BMUFSD: Briarcliff Middle School Custodian Turns Trash Into Treasure

For 27 years, Namphong Nguyen, the Briarcliff Middle School custodian, has been passing by the art room, admiring students' works.

BMUFSD: Second Grades Create Teddy Bear Parachutes In STEAM Class

Second graders at Todd Elementary School have been exploring gravity and aerodynamics in STEAM class using paper napkin parachutes.

BMUFSD: Eighth Graders Build Earthquake-Resistant Structures

The Tri-State area recently experienced an earthquake.

BMUFSD: Students Conduct An Experiment With Tomato Seeds

Some seeds can be carried by the wind to different countries.

Westchester Community College Celebrates Commencement Ceremonies

Many of the 13,000 grads will transfer to four-year institutions, including Yale, Columbia, Georgetown, and UNC at Chapel Hill.

BMUFSD: ZUZU Acrobats Perform At Todd Elementary School

The gymnasium at Todd Elementary School was recently transformed into a makeshift circus ring.

BMUFSD: Briarcliff Middle School Students Attend An Assembly On Living In The Moment

Most school assemblies begin with the presenter walking onto the stage to greet the audience.

BMUFSD: Q & A With Retiring Teacher David Golod

Todd Elementary School and Briarcliff Middle School math teacher David Golod is retiring this year. We talked with him.

BMUFSD: Q & A With Retiring Teacher Stephanie Muson

Briarcliff Middle School Social Studies teacher Stephanie Muson is retiring this year. We talked with her about her favorite memories.

BMUFSD: Students Attend Assembly On Why Kindness Matters

Free hugs, anyone?

BMUFSD: Varsity Boys Tennis Players Rise To The Challenge

At Briarcliff Manor School District, students' motivation to push themselves to succeed goes well beyond the classroom.

BMUFSD: Q & A With Retiring Teacher Pam Gordon

Briarcliff High School French teacher Pam Gordon is retiring this year. We talked with her about the wisdom she would like to pass on.

BMUFSD: Sixth Graders Put Book Characters On “Trial”

Sixth graders in Ali Mazza's ELA class at Briarcliff Middle School donned suits and ties and played lawyers and jury members for the day.

BMUFSD: Briarcliff Middle School Presents Willy Wonka Junior

Putting on a school musical with over 30 participants is no easy feat.

BMUFSD: Students Build Machines In New Capstone Course

The inaugural year of the Engineering Design and Development Capstone course at Briarcliff High School has been a huge success.

Westchester Community College Wins Grant From Metallica's Foundation

The award from the band's charitable offshoot, "All Within My Hands," will support women seeking education in the skilled trades.

BMUFSD: Q & A With Retiring Teacher Librarian Tara Phethean

Todd Elementary School's Tara Phethean is retiring this year. We talked with her about her career.

Briarcliff Ranks Among Top 2024 U.S. News Best High Schools

Rankings were based on college readiness and curriculum breadth, state assessments, underserved student performance, and graduation rates.

BMUFSD: First Graders Build Houses Made Of Sticks, Straws And Bricks

Every STEAM class at Todd Elementary School begins with a read-aloud on the rug.

BMUFSD: Briarcliff High School Students View Documentary At Jacob Burns Film Center

Most people view lynching of Blacks as something from the dark past in America's history, but it did not become a federal crime till 2018.

3 Briarcliff Students Named Regeneron Scholars

The award-winning projects in the prestigious competition cover topics in the sciences, engineering, social sciences and mathematics.

BMUFSD: Former Pocantico Hills Students Call Briarcliff High School ‘Home'

“Feels like home.” “There is a sense of camaraderie.” “It is a welcoming environment.”

Former Pocantico Hills Students Call Briarcliff High School ‘Home’

Four students discuss why they chose to attend Briarcliff and how that decision shaped who they are today

BMUFSD: Todd School Holds School-Wide Elections

Are you at least four years old and a citizen of Todd Elementary School? If so, you are eligible to vote in the Todd elections.

BMUFSD: Todd School Rolls Out Clubs At Recess

At Briarcliff School District, when students talk, we listen.

Todd Students Participate In The National Circus Project

Have you heard? The circus is in town!

BMUFSD: Fourth Graders Create Halloween-Themed Op Art

The term “op art” was coined in the 1960s in response to an exhibit of optical paintings.

BMUFSD: Eighth Graders Learn About Immigration In Interdisciplinary Activity

Briarcliff Middle School eighth graders have been learning about the mass immigration to the United Stated during the Gilded Age.

BMUFSD: Students Learn About Responsibility At SEL Encore Presentation

When Todd music teacher Jenna Stufkosky was in elementary school, she learned a song during music class called “What is Responsibility?”

BMUFSD: Eight Graders Create Morning Announcements In Honor Of Hispanic Heritage Month

Chimichurri is an uncooked sauce used both as an ingredient in Argentinian and Uruguayan cooking and as a table condiment.

WCC: 10 Students Transition To Prestigious Universities With $50,000 Scholarships

Ten students from Westchester Community College have recently been selected to receive a S.M.I.L.E scholarship from PepsiCo.

Little Engineers: Kindergartners Build Structures To Protect Ice Cubes From Melting

Kindergartners have been learning about solar heat, as part of their BOCES science curriculum at Todd School.

BMUFSD: Fifth Graders Play 10 Ball Capture

What do you get when you play a game using a football, a foam ball, a playground ball and a mini basketball?

BMUFSD: Third Graders Create Art Inspired By Yayoi Kusama

A successful school relies not only on dedicated teachers and staff; it also takes kind and thoughtful parents.

BMUFSD: Sixth Graders Draw A View From A Window

How can we hold onto an experience? Thinking about it and drawing it can bring back the memory in a profound way.

BMUFSD: Local Briarcliff Resident Named BHS 2023 Distinguished Alumni

Briarcliff School District has an ongoing commitment to students' civic engagement.

WCC Receives $3 Million Grant To Increase LatinX Participation In STEM

SUNY Westchester Community College was awarded a $3 million grant by the National Science Foundation.

BMUFSD: Late Briarcliff Alum Provides Inspiration For Art Students

Few artists can consider themselves as lucky as the late world-renowned artist, Brice Marden, who achieved fame and success in his twenties.

These Are The Best School Districts In The HV, New Ranking Says

In all, 34 districts made it to the top of Niche's list of districts in New York for 2024.

BMUFSD: Live Morning Announcements Are Back At Briarcliff High School

Briarcliff High School's tradition of broadcasting live morning announcements on television screens in all classrooms is back.