Back in Black for the First Day of School

Mother Nature blessed Scarsdale with spectacular weather for the first day of the 2025/2026 school year, providing everyone with a beautiful backdrop for those traditional “first day of school” photos. While some parents could be spotted taking quick pics outside of their children’s elementary schools, over at Scarsdale High School senior students gathered in the “Senior Parking Lot” to capture the special moments with their friends.

In what has become a time-honored tradition, seniors celebrating the first day of their last year of high school arrived early on Tuesday morning in their masterfully decorated cars and greeted each other with hugs and excitement. Donned in black clothing and fun-loving backpacks, friends posed for photos capturing what will certainly become milestone-memories.

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The smiles remained and the enthusiasm continued, even as the bell rang and students began to file through the doors. Inside, 11th and 12th grade students shuffled into the auditorium where they received a warm welcome from SHS Principal, Kenneth Bonamo. In his speech, Bonamo not only touched on familiar housekeeping topics like the new community lunch, cell phone policies, and expectations around Artificial Intelligence, he also demonstrated the school’s strong commitment to cultivating a safe, inclusive community of teaching and learning. Towards the end of his welcoming remarks, Bonamo shared:

“What makes this high school amazing is the people we bring together—you, our students whom we want to see learn and grow and flourish, and the faculty and staff here to support you in this enterprise. You can see this belief in the themes of belonging and wellness that I just discussed. Together, we exchange ideas, debate controversial issues, think up new solutions, and complement one another’s strengths and areas for growth. Your teachers encourage you and challenge you to new and deeper levels of understanding. The heart of this school is what happens between students and teachers in classrooms and offices every day. So I would like to challenge you to do your best in your academics, in your extracurriculars, in including others, and in keeping technology as a tool that you use without letting it get in the way of learning, living, and leading.”

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And as students across the district say goodbye to summer and embark on a new school year, we here at Scarsdale10583.com, wish all families a wonderful year.

Send your photos of the first of school to [email protected] and we will post them here!