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![Our 5th graders create "Hearts for Heroes", to be distributed to NYC's front line workers.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1791472238/ccsdedu/ynoabyy3rmkmnauu59jr/Heartsforheroes-6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1791472238/ccsdedu/ynoabyy3rmkmnauu59jr/Heartsforheroes-6.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1791472238/ccsdedu/ynoabyy3rmkmnauu59jr/Heartsforheroes-6.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1791472238/ccsdedu/ynoabyy3rmkmnauu59jr/Heartsforheroes-6.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1791472238/ccsdedu/ynoabyy3rmkmnauu59jr/Heartsforheroes-6.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1791472238/ccsdedu/ynoabyy3rmkmnauu59jr/Heartsforheroes-6.jpg","width":2200}])
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![Playground Fun]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1791467088/ccsdedu/g3o5iit0bvv8sfpgmcye/2026Playground-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1791467088/ccsdedu/g3o5iit0bvv8sfpgmcye/2026Playground-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1791467088/ccsdedu/g3o5iit0bvv8sfpgmcye/2026Playground-5.jpg","width":800}])
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![Girl holding art work]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790965671/ccsdedu/qpoovukw1crzyenx9com/Festaartstudent.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790965671/ccsdedu/qpoovukw1crzyenx9com/Festaartstudent.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790965671/ccsdedu/qpoovukw1crzyenx9com/Festaartstudent.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1790965671/ccsdedu/qpoovukw1crzyenx9com/Festaartstudent.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1790965671/ccsdedu/qpoovukw1crzyenx9com/Festaartstudent.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1790965671/ccsdedu/qpoovukw1crzyenx9com/Festaartstudent.jpg","width":2200}])
As part of National Arts in Education Week, art classes at Felix Festa Middle School are kicking off the school year with “get to know you” projects. In Lotte Petricone’s Studio Art class, eighth graders are creating colorful flower tiles, with each student making one piece of a larger design. Four tiles come together to form a flower, and the individual flowers will eventually line the room near the ceiling to create a collaborative mural.
![Two high school assistant principals winning an award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790965351/ccsdedu/spobiiej13jcjgcyprty/EducatorsasLearnersandLeadersWattandBaka.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790965351/ccsdedu/spobiiej13jcjgcyprty/EducatorsasLearnersandLeadersWattandBaka.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790965351/ccsdedu/spobiiej13jcjgcyprty/EducatorsasLearnersandLeadersWattandBaka.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790965351/ccsdedu/spobiiej13jcjgcyprty/EducatorsasLearnersandLeadersWattandBaka.png","width":1200}])
This month, #ClarkstownCSD is celebrating two staffers in its monthly Educators as Learners and Leaders Award series: Angie Watt and Alissa Baka, assistant principals at Clarkstown high schools North and South, respectively!
![photo of author with student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790964996/ccsdedu/ikc8b2oh18e0pjm3creg/LaurenTarshis.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790964996/ccsdedu/ikc8b2oh18e0pjm3creg/LaurenTarshis.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790964996/ccsdedu/ikc8b2oh18e0pjm3creg/LaurenTarshis.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1790964996/ccsdedu/ikc8b2oh18e0pjm3creg/LaurenTarshis.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1790964996/ccsdedu/ikc8b2oh18e0pjm3creg/LaurenTarshis.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1790964996/ccsdedu/ikc8b2oh18e0pjm3creg/LaurenTarshis.jpg","width":2200}])
The author of the best-selling “I Survived” series spoke with West Nyack Elementary School students about how she researches the historical events behind her books and where she finds inspiration for each new story. She also gave the third through fifth graders a special preview by reading the first chapter of her latest work, before she signed books (and even a cast!).
![October 2026 Family Newsletter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759237328/ccsdedu/uzxz9a58nwismemzmdfm/october-month-owl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759237328/ccsdedu/uzxz9a58nwismemzmdfm/october-month-owl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759237328/ccsdedu/uzxz9a58nwismemzmdfm/october-month-owl.jpg","width":800}])
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![Exploring Relationships with Centimeters & Meters]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790612211/ccsdedu/admjgeh79wbvm6ny5wme/Roysclass-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790612211/ccsdedu/admjgeh79wbvm6ny5wme/Roysclass-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790612211/ccsdedu/admjgeh79wbvm6ny5wme/Roysclass-2.jpg","width":800}])
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![Clarkstown Connection]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1690562400/ccsdedu/ztkpmvtztyw0emapz2vz/TheClarkstownConnection_400x300.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1690562400/ccsdedu/ztkpmvtztyw0emapz2vz/TheClarkstownConnection_400x300.png","width":400}])
The September 2026 edition of the Clarkstown Connection is now available! Hear a message from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marc Baiocco, review school highlights from the month and read more about upcoming initiatives.
- Clarkstown Connection
- Newsletter
![SEPTEMBER]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756485134/ccsdedu/scqwd6zichrxwblh73ij/236-2362209_september-hello-clipart-for-school-transparent-png-september.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756485134/ccsdedu/scqwd6zichrxwblh73ij/236-2362209_september-hello-clipart-for-school-transparent-png-september.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756485134/ccsdedu/scqwd6zichrxwblh73ij/236-2362209_september-hello-clipart-for-school-transparent-png-september.png","width":800}])
![Teacher Richard Bertrand posing for a photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785333217/ccsdedu/zzsbrflfd3el1zid0w80/Bertrand_6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1785333217/ccsdedu/zzsbrflfd3el1zid0w80/Bertrand_6.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1785333217/ccsdedu/zzsbrflfd3el1zid0w80/Bertrand_6.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1785333217/ccsdedu/zzsbrflfd3el1zid0w80/Bertrand_6.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1785333217/ccsdedu/zzsbrflfd3el1zid0w80/Bertrand_6.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1785333217/ccsdedu/zzsbrflfd3el1zid0w80/Bertrand_6.jpg","width":1898}])
An Orange & Rockland STEM Grant is helping Richard Bertrand transform the Socratic seminars in his classroom. "I want students to feel that their classrooms reflect the world they engage with daily," he said.
- CCSD
- CHSS