There are many fish in the sea…and about 100 of them are at Briarcliff Manor Middle School.

Seventh graders in Jessica Loprieno’s science class have been raising brook trout since mid-December and so far there are more than 100 in the tank.

Monday may have been the official holiday marking the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. But at Briarcliff High School the celebration has expanded to a full week.

Members of the Student Coalition for Human Dignity used chalk to write inspiring quotes and messages on the sidewalk in front of the school. Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr. were read aloud on the school public address system each day during period eight. And there was also a “gallery walk” facilitated by students from the club.

There is no shortage of talent at Roxanne Ritacco’s SUNY Beginning Oil Painting class at Briarcliff High School. Sophomores and juniors have been working on still life paintings, while using one of two different types of techniques.

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“My dream is that people stop arguing with each other so much,” Emma said.

“I have a dream that wars will end, peace will be made and people won’t die by tyrants or sickness ever again,” Emmanuel said.

Joseph’s dream was for homeless people to have homes like us.

Third graders in Therese Verderosa’s class at Todd Elementary were inspired to dream big by the legacy and words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday we celebrate Monday,

Todd Elementary second graders displayed the urban, suburban and rural communities they had built using recycled materials and household items during a “Gallery Walk” for kindergarten and first grade students.

The exhibit was the result of the second grade unit on communities with STEAM teacher Amira Lahlouh and was displayed in her classroom.