Polls Show Daniel Warren Principal in the Lead
Daniel Warren interim Principal Jane Scheinman has welcomed kindergarteners and first graders with open arms. Conversely, the kids have made her feel at home.
Resurrection Eighth Graders on the Midnight Run
A group of nearly 25 Resurrection parents and eighth-grade students working with the Midnight Run organization loaded up four SUVs and headed into the city to deliver supplies to four homeless shelters October 26. The group will make another run November 16.
Health’s the Thing!
FOODPLAY, a national award-winning theater show that encourages healthy eating and exercise habits, recently brought its fun and enthusiastic cast to Osborn Elementary School. Through music, magic, dance, and juggling, students learned about the unhealthy ingredients in junk food and most processed foods.
Highly Commendable
Convent of the Sacred Heart has announced that 17 students have been named Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Spotlight on Dr. Zung: Veteran RHS Chemistry Teacher Blends Science With Bazinga!
Fans of television’s “The Big Bang Theory” know that science and humor can be a potent blend — a lesson that chemistry teacher Dr. Jamie Zung had already learned by the time he came to Rye High School 19 years ago.
Zung started his science career as a biomedical researcher at Rockefeller University. After four years he left research for a teaching job, at Robert Taft High School in the Bronx, a school with 5,000 students.
Garnets 5-3 After Spring Valley Rout
Rye’s football team took the sting out of its loss against Harrison by finishing the season with a 21-0 win over Spring Valley on Friday.
Mark Your Calendar
The SPRYE Cocktail Party Benefit, originally scheduled for November 1, will be held Thursday, November 15 from 6-8 p.m. at Wainwright House.
Grand Dining in Restored Rail Station
The Club Car Restaurant may be in Mamaroneck, but Executive Chef Brian MacMenamin says many of his regular diners are from Rye.
Family Sings The Blues
Our son Jason, a sophomore in college, was coming home for fall break. Hadn’t we just dropped him off on campus? As my husband likes to say, the more tuition we pay, the less they go to school.
At the Movies: “Cloud Atlas” Is a Force to Be Reckoned With
Thirteen years ago, “The Matrix” was released, and its themes of oppression and revolution connected deeply with critics and audiences alike.