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![Pound Ridge Elementary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1720561809/bcsdnyorg/b7kn1t39dvvqsn9riyve/PRESexterior-postsize.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1720561809/bcsdnyorg/b7kn1t39dvvqsn9riyve/PRESexterior-postsize.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1720561809/bcsdnyorg/b7kn1t39dvvqsn9riyve/PRESexterior-postsize.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1720561809/bcsdnyorg/b7kn1t39dvvqsn9riyve/PRESexterior-postsize.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1720561809/bcsdnyorg/b7kn1t39dvvqsn9riyve/PRESexterior-postsize.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1720561809/bcsdnyorg/b7kn1t39dvvqsn9riyve/PRESexterior-postsize.png","width":2200}])
PRES is one of the five Kindergarten-Fifth grade elementary schools in the Bedford Central School District.
Look Inside Our Schools
![students laugh as they balance a ball on a towel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747753696/bcsdnyorg/g0pmabmetxwjihdou6nl/OlympicDayfun.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747753696/bcsdnyorg/g0pmabmetxwjihdou6nl/OlympicDayfun.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747753696/bcsdnyorg/g0pmabmetxwjihdou6nl/OlympicDayfun.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747753696/bcsdnyorg/g0pmabmetxwjihdou6nl/OlympicDayfun.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747753696/bcsdnyorg/g0pmabmetxwjihdou6nl/OlympicDayfun.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747753696/bcsdnyorg/g0pmabmetxwjihdou6nl/OlympicDayfun.jpg","width":2200}])
Fox Lane Middle and High School students were on hand to help and answer questions
![students sit on yoga mats in front of an instructor while they all pose with arms lifted]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746466921/bcsdnyorg/lbncjz5t4li0rc1mnlxo/PRES-breathworkandmovement.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746466921/bcsdnyorg/lbncjz5t4li0rc1mnlxo/PRES-breathworkandmovement.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746466921/bcsdnyorg/lbncjz5t4li0rc1mnlxo/PRES-breathworkandmovement.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746466921/bcsdnyorg/lbncjz5t4li0rc1mnlxo/PRES-breathworkandmovement.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746466921/bcsdnyorg/lbncjz5t4li0rc1mnlxo/PRES-breathworkandmovement.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746466921/bcsdnyorg/lbncjz5t4li0rc1mnlxo/PRES-breathworkandmovement.jpg","width":2200}])
Students learned different methods of calming their bodies and minds
![three students smile, holding their instruments before a performance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744122349/bcsdnyorg/yuemlfrx4fnml1viwy08/bandmusicians.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744122349/bcsdnyorg/yuemlfrx4fnml1viwy08/bandmusicians.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744122349/bcsdnyorg/yuemlfrx4fnml1viwy08/bandmusicians.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744122349/bcsdnyorg/yuemlfrx4fnml1viwy08/bandmusicians.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744122349/bcsdnyorg/yuemlfrx4fnml1viwy08/bandmusicians.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744122349/bcsdnyorg/yuemlfrx4fnml1viwy08/bandmusicians.jpg","width":2200}])
The elite musicians were proud to show off their challenging pieces
![BCSD educators stand in front of a Mercy University step and repeat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743610319/bcsdnyorg/ysp6bnguya3agawqxav0/BCSDSTEMambassadors.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743610319/bcsdnyorg/ysp6bnguya3agawqxav0/BCSDSTEMambassadors.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743610319/bcsdnyorg/ysp6bnguya3agawqxav0/BCSDSTEMambassadors.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743610319/bcsdnyorg/ysp6bnguya3agawqxav0/BCSDSTEMambassadors.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743610319/bcsdnyorg/ysp6bnguya3agawqxav0/BCSDSTEMambassadors.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743610319/bcsdnyorg/ysp6bnguya3agawqxav0/BCSDSTEMambassadors.jpg","width":2200}])
Joining educators from around the region, the group contributed to a NYS STEM lesson repository
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Nearly 600 projects were on display at Fox Lane High School
![a high school student in a silly hat plays a math game with an elementary student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733762773/bcsdnyorg/a2ueiajtlt8qamrz4zyk/MathCarnival.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733762773/bcsdnyorg/a2ueiajtlt8qamrz4zyk/MathCarnival.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733762773/bcsdnyorg/a2ueiajtlt8qamrz4zyk/MathCarnival.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1733762773/bcsdnyorg/a2ueiajtlt8qamrz4zyk/MathCarnival.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1733762773/bcsdnyorg/a2ueiajtlt8qamrz4zyk/MathCarnival.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1733762773/bcsdnyorg/a2ueiajtlt8qamrz4zyk/MathCarnival.jpg","width":2200}])
The districtwide event created excitement around math
District News
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Our District, By The Numbers
23
AP classes offered
1350+
student athletes on 73 teams
44
students received the NYS Seal of Biliteracy in 2024
2+ years
NAMM Best Communities for Music Education