The Chappaqua Central School District is a nationally renowned suburban public school system characterized by highly motivated students and a talented staff.
THANK YOU
@JCMoonves
! In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, Mrs. Julie Chen Moonves spoke to our 4th & 5th graders about her commitment to journalism in the early stages of her career, as well as the challenges she has faced as an Asian woman in the industry.
#WeAreChappaqua
Join us in welcoming Ms. Tonya Wilson to the
#WeAreChappaqua
community.
@tonyajwilson1
takes the helm as principal of Roaring Brook Elementary School on September 1st.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Sandra Sepe to the
#WeAreChappaqua
school community. At an 8/3/22 Board of Education meeting,
@ski626
was appointed the next principal of Horace Greeley High School, effective August 30, 2022.
At tonight’s meeting, the Board of Education granted Tenure to 14
#WeAreChappaqua
educators, and celebrated 4 others who received Tenure at previous meetings throughout the year. Congratulations to all on reaching this career milestone!
We are pleased to announce that Josh Culwell-Block has been selected as the District's new Assistant Superintendent for Business.
@jculwellblock
will begin his new role on June 10, 2023.
#WeAreChappaqua
Horace Greeley High School is a 2022
@NatlBlueRibbon
School! Only 297 schools nationwide were selected to receive this honor. Read more at
#WeAreChappaqua
For every five-year-old running to the bus, for every 5th-grader entering the middle school wide-eyed and ready, and for every freshman walking the halls of Greeley for the first time, thank you
#WeAreChappaqua
community for helping us get off to a fantastic start!
Congratulations ARDEN KATZ, JACOB MILLER and ALEC XIANG, recipients of a 2020 National Merit Scholarship! They were selected from the 15,000
@nationalmerit
finalists based on their high school accomplishments, skills and potential to succeed in college.
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A
#GoldBall
for
@GreeleyHoops
! Your 2020 Varsity Boys Basketball Section I Class AA Champions outlasted Mount Vernon 46-35. Please don’t make us wait another 40 yrs. Next up is Newburgh on March 10th at 4pm in New Paltz.
#19InARow
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This year's 28 retirees were celebrated at last night's Board of Education meeting. We thank them for their collective 600 years of dedicated service to the students of the Chappaqua Central School District and wish them a fond farewell.
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#AveAtqueVale
Congratulations Ishana Kumar! Currently in 7th grade at
#REBelltones
, she was named to this year’s
@Society4Science
#brcmMASTERS
Top 300 based on her spring 2020 project -- Color Is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Role of Retinal Fatigue on Imaginary Fechner Colors.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mario Martinez as the District’s next Director of Facilities, Operations and Maintenance, beginning December 10, 2023.
Read more at
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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Christine Parrottino as the next Assistant Principal of Robert E. Bell Middle School. Read more at
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Day 1 of our 3-day New Teacher Orientation is underway. 25 educators are learning about our District, what we value, what we believe, the kinds of experiences we want students to have, and our commitment to inclusion and belonging in our
#WeAreChappaqua
community.
During today's Superintendent's Conference Day, we took a moment to recognize staff who have reached 25 years of dedicated service to the District and children of Chappaqua
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We are excited to have Phillip Marcus Jr. join the
#WeAreChappaqua
community on November 30th.
@pimtheeducator
will serve as the District's new Director of Equity, Inclusion & Wellness.
Thank you to former ABC News anchor
@danbharris
for meeting with students to talk about mindful meditation and "how to train your brain to be happier". He also shared some breathing techniques he learned after spending 2 weeks with the Dalai Lama.
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Congratulations Holly Cheng! She is 1 of only 40 seniors from across the US - selected from nearly 2,000 entries - competing as a Finalist. Her project title: Modulating Fetal Globin Levels Using CRISPR/Cas9 in an in vitro Mouse Cellular System.
#HGSciResearch
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Please join us in welcoming
@JMWiener
to the
#WeAreChappaqua
family. At the 4/29 Board of Education meeting, Mr. Joseph Wiener was named the next principal of Robert E. Bell Middle School, effective July 1, 2020.
#REBelltone
THANK YOU Board of Education members Jane Kimmel Shepardson and Warren Messner for your years of unwavering support and dedication to the
#WeAreChappaqua
school community.
Congratulations to HGHS's five 2023
@nationalmerit
Scholarship winners! Lea Duesterwald, Carly Googel, Gabriel Paley, Siri Reddy and Justin Xiang were selected from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists.
#WeAreChappaqua
Please join us in welcoming
@joe_mazza
to the
#WeAreChappaqua
school community. Dr. Joe Mazza was appointed the new principal of Seven Bridges Middle School at last night's BoE meeting.
On May 19th, the Board of Education granted Tenure to 24
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educators, and celebrated 6 others who received Tenure at previous meetings throughout the year. Congratulations to all on reaching this career milestone!
Thank you
#Chappdteam
for another incredible Sup't. Conference Day! We began with a deep dive into artificial intelligence/ChatGPT, transitioned to Symposiums, EdCamps and Pot Luck PD, and are ending the day with department work & planning.
#WeAreChappaqua
Kicking off the 2023-24 School Year celebrating staff with 25 yrs. of service, mapping out District priorities and ending with a keynote address by
@LaurenTarshis
, author of the “I Survived” series.
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At tonight’s meeting, the Board of Education granted Tenure to 10 educators, and celebrated 2 others who received Tenure at previous meetings throughout the year. Congratulations to all on reaching this career milestone!
#WeAreChappaqua
Bidding a fond farewell to this school year’s 16 retirees at tonight’s Board meeting. Together they represent 360 years of dedicated service to the
#WeAreChappaqua
community.
CCSD welcomes
@MrSchoenbart
! At the June 25 Board of Education meeting, Dr. Adam Schoenbart was appointed as a new Assistant Principal at Horace Greeley High School.
#WeAreChappaqua
Roaring Brook is at tonight’s Board of Education meeting explaining how they use Benchmark Phonics to enable students to become powerful readers and writers.
#WeAreChapaqua
New Teacher Orientation is underway at the Chappaqua Central School District. Welcome aboard to these educators ready to make a difference!
#WeAreChappaqua
8th-Grade engineers are
#HackingHalloween
by applying the Chappaqua Design Process and Newton's 3 laws of motion to fabricate contactless, socially distanced candy dispensing contraptions.
#WeAreChappaqua
.
@GreeleySports
hosted a Letter Signing Ceremony for 13 student-athletes who are committing to compete at the collegiate level. Congratulations on this tremendous achievement!
#WeAreChappaqua
@lohudsports
Today, October 2, 2022, is National Custodian Appreciation Day! While we are thankful every day for all the work our Buildings & Grounds team does for us, let's be sure to find a moment on Monday to extend our gratitude in person to these incredible colleagues.
#WeAreChappaqua
Whether it was your child’s first day of kindergarten or their first day of senior year, thank you for helping us get off to a fantastic start!
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Congratulations
@GreeleyHoops
! 56-71 over New Rochelle. They’ll play the winner of Suffern/Mount Vernon for the Section I Class AA Title on Sunday at 12pm at the Westchester County Center.
#WeAreChappaqua
#GoldBall
#18InARow
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Over the next few weeks, we will use this space to introduce you to some of the new faces who have joined the
#WeAreChappaqua
school community this year.
Greeley alumni Rykiel Levine (’09) and Adam Rodrigues (’06) are resident physicians on the front lines at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx. They are looking to raise awareness regarding an urgent need for PPE, funding, and general support.
#PassionProject
@lohud
@News12WC
No rest for the weary. Less than 24 hrs into summer vacation and
@DrAPease
kicks off
#BaseCamp2019
at Horace Greeley High School.
#PDDoneDifferently
for 150 educators from around the region.
Bidding a fond farewell to this school year’s 18 retirees at tonight’s Board meeting. All together they represent 392 years of dedicated service to the
#WeAreChappaqua
community.
Congratulations Elliott Saiontz! The HG senior was selected by
@NYSEDNews
as the recipient of the 2023 Louis E. Yavner Citizen Award. The award is given annually for outstanding contributions to teaching about the Holocaust. Read more at
#WeAreChappaqua
Congratulations to HG juniors Akanksha Basil and Lori Saxena on being named a 2020 Scholastic
@artandwriting
National Medalist! Akanksha earned a Silver Medal for her poetry "Portraits" and Lori earned a Gold Medal for her fantasy piece "A Woman's Pain".
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Congratulations to the 13 Horace Greeley High School students who were among the 16,000 high school seniors nationwide to be named a SEMIFINALIST in the 2023
@nationalmerit
Scholarship Program.
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ChappaquaCSD is by far one of the cleanest, safest, and healthiest places for students to learn and grow. This is in large part due to the work of our custodial & maintenance team. Let's all find a moment today to extend our gratitude directly to our incredible colleagues.
Student Voices - Symposium Sessions - Spark Talks - Twitter Chats - PotLuck PD - EdCamp Sessions - Our March 18th Supt. Conference day offered something for everyone thanks to the
#ChapPDTeam
and everyone else involved in this purposeful day of learning.
#WeAreChappaqua
Congratulations Morgan Ziegler! The HG senior was named one of more than 4,500 candidates in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2021.
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Greeley seniors returned to their elementary alma maters for an inspirational walk through the halls, and to reminisce about the good old days. Graduation is this Sunday at 5pm.
Tri State Consortium Visit - Day 2 - Teams are going into classrooms and speaking with students to learn more about our K-12 STEAM program.
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Congratulations Jannel King and Kathryn Ottomanelli! They were recognized for receiving tenure at tonight’s Board of Education meeting.
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October 21-25 is "School Board Recognition Week". Thank you Jane Kimmel Shepardson (President), Holly McCall (Vice President), Hilary Grasso, Warren Messner and Victoria Tipp for your dedication and service to the children of
#WeAreChappaqua
.
We are deeply saddened to hear of Regent Judith Johnson’s passing. Dr. Johnson was a ferocious advocate for all students and was personally invested in the success of Chappaqua. Smart, kind, and courageous, she leaves behind a strong legacy grounded in equity and compassion.
#GoWO
students are at tonight’s Board of Education meeting demonstrating how they use the RULER program to support research-based instruction and increase student sense of belonging.
#WeAreChapaqua
🎉 Celebrating our exceptional principals in Chappaqua Central School District this Principals Month! 🍎 Thank you for your dedication, leadership, and unwavering support for our students and teachers. You make our schools thrive! 🙌
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At tonight’s meeting, the Board of Education granted Tenure to 8 educators, and celebrated 3 others who received Tenure at previous meetings throughout the year. Congratulations to all!
#WeAreChappaqua
Two students from Horace Greeley High School are among the 40 national finalists in the 2019
@Regeneron
Science Talent Search competition. Congratulations to Chirag Kumar and Aditi Singh! Read more at
@msjosephsci
#WeAreChappaqua
October 18-22, 2021 is
@nyschoolboards
"School Board Recognition Week". THANK YOU Hilary Grasso (president), Warren Messner (vice president), Cailee Hwang, Jane Kimmel Shepardson and Victoria Bayard Tipp for your dedicated service to the
#WeAreChappaqua
community.
Congratulations to the 14 Greeley musicians who were selected to participate in the
@OfficialNYSSMA
's Westchester County Area All-State band, orchestra and chorus ensembles at a performance on November 5th at White Plains High School.
#WeArChappaqua
@NYSSMAZone11
Construction on a new Sustainability Research Center at HGHS is anticipated to begin July 1, 2021. Thank you to the Robert and Ardis James Foundation,
@CSF_Chappaqua
and
@ChappaquaPTA
for helping us make this vision a reality.
Read more at
#WeAreChappaqua
The
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school community honors those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and the brave first responders. We will always remember the impact of this moment on our country.
After interviewing 18 veterans, Erica Dunne (HG '21), published an 84-page book titled, "The Veterans of New Castle." She donated a copy to the HG GLC, and it's available for reference
@ChappLib
and on sale at the New Castle Historical Society. Visit
This Veteran's Day, we express our deepest gratitude to the brave men and women who served and sacrificed to protect our freedom and uphold the values we hold dear. Volume up to hear the WO “Golden Voices” after-school chorus sing a patriotic song.
#WeAreChappaqua
District staff are fully immersed in day 2 of a 3-day Wilson Language Training PD session.
@wilsonlanguage
is a multi-sensory, structured curricula of research-based reading and spelling programs for all ages.
At tonight’s Board of Education meeting, lauding our 4 Regeneron Scholars and Horace Greeley High School students discussing the intersection of instructional space & deeper learning.
#WeAreChapaqua
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@TonySinanis
, Asst. Supt. for HR and Leadership Development, sharing some valuable tips, insight and expertise with seniors during the HG PTA's Mock Interview Kickoff Night, an annual event designed to help students prepare for college or internship interviews.
#WeAreChappaqua
Judy Altmann, a Holocaust survivor who spent part of World War II in Auschwitz, shared her life story with 8th grade social studies students and spoke about never giving up, staying true to who you are, and always remembering the past.
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