If you were unable to attend our 7th – 9th Grade Information Night, please find the slides posted on the High School Site here.
To summarize, Ben distributed the Frank Bruni book “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be.”…
The PDS Parents Association is pleased to announce two Faculty Grants in Honor of Josie Holford awards for the 2016-2017 school year.
The first grant recipient is Lisa McVey. Her grant will be used toward the purchase of an 8′…
PDS is proud of two of our families who organized one of the more than 650 women’s marches that took place on Saturday, January 21, all across the globe. Lisa Kaul P’20 and Paulina Bren P’22 spent two weeks organizing…
On the heels of a new study released by The Equality of Opportunity project which examined tax return records for over 30 million college students between 1999 and 2013, the New York Times “The Upshot” section has recently published a…
By Judy Purcell and Sue Parise, pre-k teachers
As winter has settled in, the pre-k has been reading many books written and illustrated by Jan Brett. Many of her stories are fairy tales that she has retold. The children have…
Written by Cheryl D. Loughlin, IBM Software Engineer
What do junior and senior programming students at Poughkeepsie Day School have in common with IBM Poughkeepsie designers? Quite a bit, actually. We all like to innovate and solve problems! Theresa Hans,…
PDS draws a diverse group of families from all over the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas. They come from as far south as Peekskill, from Kerhonkson in the west, as far north as Germantown and all the way from Sharon,…
Please join us for the next PDS Parents Association Meeting on Thursday, January 19, at 8:30am. We plan to discuss the Faculty Grant Program, upcoming events and our PA budget. Remember that all PDS parents are members of the PA,…
by Monica Cleslak, CIA graduate and Cafeteria Assistant
Do you know about kale? Do you know that it is low in calories, high in fiber and has no fat? It’s also full of vitamins and great for your heart! That’s…
By Lynn Fordin, grade 2 teacher
It seems like hosting Lower School Assembly is easy, doesn’t it?
Well, there is quite a lot that goes on behind the scenes in order for each class to get ready for that Wednesday…
