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McGill Announces His Departure
Superintendent of Scarsdale Schools Dr. Michael McGill, who has served as the district’s superintendent since 1998, announced that he will leave his post effective June 30, 2014. Citing a desire to make other contributions in the field of education before he finally retires and suggesting that the contentious budget debate has made his job less [...]
The Wonderful Wizardry of the Class of 2013
Although the auditorium was sweltering, the audience was sticky, and some of the participating students lacked experience performing, the senior class play, The Wizard of Oz, was truly magical. As the well-known story of The Wizard of Oz commenced, the audience was immediately swept away, both by the energy of the cast and the rich [...]
School Budget: What Happened?
In contrast to last year’s proposed school budget which passed with 79% of the 725 voters expressing their approval, the 2013-2014 budget was resoundingly defeated, with a record-breaking turnout of 3,222 voters, of whom 1702 expressed their opposition to a plan that would have raised taxes by four percent. The “no” vote, the first one [...]
Mendelowitz Pleads Guilty
Former SHS Dean David Mendelowitz was sentenced to five years probation on May 6, after pleading guilty to hindering prosecution and drug possession. “I guess there was really no way out for him. There was a lot of evidence against him,” shrugged Veronica Dickson ’14. “It’s a pity because I actually really liked him as [...]
Cafeteria in Chaos: Food Fight at SHS
When considering the term “food fight,” a couple of images come to mind. First, we picture a group of rowdy students barbarically hurling any food they can get their hands on. Off to the side, we see adults beginning to get involved, doing their best to get the situation under control. Then, we imagine the [...]
Ferris Wheel Meets Funnel Cake
Every spring since 2001, students of all ages, teachers, and parents come to the SHS carnival to enjoy the great weather and to spend time with friends. At the carnival, there are rides, games, and activities for all ages. “My favorite part was probably going on all the rides with my friends,” expressed Robyn Ah [...]
Spencer Repp Remembered
Hundreds of friends, relatives, and members of the Scarsdale community gathered at the Scarsdale Golf Club on Sunday, April 6 to celebrate the life and mourn the death of Spencer Repp ’12, who died on March 30 in a tragic motorcycle crash near Tucson while a freshman at the University of Arizona. Repp was a [...]
After-Prom Controversy Raises Concern
Usually it’s the parents who complain about the post-prom parties in the city, but this year some of the loudest voices expressing concern come from the students. Many students believe that the tickets for after-prom, scheduled for June 6, are unconscionably overpriced and that 49 Grove, a club in the West Village where the after-prom [...]
New Class Officers
On May 22, SHS elected a new set of class officers. Ballots were distributed during homeroom to Sophomores and Juniors to vote for the candidates for their respective governments, while Freshman voted in the auditorium immediately following the Shakespeare Festival. Congratulations to all the new class officers! Class of 2016: President: Clare Chan Vice President: [...]
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 [...]
