What could be a better way to start your week than with a visit by a U.S. congressman to your class to personally hand you an award?

Briarcliff High School freshman Bianca Jain said she was confused when her parents, U.S. Rep Mike Lawler, Principal Diana Blank and Superintendent Jim Kaishian walked into her AP Computer Science class on Monday morning.

As the saying goes, once a Bear, always a Bear.

Becky Chalsen, a Briarcliff alumna, has a special place in her heart for Briarcliff High School and remembers her days in the district well.

A part of a quadruplet of girls who attended the district since kindergarten, Ms. Chalsen still keeps in close contact with many of her high school friends and is even married to her high school sweetheart, whom she has known since kindergarten.

She recently visited the high school to share with students her journey to becoming a published author of the novel “Kismet,” how she juggles that with her day job, working for a famous actor’s film production company, and some sweet memories from her times at Briarcliff.

When Briarcliff High School senior Angelina Meng received a standing ovation for her speech as the recipient of an Honorable Mention, Youth Advocate for the 2023 NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award, little did she know that she had, in fact, made history.

Angelina found out after accepting the award that she was the first-ever student to win it, making her the first youth advocate to be recognized for her efforts in advocating for education.

Twenty-eight Briarcliff High School alumni visited the school today to share advice about high school, college and careers with students.

A long-standing tradition at the school (with a short break over the past few years), Alumni Day gives students a chance to get a glimpse of what life is like after high school and the alumni were thrilled to share their unique paths in choosing a college and a career.

It is starting to feel like winter here at Briarcliff Manor, and just in time for the cold weather, Winter sports have begun.

Student-athletes are eager to play, and there are a several new coaches who are also thrilled to play a part in sports at Briarcliff.

Five Briarcliff High School students recently had a chance to spread kindness at Todd school…and also take a walk down memory lane.

In honor of Kindness Day at Todd, the students, who are also athletes, visited first and second grade students to read to them the book “Only One You” by Linda Kranz.

The students visited first grade classes, followed by second grade classes. Along the way, they reunited with coaches and former teachers and reminisced about their favorite Todd memories.