In 1997 BBC video journalist James Cooke was asked to move from London to New York for six months to help in the network’s Manhattan branch At the time, he had no idea those six months would turn into twenty-five years, in which he would travel all over the world covering stories.

Mr. Cooke recently visited film students in Briarcliff High School to share his experiences working for the BBC and shooting news stories. He even helped the students create videos of their own.

Daily life during Colonial times was filled with tedious chores. Todd Fourth-graders recently got a close-up look at what it took to live and work on a farm in the 1750s.

Students in Laura Cascioli’s class recently visited Philipsburg Manor in nearby Sleepy Hollow. The farm, which is now a living history museum, focuses on the lives of the 23 enslaved individuals who lived on the property, as well as demonstrations of daily work that took place there.

What the world needs more of is…trees. There are numerous benefits to planting trees and Briarcliff middle and high school students have their finger on the pulse and recognize how important it is.

Recently students rolled up their sleeves and planted trees in two separate events in the middle and high schools.

It was a combination of hard work, dedicated teachers and a sprinkle of beginner’s luck, which led to Todd Elementary’s fifth graders pulling off a fantastic in-person spring concert that earned them a well-deserved standing ovation.

The band performed six songs, while the orchestra performed four pieces. Rounding off the performance was the chorus, which sang two songs.

A boat on the water, a red panda in a tree, the Manhattan skyline, bunkbeds at sleepaway camp…those are some of the subjects that Briarcliff Middle School eighth-graders have chosen to depict in their new ceramic tile projects with art teacher Jessica Dubin.

Here are the results of the 2022 Budget Vote and Board Member Election.