Graduation
The SHS Class of 2011 celebrated their graduation on June 24 (Photos Rebecca Faust).
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After-Prom Party Raises Concerns
Approximately 300 people, mostly members of the SHS class of 2011, attended an after-prom party at Butter Restaurant in New York City during the early morning hours of June 3. Parents and students have raised questions about what many believe were excessive ticket prices for the event, as well as overcrowding at the party venue. [...]
Potter to be Math Department Interim Chair
Math teacher Lynn Potter will continue to serve as the interim math department chair in 2011-2012 as the administration makes a third attempt to find a candidate to fill the position permanently. Department heads must have an administrative certificate, in addition to a teaching license. Although she does not have the administrative credentials, Potter [...]
Menna to Retire
SHS athletic director Michael Menna ’73 has annouced that he will be retiring in June after 11 years as SHS athletic director. Menna worked in the Scarsdale schools for “25 years as a teacher and coach,” he said. Menna began his career in Scarsdale as a physical education teacher at Greenacres. He then coached [...]
Klemme Reflects
After months of uncertainty and concern regarding his situation, on March 8 Principal John Klemme announced plans for his retirement at the end of the current academic year. Klemme began his career at SHS in 1997 after serving as a teacher for 23 years and an administrator for 3 years in Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb [...]
Doesn’t Feel like School Spirit
Despite the administration’s best attempts to keep the date of Junior Olympics a secret, most students knew that Junior Olympics would be on Tuesday, May 24. Predicting this date was easy; rainy days and civ-ed events had narrowed the day down to Monday or Tuesday.Yet, students did not go out and party on Monday night. [...]
Principal Search Begins
A search is currently underway to find a replacement for SHS principal John Klemme, who will be retiring at the end of the 2010-11 academic year, and to hire another assistant principal for SHS. The Board of Education expects that assistant principals Fred Goldberg and Kelley Hamm will share responsibility as joint heads of SHS [...]
Constructive Collaboration
As the school year comes to a close the workload always intensifies. Not only are students expected to complete their normal coursework, but they are also expected to study for finals and complete research papers. For some, the work is overwhelming. There is much to do, but only limited time. Research papers in particular are [...]
Broadcast Yourself
Get ready to broadcast yourself! Since its debut in 2005, YouTube has been one of the fastest growing websites in the world, reaching 20 million users within the first six months of its existence. Today, YouTube is a widely used medium for quick distribution of information on many topics, ranging from breaking news stories to [...]
Scarsdale Quiz
1. Correct: Heathcote 2. Correct: Fox Meadow 3. Correct: 12 4. Correct: Mamaroneck Road 5. Correct: 1912 6. Correct: Scarsdale Middle School 7. Correct: Freedom Riders