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A longtime educator is heading back to Westchester to take over at the helm of the Mount Pleasant Central School District.
Former Pelham Schools Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo has been named to the same position in Mount Pleasant, where he previously served as a director of instructional services earlier in his career.
Giarrizzo, who started his career as a special education and English teacher on Long Island, previously worked in Westchester for more than a decade, including stops in Elmsford and Pelham, before he moved on in 2017 to serve as the superintendent of North Shore Schools in Nassau County.
| 08 Feb 2021 | 07:51 Members of Goshen Brownie Troop 146 collecting crayons for the Crayon initiative, a nationwide program that collects donated crayons, then melts them down to repurpose for art programs at children’s hospitals while reducing way sludge that clogs landfills. Photos provided by Kelly Williams. Goshen Brownie Troop 146 has left crayon collection boxes at all four schools in the Goshen School District; they plan to leave collection boxes at businesses around town for additional donations.
Members of Goshen Brownie Troop 146 are participating in the Crayon Initiative, a nationwide program that collects donated crayons, then melts them down to repurpose for art programs at children’s hospitals while reducing way sludge that clogs landfills.
Dr. Kurtis Kotes (Source: www.gcsny.org)
On Monday, Jan. 11, the members of the Goshen School Board unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Kurtis Kotes as the next superintendent of schools. His duties begin July 1.
Kotes will replace Superintendent Daniel Connor, who will retire at the end of the school year.
According to the school district’s web site (www.gcsny.org), the selection is the result of an intensive, months-long search conducted with the assistance of Strategic Educational Advantage, LLC (SEA) that utilized feedback from numerous interviews, surveys and public forums conducted with the school community.
‘Dedication to learning and spirit of teamwork’
Lt. Laurence Clemente The USS John C. Stennis is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy, named for Democratic Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi.
The Surface Navy Association has awarded its Admiral Arleigh Burke Surface Warfare Operational Excellence Award to Lt. Laurence Clemente, the auxiliaries division officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.
Clemente is the son of Claudia and Laurence Clemente of Goshen and a graduate of Goshen High School.
The Surface Navy Association’s Arleigh Burke Award is presented to those who most clearly exemplify the extraordinary qualities, vision and incisiveness of the nineteenth Chief of Naval Operations.