Grand Openings Held for Two New Ossining School Spaces

Ossining schools celebrated the grand openings of two important spaces in their schools this week – a Maker Space at Ossining High School and a brand new library at Anne M. Dorner Middle School.

Both spaces opened after months and even years of planning. Dubbed the Omega Hub, the Maker Space classroom at OHS features a space where students can learn and practice computer programming with software like Code Avengers, hone their architectural skills, work with Makey Makey circuits, and create objects using a state-of-the-art 3-D printer.

Located at the OHS library, the Maker Space will be available for use by individual students working on classroom and non-classroom projects, and by classes with assignments in engineering, the sciences and technology. The space, which was funded by Ossining MATTERS, opened on Thursday.

At AMD, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday to mark the grand opening of the school’s Library Media Center, a long-awaited space that was made possible by the District’s passage of a facilities and construction bond in March 2012.

Work as part of the facilities bond took place all summer at AMD, and included the completion of new locker rooms, a new fitness center, new music rooms, and replacement of the roof. While construction of the news library was taking place this year, AMD created a temporary library space. In addition to the library, AMD has four new general classrooms and two new computer labs.

The grand opening included music performed by the 8th grade band, a welcome from Principal Regina Cellio, and remarks by Superintendent of Schools Raymond Sanchez, Board of Education President Bill Kress, and AMD Student Council President Aliya Bashir.