District News

  • 2023-24 School-Aged Childcare for PRSD Elementary Students

    The Rockland County YMCA announces Open Registration for school-aged childcare serving Pearl River School District students for the 2023-24 school year.  

    Before- and after-school childcare services will be provided for all three elementary schools at Franklin Avenue Elementary.  Students attending Evans Park Elementary and Lincoln Avenue Elementary will be transported to their respective schools in the morning and transported to Franklin Avenue Elementary in the afternoon.  Registration is on a first-come first served basis with priority given to children needing care five days a week.  Registration ends July 31st.

    Please visit the Rockland County YMCA’s website for additional information and how to register.

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  • 2023-24 District Calendar Approved 3/14/23

    At the March 14th meeting, the Board of Education approved the 2023-24 District Calendar. Two Superintendent's Conference Days are scheduled for Wednesday, August 30th and Thursday, August 31st.  The first day of school for students will be Tuesday, September 5, 2023.  The Pearl River School District calendar is based on 184 school days: 181 days of pupil instruction plus 3 Superintendent's Conference/Professional Development Days. In anticipation of emergency closings, we designate the following potential vacation days as snow make-up days: 

    2023-24 Snow Make-up Days
    Day 1 – May 28, 2024
    Day 2 – May 24, 2024
    Day 3 – April 24, 2024

    As a result of the NYS Regents examination schedule, the last day of school will be Wednesday, June 26, 2024.  Please click the following link to view the one-page calendar for the 2023-24 school year:  2023-24 District Calendar

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  • Arts in the Park

    Pearl River School District's 1st Annual "Arts in the Park" will be held Saturday, June 3rd from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM in Central Avenue Field.  Please visit our Arts in the Park webpage for more details!

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  • Superintendent's State of the District Report 2023-24

    Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marco F. Pochintesta's State of the District Report 2023-24 was presented at the PRSD Board of Education Meeting held on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. It can be viewed at the link below.

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  • New 988 Three-Digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Number

    988 is the new, three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) available nationwide. This number serves as a direct connection to caring support for anyone in mental health distress. This may include thoughts of suicide, substance use crisis and/or emotional distress. 988 is a free service available to any and everyone. By contacting 988 by chat, text or phone, individuals will be connected to a trained crisis counselor. Interpretation services are available in over 150 languages.

    Pearl River School District aims to ensure that our school community is informed of the resources available to anyone who is in need of an immediate connection to highly-trained, local crisis counselors that provide emotional support and assistance for behavioral health crisis and suicide prevention, as well as connections to services in the community for needed support and recovery. To access additional information, visit https://988lifeline.org/.
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  • Highlights From Our Schools

    Pearl River School District's Facebook page regularly highlights the accomplishments of our students and student athletes along with details and photos from monthly events.  Check it out regularly:  PRSD Highlights

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Calendar Highlights

  • MS Grade 7 Photo on the Hill

    Pearl River Middle School

  • EP Boys Night (K-4)

    Evans Park Elementary School
  • PRHS Auditorium

    HS 8-11 Academic Awards Ceremony

    Pearl River High School

  • FA Field Day (Rain Date)

    Franklin Avenue Elementary School

  • MS Grade 7 Field Trip

    Pearl River Middle School

  • Spirit Day: LA/PR Spirit Day!

    Lincoln Avenue Elementary School
  • Pearl River High School

    HS Spring SAT's

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  • Central Avenue Field

    PRSD Arts in the Park

    Join us to celebrate the musical and artistic talents of our Pearl River School District K-12 students!  Arts in the Park is a free event - open to the public - featuring more than 2,000 original visual arts projects, along with musical performances, from Pearl River students, kindergarten through 12th grade.

    Visit our webpage for more information: https://www.pearlriver.org/arts_in_the_park

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  • Raindate: Arts in the Park

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  • FA Book Fair

    Franklin Avenue Elementary School
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Spotlight On Our Schools

  • Students complete careers activity
    It's never too early to start exploring career options...and second graders in Finuala O'Shea's class at Lincoln Avenue Elementary School are doing just that! With the help of elementary school counselor Morgan O'Donohue as part of her monthly classroom push-in lessons across grades K-4, these Lincoln Ave Lions are learning about various jobs within their community (like postal worker, veterinarian, teacher, doctor, and police officer). Beginning with a read-aloud of the book, "Career Day" written by Anne Rockwell, students discussed the different work people do as they explored the question, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" Second grade Lions then worked individually, completing a careers worksheet as they noted the selected job position they aim to have, what skills/tools they need to do their job, and why they would be a good fit for their job. JOB well done! More on Facebook and Instagram. 
  • Students attend veteran send-off ceremony
    In the PRSD, remembering and honoring our nation's veterans takes place throughout the year. In celebration of Memorial Day, we spotlight Pearl River High School's Valor Society and eleventh grade U.S. History classes, who volunteered their time to attend Mission 30 of the Hudson Valley Honor Flight Send-Off Ceremony at Westchester County Airport on May 20. The ceremony honored four World War II veterans, seven Korean War veterans, 57 Vietnam War veterans and two Cold War veterans. Also in attendance, U.S. Representative Mike Lawler thanked our students for crossing the bridge and making an effort to remember and honor these heroes. More on Facebook and Instagram. 
  • Students install ceramic poppy projects
    Inspired by artists Paul Cummins' and Tom Pipers’ ceramic poppy project in which they filled the moat of the Tower of London with 888,246 ceramic poppy flowers to represent each British and Colonial fatality during World War I, Pearl River High School student-artists completed a similar project to remember veterans in honor of Memorial Day (May 29). Under the direction of art teacher Andrea della Cava, Ceramics students created their own ceramic poppy flowers -- choosing symbolic colors yellow, blue and red -- each with an important meaning. Once finalized, Ms. Della Cava, joined by groups of students, installed the poppies by the flagpole outside of the PRHS building. More on Facebook and Instagram. 
  • Students outside on Field Day
    Field Day fun was had across each of our elementary school buildings as our ELF students enjoyed a day of outdoor physical activity, school spirit and teamwork! At Lincoln Avenue Elementary School (May 19), Franklin Avenue Elementary School (May 23) and Evans Park Elementary School (May 24), K-4 Lincoln Ave Lions, Franklin Avenue Stars and Evans Park Tigers worked together in teams for games that challenged hand-eye coordination, strategy, speed and skill. VERY special thank you to our physical education teachers Matthew DiLorenzo, Billy Donnelly, Ken Driscoll and Krystal Plattner...as well as our elementary school PTAs, parent volunteers, staff and building administrators for a very successful Field Day! More on Facebook and Instagram.
  • Students plant flowers in front of school building entrance
    Happiness held is the seed, and happiness shared is the flower...
    Pearl River Middle School's Green PEAS Club is beautifying the school building...thanks to generous donations from the PRMS PTA and Van Houten Farms! Provided with various plants and herbs (from Van Houten Farms) as well as planters and soil (from the PRMS PTA), these PRMS Pirates, with the help of club advisor and sixth grade science teacher Brittany Martinez, arranged fresh, colorful flowers in two large planters located outside of the main entrance for all to see. Soon, these students will also begin planting their herb and vegetable garden.
    With a shared interest in helping to create a more eco-friendly school environment, this group aims to ignite positive change through recycling and beautification efforts...and their work is blossoming! More on Facebook and Instagram. 
  • Students rehearse for Spring Concert performances
    With tuned instruments and warmed up vocals, the Pearl River High School band, orchestra and choral ensembles took the stage for their Spring Concert performances on Wednesday, May 24 at 7:00pm in the PRHS auditorium! These student-musicians and their talented teachers -- Brian Evans (band), Darcie Pickering (orchestra) and Shereen Way (chorus) -- have been rehearsing and prepping to take the stage...AND Central Avenue Field for the PRSD Arts in the Park event which takes place next weekend (Saturday, June 3). More on Facebook and Instagram. 

Board of Education

Board of Education Meeting
District Administration Building
135 W. Crooked Hill Rd.

Tuesday, June 6, 2023
7:00 PM

Live Streamed: 
PRSD YouTube Live

For Agenda: BoardDocs

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