Pointing Fingers: A Response to “Race to Nowhere”

March 18, 2011

Last Thursday, March 10th, Brewster High School aired a film called “Race to Nowhere” for a gathering of interested parents, students and faculty. The film focuses on the pressures faced by students of all ages, most particularly with regard to the amount of homework assigned to them from... Read more »

Understanding the District-Proposed Budgets

March 18, 2011

For Irish people, March means a month of parades and bar-hopping; for nature enthusiasts, March symbolizes the transition between the bitter winter and wet spring; for the Brewster Central School District Board of Education, March welcomes the controversial budget discussion. For those not up to date... Read more »

Importance of Student Involvement in Budget Decisions

March 9, 2011

Recent budget cuts have alarmed students in every school. They wonder which teachers won’t be returning, which sports will be cut, and which classes won’t be offered anymore. Last year in Brewster Central School District, students and parents fought to maintain almost all of the programs offered... Read more »

NJROTC Leadership Academy

March 6, 2011

Leadership Academy – Every Thursday in our high school you have probably noticed the multiple decorations on the uniforms of NJROTC (Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp) cadets. Out of them the rarest to see is a silver cord worn on the right shoulder, only five cadets in the entire unit possess... Read more »