Happy Leap Day! Go Red Devils at County Center, Congratulations Lakeland Athletes

1. Congratulations Lakeland Athletes

Eight athletic teams have been honored by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) with their Scholar/Athlete Team Award for the winter 2011-2012 sports season. 

The NYSPHSAA honors those teams that excel in the classroom after each of the three sports seasons. To qualify, teams must have an unweighted composite grade point average of 90 or above.

The teams honored included four merged teams with students from both Lakeland and : Wrestling, Boys' Track, Girls' Track and Boys' Swimming. The Girls' Basketball and Girls' Bowling teams from each high school were also recognized for their achievement.

2. Hendrick Hudson Board of Education

The Hen Hud BOE will meet in the library at 7:30 p.m. You can read the agenda here. The , which is still ongoing, is not listed on the agenda.

3. Leap Day

Happy Leap Day. Feb. 29 only comes around every four years so take a leap today!

4. Red Devils at County Center

The Peekskill boys basketball (No. 2) team will play No. 2 No. 11 Poughkeepsie at 6:30 p.m. at the County Center in the Class A semifinals tonight. Go Red Devils!

5. Snow Today

The National Weather Service forecasts snow before 3 p.m. today, then snow, freezing rain and sleet with a high near 36. The chance of precipitation is 100 percent with little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
The rain and sleet is expected to continue tonight with new sleet accumulation of less than half an inch possible.