Art can help us process emotions. Just ask Briarcliff High School freshman Miranda Dempsey.

Miranda, who is a student in Peridot Smith’s Drawing and Painting class, has been working on two projects that helped her with her emotions.

Some rocks can float in water; others can be magnetic; and then there are ones that smell like rotten eggs.

Third graders at Todd Elementary School recently got a closer look at rocks and minerals in a hands-on lesson.

The makerspace in Mindy Conciatori’s STEAM room is a maker’s heaven. With no less than 50 drawers, it is packed with items such as pompoms, buttons, rubber bands, pipe cleaners, yarn and ribbons in all colors.

Students across all grades typically get full access to the makerspace when working in the STEAM room.

Recently, fifth graders in Maria Angarola’s class had the chance to get their creative juices going by coming up with their own characters using whatever they wanted from the makerspace.

When technology is a big part of your daily life, it is never too early to learn how to navigate it to stay safe and to use it responsibly.

Fourth and fifth graders at Todd Elementary School recently had an assembly with a presentation about digital safety.

Briarcliff High School students and the greater Briarcliff Manor community recently came together to burn off holiday calories in a Paddle tournament that raised money for a good cause.

Karla Constantinou’s room at Briarcliff High School is full of many interesting objects. For example, she has a whale bone from a North Atlantic Right Whale, for which she had to obtain special permission from the government, as it is illegal to own marine mammal parts. She also has a piece of baleen, which is the part of the whale’s mouth that allows it to filter small animals from the seawater for food.  

No less interesting is her Marine Biology class, where students learn interesting facts about marine creatures through lectures, videos, and, sometimes, by dissecting them in the science lab.