Quieting the Storm – Two Teachers on a Journey Namrata Dixit and Maria Lennon
In our desire to feel deeply fulfilled, we are working towards our mission to deepen our personal mindfulness practice and weave it in the content we teach whereby our students are self directed, focused on learning and equipped to believe in the possibilities. Half Hollow Hills has supported and provided, both of us, incredible [...]
Bill Mitaritonna’s Last of the Redmen Rated 5 Stars on Amazon!
One of our own, Bill Mitaritonna, a Half Hollow Hills HS West social studies teacher and coach has self-published a memoir entitled Last of the Redmen on Amazon. It chronicles his connection with family and basketball. When asked why he decided to write this book Bill stated “About 10 years ago at Christmas, my [...]
HSW Linda Davidson – MIT Excite Award
Half Hollow Hills HS West educator, Linda Davidson, was recently awarded a Lemelson-MIT Excite Award. This award is given annually to a select group of educators across the country who have applied to receive a Lemelson- MIT InvenTeam grant for the following school year and have been selected as a finalist. Award recipients participate in [...]
HSW Linda Davidson – Society of Chemical Industry Outstanding Teacher
The Society of Chemical Industry is a 100 year old organization dedicated to recognizing technical achievement in applied chemistry and publicizing chemistry's unique contributions to modern life. In 2010, the SCI began The "SCI Scholars Program" in partnership with the American Chemical Society. Under this program, outstanding college sophomores and juniors in Chemistry or Chemical [...]