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A Painful Topic: Abusive Relationships
“Love Shouldn’t Hurt” is the admonition and advertisement for a program that the Scarsdale Coalition on Family Violence to be hosted at the Scarsdale Women’s Club on May 22 at 7:30 p.m. The program, subtitled “Talking with your kids about healthy relationships,” is designed to inform parents and teenagers about the danger signs [...]
School Budget Defeated
Scarsdale voters defeated the controversial school budget proposal on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The unofficial results are as follows: Yes-1,502; No-1,720. Although the proposal would have required a 60 percent supermajority in order to pass, it failed even to gain 50 percent of the vote. At the same time, voters elected Suzanne Seiden, William Natbony, [...]
Parlez-Vous Français?
During February break, 25 SHS French students had the opportunity to participate in a French exchange program in Aix-en-Provence, France for 11 days. While in France, SHS students lived with a French student, attended school, and went sightseeing.The SHS students had hosted their French counterparts for two weeks in the fall. While the trip was [...]
London, Fun-don
The SHS band made its biennial trip abroad for eight days, this time to London and Helsinki. There, students enjoyed performing English and Finnish pieces, including “Second Suite in F” by Gustav Holst and “Symphony No. 2” by Jean Sibelius at the Chace Community School in London and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. The group [...]
Shine On, Tyler Madoff
SHS Unveils a Plaque in Memory of Tyler Madoff ’14 Seven months after Tyler Madoff ’14 was tragically swept out to sea while on a teen tour in Hawaii, the junior class unveiled a plaque in his memory near the SHS Post Road entrance. With the help of English teacher Rachel Warshowsky, the junior class [...]
Making Peace with the Geese
The two-legged critters that are currently attracting the most attention in Scarsdale are not the students, but rather the notorious geese. Once viewed as innocent birds whose presence polished the image of Scarsdale with their scenic swims in the pond, the geese’s exponential increase in population on school grounds has repulsed much of the Scarsdale [...]
Valentine’s Day Senior Breakfast
Seniors started off Valentine’s Day with a celebratory breakfast in the SHS cafeteria. All photos by Rachel Kober
Proposed Wellness Center Stirs Debate
The Board of Education has proposed funding the creation of a “wellness center,” which would replace the current SHS fitness center by altering the large area under the gyms currently used for storage and mechanics. Along with this improved fitness center, the plan provides for the construction of a classroom where students would study subjects [...]
New Art Gallery Exhibition
Each student at SHS has his or her own mode of expression. Some students use writing to express their ideas, some students are creative through film, and others show their thoughts through artwork. The new exhibition at the SHS art gallery helps art students share their creativity and expression with the SHS community. The art [...]
The Buzz On The Bee
A fast flurry of letters were scribbled down as ten seconds remained. The crowd was engaged as it awaited each team’s next move. No one could have guessed that on a Friday night at 7:30 pm, the SHS auditorium would be buzzing with energy. However, the Scarsdale Library’s third annual Adult and Teen Spelling Bee [...]
