Five make dean's list at Washington

Written by Matt Dalen
Friday, 19 March 2010 00:00

Elan Elyachar-Stahl, Laura Bauer, Julianne Gagnon, Erica Levine, and Lilly Leyh of Katonah have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Washington University in Missouri. Ms. Stahl is a student in the university’s College of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, while Ms. Bauer, Ms. Gagnon, Ms. Levine, and Ms. Leyh are enrolled in the school’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Middle school performs Grease tonight

Written by Matt Dalen
Thursday, 18 March 2010 12:46

Students at John Jay Middle School prepare for tonight's opening performance of Grease, the school's spring musical. Performances take place tonight at 7, Friday at 7, and Saturday at 1 and 8 p.m.

Kingston attends leadership conference

Written by Matt Dalen
Saturday, 13 March 2010 01:00

John Jay seventh grade student Jack Kingston delivered the commencement speech for his group at the National Young Leaders State Conference in Tarrytown, held from Feb. 25 to 28. Jack was nominated to participate in the conference by his sixth grade teacher, Guy Amdur.

Tyre to speak at middle school on Wednesday

Written by Matt Dalen
Friday, 12 March 2010 14:26

Peg Tyre, author of The Trouble With Boys, will speak at John Jay Middle School Theater on March 17 at 7 p.m. The presentation, which is sponsored by the school PTO, is open to all parents in the community.

Ms. Tyre, a journalist, writer and investigative reporter, will provide an overview of the national debate about why boys are falling behind girls’ achievement in school and not attending college in the same numbers. Ms. Tyre will present her examination of how schools and broader society have changed in ways that shortchange boys and how gender politics is affecting reactions to the statistics. Video games, lack of male role models and other issues contributing to this problem will be discussed as well. She will also discuss possible solutions to the problem and how to help boys without jeopardizing the advances of girls.

Thistlewaithe holds bluebird workshop

Written by Matt Dalen
Friday, 12 March 2010 01:00

Brian Reichenbach of South Salem and his four-year-old daughter Katerina build a bird house at a workshop at the ThistleWaithe Learning Center in South Salem on Sunday, March 7. Jim Nordgren of the Bedford Audubon Society led the father-child workshop, in which the children learned about the eastern bluebird before building the bird houses.

Science Olympiad team takes second at regionals

Written by Matt Dalen
Thursday, 11 March 2010 01:00

For the record-breaking 26th year in a row, John Jay High School’s Science Olympiad team has ranked high enough in the regional competition to compete at the state competition. On Saturday, Feb 13, the team placed second in the lower Hudson Valley regional competition at Byram Hills High School, and was one of five to move on to the state competition on March 19 and 20 at West Point.

Ensembles perform at Lincoln Center

Written by Matt Dalen
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 01:00

John Jay High School’s chorale, symphony orchestra, and wind ensemble will perform at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall on Wednesday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. The performance, which is part of the America’s Youth in Concert festival, is to include 140 students from John Jay. Tickets are $35 each at the box office, which is open the day of the concert from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

School musicals begin tomorrow

Written by Matt Dalen
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 01:00

John Jay High School and Middle School will present their annual spring musicals this week and next.

Starting tonight, John Jay High School’s students will perform The Sound of Music by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. tonight, March 11; 8 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, March 12; and at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 13. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students or seniors. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more.

John Jay Middle School’s performance of Grease will begin next week, with performances on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19 at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, March 20 at 1 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. Tickets are also available for a dress rehearsal on Tuesday, March 16 at 5 p.m. for $5.

Local students travel with Coast Guard

Written by Matt Dalen
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 01:00

Several local eighth grade students traveled with their class on the Coast Guard cutter Sturgeon Bay in February. The field trip by the eighth grade physics class at Rippowam Cisqua School in Bedford helped the students apply their physics lessons to the real world. The class includes six local students: Dana Biddle, Ariana Gelwicks, Alleta Greenberg, Susannah Davies, Jordan Kanegis, and Abe Kipnis.

Friedman makes dean's list at Boston

Written by Matt Dalen
Monday, 08 March 2010 17:30

Samantha Friedman of Waccabuc has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Boston University.