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The North Salem Central School District Audit Committee has an opening for an interested community member. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please send a resume to the Board of Education at
mrhuda@northsalemschools.org by January 1, 2025.
The Board of Education and Dr. VanDerStuyf presented Board and District goals at the Community Conversation on 10/30 as well as at the Board Meeting on 11/6.
Please click here to access the presentation.
Adam VanDerStuyf, EdD, officially appointed as the Superintendent. Kelly Rudyk as our new Director of Pupil Personnel Services, beginning November 18, 2024.
News in Our Schools
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Pequenakonck Elementary School hosted a poignant ceremony for its inaugural Veterans Day Assembly, welcoming more than 40 local veterans representing five military branches. The honored guests were the parents, uncles, grandparents, great-grandparents, coaches, and neighbors of Pequenakonck students, who held hands with their veteran guests as they made their way through the applauding crowd filling the gymnasium.
![2 students eating at Friends-giving]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734455727/northsalemschoolsorg/x0vs7jknmkgrzntfybcw/step.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734455727/northsalemschoolsorg/x0vs7jknmkgrzntfybcw/step.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734455727/northsalemschoolsorg/x0vs7jknmkgrzntfybcw/step.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734455727/northsalemschoolsorg/x0vs7jknmkgrzntfybcw/step.png","width":1000}])
The STEP (Structured Teaching Educational Program) students and staff gathered for a joyful "Friendsgiving" meal on Monday. The students planned the menu, choosing their holiday favorites for the staff to prepare.
![4 students and teacher investigating a Cow Heart]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734455726/northsalemschoolsorg/uxxqvy1awa3ivgnfrhcb/Hands_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734455726/northsalemschoolsorg/uxxqvy1awa3ivgnfrhcb/Hands_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734455726/northsalemschoolsorg/uxxqvy1awa3ivgnfrhcb/Hands_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734455726/northsalemschoolsorg/uxxqvy1awa3ivgnfrhcb/Hands_1.png","width":848}])
When fourth-grade students at Pequenakonck Elementary School delved into studying the human heart, their learning journey took an unforgettable turn with a unique activity featuring a special guest.
![CBS Mornings Spotlights North Salem's Media Literacy Excellence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734455726/northsalemschoolsorg/kfukjshj3uyfv50pfq7l/CBS.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734455726/northsalemschoolsorg/kfukjshj3uyfv50pfq7l/CBS.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734455726/northsalemschoolsorg/kfukjshj3uyfv50pfq7l/CBS.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734455726/northsalemschoolsorg/kfukjshj3uyfv50pfq7l/CBS.png","width":1000}])
The seventh-grade media literacy class had the exciting opportunity to see how media is produced when CBS Mornings visited North Salem!
![North Salem Soccer Wins State Championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734455727/northsalemschoolsorg/bi0o5lvogvfoik4j12o5/Soccer.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734455727/northsalemschoolsorg/bi0o5lvogvfoik4j12o5/Soccer.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734455727/northsalemschoolsorg/bi0o5lvogvfoik4j12o5/Soccer.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734455727/northsalemschoolsorg/bi0o5lvogvfoik4j12o5/Soccer.png","width":1000}])
With support from a cheering crowd, which included high school students in tiger costumes and soccer players from the 1993 and 2016 state champion teams, the varsity boys soccer team secured the win for the 2024 state championship. Fans from North Salem flooded the field at the buzzer to celebrate Saturday's victory
![PQ's Literary Critics Share Their Book Picks]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731093055/northsalemschoolsorg/t0hbimgqasfs8mlbgxkl/LiteraryCritics1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731093055/northsalemschoolsorg/t0hbimgqasfs8mlbgxkl/LiteraryCritics1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731093055/northsalemschoolsorg/t0hbimgqasfs8mlbgxkl/LiteraryCritics1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731093055/northsalemschoolsorg/t0hbimgqasfs8mlbgxkl/LiteraryCritics1.png","width":1000}])
Fifth-grader Amani could not contain her excitement as she gushed about the Wayside School series by Louis Sachar. "They're really funny," she said. "It's not like you're reading a book; it's like you're inside the book, like an adventure!"