Siragusa School honored

The Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School at 60 Crescent Place in Yonkers has received Mayor Mike Spano’s School Spotlight Award for incorporating research and project-based learning into the sixth grade curriculum while helping students develop their college and career readiness skills. School Principal Anthony Cioffi was named along with other administrators, faculty, staff, parents and students.

“When you enter the Siragusa School you always feel welcomed,” said Rev. Steve Lopez, president of the Yonkers Board of Education. “Siragusa students enjoy coming to school and that translates into academic achievement.”

Spano praised the school’s “strong focus on the overall quality of education for our students by providing a strong emphasis on developing research skills.”

Edwin M. Quezada, the Yonkers school superintendent who is due to retire next month, noted, “The Siragusa team embraces their students and families with the mantra that school is an extension of the home, and it works. Student achievement and attendance are above the district average.”

The School Spotlight Award honors schools for their significant academic success, extracurricular achievements and community involvement.