Pleasantville Middle Schoolers Learn Computer Programming

Fifth graders in the Pleasantville schools' STEAM class start with simple tools and quickly progress to programming their own Lego cars.

Pleasantville High School's 11th Grade Creative Writing Contest

The Creative Writing Contest lets students tell stories that matter to them and get feedback from professional writers

Briarcliff High School Athletes Sign National Letter of Intent

The student-athletes will play sports for Division 1 colleges

Cheering for Pleasantville's Cross Country and Swim Teams

Crowds came to Pleasantville High School to give a great send-off to 12 athletes who are going to compete in the State Championships.

Briarcliff High School Presents Henry IV

The show is a punk-rock version of the original Shakespearean play and takes place in the style of 1970s London

Middle School Students Celebrate the Day of the Dead

The celebration included a visit to a local Briarcliff restaurant

Best-Selling Author Lauren Tarshis Visits Todd Elementary

Ms. Tarshis Wrote "I Survived" Book Series

Pleasantville Middle Schoolers Learn Mindfulness

The district expanded its social and emotional learning curriculum post-Covid.

Briarcliff High School Pep Rally is Back Indoors

Pep Rally was held indoors due to special request by the Student Government

Todd Elementary School Gets a Recess Reboot

The entire community is working towards building a better recess

Sixth Graders Taste the World in Enrichment Class

Students celebrated each other’s cultures by participating in the Heritage Project

Briarcliff National Merit Semifinalists Announced

Students Reveal What is Takes to Earn the Coveted Honor

Todd Elementary Students Try their Hands at Circus Skills

Performers from the National Circus Project recently visited the school

Second Graders Draw Concentric Hearts

In art class students created artwork that featured “repeating” hearts on it

First Graders Learn About the Golden Rule

Students and teacher read together a picture book about a grandfather explaining the rule to his grandson

BMUFSD: Fifth Graders Create Mind Maps

Tennis, playing Roblox and the music of “My Chemical Romance” – these all found a spot on students' “mind maps” in art class at Todd.

Supporting Elementary School Teachers

Briarcliff School District Hires First-Ever Instructional Coach for Todd Elementary School

Librarian Turns Author Visits into “Visual Memories”

A trip to a well-known Bookstore Inspired Mementos

Briarcliff Athletics Fall Preseason Begins With High Hopes And Higher Spirits

Near-perfect end-of-summer weather, reconnecting with their teammates and coaches, and, most importantly, looser restrictions

Noted Biomedical Research Institute Joins New York Medical College

Lovelace Research Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has also joined Touro University.

Metallica's Charitable Foundation Renews WCC Scholars Initiative

The national grant program helps students looking to enter a traditional trade or other applied learning program.

Briarcliff School Board Must Replace Trustee

The appointee will serve until the next Board of Education election.

Briarcliff Middle School Welcomes New Assistant Principal Kristen Bonnici

Kristen Bonnici will take over as Assistant Principal at Briarcliff Middle School on July 1.

BMUFSD: Q & A With Retiring Principal Colleen O'Neill-Mangan

Although she has been at Todd Elementary School for only four years, Colleen O'Neill-Mangan has certainly left her mark.

Briarcliff Middle School Eighth Graders Take a Trip to the Past

Students Created an exhibit featuring several decades

BMUFSD: Q & A With Retiring Principal Susan Howard

The school year is coming to an end and it is time to say goodbye to a most beloved principal.

Todd Kindergarteners Learn About Interdependency On Farm Field Trip

From 1880 to 1924, Muscoot Farm on Route 100 was a working dairy farm owned by the Hopkins family.

Q & A With Retiring Nurse Alma Ricci-Cohen

She has been a fixture at Todd Elementary for 23 years but it is now time to say goodbye to nurse Alma Ricci-Cohen.

Todd Fourth Graders Attend a Very Special Magic Show

Briarcliff High School AP Chemistry students played magician for the day

Middle School Students Celebrate Wellness Day

The Day Provides a Plethora of Wellness-Related Activities at Briarcliff Middle School

Todd Librarian is Selected for the 2024 Caldecott Committee

Tara Phethean was recently elected as one of sixteen members of the committee and will serve a two-year term

Todd Fifth Graders Participate In Day In Clay

Funded by the PTA, Day in Clay is an enrichment program with a visiting sculptor.

Todd Fifth Graders Participate in Day in Clay

Students created their own pottery and designs in a special enrichment activity

Fourth Graders Take a Trip Back in Time

Students recently visited Philipsburg Manor in nearby Sleepy Hollow

Students Learn the Ins and Outs of a TV News Report

BBC Video Journalist James Cooke Visited Briarcliff High School

Todd's First Graduating Class Takes A Walk Down Memory Lane

When was the last time you set foot in your elementary school?

Touro College Of Dental Medicine Hosts First School-Wide Research Day

Students, faculty and staff gathered for multiple events, including a poster competition that highlighted student-led research.

Todd Fifth Graders Shine in their First In-Person Concert

There were performances by the band, orchestra and chorus

Eighth Graders Create Beautiful Ceramic Tiles in Art Class

Students depicted subjects relating to personal interests or hobbies

Pleasantville Picks New School Trustee

Here are school budget and board vote results.