Each year, this tradition highlights original student artwork that captures the spirit of the season while showcasing the strength of arts education across our schools.

Newburgh Free Academy students brought the timeless holiday classic A Christmas Carol to life with a captivating performance in the NFA Black Box Theater.

Congratulations to the Town of Newburgh on the recent ribbon cutting of the new Recreation Building at Chadwick Lake, a significant investment in opportunities for youth, families, and the broader community.

Timed around the winter solstice, the show highlighted classic night-sky patterns and celestial traditions, creating a meaningful connection between past and present through astronomy.

The South Middle School winter concert showcased the hard work and talent of students in chorus, band, and orchestra.

Terri’nashjae “TT” Burden has etched her name into the record books, becoming the all-time leading scorer in NFA Girls Basketball history with 1,544 career points.

Students at GAMS enjoyed a special visit from guest readers this week as scholars from Newburgh Free Academy walked from our Main and North campuses to the neighboring elementary school to share their love of reading.

New Windsor School celebrated its first-trimester Gold Card Event, recognizing students who demonstrated the school’s expectations to Be Responsible, Respectful, Ready, and Safe.

Students and teachers at Heritage Middle School collaborated to create yet another Winter Chorus Concert and Art Exhibit. Ms. Clina's students rendered holiday medlies with talent. They sounded amazing.

During the visit, the counselors spoke with students about what to expect in middle school, including academic expectations, daily schedules, extracurricular opportunities, and increased independence.

Parents and family members joined in the excitement, helping children bring their imaginative ideas to life with icing and colorful decorations.

During her visit, Ms. Kristin Kramer shared her journey as an author and introduced students to her engaging six-book series that brings storytelling and community together.

Through engaging lessons and teamwork, students develop goal-setting skills, empathy, self-awareness, and strategies for making positive choices—skills that extend well beyond the program itself.

We are excited to share the wonderful success of our recent Character Ambassador Assembly, where we celebrated our 3rd through 5th grade students who showed the important values of Respect in November and Self-Control in December.

Classes shared festive selections including “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” and “Run Run Rudolph,” with students also serving as speakers to introduce each performance.

A variety of acts were featured including rock bands, instrumentalists, vocalists, dancers, poets and actors. Students chose and prepared their own creative performances and showcased their talents.

From the orchestra’s warm, expressive melodies to the band’s energetic rhythms and the chorus’s joyful harmonies, each ensemble delivered a performance to remember.

The full day event included IBM mentors, parents, and over 150 students, and activities were centered around careers, community and relationship buil