After a week of campaigning, the results of last week’s elections for the 2019-2020 Student Council were announced at an All School Meeting on Tuesday, April 16. Following a brief introduction by faculty member David Mendlewski, who thanked all of the candidates and congratulated them for their campaign efforts, [...]
Tradition lived on at The Storm King School when the entire school community united around a good cause and had some fun earlier this month. For the fourth year in a row, a group of SKS volunteers took The Plunge into the icy waters of the Hudson River to [...]
On Saturday, April 6, the lobby of Ogden Hall became a venue for the global fashion industry’s latest movement–sustainable fashion. The event, called ReFashion, featured the work of local high school students including three from Storm King, who collaborated with a graduate student of New York City’s School of [...]
With the arrival of spring, finding the right college becomes a priority for Storm King students– especially those in the junior class. Many families take advantage of the warmer weather to travel around the country to visit potential schools in their search for the perfect fit. To support their [...]
SKS’ Thursday Night Event Series continued this week with another important guest speaker–this time one of Storm King’s own. On Thursday, March 28, Lieutenant Paul Vance ’71 came back to the Mountain for the first time in many years to share experiences and lessons learned from his 43-year career [...]
One important mission of teachers at The Storm King School is to find continually innovative ways to engage their students in active learning, no matter what their discipline. When it comes to science–namely physics, chemistry, and biology–Science Department Chair Dr. Paul Feffer believes that modeling is an important approach [...]
Spring is around the corner at The Storm King School and the Office of College Counseling is busier than ever. As college acceptances continue to arrive for the senior class, the school calendar is filling up quickly with college-related events for juniors and underclassmen. The first events take place [...]
While most of the school community departed for Spring Break earlier this month, a small and hard-working group of Storm King students interested in international affairs, politics, and economics, traveled to New York City to participate in the 2019 National High School Model United Nations Conference (NHSMUN). [...]
In celebration of Black History Month, The Storm King School hosted a very special guest with the help of the BLSU (Black and Latino Student Union). On Thursday, February 28, Newburgh Mayor Torrance Harvey joined students and faculty for dinner in Henderson Dining Hall before addressing the community at [...]
In the midst of winter’s cold and blustery weather, the Mountain was bursting with the warmth and color of the Greek Islands earlier this month. Three performances of SKS’ winter musical Mamma Mia!, complete with colorful, summer sets and costumes, comedic acting, and memorable song and dance routines– lit [...]
