Students and staff at NMHZ School wear blue in support of World Day of Bullying Prevention
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Students and staff at NMHZ School wear blue in support of World Day of Bullying Prevention
On Monday, October 7, 2024, students and faculty of Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School wore blue shirts to school, participating in the District-wide celebration of World Day of Bullying Prevention. The halls of NMHZ were filled with blue as students and staff took a unified stance against bullying as a designated No Place for Hate school. All sixteen schools in the Mount Vernon City School District have been designated as Gold Star No Place for Hate schools by the Anti-Defamation League for the past two years.
![Mrs. Marrow and Assistant principal.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749663105/mtvernoncsdorg/d31amkyiliip0f0elnsv/NMHZ-SchoolTour-7.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749663105/mtvernoncsdorg/d31amkyiliip0f0elnsv/NMHZ-SchoolTour-7.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749663105/mtvernoncsdorg/d31amkyiliip0f0elnsv/NMHZ-SchoolTour-7.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749663105/mtvernoncsdorg/d31amkyiliip0f0elnsv/NMHZ-SchoolTour-7.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749663105/mtvernoncsdorg/d31amkyiliip0f0elnsv/NMHZ-SchoolTour-7.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1749663105/mtvernoncsdorg/d31amkyiliip0f0elnsv/NMHZ-SchoolTour-7.jpg","width":2200}])
Parents got their first look at their new school Wednesday morning, as Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School hosted a tour for families of students transferring into the school for the 2025-2026 school year as a result of the building reorganization. They also met the incoming principal, Danielle Davis-Marrow, who welcomed families to the school. NMHZ will be a grades preK-6 school in the upcoming school year.
![County Legislator Tyrae Woodson-Samuels visits NMHZ]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747941026/mtvernoncsdorg/bhmofotherdu2rte7pgw/Legislator-Visit-NMHZ-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747941026/mtvernoncsdorg/bhmofotherdu2rte7pgw/Legislator-Visit-NMHZ-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747941026/mtvernoncsdorg/bhmofotherdu2rte7pgw/Legislator-Visit-NMHZ-5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747941026/mtvernoncsdorg/bhmofotherdu2rte7pgw/Legislator-Visit-NMHZ-5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747941026/mtvernoncsdorg/bhmofotherdu2rte7pgw/Legislator-Visit-NMHZ-5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747941026/mtvernoncsdorg/bhmofotherdu2rte7pgw/Legislator-Visit-NMHZ-5.jpg","width":2048}])
Last Wednesday afternoon, middle school students at the Nelson Mandela/ Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School engaged in an exclusive assembly and Q&A with Westchester County Legislator Tyrae Woodson-Samuels. Students got insightful answers from Legislator Woodson-Samuels on local politics and future careers.
![Staff and student getting ready for tip-off.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742560025/mtvernoncsdorg/rvsuv3u6onfpjxbzs0vi/NMHZ-StaffStudentGame-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742560025/mtvernoncsdorg/rvsuv3u6onfpjxbzs0vi/NMHZ-StaffStudentGame-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742560025/mtvernoncsdorg/rvsuv3u6onfpjxbzs0vi/NMHZ-StaffStudentGame-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742560025/mtvernoncsdorg/rvsuv3u6onfpjxbzs0vi/NMHZ-StaffStudentGame-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742560025/mtvernoncsdorg/rvsuv3u6onfpjxbzs0vi/NMHZ-StaffStudentGame-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742560025/mtvernoncsdorg/rvsuv3u6onfpjxbzs0vi/NMHZ-StaffStudentGame-3.jpg","width":2200}])
Scholars competed against their teachers in the second annual staff vs. student game at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School on Thursday, March 20. Staff won again!
![Student reciting numbers of pi into the mic as assistant principal gives a thumbs up.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1741980214/mtvernoncsdorg/zuftacno50ym3jnieeby/NMpiday-7.jpg","width":2200}])
Memorization skills were on display, as middle schoolers at Nelson Mandela / Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School recited as many numbers of pi as they could for the school's inaugural Pi Day on Friday, March 14, 2025.
![Group of students posing for the camera.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1741709092/mtvernoncsdorg/lgiofzwccrsjsdza2gfu/NMHZtrip-8.jpg","width":2200}])
Sixth-grade scholars from Vito DiMatteo Michele Batista's class at Nelson Mandela/Hosea Zollicoffer School were lucky to receive a free trip to Ridgefield Playhouse! Scholars spent the day learning about different planets in our solar system through art and theater. The group attended a musical performance about the solar system based on the 90s show "The Magic School Bus."
![Student standing with teacher in Egyptian clothing.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741617697/mtvernoncsdorg/ctjidxp7i1s8p9jf4xkl/NMHZ-Egyptian-1_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741617697/mtvernoncsdorg/ctjidxp7i1s8p9jf4xkl/NMHZ-Egyptian-1_1.jpg","width":320}])
Sixth-grade students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School created an Ancient Egyptian Museum as a culminating end of the unit project and presented it last Friday. Students also gathered information and presented their projects to the school as well as members from the Board of Education.
![Students watching a light show.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741188540/mtvernoncsdorg/wze5jo0teihwvaxxneqp/NMHZ-LightShow-3.jpg","width":1920}])
On March 4, 2025, Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School hosted the "Laser Reader" and "Black History Tribute Laser Show" that captivated students and faculty alike.
![Dr. White-Wallace speaking to students.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1738950297/mtvernoncsdorg/ufyiriopjyfqaxmdmemu/IMG_4551.jpg","width":2200}])
Students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer heard from a variety of professionals from different industries for their Black History Month guest speaker event during the first week of February. Guest speakers discussed their career paths and what Black History Month means to them.