School News

White Plains High School student-athletes have been proving themselves all year! Recently, 11th-grade diver Jack Cullen broke the team record – again – for the 11 dive with a new score of 425.60. Earlier this season, he set the record at 421.1. Also, senior football player Isaiah Pierre was named as an honorable mention for this year’s Section 1 Golden Dozen Scholar Athlete class, which was announced on January 30.

Congratulations Jack and Isaiah! #WPProud
 

The 21 counselors in the White Plains City School District wear many hats: academic advisers, close confidantes, calm mediators, relentless advocates and trusted guides.On any given day, they may help a fifth-grader calm racing thoughts, walk a seventh-grader through peer conflict, coach a high school student through class planning or listen to a teenager who just needs to be heard. It’s National School Counseling Week, which focuses “public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems,” according to the American School Counselor Association.

The spring 2026 session of Saturday STEM Academy for grades 1 to 12 on the Mercy University Westchester campus, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, takes place February 28 to March 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $309 per student – and snacks are included. The registration deadline is February 20.

White Plains High School Presents: Once Upon a Mattress. WPHS students will perform in their musical production at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 6, and Saturday, February 7. They will perform again at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 8. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students, seniors and WPCSD faculty. Join us in supporting our students! #WPProud

About a dozen parents gathered at Eastview School on Tuesday for an informational presentation about the White Plains City School District’s elementary dual-language program, whose goal is to create bilingual, bicultural, self-confident, lifelong learners.

The White Plains City School District’s updated Long-Range Plan was presented to the community at the Board of Education meeting Monday, January 12, 2026. Dr. Joseph Ricca, Superintendent, and Dr. Ann Vaccaro-Teich, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations, outlined the district’s organizational and financial forecast through the 2029-30 school year and discussed the priorities of different departments during the presentation. 

The window for Controlled Parents’ Choice Kindergarten Registration for the White Plains City School District opens on Monday, January 12 and closes on Tuesday, February 27. To read more about the district’s elementary program, click here to view the fact sheet. 

The window for Controlled Parents’ Choice Kindergarten Registration for the White Plains City School District opens on Monday, January 12, and continues through Tuesday, February 27. Registration is available to White Plains children born in 2021 and those eligible to register for kindergarten in the 2026-2027 school year.