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Ossining School District Thanks Senator for Securing $1M Infrastructure Grant
Sen. David Carlucci helped obtain state grant to renovate the entrance to Ossining High School, make it more secure
During a ceremony at Ossining High School Wednesday, Superintendent Raymond Sanchez, the Board of Education and other district officials thanked Sen. David Carlucci for helping secure a $1 million grant to renovate the school’s main entrance and make it more secure.
The entrance will be extended to include a security-check area where visitors will sign in. Currently, they enter into a busy hallway. The project will also make the school’s main entrance more prominent and easy to find.
“We’re going to have a main entrance that will serve as a welcoming environment for those who come from our community, those who visit Ossining High School and for our students, and it will also provide another level of security, which is critically important to our staff, our students and our community at large,” Mr. Sanchez said.
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The superintendent thanked the senator for making sure the district receives critical resources. “The conversations with Senator Carlucci are ongoing in terms of what the needs are and how he can assist and continue to help,” Mr. Sanchez said.
The state grant will make a difference in terms of safety, security and aesthetics and it will also ensure more funding goes to the classroom said Senator Carlucci, D-Clarkstown. “Providing $1 million for the new main entrance at Ossining High School will improve security and alleviate a necessary cost to school district taxpayers, allowing money to be spent elsewhere,” he said.
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“The leadership and faculty throughout the Ossining School District have always been extremely active and great partners, and I look forward to continuing to work with them on all of our future efforts,” he added.
Board of Education member Felix Flores thanked the senator on behalf of the school board, families and students. “It is great to have representatives out there who are fighting on behalf of public education,” he said.
After the ceremony, OHS engineering students showed the senator robots they built for the FIRST Tech Challenge and the FIRST Robotics Competition. The FIRST Tech Challenge team placed second in the Hudson Valley Robotics Championship last weekend. The Hudson Valley Regional FIRST Robotics Competition takes place at Rockland Community College in March.
