In May of 2017, a group of high school students utilized an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to monitor and record the annual blueback herring migration during the group’s routine eel sampling at the Fall Kill in Poughkeepsie, NY. The…
Trout in the classroom is led by the SUNY Cobleskill Coldwater Fish Hatchery an effort to get high school students and teachers involved in raising trout in the classroom. The Hatchery provides curriculum along with the following equipment a coldwater…
Students in the Advanced Experimental Science course are pursuing experimental answers to questions they find engaging. By the end of the course each student is expected to have enough sound data to write up an experiment he or she designed…
At PDS, we’ve had student-led conferences since 2004, when my predecessor, George Swain, introduced them to our middle school. We started with a pilot for just grade 8, but quickly included seventh graders. The sixth grade followed suit a few…
The PDS Parents Association is trying a new day and time to provide more parents the opportunity to attend our meeting. The original meeting, scheduled on April 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., has been rescheduled to Friday, April…
Aquatic Invasive Species Research – Hemimysis Anomala (Bloody Red Shrimp)
PDS Science teacher, Dr. Brent Boscarino, and a group of his students have been conducting a study of Hemimysis Anomala, an invasive species of bloody red shrimp, spreading throughout the…
Summer Praetorius
Class of 1998
Summer is an Ocean and Climate Scientist with the U.S Geological Society and works as a Research Geologist and Micropaleontologist. Her mission is to study past climate events and patterns in search of possible tipping…
Jonah Sachs
Class of 1993
Jonah is a Founder and Partner of Free Range, a purpose-driven design and innovation consultancy. Free Range focuses on helping organizations build effective brands so that they may innovate, grow and navigate change.…
By Lynn Fordin, Grade 2 teacher
The second grade class is studying the Hudson River this year. This immersion is truly an example of an integrated curriculum. It transcends traditional classroom boundaries in so many ways. Today, for example, our…
Molly Knox Ostertag
Class of 2009
Molly is a Graphic Novelist and Illustrator who lives in Los Angeles, CA. Molly illustrated a graphic novel, Shattered Warrior, which came out in Spring 2017. She just finished her debut solo graphic novel,…
