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    Homecoming 2023

    Celebrate your Pittsford Pride during homecoming week, October 2-7, 2023! Homecoming Football Game is on Friday, October 6 at 7 p.m. Pittsford Panthers vs. East High School...

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    MHS Soccer Player Colden Forney to Wear #9 Jersey in Honor of Alum Todd Pelino

    Mendon High School soccer players start each school year looking forward to the season ahead while looking to the past to determine who will wear jersey #9 in honor of alum Todd Pelino who was killed on 9/11 while working at the World Trade Center. This year, MHS junior Colden Forney was selected...

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    Religious Observance

    Differences in culture, gender, generations, backgrounds, and religion shape who we are as a school community. Our community becomes more diverse every year, increasing the importance of sensitivity to families and students from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs. Respect and acceptance to such a diversity of students is vitally necessary to those of us who are responsible for modeling...

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    Healthy Air in Schools

    The health and safety of our students and staff is always our number one priority. One important aspect necessary for good health is indoor air quality. In the effort to continually improve on this goal, Pittsford CSD works through a long range planning process. The living document that drives this planning is a five-year survey called the Building Condition Report. In it, architects, engineers...

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    Pittsford Partnership for Community Education

    The Pittsford Central School District, Pittsford Parents Teacher Student Association (PTSA), Pittsford Youth Services (PYS), and Town of Pittsford have come together to create the Pittsford Partnership for Community Education. This partnership is designed to engage in collaborative efforts to develop, implement, and cross-promote educational and community-wide events for the Pittsford...

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    Summer Construction Focuses on Capital Improvement Project Work and Emergency Roof Repair

    As part of the first phase of the 2023 Capital Improvement Project (CIP), a variety of work was completed around the District this summer. One of the most noticeable renovations was to the Pittsford Schools’ Swim Team changing room and shower facilities at Mendon...

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    Mendon and Sutherland High Schools Ranked Top High Schools in Rochester

    In the recently released U.S. News and World Report’s “Best High Schools” rankings, Mendon High School (MHS) and Sutherland High School (SHS) ranked in the number one and two spots, respectively, among Rochester area high schools. To determine the rankings, more than 17,600 nationally-ranked high schools were evaluated at...

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    Pittsford Schools’ Strategic Initiative is Focus of Leadership Workshop

    During a two-day workshop this summer, administrators, Board of Education members, principals, teachers, paraprofessionals, PTSA leadership and community members came together as part of the District Leadership Team to work on the Strategic Initiative and how...

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    Board Insights: Keeping Community Informed

    As the summer months come to a close, it’s time to look ahead to the start of our new school year. On Thursday, September 7, 2023, we officially welcome students for an exciting new year! The Pittsford Board of Education (BOE) is proud to have worked closely with school leaders throughout the summer to prioritize goals and initiatives that will guide us throughout the upcoming year...

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    A Message from Superintendent Pero: New School Year Sees Safety Upgrades to Building Access Control Systems

    As Pittsford Schools prepared for the 2023-24 school year, significant safety upgrades were made to building access control systems throughout the District. These upgrades include new intruder locks as well as servers, control panels and software that enhance safety measures related to building access and monitoring systems...

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    “I Am Pittsford Schools”: Our Staff

    Last year, Pittsford Central School District released a video highlighting the diversity of backgrounds that make up the student body at Pittsford Schools. Students of different ages, abilities, and gender identities shared in their own voices their unique stories. These genuine testimonies shared by these young learners not only resonated...

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  • Eleven Students Receive National Recognition

    Congratulations to the 11 Pittsford Schools students who were awarded National Recognition from the College Board. They are among 72,000 students from across the country who earned academic honors...

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  • Six Class of 2023 Students Recognized as National Merit Scholarship Finalists

    Congratulations to the Pittsford Central School District class of 2023 students who were named National Merit Scholarship Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation! They are among 15,000 of the highest-scoring entrants to advance to the Finalist level...

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    Director of Athletics Appointed by Pittsford’s Board of Education

    The Board of Education unanimously appointed Patrick Irving, Ed.D. as Pittsford Schools’ new Director of Athletics. Dr. Irving is currently serving as the Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics at Gates Chili Central School District and will begin his new role as PCSD’s Director of Athletics on August 11, 2023.

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  • Honor Rolls

    Pittsford Central School District is proud to announce the names of students who have been named to the Honor Roll for the 4th quarter of the school year....

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    Maria Hill Hired as Coordinator of Social Emotional Learning

    After a thorough search and interview process, Pittsford CSD has hired Maria Hill as Coordinator of Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Having served as the Committee on Special Education Coordinator for Pittsford Schools since 2015, Hill will begin her new role on July 11, 2023, pending Board of Education approval. She replaces Stephanie Barg who has been hired as Principal of Jefferson Road Elementary School...

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    Students in Pittsford and Israel “Imagine Sharing all the World” in Education Bridge Program

    Thanks to the Jewish Federation’s Partnership2gether program, students from Thornell Road Elementary School had the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with students from Asif School in Modi'in, Israel. Continents apart, they collaborated to sing "Imagine" to show how the power of music is universal. View video...

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    PCSD Mechanic Jonathon “JJ” Stetter Recognized as Transportation Employee of the Year

    Pittsford Schools’ mechanic Jonathan “JJ” Stetter was honored as Pittsford’s Professional Pupil Transportation Employee of the Year by the Rochester Area Transportation Supervisors Association...

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    Thornell Road Elementary School Students Win NYS First in Math Tournament!

    Congratulations to Thornell Road Elementary School (TRE) students Naveen Madhavan, Herene Shim, and Kazimir Povelaites for winning 1st place in the NYS First in Math Tournament on May 20, 2023! Learn more about their impressive win...

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    Broadway Music Director/MHS Alum Lena Gabrielle Returns to Speak with Students

    Lena Gabrielle, MHS alum and Music Director for the Tony Award®-winning musical SIX (“Boleyn” Tour) came back to her alma mater on May 17 to speak with students in MHS’s music/theater program about her career in music and what it has been like to be part of the global musical sensation about the SIX wives of Henry VIII...

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