The classrooms at Tappan Hill School were abuzz with excitement last week as students celebrated Earth Day by participating in various activities that emphasized the importance of taking care of the environment.
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Students from the Emergency Medical Services program enjoyed an advanced screening of Asphalt City, a movie about New York City Paramedics. They also had a chance to meet with the director for a Q&A session.

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Volunteer NY! honored Tappan Hill School and three of its students at its annual ceremony of appreciation for all the volunteers who made a difference during the 2023-24 school year. Thank you, @volunteernynow for all you do!

Rye Lake students look forward to school more than ever since the start of intramural sports. “We know that a lot of students struggle to maintain purpose in school,” Principal Eric Ford said. 'We know sports is a way to pull them in, to connect them.
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Emergency Medical Services students practice how to properly transfer an injured patient.

Students from the Animal Science, Emergency Medical Services, and Security, Law, and Policing classes returned from the HOSA Spring Leadership Conference with several medals and awards.

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The Spring Connections Open House hosted by the SWBOCES Center for Adult & Community Services on April 10, highlighted opportunities for more than 100 job seekers and brought them together with employers and industry experts.
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The Center for Career Services hosted a job fair and workshop that brought in representatives from more than two-dozen organizations. Students learned about various companies and had a chance to apply to open positions.

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Students in Linda Liebman’s class at Tappan Hill School created greenhouses in anticipation of Earth Day, which falls on April 22. The collaborative lesson was created with Speech teacher Claribel Cruz Cocco. The students and their teachers can’t wait to see what sprouts up!

Join us this afternoon for our Spring Connections Open House, in Building A on the Career Services campus, 65 Grasslands Road in Valhalla. Discover where the skills we teach at Southern Westchester BOCES can lead you! Call 914-592-0849 for information.

Therapy dogs from BluePath Service Dogs visited with students at Tappan Hill School this week. As the dogs practice skills from their training, the students benefit from their calming presence and the sensory experience of touching, petting, brushing and walking with them.

Join us tonight at 6:30 p.m. for a Special Education Parent Teacher Association Virtual Parent Coffee Chat. Find the remote meeting information at swboces.org/septa.

Be safe when viewing the partial solar eclipse that will be visible from Southern Westchester! It is unsafe to look directly at the sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing. @NYSED provides tips and resources at nysed.gov/curriculum-ins…

Our region has experienced an earthquake centered in New Jersey. All Southern Westchester BOCES students, staff and facilities are safe. We will continue to monitor and will keep you informed.

A sea of blue flooded the Decagon at Rye Lake Campus as students, staff and parents celebrated Autism Awareness Month. The ‘Light It Up Blue’ event provided fun activities and a chance for students to engage and interact, which parents appreciated.
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The 2024 Annual Meeting provided the opportunity to learn about the 2024-25 SWBOCES budget and Board of Education election. The event was held on the #CTE campus in Valhalla and featured an impressive dinner presented by students in the campus's Culinary Arts program.

The Spring 2024 Tools of the Trade newsletter from our Career Services campus is out! Read all about the Career and Technical Education programs we offer and the accomplishments of our students and faculty. Find it at careers.swboces.org/tools

Thank you, East Ramapo Schools for honoring our colleague, Assistant Director of Special Services Dr. Alexandria Connally, as one of your 2024 Regent Judith Johnson ‘Sheroes.’ We share your pride and enthusiasm for her work and advocacy on behalf of kids! youtu.be/W6Y-A_APXt8?si…

CTE PREMIERE! View Emma Huerta’s “Carmen Sandiego Sound Design,' the first in a series of original presentations by students in our Sound Production program, utilizing state-of-the-art studio equipment and techniques.
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Members of the SWBOCES School Communications team attended the NYSPRA Spring 2024 Conference in Syracuse this week, networking and learning about drones, community psychology, crisis communications, artificial intelligence and more!