Scarsdale School District Notes

Here’s some news from the Scarsdale School District: Principal Update: An April 20th email from Superintendant Mike McGill welcomes SHS Principal John Klemme back to school to finish out his term before his retirement in June. In his absence, the trio of Assistant Principals, Fred Goldberg, Kelly Hamm and Sue Peppers has led the school and they will continue to manage day-to-day operations adding Mr. Klemme to the conversations.

McGill reports that the district has begun the search for a new Principal but anticipates that it will take some time to identify the right candidate. To allow ample time for the selection process, McGill has put a one year interim management team in place for 2011-12. During this period, Assistant Principal Fred Goldberg will be the Acting Principal broadly responsible for student affairs, parent relations, and community relations. Assistant Principal Kelley Hamm will have authority over internal operations such as the schedule and curriculum and Assistant Principal Sue Peppers will continue to be responsible for student behavior and for aspects of student life such as the ninth grade transition.

Recent High School Grads Needed for Student-to-Student Night at SHS

The SHS PTA and the Counseling Center will host Student-to Student night on May 31 from 6:45 – 9 pm. The event gives high school juniors the chance to meet with current college freshmen and sophomores to learn more about the colleges and universities they attend.

Last year over 70 alumni returned for College Night. They currently have over 50 college students registered and would like as many graduates to register by April 30 as possible. They are especially interested in finding students who attend the following schools popular with SHS students which are not yet represented.

• Barnard
• Boston College
• Carnegie Mellon
• Emory
• Georgetown University
• George Washington
• Harvard
• Muhlenberg
• Princeton
• SUNY Albany
• SUNY Binghamton
• Tufts University
• UMass Amherst
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Wisconsin

Please ask students to register here by April 30th. For further information or questions, contact [email protected]

Celebration of Learning at Quaker Ridge School:

On Thursday night April 28, 2011 from 6:00-7:30pm, Quaker Ridge School will host a celebration of learning. Friends and neighbors are invited to the school to tour the school’s hallways which will be filled with displays and presentations representing K-5 learning experiences.

Visitors are invited to:

• Singapore math activities-how do we do math these days?
• What makes our kids so tech savvy? Learn about the latest
• Who says kids don't write these days? Wait till you read what they wrote in our Hallway of Writers
• Watch some of our fourth grade explorers present for you
• Join the fifth grade ballroom dancers
• Learn how to be a greener you
• Get in shape with the phys ed. teachers
• Admire the art gallery
• Have a cup of coffee, talk to the PTA and chat with some BOE members about the upcoming budget (this will be at 7:15pm)