During Regents Week, Jan. 21-24, 2020, Liberty Lines will run on their normal schedule morning and afternoon. The midday pick-up and drop-off runs for New Rochelle High School will be covered by yellow buses. Find the schedule here:
The District has moved its sports calendar to a new platform. View the Athletics Schedule here.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (July 29, 2019) – The City School District of New Rochelle has appointed Gregory W. Kern as the new Assistant Superintendent for Business. The Board of Education approved Kern’s appointment at its meeting tonight. He officially begins the position with the School District on or before October 1, 2019.
Kern currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent for Finance at the Newburgh Enlarged City School District, a position he has held since 2016. He has also served as Assistant Superintendent for Administration at the Enlarged City School District of Middletown; and as the Assistant Superintendent for Business at the Washingtonville Central School District. In addition, he has served in administrative positions with the Greater Southern Tier BOCES, Amherst (NY) Central School District, Newark (NY) Central School District and Medina (NY) Central School District.
He has overseen several major bond construction programs including one for $100 million for the Elmira City School District while he was at BOCES and a recently passed $257 million bond project in Newburgh.
“We are looking forward to Mr. Kern bringing his extensive administrative background, leading business offices within school districts for the past 16 years,” said Interim Superintendent Dr. Magda Parvey. “This experience demonstrates that he is an excellent fit for New Rochelle as our next Assistant Superintendent for Business.”
In his latest position in Newburgh, Kern oversees a general fund budget of $282 million in a school district with a student population of 11,500.
“Mr. Kern has the experience of working in large school districts and will help continue the District’s efforts to maximize value for our taxpayers while also prioritizing education for our students,” Board of Education President Amy Moselhi said.
Kern is a member of the Newburgh school district superintendent’s cabinet, working closely with other assistant superintendents as well as curriculum, pupil services and human resources.
“I am excited to come to the City School District of New Rochelle and join this leadership team,” Kern said. “I am eager to get started and support the District’s efforts to remain fiscally sensitive while providing great educational value for our students.”
About the City School District of New Rochelle
With nearly 11,000 students in 10 schools, the City School District of New Rochelle, through an active partnership amongst community, parents, staff and students, provides a high-quality and challenging education for every child, in a safe, nurturing environment that embraces rich diversity and drives success.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (July 9, 2019) – The Board of Education of the City School District of New Rochelle and the New Rochelle Federation of United School Employees (FUSE), the union representing teachers, other pedagogic staff and school-related professionals, are pleased to announce that the parties have reached a tentative settlement for a successor agreement.
The agreement is subject to ratification by the Union membership and the Board, which the parties anticipate occurring in the early fall.
The District and FUSE are excited to have reached a settlement that benefits all and demonstrates the deep appreciation the District holds for its teachers, other pedagogic staff and school-related professionals. All are looking forward to a productive 2019-2020 school year.
Moselhi Chosen as President, Warhit as Vice President
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (July 5, 2019) – New Rochelle Board of Education chose its leadership Tuesday, July 2, naming Amy Moselhi President and Paul Warhit Vice President. The selections came at the annual reorganizational meeting, at which new members William Iannuzzi and Valarie D. Williams were also sworn in.
Moselhi served the past year as Board Vice President with President Jeffrey Hastie, who did not run for re-election when his term was up this spring.
Moselhi and Warhit were both elected to the Board in 2017.
“It is a great honor to serve in the capacity of President of the Board of Education for the City School District of New Rochelle,” Moselhi said after taking the oath of office at the meeting in Central Administration. “It is a responsibility that I take very seriously and that I hope I will fulfill in a way that makes each and every member of the city confident that your voices have been heard and that your concerns are always a part of the fabric in the decisions that we make.”
A civil engineer by trade, Moselhi is Chief Executive of United Structure Solution, a Brooklyn firm that designs and installs high-end ornamental metal work and glass. Warhit is a past president of Devonshire Discount Tire & Auto Centers.
Williams is a teacher and K-12 reading specialist in the Greenburgh Central School District. Iannuzzi serves as Director of Programs for the Boys & Girls Clubs of New Rochelle.
The Board’s nine members serve five-year terms.
About the City School District of New Rochelle
With nearly 11,000 students in 10 schools, the City School District of New Rochelle, through an active partnership amongst community, parents, staff and students, provides a high-quality and challenging education for every child, in a safe, nurturing environment that embraces rich diversity and drives success.
Members of the Class of 2019 were awarded hundreds of scholarships, trophies, certificates and other prizes in the New Rochelle High School Senior Awards Assembly and Senior Awards Ceremony. Both ceremonies were held in the Whitney M. Young Jr. Auditorium. Find the honorees here:
The following link opens a list of the students who received awards in the Senior Awards Assembly held Friday, June 14 at 9:30 a.m.
Senior Awards Assembly honorees 
The following link opens a list of the students who received awards in the Senior Awards Ceremony held Monday, June 17 at 7 p.m.
Senior Awards Ceremony honorees 
Two faculty members received the Donald J. Conetta Service Award. They were:
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Forty New Rochelle High School students were treated to healthy dishes including beet bruschetta with hummus and sweet potato and parsnip soup served by their schoolmates recently.
The student cooks in the Science of Food class whipped up dishes from their own recipes with farm-to-table, sustainable ingredients as the culmination of a semester-long "Food Ed" program with the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture.
They studied personal and cultural connections to food as well as topics of sustainability. The lessons focused on many facets of agriculture, even caring for the soil itself.
"They studied how to maintain healthy soil, how to restore depleted soil and how the foods that you choose to grow have an impact on that living skin of the earth," teacher Julia Chillemi Kouyoumdjian said.
For the lunch event, Chillemi Kouyoumdjian's 30 students prepared, cooked and served the meal to two other classes in Room 207. The focus was "mindful eating," which "increases your awareness of the positive and nurturing opportunities that are available through food selection and preparation," their menu explains. It continues, "Eating mindfully is a practice that uses all your senses in choosing to eat food that is both satisfying to you and nourishing to your body."
They chose ingredients from the Stone Barns farm; others were sustainably sourced. In addition to the bruschetta and the sweet potato soup, there was kale risotto, "classic farm soup" and a seasonal salad. With each course came a story about how people can share their cultures by sharing foods, how food can be a form of medicine and how healthy soil leads to more nutritious ingredients.
Students who took the class said they planned to eat healthier and to spread the word about the connection between how we grow food and the world around us.
"I commit to eating healthy foods and staying away from bad foods that may be detrimental to my health," Gillian Okaiteye wrote in an action plan questionnaire.
Several said they would start their own gardens or join a community garden. Nick Calderone said he would like to help his mother cook and perhaps even make the family dinner on his own. Colin Logan, like many others, said he would let others know what he had learned.
"I will spread awareness about issues with the food system, such as unfair distribution and non-ethical production practices," Logan said. |
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During Regents Week, Jan. 21-24, 2020, Liberty Lines will run on their normal schedule morning and afternoon. The midday pick-up and drop-off runs for New Rochelle High School will be covered by yellow buses. Find the schedule here:
Please see the attached document for the January 2020 Regents/Midterm Schedule. Thank you!
The District has moved its sports calendar to a new platform. View the Athletics Schedule here.
Please see below on the NRHS Home Page to find the link to nominate Wall of Fame candidates for 2020. Thank you!
Please see the attached flyer and link for more details on Senior Gear for 2020!
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Hello NRHS Friends and Families,
It is with great honor and enthusiasm that I continue my role as the Interim Principal of New Rochelle High School. I am pleased to share that the Board of Education has appointed Rachel Cornelius as the Interim Assistant Principal. It is very exciting to have her by my side as we move through this year; I am very grateful for her willingness to do what is best for our school and she has already shown great leadership and efficiency.
This year will bring several new opportunities for our students. We have added interesting course offerings such as Robotics, Comedy and Satire, Sports & Social Justice, and Web Design to provide our student additional unique learning experiences. We have expanded our Science Research Program to include specialized subject area teachers and we are redesigning our theater program to include all aspects of theater production. As always, students will still have up to 80 clubs to choose from, as well as 52 athletic teams.
We will be expanding our use of data to better inform student instruction and we will open a new Huguenot Center, which will provide academic support to students. We will hold several educational assemblies to discuss important social emotional issues and safety for high school students. Topics will include: vaping, substance abuse prevention, bullying and social media use. All of this will serve our mission to educate the whole child so that they will be prepared to face the world and be as successful as possible.
The building will continue with our approaches to safety and orderly operations to assure a calm and safe atmosphere. We will work with the Altaris Consulting Group to evaluate our safety protocols and procedures. Ongoing consultation with the New Rochelle Police and Fire Departments will help us with assessment and reevaluation of protocols.
There will be increased communication with students, teachers and parents through Principal’s Advisory Groups. The high school will be able to hear from all perspectives and steer the building towards greater excellence to make all stakeholders proud. Working together, we will continue to be “New Ro Strong!”
I wish everyone a successful year filled with wonder, curiosity, exploration and achievement.
Go Huguenots!
Sincerely,
Joseph Starvaggi
Interim Principal
Congratulations Huguenots!
The New Rochelle High School football team won the Class AA state championship in Syracuse tonight (Nov. 30), defeating McQuaid Jesuit 28-0. It was a spectacular performance, and it capped a phenomenal season. The team finished undefeated, with a 13-0 record.
Their championship was well earned. The game’s MVP was senior Darren Kabba. Two of the Huguenots’ touchdowns were scored by senior Jessie Parson; the others were scored by senior Ali Paul and junior Gary Phillips III.
We are proud of the entire team, which showed heart and remarkable perseverance in difficult circumstances. They are true role models for the New Rochelle community.
We are also thankful for all of the team’s coaches, who devoted themselves to guiding the student athletes through the season.
This is a proud day for the City School District of New Rochelle and for the entire New Rochelle community.
Great job, team!
Sincerely,
New Rochelle High School has announced that senior Abigail Kazakov is the Class of 2020 valedictorian and Stephen Bartell is the Salutatorian.
“Please join me in congratulating these two outstanding students,” said Interim Principal Joseph Starvaggi. “We are proud of Abigail and Stephen for consistently pursuing academic excellence and for being stellar examples of New Rochelle High School achievement.”
Both students show a range of interests. Kazakov plans to enter the medical field, considering a career in internal medicine or possibly dermatology.
“I’ve always been fascinated by it,” she said.
She is a member of the National Honor Society, secretary of the school’s Spanish Honor Society (for which she also served as a tutor) and a member of the Math Honor Society. In other interests, she plays tennis and practices taekwondo. She has played piano for 12 years, preferring Baroque and Romantic periods.
She said she appreciates the passion of Romantic-era composers such as Chopin and Rachmaninoff.
“When you play their pieces, it’s like a story that you’re telling,” she said.
Bartell plans to major in math in college, possibly with a minor in economics as he explores possible careers. He is president of the Math Honor Society and a member of the National Honor Society and the English Honor Society. He is also active on the Math Team and the school’s chapter of Junior State of America, an organization that helps develop leadership and debating skills.
To unwind from the rigor of mathematics, he plays the flute, preferring Baroque, jazz and blues.
“It’s nice to unplug and be a little more expressive,” he said.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Magda Parvey joined in praising the seniors.
“These two students exemplify the high-quality education our District provides,” she said. “We congratulate them and we look forward to their future accomplishments.”
"New Rochelle High School, with its smaller learning communities, is dedicated to developing responsible, respectful, tolerant citizens who value cultural diversity and who possess the intellectual, social and emotional independence to become lifelong learners and contributing members of a global society."
