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This section is designed to keep the community informed with the most up-to-date information about our district and schools. Please check this section often for the latest news and events in and around the district.

March 2010 - Brewster pride will prevail
Putnam County Courier, Michael Brendan Dougherty
3/11/10

March 2010 - Students honored for doing the right thing
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
3/11/10

March 2010 - Brilliant Minds
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
3/11/10

March 2010 - WMS student to participate at the state level National Geographic Bee.

March 2010 - School board discusses setbacks, hike on the way?
Putnam County Courier, Michael Brendan Dougherty
3/4/10

March 2010 - Varsity winter athletes finish very successful season.

March 2010 - WMS foreign language teacher to present workshop at Tech Expo 2010.

March 2010 - BHS teacher wins "Trip of a Lifetime."

March 2010 - WMS & BHS students win awards at Science Horizons Fair.

March 2010 - Brewster High School on list of excellent and innovative high schools in the Hudson Valley.

February 2010 - World Language Unites Brewster Middle School
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
2/25/10

February 2010 - BHS Teacher Wins "Trip of a Lifetime"
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
2/18/10

February 2010 - Colonial Days Return to Brewster
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
2/18/10

February 2010 - Brewster Students Excel in Science Symposium
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
2/18/10

February 2010 - Educational Exchange with China Blossoms
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
2/4/10

February 2010 - Fourth and Fifth Graders Learn About Nutrition
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
2/4/10

February 2010 - Teachers Collect Coats for the Less Fortunate
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
2/4/10

February 2010 - 'Everyone Smiles in the Same Language'
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
2/4/10

February 2010 - Laurie DiSilverstro named Administrative Assistant/Secretary of the Year for Section One Athletics.

February 2010 - WMS sixth grader wins Geographpy Bee.

February 2010 - CVS students paint "Helping Hands" mural.

February 2010 - JFK & GSS students learn how to handle grief.

January 2010 - "Kick up your heels" at Village Hoedown
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
1/28/10

January 2010 - "Girls Nite Out" Benefits Safe Driving
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
1/21/10

January 2010 - Brewster's Geo-Whiz
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
1/21/10

January 2010 - Schools delay budget panic, retain Sandbank until 2013
Putnam County Courier, Eric Gross
1/21/10

January 2010 - Revised list of sixty-five BHS students who have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board.

January 2010 - JFK students take a ride on the "Polar Express."

January 2010 - Mu Alpha Theta students adopt family for the holidays.

January 2010 - BHS musician selected for NYS All-State Wind Ensemble.

January 2010 - Brewster High School NJROTC receives Unit Achievement recognition. 

January 2010 - Congratulations to H.H. Wells 7th grader, Brandon Vuto on winning the Patriot's Pen Essay Contest.

January 2010 - C. V. Starr students participate in Games for Heroes  program.

December 2009 - Third grade students participate in "Monarchs in Space" program.

December 2009 - Check out the newly redesigned JFK webpage.

December 2009 - BHS senior athletes sign Letters of Intent.

December 2009 - WMS students participate in bottle cap recycling initiative. 

December 2009 - Girls varsity swim team wins State Championship!

December 2009 - JFK third-graders celebrate Thanksgiving in its truest fashion.

November 2009 - Varsity Boys Cross Country Team wins Section 1 Championship.

November 2009 - GSS teacher, Lynn Olsen to present at HVWP Seminar.

November 2009 - C.V. Starr 5th grade science students conduct Watershed Study.

November 2009 - BHS swimmers selected as Con Edison Athletes of the Week.

November 2009 - Artist, Randy Williams, spends the day with art students at C.V. Starr.

October 2009 - BHS & WMS bands to perform at Ragamuffin Parade.

October 2009 - Boys & Girls Varsity track teams are top two at New Balance Ocean State Invitational.

October 2009 - NJROTC places in top 3 at Drill Meet.

October 2009 - Summer Reading Program.

October 2009 - JFK art students inspired by sunflower garden.

September 2009 - BHS student selected to All State Wind Ensemble.

September 2009 - Putnam County Health Department recognizes C.V. Starr recycling program.

July/August 2009 - Brewster High School Top Ten Students Class of 2009.

July/August 2009 - Congratulations to all of the BCSD retirees!

July/August 2009 - Freshman Charlie Carr competed in the Outdoor Nike Track & Field Nationals.

July/August 2009 - BHS Varsity Football linemen win Strongman Challenge.

June 2009 - CVS creative arts group attends Olympics of Visual Arts.

June 2009 - BHS students win Dutchess Theater Awards.

June 2009 - Students and faculty receive recognition at BOE meeting.

June 2009 - JFK goes green by recycling drink pouches.

June 2009 - GSS collects Pennies for Peace.

June 2009 - CVS 4th graders compete in biathlon.

June 2009 - Student artwork displayed at budget vote.

June 2009 - BHS Senior Alex Ruyak competes at INTEL Science Fair.

June 2009 - 8th Grade Chorus earns gold rating at NYSSMA Majors. 

May 2009 - BCSD hosts Special Olympics.

May 2009 - Boys and girls varsity track & field teams win League Championship.

May 2009 - BHS hosts 2009 Putnam Start! Heart Walk.

May 2009 - Judy Cleary receives Ben Cohn Inspiration Counselor Award.

May 2009 - IBM engineers visit CV Starr 5th graders.

May 2009 - Mu Alpha Theta plans St. Jude Math-a-thon.

May 2009 - WMS celebrates World Language Day.

May 2009 - JFK students collect money for homeless.

May 2009 - Freshman Student Council sponsors team in Relay for Life.

May 2009 - CVS 5th graders participate in Tri-County Science Fair.

April 2009 - IBM presents Engineering Day at BHS.

April 2009 - NJROTC continues its run of placing in the top three at regional and national competitions.

April 2009 - Varsity teams win NYS Scholar Athlete Award.

April 2009 - BHS cafeteria aces health department inspection.

April 2009 - Congratulations to BHS teacher, Peter Lamoreaux, who presented at the BOCES Technology Conference.

April 2009 - JFK & GSS students attend PTA Story Night.

March 2009 - BHS takes top honors at Science Horizons Fair.

March 2009 - BHS Marching Band marches in St. Patrick's Day Parade.

March 2009 - JFK students become "Safety Guides."

March 2009 - BHS gymnast qualifies for NYS Gymnastics Championships.

March 2009 - CV Starr student wins Charles Darwin Essay Contest.

March 2009 - WMS 6th grader receives President's Volunteer Service Award.

March 2009 - BHS senior, Nick Arena, qualifies for the NYS Track & Field Championships. 

March 2009 - Brewster hosts 10th Anniversary PCMEA All-County Jr. High Music Festival.

February 2009 - CVS students present Lake Tonetta Watershead Study to Town of Southeast.

February 2009 - Congratulations to HHW Geography Bee winner, Ian Ballantine.

February 2009 - CVS teacher, Phil Immohr wins the VFW's New York State Teacher of the Year Award.

February 2009 - Sixth grade student, Thomas Kozal, wins county level Patriot's Pen Essay Contest.

February 2009 - JFK first-graders visit BHS to learn about recycling.

February 2009 - Fifty-three BHS students have earned the designation of AP Scholar.

January 2009 - Varsity Wrestling team goes 10-0 at Virginia Tournament.

January 2009 - JFK students take a ride on the Polar Express.

December 2008 - NEW - Brewster Bulletin Online

December 2008 - BCSD receives Environmental Excellence Award.

December 2008 - Three BHS students sign Letters of Intent.

December 2008 - Ali Polhill takes second place at the State Swimming Finals.

December 2008 - Brewster School District receives $32,000 grant from NYSERDA

December 2008 - More than 125 students perform in, Seussical, Jr.

December 2008 - Sustainability Club sponsors "Plastic Beach" assembly.

December 2008 - Brewster Fire Department presents fire prevention and safety demonstration to HH Wells students.

December 2008 - Mr. Phil Immohr receives the National Citizenship Education Teacher Award.

November 2008 - The Journal News features Brewster schools in election article.

November 2008 - BHS Leadership Program and Democratic Congress sponsor mock election.

November 2008 - Brewster varsity sports teams have successful fall season.

November 2008 - DoRight Leadership Corps to be featured in an upcoming article by Peter Senge.

November 2008 - Brewster bands perform at the Ragamuffin Parade in the Village of Brewster.

October 2008 - Come join the fun at Homecoming!

October 2008 - Congratulations to National Merit Commended Scholars Nicholas Eminizer and Alysia Radak.

October 2008 - BCSD welcomes Jun Cai, an exchange educator from China, to the Brewster school community.

October 2008 - State Senator Vincent Leibell obtains $50,000 grant for new ecology laboratory at BHS.

September 2008 - Please check out the Music Department Calendar for upcoming peformances, and visit our new Teacher Web Pages.

September 2008 - The 2008-2009 calendars are posted and may be viewed online.

September 2008 - Please welcome Eileen McGuire, our new Principal at GSS, Frank Zamperlin, our new Principal at CVS, and John Coxen, our new Supervisor of Transportation.

July 2008 - CVS student, Maudie Carey, is honored by The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth.

July 2008 - BHS music ensembles earn "superior" rating at the High Note Music Festival.

June 2008 - Website Improvements! Please visit our new Technology and Art Gallery web pages.

June 2008 - NJHS raises $1100 for Cystic Firbrosis

June 2008 - Congratulations due for various student achievements.

June 2008 - BHS student selected to participate in New York State Writers' Institute.

June 2008 - BHS junior attends U.S. Space Camp.

June 2008 - Seventh and eigth grade bands win gold at NYSSMA.

June 2008 - Congratulations to this year's Pioneer Award winners.

May 2008 - Wells Midde School students win Stock Market Game.

May 2008 - Stormwater Management Program

May 2008 - Congratulations to the 2008 Brewster Little League Scholarship winners!

May 2008 - BCSD raises over $11,000 for the American Heart Association

May 2008 - BHS Production of "Beauty and the Beast" performed to five sellout audiences.

May 2008 - NJROTC places 3rd overall in Academic Competition

May 2008 - BHS choruses traveled to Boston to compete in the Festivals of Music.

May 2008 - Carnival for a Cause preparations in full swing.

April 2008 - Congratulations to all of the teachers who were recently awarded tenure

April 2008 - Three BHS students receive the Putnam County Youth Award.

April 2008 - H.H. Wells "Pops Concert" raises money for the Community Action Program.

April 2008 - The Brewster Engineering Club holds bridge building competition.

April 2008 - Congratulations to Alexandra McIe and Dorothy Klein for their wins at the Science Horizons Fair.

March 2008 - Board of Education adopts 2008-2009 school calendar.

March 2008 - JFK was awarded a $2000 Teach Award from Best Buy Co., Inc.

March 2008 - Yello-Dyno-You Can't Fool Me program comes to JFK & GSS.

February 2008 - Congratulations to the 7th Grade White Team for winning the Target Field Trip Grant for $1000!

February 2008 - Students and teachers have reason to be proud as a result of their scores on the English and Math A Regents tests.

February 2008 - Congratulations to H.H.Wells students, Jason Marano and Olivia Lopez, whose artwork was presented at the Chinese Delegation Luncheon.

February 2008 - Sixty-three students at BHS have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Exams.

February 2008 - Four students from C.V. Starr will be participating in the 2008 Family Science Saturdays Program at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center.

February 2008 - Congratulations to BHS students, James Smith and Madeleine Skaller who were featured presenters at the National Council for Science and the Environment Conference.

January 2008 - Wells Middle School team finishes first in the Lower Westchester New York Stock Market Game.

January 2008 - C.V. Starr Coaches Rob McCollum and Genene Morehouse receive award from the American Heart Association.

December 2007 - Wells Middle School NJHS inducts 58 new members.

December 2007 - The PTSA sponsored "The Courage to Speak," presented by Ginger Katz.

December 2007 - Mu Alpha Theta collected food for St. Andrew's Food Pantry.

December 2007 - History Club to enter John F. Kennedy Library's "Profiles in Courage" essay contest.

December 2007 - The Democratic Congress is sponsoring a Winter Carnival to raise money for Melissa Villanueva's kidney transplant fund.

December 2007 - GSS & JFK receive Grant from the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling, Inc. as part of the "Go Green" initiative.

December 2007 - GSS 3rd Grade Chorus will sing at the Poughkeepsie Galleria.

November, 2007 Ten pieces of artwork from the C.V. Starr 5th Grade Creative Arts class represented the Brewster Central School District at the 2007 Great Swamp Celebration and Art Show.

November, 2007 - With the help of Brewster's new grant writer, David Fried, JFK is selected to receive two new SMARTboards from SMART technologies.

November, 2007 - Mrs. Frances Lang receives the 24th Annual Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Mid Hudson School Study Council.

November, 2007 - Mrs. Diane Doolan receives the 2007 Award for Excellence from the Mid Hudson School Study Council in the area of Pupil Personnel Services.

October, 2007 - GSS Third Grade Chorus sings at Renegades baseball game.

October, 2007 - Enrichment teacher, Scott Beall and several 9th grade students from the DoRight Enterprises Program speak at the Society for Organizational Learning Sustainability Consortium

October, 2007 - JFK expands playground with the purchase of handicap accessible equipment

October, 2007 - GSS & JFK Adopt the "Go Green Initiative"

September, 2007 - Brewster H.S. Marching Band to perform at Shea Stadium

September, 2007 - Frances Lang and Diane Doolan to receive awards from the Mid-Hudson Superintendents' Study Council