Worldlywise

Thanks to the efforts of over 30 Rye Middle School parents, the RMS gym was turned into a colorful exposition of foreign cultures Thursday, April 2, for International Day.

Holy Child Educators Give Advice On Daughters Leaving For College
Ann Sullivan, Head of School at School of the Holy Child, and Amber Vitti Hill, Director of College Counseling and Guidance, have collaborated on an article for the Parents League of New York entitled, "When Our Daughters Leave for College". The article is a part of the College Bound section of the Parents League Review.

In Other School Election News
When Jenny Heath, an English teacher at Rye Country Day School, was asked by her good friends and experienced documentary filmmakers Caroline Suh and Erika Frankel to work on their film “FRONTRUNNERS”, she jumped at the prospect.

Everyone Loves a Spring Fair

The community showed a lot of school spirit at the Rye Neck Spring Fair on the Rye Neck High/Middle School campus March 28.

Memorable First Classical Concerts

The Westchester Philharmonic presented two interactive young people’s concerts at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College the morning of April 2, Approximately 2,000 area school children (most in grades 3-6) were in attendance at the Philharmonic’s long-running series.

Student News

Dylan Bronson, a seventh grader at Rye Country Day School, proved himself a true chess master at the 2009 Westchester County Scholastic Chess Championship.

Emily Fung Spells Her Way to First at 4th Annual Rye-Harrison Bee

The correct spellings of words like “poltergeist”, “maraschino”, and “pasteurize” failed to elude Emily Fung March 31 in the 4th Annual Rye-Harrison Spelling Bee, as the RMS eighth grader outlasted 59 other middle school students to win the contest.

Saying Yes to No
We’ve all been there – the toddler screaming for candy at the grocery store checkout — but rather than face a bigger battle, the parent puts the treat in the bag.

Oh, Canada Expo

When fifth graders at F.E. Bellows studied Canada, they lived and breathed its geography, history, government, economics, culture and arts. Their extensive exploration of our neighbor to the north was palpable from the moment spectators crossed their St. Lawrence Seaway floor drawing at the threshold of Bellows’ auditorium on March 27.