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See Me After Class: Kathleen McGreal
Can you describe your Irish background? Are you a fi rst-generation American or second-generation? Yeah, my parents emigrated from Ireland in the ‘60s, and they pretty much immigrated [to the US] for economic opportunities. My mother comes from an Irish-speaking area called the Gaeltacht, which is in the north coast of Mayo, and so it [...]
See Me After Class With John Neering
As SHS’ own Farmer’s Almanac, science teacher John Neering has accurately predicted every snow day and delayed opening for SHS over the past 5 years, which has elevated him to near superstardom in the community. Caroline Knapp and Rachel Wolfe sat down with Mr. Neering to find out his secret methods. How do you make your weather predictions? *laughs* I use a [...]
See Me After Class: Rashid Silvera on Fashion and Modeling
Maroon Online Editor, Caroline Pitofsky, sat down with Social Studies Teacher, Rashid Silvera, to speak about his experience in the fashion and modeling world. Can you describe what you’re wearing today? Well today I was feeling kelly green…. I’ve been walking past this closet that contains these little cashmere cardigans all year long and for whatever reason last night the first [...]
See Me After Class With Kenneth Bonamo
Maroon Opinion Editor Larry Milstein and Co-Editors In Chief Callie Gilbert and Ben Rosenbaum sat down with new principal, Kenneth Bonamo, to ask him about a wide range of topics from transitioning to a new school to the Mickey Mouse snow globe in his office. Maroon: Our first question is, how was your summer? Mr. Bonamo: Summer has been great. It’s been busy, as you can imagine. The first thing I [...]
See Me After Class With Lauren Meyer
History teacher Lauren Meyer has made the decision to pursue a PhD at Yale University next year. Maroon Opinion Editor Larry Milstein sits down with Meyer as she looks forward to continuing her education and reflects on her time at SHS. What inspired you to further pursue your education? It was something that I had [...]
Ms. Jablonowski Reflects on 28 Years at SHS
Physics teacher Patricia Jablonowski has been teaching at Scarsdale High School for 28 years. This year, she made the decision to retire. Maroon staffers Ben Rosenbaum and Caroline Pitofsky sat down with Jablonowski as she reflected on her career at SHS, her family and personal life, and her role as a pioneer for women in physics and engineering. You can read [...]
See Me After Class: Señora D’Angelo on Impersonating Elvis
So let’s start with where your passion for music stemmed from. I’d have to say not necessarily music, per se, is a passion. I feel I had more of an obsession with Elvis’ life or Elvis’ existence. I used to watch this Elvis Presley movie week and as a typical teenage girl, I thought he [...]
See Me After Class With Doctor Gordon
“See Me After Class” will be a recurring feature in which Maroon will have a casual conversation with a teacher each month about a topic outside of the normal discussion of academics. We hope to present teachers in a different light that most students may never be exposed to. In this issue we spoke [...]
Crazy, Confusing, College Process
December is the time when we break out our holiday decorations and pack our suitcases as we prepare to vacation in exotic locales. For many, December also marks the busiest time on the calendar, as teachers try to cram in assignments before the holiday recess. For seniors, the stress is further exacerbated by the arrival [...]
Protest Like It is the End of the World
According to a TIME Magazine survey, many Americans now think that the world is declining. Compare this to the views of Americans in the 1950s, who were generally “optimistic about progression” and believed that the world “would become a better place to live in the future.” Then there’s the often cited statistic that the current [...]
