January 2020 – The News of the Highlands

20 were in spelling bee

January 29, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

20 students participated, in front of all their peers, in the 2020 HFIS Spelling Bee, sponsored by the HFFM Parent Teacher Partnership.

A very nice prize for a JIO student!

January 29, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

O’Neill High School’s Asher Spain not only has good advice to look forward to, but he’s got $5000 to put toward his college expenses.

A day on TV with Joe DiMaggio

January 29, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

On Oct. 5, 1952, I was invited to appear as a guest on a TV show hosted by Joe DiMaggio, one of my baseball heroes.

Exciting times for O’Neill athletics

January 24, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

O’Neill High School Athletic Director Debbi Crowe was before the Board of Education last week to talk about the ‘state of sports’ in the Highland Falls-Fort Mont-gomery Central School District.

Valentines for Vets

January 23, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

The Junior American Legion Auxiliary (Post 633) will be hosting a ‘Valentines for Vets’ event on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on Old State Road.

Village looks at Main St. wires

January 23, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

After two recent meetings, Mayor Joe D’Onofrio is more confident than he’s ever previously been that the village may be able to one day soon remove utility poles from at least part of Main St.

HF-FMCSD educators agree with Beethoven

January 23, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

“Music education, and education in the arts in general, is vital to the development of well rounded young men and women who learn to work independently and interdependently and collaborate for a higher purpose.”

Reader Photo of the Week

January 17, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Highland Falls’ Kathy Jones caught a shot of this little fella ‘squirrling away’ some fuel for the rest of the cold winter ahead last Saturday — she respected his space and he seemed to be happy to pose for her camera!

Is MLK Day still a relevant holiday?

January 17, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

A visit to the West Point Middle School on Monday provided the opportunity to ask some seventh and eighth grade students two questions about the upcoming Martin Luther King Day holiday.

A winning team

January 17, 2020 Mary Jane Pitt

Congratulations to O’Neill High School’s Kate Barnes, Adelaide Crow, Samantha Reeves, Emme Richards and Eve Oakley — On January 11, the five competed in an Academic Bowl at Fort Hamilton High School in NYC. The