Spanish is now a new special at Patrick M. Villano School for students, and it's being taught by a high school teacher. Karla Peña teaches Spanish at the Emerson Junior-Senior High School, and she is a track coach for the girls' team. “Spanish is...

Roz the robot made it to local movie theaters last weeked. Roz is the main character in a book series by Peter Brown.  "The Wild Robot was a great movie, and it was very cool and funny," said Mikey Sugna, a fifth grader at Patrick M. Villano School. The...

The Villano Book Talk is a monthly meeting for students at Patrick M. Villano School who share an interest in a specific book. They come together the last Friday of every month to talk about what they read. Run by fourth grade teacher Cynthia Doran, students...

Beloved fifth-grade Math teacher Elisabeth Hill just moved! She joined the sixth grade team on the second floor of Patrick M. Villano School. Hill is the cross-curricular teacher, a new position this year. She will teach some of the same students she...

School started on September 4 with a half day for students at Patrick M. Villano School. Some students may need tips on how to quickly get back into their old school routine. Principal Jessica Espinoza offered some advice on how to remember what's needed...

There is such an interest in The Villano View this year, the club needed to divide into two groups and add additional meetings to its schedule to accommodate the staff. The club has a total of 34 staff members. There are 14 fifth grade students and 20...

It's time to say, "Goodbye, summer." The season of fall started on September 22. Students at Patrick M. Villano School are preparing to jump into a pile of leaves rather than a swimming pool. Others are ready to trade in their bathing suits for warmer...

Sixth-grader Colton Maus is excited that the NFL season is underway. He watched the Baltimore Ravens beat the Dallas Cowboys with a final score of 28-25. The game was played on September 22. “The team I thought was going to win was the Ravens because...

It’s the beginning of the school year and musically speaking things are taking off. The band is preparing new fourth graders and the chorus is welcoming new fifth graders. Allison Beckley is the music and chorus teacher. She's been at Patrick M. Villano...

Chistina Rivel made a huge jump. This year, she went from teaching third grade at Memorial Elementary School to teaching fifth grade at Patrick M. Villano School. Rivel taught some of the current fifth graders when she was in third grade at Memorial School....