase of 1.15 percent. It falls below the new state mandated property tax cap and is $908,000 below the cap allowance. The budget, which includes BOCES capital improvement project expenses, will raise taxes by 2.31 percent for the town of Yorktown taxpayers within the district, or the equivalent to $212.8 additional per year for the typical Yorktown homeowner, per $10,000 of assessed value. Current Yorktown school board members Jackie Carbone and Christine Montero, who were up for re-…
The budget passed in Tuesday's vote.
Hundreds of voters turned out to cast their ballots on the 2012-2013 Lakeland school district budget today. The Lakeland Central School District $157,235,514 budget was overwhelmingly approved by the voters with a total number of 1,056 votes in support, while 381 voters were against the budget. The sprawling school district—which touches six towns in two counties—will increase its overall property-tax levy by 1.97 percent, coming in under the state’s new tax-cap restrictions. In Yorktown, the tax rate will rise by 2.1 percent. Outside of Yorktown, the proposed 2012-13 rates vary widely, falling by 0.7 percent in Putnam Valley, for example, while climbing 5.6 percent in Carmel. Elsewhere, rates increased in Cortlandt by 3.2 percent; …
Between the raindrops, voters give the final word on a proposed $157 million spending plan
Lakeland school district residents turned out in small numbers through midday today to render judgment on a proposed $157 million budget and three vacancies on the board of education. Under gray skies, polls opened at 7 a.m. at the Van Cortlandtville Elementary School in Mohegan Lake and were scheduled, as rain fell intermittently, to remain open until 9 p.m. Besides the budget and board races, voters were being asked to approve a million-dollar bond to buy 13 new school buses. Kathy DeMaio, the district clerk, described turnout through the morning hours as "very light." A snapshot sampling of a handful of early voters found that with varying degrees of enthusiasm most of favored the budget. "Like most taxpayers, I’d like to see the tax …
The Yorktown Central School District's proposed 2012-2013 budget of $92 million is put to a public vote at Mohansic Elementary School on May 15.
Despite the rain, Yorktown residents came out to Mohansic Elementary School on Tuesday to vote on the Yorktown Central School District's budget for 2012-13. Voter turnout was "steady," according to district clerk Rebecca Narvaez and similar to last year's slower-than-average voter turnout. The residents who voted said they're concerned about increasing taxes and maintaining the school programs, but many felt education is a top priority for the community and approving the budget would be best for the children. "As long as my kids are in the district, I'm going to support it," said Steve Scanlon, who has two children attending Yorktown schools. "[The district seems] to have good leadership and I want what's best for the kids in the district…
Yorktown Ambulance Volunteer Corps volunteers teach Yorktown High School students how to perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
You never know whose life you could save with your own hands. Yorktown Ambulance Volunteer Corps volunteers believe everyone should know how to do CPR in case someone they love or even a stranger collapses. They taught 19 Yorktown High School students last week how to perform Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), an emergency procedure to manually preserve brain function until further measures are taken to restore blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest. "It's good to know [CPR], it can't hurt, it can only help," said Rich Cariello, a YVAC volunteer for more than three decades. Timing is also critical, Cariello said. Someone who has had CPR performed on him or her immediately has much better chances of survival. …
"The strength of our community is derived from the strength of our schools," Dr. Ralph Napolitano said.
In a letter, addressed to Yorktown community members, Yorktown Central School District superintendent Dr. Ralph Napolitano urges people to come out and vote on May 15. The district budget vote and board of election trustee vote will be held at Mohansic Elementary School from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Below is the complete letter written by Napolitano and posted on the school district's website. The budget-to-budget increase is 1.15%, which includes BOCES capital project expenses. This year’s budget has a tax rate increase of 2.31%. We are proud to note that the district was $908,000 below the cap allowance. Despite the decreases in funding and the increases in mandates and tax certiorari expenses, this budget enables the district to maintain all …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Jackie Carbone, the current Yorktown school board of education president, is running unopposed for another term.
On May 15, Yorktown voters will vote on a $92 million budget proposal and vote for the two school board trustees who are up for election. Current Yorktown school board members Jackie Carbone and Christine Montero will face no opposition when taxpayers head to the polls. Below is a brief bio of Jackie Carbone and her replies to a set of questions, which were also sent to Christine Montero. Carbone has lived in Yorktown since 1989. She has been on the Yorktown board of education since 2006 and has served as board president since the 2007-2008 school year. She is currently the chairperson for the district steering committee and sits on the audit committee. Carbone has a son who is a sophomore in Yorktown High School. Patch: What motivates …
Plamena Pesheva
3:49 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Thanks for the comment. That was the entire list that was provided by the Yorktown School District. more ›