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 Upcoming Events and Event Highlights has been created to keep you posted of district happenings during the 2010/2011 school year.  This page is updated frequently so please do check back often.  To view many of the student achievements at SOCSD, go to Student and Staff Achievements

Orangetown Substance Abuse Committee has established an anonymous underage drinking hotline and text line 845.826.4026 to report underage drinking parties, kids in crisis, etc.

Upcoming Events

COME RUN/WALK WITH US TO HELP KEEP TEENS SUBSTANCE FREE
 Sponsored by South Orangetown Community Awareness of Substance Abuse & Students Against Destructive Decisions
When: Saturday, October 23, 2010
Place: South Orangetown Middle School
Time: Registration-9:00AM
Race: 10:00AM
Entry Form

Event Highlights

Jennifer Amos, TZHS PrincipalNew Principal Appointed to Lead Tappan Zee High School
The South Orangetown Central School District's Board of Education approved the appointment of Mrs. Jennifer Amos to fill the position as the new Principal of Tappan Zee High School. Mrs. Amos previously held the position of 5-12 Principal and K-12 Curriculum Director for the Belfast Central School District. Located in Belfast, New York, the Belfast Central School District is situated south of the city of Buffalo, in western New York State. Mrs. Amos had been employed by that district since 2006. A graduate of SUNY Albany, and presently a doctoral candidate at SUNY Buffalo, Mrs. Amos brings to TZHS, a keenly creative and proven collaborative problem solving and decision making ability, partnered with strong interpersonal and communication skills necessary in her position as liaison between teachers, students, and parents.

When asked about her personal feelings regarding her responsibilities in the position to which she was appointed she commented, "Caring is at the core of my personal philosophy toward education. I believe it is critical that students have at least one adult in the school with whom they connect well and can turn to for advice or counsel." She continues, "When provided with a safe environment in which to explore personal interests in both the classroom and extracurricular activities, students will thrive and maximize their potential."

It was the primary goal of the Board to find a candidate possessing the most attributes of those identified as the current priorities of both the South Orangetown Central School District and Tappan Zee High School," stated South Orangetown Central School District Superintendent Kenneth Mitchell. "We believe that Mrs. Amos has the leadership, talent, and personal characteristics that will be an asset to support teaching and learning at Tappan Zee High School."