by SOCSD Communications | Mar 18, 2024 | District Highlights
South Orangetown Middle School Challenge Lab teacher Edith Nowak took her classes outside last week to teach students about solar energy. In celebration of Women’s History Month, Nowak highlighted STEM “SHero” Maria Telkes who pioneered the first solar oven.: Read More: Challenge Lab Students Learn About Solar Energy Pioneer for Women’s History Month
by SOCSD Communications | Mar 15, 2024 | District Highlights
At the District’s annual K-5 Math Night on Wednesday, teachers from William O. Schaefer Elementary School and Cottage Lane Elementary School, along with student volunteers from South Orangetown Middle School and Tappan Zee High School, hosted tables featuring a: Read More: SOCSD Hosts Annual K-5 Family Math Night
by SOCSD Communications | Mar 15, 2024 | District Highlights
To celebrate Pi Day, fifth graders in Cottage Lane Elementary School teacher Denise Caunitz’s class engaged in a variety of math activities inspired by pi, which is an irrational number with the first three digits being 3.14. Students learned that it is a mathematical: Read More: Fifth Graders Celebrate Pi Day
by SOCSD Communications | Mar 15, 2024 | District Highlights
Mamma Mia! Here we go again… The TZ Players proudly present “Mamma Mia!” this weekend! Written by playwright Catherine Johnson and music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Uvaeus, “Mamma Mia!” tells a story of love, friendship and identity through the timeless: Read More: The TZ Players Present “Mamma Mia!”
by SOCSD Communications | Mar 14, 2024 | District Highlights
Congratulations to Tappan Zee High School’s SO BOTZ for earning silver medals as the 2024 Hudson Valley FIRST Robotics Competition Regional Finalists last weekend! Despite a tough start, Team 6911 staged a remarkable comeback over the course of the two-day competition: Read More: SO BOTZ Claims Silver at Hudson Valley Regional
by SOCSD Communications | Mar 13, 2024 | District Highlights
Did you know that March 11-17 marks Brain Awareness Week? Founded by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (DABI), Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science and on Monday, scientists from the Nathan S. Kline: Read More: Nathan Kline Neuroscientists Visit Eighth Grade Science Classes