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Details: Written by Joanne Wallenstein; Published: 08 November 2015; Created: 08 November 2015; Last Updated: 08 November 2015; Hits: 2956

votecheck The 2015 Citizens Nominating Committee election will be held this Tuesday, November 10. Voting will take place in Village Hall from 7:30-9:00 a.m. and 2:00-9:00 p.m. and residents are encouraged to vote.

The Procedure Committee announces this year's slate for election to the Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC). The Committee will meet this December and January to choose the candidates for village trustee and village justice of the Scarsdale Citizens Non-Partisan Party. Candidates usually run unopposed in the Village Elections in March.

Qualified voters may vote in person or by mail-in ballot. The mail-in ballot may be downloaded at the Procedure Committee website: www.scarsdaleprocedurecommittee.org or obtained at Village Hall and the Scarsdale Library.

The Procedure Committee urges all qualified voters to support Scarsdale's non-partisan system by participating in the CNC election. This year's candidates are:

Edgewood: Eric G. Cheng, David J. Peck

Fox Meadow: Madelaine Eppenstein, Timothy Foley, Brian Nottage, Eve P. Steinberg

Greenacres: Carlos A. Ramirez, Michelle Sterling, Jeannette Sloan Warner

Heathcote: Charles Baltman, Jeffrey L. Goodwin, Lauren Myers Mintzer

Quaker Ridge: David Dembitzer, Michael Gorelick, Nancy Steinberg

Submitted by: B. Kathleen Munguia, Procedure Committee

Details: Written by Joanne Wallenstein; Published: 04 November 2015; Created: 04 November 2015; Last Updated: 04 November 2015; Hits: 4968

2015 Scarsdale Raider Varsity A Soccer Team1

The Girls Varsity A Soccer Team were 12-2-2 for the season

The Scarsdale High School girls' Varsity A soccer team suffered a disappointing loss in the sectional quarterfinals held at Scarsdale High School on Tuesday, October 27, falling to New Rochelle 2-1. The favored Raiders had defeated New Rochelle in both their regular season games and were riding a 14 game unbeaten streak heading into the game, after defeating Carmel in the opening playoff round 1-0. New Rochelle was highly energized and brought a raucous group of fans to cheer them on. Still, the Raiders dominated possession for most of the game, as both New Rochelle goals were scored off turnovers by the Raiders deep in their defensive zone. The Raiders were unable to switch the field consistently in response to New Rochelle's efforts to pin the Raiders' attack toward the limited space on the sidelines. On occasions when the Raiders were able to get the ball into the center of the field, there was an effective attack and scoring opportunities ensued.

For the Raiders, it was a frustrating defeat after an extremely successful 12-2-2 regular season. A number of talented seniors will leave the team in 2016 due to graduation. Still, the 2015 team was bolstered by an influx of several talented freshmen and, with a solid talent basis among the sophomores and juniors, the team is expected to be strong again next year and contend for another section title. Congratulations are in order for the team and its coaches for a highly successful and rewarding 2015 season.

Details: Written by Joanne Wallenstein; Published: 20 October 2015; Created: 20 October 2015; Last Updated: 21 October 2015; Hits: 8238

Allison Stafford (#6) taking the ball upfield in a recent game against Horace Greeley.

The Scarsdale High School Girls Varsity A Soccer team completed its regular season last week with a 2-0 defeat of White Plains High School on Friday, October 16, after besting arch rival Mamaroneck 1-0, playing under the lights at Mamaroneck High School on the preceding Wednesday night before a crowd of over 300 people. For the first time in memory, the Raiders won all eight of their league games, and also took the league championship for the first time since 2012. Even more impressive, the team compiled a 12-2-2 overall record, with eight shutouts. Their only losses came in tight games early in the season against powerhouse teams from North Rockland and Clarkstown South. As reported this past weekend in USA Today High School Sports, the Raiders are now ranked 9th in their Rockland-Westchester County division and 4th among all Class AA teams (determined by school size).

The team's success in 2015 is attributable to a number of factors, beginning with the outstanding efforts of Head Coach Mindy Genovese and Assistant Coach Kiera Fox. Coaches Genovese and Fox assembled a talented group whose play continually improved over the course of the season. They stressed a team-oriented approach with the philosophy that team goals are paramount and supersede individual accomplishments. The team was led by senior co-captains Eryn McDonald, Zoe Epstein and Kara Elcik and junior co-captain Hayley Rozencwaig. The Raiders have a mix of veterans and newcomers, and an unusually large number of freshmen – six - two of whom are full-time starters. There has been significant emphasis on team camaraderie, with frequent team meals and social events. The closeness of the players and their focus have unquestionably contributed to the team's outstanding performance during the regular season.

The Raiders are now the second seed in the sectional playoffs. The team's first playoff game, to be held on Saturday, October 25 at 3:00 p.m. at Scarsdale High School, where they will play the winner of a game this week between White Plains and Carmel. Given the Raider's impressive performance during the 2015 regular season, their goal is to bring home a section championship for the first time since 2000. Scarsdale residents are encouraged to come out and support the Raiders! Scarsdale10583.com will follow the team during the playoffs and report back on what will hopefully be a successful playoff run.

Junior mid-fielder Hayley Rozenscwaig (#11) prepares to take a shot against White Plains

Senior forward Kara Elcik (#10) and freshman forward Olivia Higgins (#18) contesting the ball with White Plains’ goalie

Details: Written by Joanne Wallenstein; Published: 30 October 2015; Created: 30 October 2015; Last Updated: 30 October 2015; Hits: 3670

pedi Comedic actress, renowned impressionist, radio personality and cabaret performer Christine Pedi will give a FREE concert in the Scott Room of the Scarsdale Library on Sunday November 1 at 4 pm. Pedi has performed on Broadway, hosts a radio show and has a busy schedule of performances worldwide. See her for free this Sunday at the Scarsdale Library at 4 pm.

Learn more about Christine here:

Details: Written by Melissa Hellman; Published: 13 October 2015; Created: 13 October 2015; Last Updated: 13 October 2015; Hits: 5298

Students worked in groups and discussed the migrant crisis in the EU.

On Thursday, October 8, Scarsdale High School hosted its 3rd annual Global Citizenship Day. The purpose of the event is to foster awareness of various problems facing the planet on an economic, environmental and political plane. The day also seeks to enlighten students about important global trends. Speakers from the local community, service organizations, professors, teachers and/or student groups offered workshops on a wide variety of topics, ranging from climate change to sustainable agriculture to educational equity to LGBT rights to a host of other topics relevant to our world today.

A discussion entitled "Race, Class and Public Education" on inequities in education was led by Zakiyah Ansari, Advocacy Director for Alliance for Quality Education. (www.aqeny.org.) AQE is a coalition mobilizing communities to keep New York true to its promise of ensuring a high-quality public school education to all students regardless of zip code. Ansari discussed various issues affecting urban public schools such as how high stakes testing can negatively impact a school and its community, overcrowding, and aggressive policing within schools. Many of the students who attended this lecture are part of social studies teacher Maggie Favretti's City 2.0 urban studies class and have an upcoming assignment to study a city block. Students were urged to think about the schools in their study area and try to understand the students who attend these schools without judgment. Ansari's message "we all do better when everyone rises" resonated with the audience.

refugees Another workshop, led by Science Teacher and debate club faculty advisor, Joe Vaughan, and facilitated by the debate club, focused on the European Union's response to the migrant crisis.

Senior Abigail Goldstein, Debate Club Co-President, and Junior Karen Zaklama, Debate Club Officer, gave a presentation (example slide above) to provide background information to a classroom packed with students from Mr. Mounkhall's English class and

Senior Abigail Goldstein, Co-Captain Debate Team, and Junior Karen Zaklama, Debate Club Officer, facilitated an exercise about the EU response to the migrant crisis.

Ms. Guerra's social studies class. Workshop participants were divided into groups and assigned various roles/countries to play such as Syrian migrants, Germany, Hungary, Greece, etc. Student groups then had to negotiate with each other to achieve assigned objectives such as permission to enter, aid, etc.

Ms. Favretti, who is also the faculty advisor for the Sustainable Garden Club led a workshop in the school's garden. Students from world language teacher Ms. Chan's and science teacher Ms. Konishi's classes completed tasks in the garden and harvested vegetables. Food from the garden is donated to Grace Church Pantry in White Plains and Fred's Pantry in Peekskill.

Other workshops were also very hands on and

Junior Class Student Government members Alex Lane, President, Zack Gelles, Treasurer, and Andy Kaspers, House representative made sandwiches for the Hope Soup Kitchen in New Rochelle.

required little explanation. Social Studies Teacher, Ms. Minchillo, organized students to prepare bagged lunches for families at the Hope Soup Kitchen in New Rochelle.

There were other activities throughout the day such as a panel from the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center with a survivor, a representative from UNICEF discussing how to help children in war torn counties and many classes run by high school faculty on topics including protest art, Cuba, the upcoming presidential election and so many more. Overall, the day was a great opportunity for students to think critically about their world and true to the school's motto, Non Sibi, focus on making positive contributions. Scarsdale High School students are offered many wonderful educational experiences beyond an ordinary school day due to the dedication of its many outstanding teachers (many more than were mentioned here contributed to this day!) who develop and deliver unique programs like this one.

Mr. Vaughan worked with a group of students who were assigned the role of Hungary.

Maggie Favretti with student gardeners. Produce from the garden is donated to Grace Church Food Pantry in White Plains and Fred’s Pantry in Peekskill.