Student Sessions

FES

• Anti-Bullying with Stephane Matteau - June 3

  
  

WGES

• Anti-Bullying with Stephane Matteau - June 1

  
  

HES

• Anti-Bullying with Stephane Matteau - June 2

Parent Sessions

WHES

In collaboration with Box Out Bullying a three part series will be held for parents virtually.

Session 3 - Keeping Children Safe Online Part I - May 24 7PM

• Hone in on best practices of cyber etiquette, cyber-bullying prevention strategies

Summer in North Rockland is going to be full of engagement and education. The District is currently finalizing our 2022-23 Summer Program offerings which will be introducing new innovative activities and curriculum. A snapshot of our programs and their offerings can be found linked here and a video exploring Stepping Stones Summer Enrichment can be found linked here. Please be on the lookout for more information as we get closer to summertime on how to sign up.

Important reminder for the 2022/2023 school year. It is never too early to think ahead about what your child will need for the following school year, including immunizations.

The North Rockland Central School District maintains strict compliance with New York State Immunization laws. New York State Public Health Law, Section 2164 requires that schools will not permit a child to attend school unless the parent provides the school with a certificate of immunization or proof from a physician, nurse practitioner or physician's assistant that the child is in the process of receiving the required immunizations. More information can be found linked here.

North Rockland hosted the Mid-Hudson School Study Council (MHSSC) at Fieldstone Middle School for the 2022 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony.

FMS educators Catherine Cazzari and MaryAnn Van Ryn are this year’s Teaching Excellence award winners! Both teachers were honored by the MHSSC Officers and Executive Committee center stage for always going the extra mile for their students. Some examples that were presented in their nominations included bringing podcasts, new curriculum and special causes into being for our students and our District.

It was a wonderful evening celebrating outstanding educators and leaders spanning seven counties in the Mid-Hudson region together in the FMS courtyard and auditorium.

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! More photos linked here.

Dr. Seema Narang Family and Cosmetic Dentistry is NRCSD’s Business of the Month! In North Rockland we appreciate our mutually supportive relationships between local businesses and our buildings, sport teams and the district in which the partners commit themselves to specific goals and activities intended to benefit students and schools.

This May we are spotlighting and thanking Dr. Seema Narang DDS in Stony Point. Seema and her team have worked closely with our District for years, generously sponsoring and contributing to North Rockland Sports Day For Charity, the District Spelling Bee, and the NRHS Drama Society. Dr. Narang’s office also offers our students the opportunity to “sell” their Halloween sweets via their annual Candy Buy Back Program every year, which educates youth about the importance of dental hygiene and supports our military overseas. The program purchases the candy from our learners at $1 per pound to make care packages complete with toothbrushes and toothpaste that are sent to troops through West Point - The U.S. Military Academy.

“We have been doing this program for 10 years!” explained Seema. “Last year with the help of NR students we collected over 245lbs!”

Thank you for all you do for the kids, our schools and our community! If you would like your business to be featured as a NRCSD Business of the Month please email jdodrill@northrockland.org for consideration.

We constantly see NR graduates go on to accomplish some truly amazing things. In this section we will be spotlighting Alumni who's success makes the headlines.

Jevohan Barnes, also known as Hova Beats, is a Rockland native looking to motivate his fellow artists. How does he do that? Through social media platforms and creating content online. Currently, the creator has over three social media platforms, which includes his new brand, “Motivation is Key NY”, which was established in June 2021. Other platforms include 2022 Artists on The Come Up, Hova Beats, and Battlezone Barz.

Before music came into play, the North Rockland Alumni by playing sports. He credits his motivation to play sports which opened a door to more opportunities for his music and fashion endeavors. Read more.

Section I Tournaments are underway this week for a host of Red Raider teams.

Baseball

In baseball, behind four innings of scoreless relief pitching from senior Brandon Rivera, North Rockland ousted rival Clarkstown South 8-4 in an opening round game on Tuesday. The Raiders however fell to Suffern in the Quarterfinal round on Wednesday. Junior pitcher Logan Kapuzinsky kept the Raiders at 3-3 after 7 innings. But, the Mounties scratched out a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to secure a 4-3 win. The Raiders finished the season at 9-13.

Lacrosse

Both Red Raider Lacrosse teams will take the field in their opening round Section I Tournament games this week. Girls lacrosse won on Thursday beating New Rochelle 17-0 to advance to the section Semi finals Monday at Suffern 4:30pm. Meanwhile, Coach Ken Rose and the Boys Lacrosse team boasted a 13-2 regular season record and earned the No. 2 seed in the Tournament. They will host Fox Lane on Friday May 20 at 4:30pm in the Class A Quarterfinal round.

Softball

Coach Jackie DiNuzzo and the Red Raider Softball team beat Ossining 9-0 to advance to the quarterfinals Saturday ( tomorrow) at home 10:30am. North Rockland will host all the Softball Tournament Finals in Class AA, A, B and C on May 27-28, 2022.

Track and Field

The Red Raider Track & Field teams began their postseason at the Rockland County Championships this week. Wednesday the opening events were hosted by Tappan Zee, while the second day took place at Spring Valley on Thursday.

JV

The Red Raider JV Softball and JV Baseball teams each won the annual Rockland County Postseason Tournament sponsored by the Coaches and Officials Associations on Sunday (May 15) at Nyack High School. Under Coach Pete Samoylo, NR defeated Clarkstown South in softball, while Coach Chris Dwyer led the baseball squad past Clarkstown North.

Over the weekend the North Rockland spring sports teams finished the Wounded Warrior Project Challenge Cup. The annual competition between Warwick Valley and North Rockland High School, was started in 2013. NR was on a streak -- winning the first four years, and then after a tie in 2017, the Wildcats took home the trophy in 2018 and 2019. The event returned this spring after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, which was really exciting for all involved.

The Raiders collected over $450 in t-shirt sales throughout the day and with Warwick pledging to match the donations, a grand total of $1000 was donated between the two schools to the local chapter of the Wounded Warrior Project.

Due to play off requirements the varsity Baseball, Girls Lacrosse and Boys Lacrosse teams played (and won) their games earlier in the season. Thus, the action on Saturday began with North Rockland holding a 4-2 lead. The schools alternated wins and losses in Boys Tennis (Warwick), JV Softball (NR), Varsity Softball (NR), JV Lacrosse (Warwick), Boys Golf (Warwick) and JV Baseball (NR). Leading 10-9 in team points, we needed a strong effort from the Girls Golf team to seal a victory and bring the award back with them. Under Coach Tom Nelsen, the Raiders rallied to defeat the Wildcats 257-269. Maddie Quevado-Duband shot a team best 48 helping the Raiders get the necessary 2-point victory.

"Congratulations to all on a victory in the Wounded Warrior Challenge this past Saturday.. We will keep the plaque in Red Raider land for the next year.. the Challenge came down to the last match and our Girls Golf were victorious sealing our win!" said Coach Casarella.

Photo - L to R - Coach Casarella, Lauren Vallabhaneni, Gabby Colon, Paige Luzon, Coach Tom Nelsen, Molly Craffey, Elena Campisi, Maddie Quevado-Duband.

Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)

All families with children attending NRCSD’s six elementary schools are eligible to receive a discount of $30/month for home internet service, and a one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet purchased through a participating provider through the Affordable Connectivity Program.

The Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library is participating in the Hudson Valley Digital Navigators program (https://hvconnected.org/), paid for with federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.

The library can connect families to the ACP to access the discounts they're entitled to. Call (845) 786-3800 and speak with a librarian for more information.

At North Rockland Central School District we take internet safety very seriously. It is important that we all have access to information on how to keep our students safe. Here are a few web resources:

1. Common Sense Media - click here

2. Connect Safely - click here

3. Internet Safety Tips - click here

The NRCSD has partnered with Peachjar. This new platform will enable us to send important school and community flyers to parents/guardians digitally, saving our schools time, money, and paper. School-approved digital flyers will be sent to your email inbox. Please click here for more information.