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  • Three female students perform a song in the Zoomsical performance of Annie JR.

    After nearly two months of rehearsals, it was time to film the Zoomsical version of Annie JR. on March 19. Twelve of the 14 middle school girls in the show were in person, and two remote learners were at home. The virtual show will premiere soon.

  • Two female students dressed for their parts as Daddy Warbucks and an orphan.

    Cast members spent the morning recording songs with music teacher Michael Murray. They changed into their costumes after lunch. Teachers Ariane Berns and Allison O'Connor, Annie JR. co-directors, took a class last summer on how to put together a Zoomsical -- a Zoom musical. 

  • A male teacher helps a female student prepare her tablet for the performance.

    English teacher Andrew Irons helped set up all the technology and ensured that all the tablets had the appropriate backgrounds, such as the New York City skyline and Daddy Warbucks’ mansion.

  • Two female students in Annie JR. prepare for a performance.

    The 14 cast members are in grades 5-8. "We took a poll of the middle-schoolers to see what they’d be interested in doing, in terms of the musical, and some of them said they just wanted the show to go on, really, no matter how it would go on," Ms. Berns said.

  • Two female students are dressed for their parts: Annie and another orphan.

    Eighth-grader Maggie K., who plays Annie, said it was great to be involved in an afterschool activity. “Even if it’s remote, it’s still something to actually have to do instead of just staying in your house and sitting around watching TV," she said.

  • Pre-kindergarten students dressed as 100-year-old people.

    Pre-kindergarten students dressed up as 100-year-old people for the 100th day of school, enhancing their outfits with canes, mustaches, glasses, jewelry and other items.

  • Kindergarteners wearing special shirts for the 100th day of school.

    Kindergarteners in Christina Povemba's class made special shirts for the 100th day of school by attaching 100 items of their choice -- buttons, stickers, beads and more -- to their outfits.

  • Two kindergarten boys show off their special 100 days of school shirts.

    One kindergartener put 100 Minions stickers on his shirt and another wrote the first letter of his name 100 times.

  • Pre-kindergarteners created self-portraits with paper they crinkled up to "age" their faces.

    Pre-kindergarteners created self-portraits with paper that they crinkled up to "age" their faces.

  • A girl shows off the book she is reading outside.
  • A group of young students reading books outside.

    Students bundled up to read outside in the January sun.

  • A middle school student practices for the holiday concert on his tuba.

    Instrumental music teacher Michael Murray is working with middle school students to record their parts for the holiday concert. Joshua R. practices the tuba part for "Carol of the Bells." 

  • A music teacher leads one female and one male middle school student in a song on flute.

    Mr. Murray leads Bella P. and Galvin N. in practicing the flute part for "Carol of the Bells."

  • A teacher shows a student how music recording and editing software works.

    Mr. Murray shows Joshua R. how he will use software to combine all the performances.

  • Students play the game four square on the Pocantico Hills playground.

    Poco students enjoyed some rousing games of four square on a brisk December afternoon.

  • Students play the game four square on the Pocantico Hills playground.
  • Link to Return to School Safety Video

    Our amazing Health & Safety Committee has prepared a Return to School Safety Video that reviews our reopening plans and expectations for families.  Please click here to view: Return To School Safety Video

  • Two male custodians apply stickers to school floors to remind children about physical distancing.

    Faculty and staff have been arranging classrooms, setting up technology, putting social distancing reminder stickers on floors, planning curriculum and making other preparations for the start of school.

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