City Council Notes
The Rye Arts Center’s 30-year lease with the City expires in 2016. The City has until April 2015 to notify RAC of its intentions. Mayor French stated that in order to give RAC time for strategic planning and fund-raising, the City would try to “put something in place by the fall.”
Garnets a Class B Lacrosse Contender
Undefeated so far this season, with five of their six wins in league games, the Garnets are looking like Class B contenders once again this season.
Wildcats Come Out Swinging
The season is young but the Wildcats are playing solid ball. During the first week of April they won two of three league games and split two non-league games.
Panthers Strike Out the Competition
The junior-rich Rye Neck baseball team is off to a 4-1 start, but has yet to play a league game and will be tested when they do.
G Day a Great Day for Tennis Team
Rye High boys’ tennis team kicked off the season and G Day weekend by beating crosstown rival Harrison, 6-1, at home on April 5.
Holy Child Honors its Heritage and Chris and Peter Duncan at Gala
At School of the Holy Child’s 25th Annual Auction & Gala, “Honoring Our Heritage” was the theme. The event, held April 6 at Westchester Country Club, drew more than 400 guests who came to honor Chris and Peter Duncan and support the school.
At the Teddy Bear Picnic…
Every year, Osborn School first graders put on quite a show.
Rethinking Those Easy A’s Talk at Holy Child
School of the Holy Child invites area residents to a lecture by Alfie Kohn Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. Kohn, an educational theorist and author, will discuss “Bribing Students to Learn: Second Thoughts About A’s, Praise, Stickers and Contests.”
League of Women Voters to hold School Board Candidates Forum May 6
The League of Women Voters – Rye, Rye Brook & Port Chester, will sponsor a Candidates Forum for candidates seeking election to the Rye City School District Board of Education on Monday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m., in the multi-purpose room of Rye Middle School.
RNC Moving Forward on Conservation and Stewardship Projects Under New Overseer
On a recent cloudy, cool spring morning the newest member of the Rye Nature Center staff was up to his elbows in artichokes. Not the more familiar globe artichokes of the thistle family – these were Jerusalem artichokes.