Caring Kids Creating Cures Hosts Basketball Event in Edgemont
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The Edgemont-based club Caring Kids Creating Cures, or CKCC, hosted its inaugural Parents vs. Teachers basketball game on Friday, April 4th at the Edgemont High School Gym. The event was nothing short of a success. The turnout was remarkable with not a single empty seat in the stands. The Edgemont Teachers came out on top, defeating the Edgemont Parents 54-46. The game was rich with highlights, both on the offensive and defensive side, keeping the Edgemont fans on the edge of their seats. Jack Keeny coached the victorious Edgemont Teachers and Mason Brooks coached the Edgemont Parents. The refs for the game were Edgemont 11thgrader D.J. Chao and Edgemont 12th grader Shayna Davner.
There wasn't a minute in which fans were not involved. At halftime, the gym was divided into two age groups, 12-and-under and 13-and-up, as they both participated in halftime festivities including a half-court shootout as well as a three-point competition. Members of the CKCC staffed the activities.
"It was great. There was a lot of support from the whole Edgemont community and both the parents and teachers played so well and we want to thank them for giving up their Friday night," said Club Head of Activities Savannah Brooks.
The fans were fortunate to be entertained by 10th grade student Antonio Ruido, otherwise known as Pedro Cañas, who is a certified DJ and producer. His performance made the game that much more exciting.
The club raised $3,115. All proceeds from this event were donated to programs, research and agencies related to pediatric cancer. CKCC is an Edgemont Junior/ Senior High School club that has hosted bake sales, car washes, bingo, and skating nights in order the better the lives of cancer patients. It was formed by 6th grade students at Seely Place and Greenville Elementary School in 2009 and the event could not have taken place without their support.
CKCC's primary goal is to help spread the awareness of pediatric cancer through fundraising activities, donate proceeds to organization who provide either research or support in the area of pediatric cancer.
Tu Maraca from Brazil Travels to Edgewood
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On Wednesday, March 26th, Edgewood students enjoyed "Tu Maraca," a musical work of art from the Lincoln Center Education repertory. Maracatu originated in Brazil a little more than 400 years ago when African slaves migrated to South America. Maracatu music primarily features rhythmic elements and percussion instrumentation, singing is also an important component.
Scarsdale, as a district, has participated in the Lincoln Center education program for many years. Participating teachers are trained in a series of courses conducted by Lincoln Center teaching artists. Trained teachers have the privileges of exposing their students to the available works of art, as well as opportunities to invite Lincoln Center Eduacation teaching artists into the classroom to work with students when possible.
Edgemont SBNC Nominates Faust and Nanavaty
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Monica Sganga, Chair of the Edgemont School Board Nominating Committee announced the selection of two candidates to fill vacancies on The Edgemont School Board . The committee nominated Anish Nanavaty and Jonathan Faust at their meeting on Wednesday night March. 19th. According to Sganga, "The SBNC had the good fortune of having three very strong nominees this year and much thoughtful deliberation ensued. "
The Committee will host its annual Candidates' Forum on April 9, 2014, at 8pm in the Greenville school cafeteria. All members of the community are encouraged to attend.
Anish Nanavaty of Evandale Road has served on the Board of Education since 2011. He is a partner at GVM Media Solutions, a technology and consulting firm in NYC and also the owner of Free Ion Advisors. He is a 1990 graduate of the Wharton School where he received a BS in Economics. He and his wife Malhar have lived in Edgemont for nine and half year and have two children, one in 11th grade and the other in 4th grade.
John Faust has been nominated to the school board for the first time. He lived in Scarsdale as a baby and attended Mamaroneck High School (1986), the University of Michigan Honors College (1990) and Columbia Law School (1993). His is a litigation 
partner at Katten Muchin and Rosenmann LLP where he has worked for almost 20 years. In Edgemont Jon is a lieutenant in the volunteer fire company and also serves as a Commissioner of the fire department. He is active in the Edgemont Community Council and coached many team. He lives on Ferndale Road with his wife Nancy and two children, one in seventh grade and the other in fifth grade.
Scarsdale Says Hello to Dr. Hagerman
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A happy night at SHS on Wednesday March 27 as the community greeted the next Superintendent of the Scarsdale Schools, Dr. Thomas Hagerman, who traveled from Winnetka, Illinois to meet with administrators, teachers, board members and community representatives. A nice crowd turned out to meet Hagerman and sample a beautiful cake, iced in his honor.
Speaking without notes, Hagerman said that he was honored that so many came out on the chilly 
night to meet him and thanked the Board for their warmth and support in shepherding him through the process. He told the group that a year ago at this time he was not contemplating a move, thinking that it would take something extraordinary to get him to relocate. But, he said, "the extraordinary happened." He said that Scarsdale has been a peer district for some time and he was aware of the district's bright, capable students who love to learn. He learned that teachers here are passionate about their jobs and go above and beyond. About the parents he said 'they are highly involved." When he was offered the position he said, "I could not but accept it."
He plans to spend his initial months on the job gaining an understanding of the district and will build off that. While he is listening and learning he can wear Raiders garb, as Kathy Coleman and John McCann, Presidents of Maroon and White presented him with a large basket of Maroon and White regalia.
Hagerman was friendly, approachable, warm and clearly enthused about his move to New York. He said he has "had a love affair" with the city for a long time and now he will be close by. 
Girl Power: Skate to the States
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Every athlete knows how tough it can be to make a Varsity team. A few off-days and the wrong first impression can dictate your entire high school athletic career. Come tryouts, the pressure is on. Tryouts are long and grueling, and they bring out the most vicious, competitive sides of athletes. The process is both mentally and physically demanding and is especially nerve-racking if you happen to be a female trying out for the Menʼs Hockey team. Two underclassmen girls were strong enough and brave enough to take on the challenge.
If youʼve ever seen the movie Gracie, you might imagine Eliza Brosgol and Erin Nicholasʼ tryouts looking something like Gracieʼs. They were shown no special treatment; They were evaluated on the same criteria as the boys were. The nature of the female body forced the girls to work hard to put on the same amount of muscle, but on the ice, the only thing that distinguishes one from the guys is a long ponytail trailing behind the maroon and white helmet.
Brosgol, a sophomore, and Nicholas, a freshman, were introduced to competitive hockey at young ages. In fact, the sport runs in Nicholas family blood. Erinʼs older brothers, James ʼ15 and Stephen ʼ16, are now her teammates.
Both girls participated in the Modified Program at Scarsdale Middle School. Of the SMS boys hockey team, Brosgol says, "It was a really good experience. The game moves much faster with the boys. In that sense, it prepared me for the high school team." Nicholas agrees that past experiences helped prepare her to play with the High School boys. "My travel coach is my dad so having different coaches gave me a small preview of what varsity would be like. The high school team is different because the kids are much bigger, faster and older than I am." She plays on a boys club team, and had become familiar with the rougher manner in which boys play the game.
Brosgol plays for a girls club team, which keeps her quite busy. "Not that many girls in the area 
play hockey. For our team to find good competition, we have to travel much further. Weekends are hard. Sometimes Iʼll have a game 2 hours north and the next day, another 2 hours south." When asked if she thinks SHS will ever have a Girls team, Brosgol says, "Only if girls start playing hockey! It would need to involve girls from other towns since there arenʼt that many who play." The boys team practices tend to be held in more convenient locations as larger numbers of them live in a common area. Battling obstacles like tight schedules and knee injuries, the girls persevered and begun the season with the Raiders in November. "The try outs were definitely a challenge, but I have no regrets about trying out because the team has been so much fun and has been doing so well", says Nicholas. Brosgol was also nervous, but remembers, "When I got there and started playing, it went away." The girls were very proud and excited to have made the team. At the Winter Sports Awards March 4, Coach Jim Mancuso informed parents and other athletes that having girls on the team kept the boys on their best behavior.
Each girl feels lucky to have someone else in the same position. Nicholas remarked, "Having Eliza on the team made the experience a lot less awkward and a lot more fun. I played field hockey with her and I played hockey with her when we were younger so it was a lot of fun getting closer to her on this team."
Their team has been playing together for nearly four months, beginning pre- season in November and continuing the post-season until just recently. A sixteen-week losing season would be an eternal misery for coaches and players alike, but fortunately, "ʻDers Puck" had no such season.
Mancuso expressed his doubts in the Raiders performance against Suffern; It was extremely difficult to beat them once, and beating them twice would be nearly impossible. With great focus and teamwork, the team proved their coach wrong, beating Suffern 4-3 to win the Section I title for the first time in SHS history. Another win against Shenendahowa put this underdog in the running for the State Championship. They lost 6-4 in the semi-finals against Ithaca in Utica on Saturday, March 8. (You can watch the game on the Scarsdale cable channel this week.) It is always unfortunate to bring a great season to a close with a loss, but simply having the opportunity to compete in the State competition is both impressive and unprecedented for this Scarsdale team.
These girls have undoubtedly inspired athletes of all sports to develop their skills and confidently showcase their talents even if it means going against the norms. When it comes to the Brosgol and Nicholas, "hitting like a girl" is a good thing.
Carly Glickenhaus is a sophomore at SHS. She is a goalkeeper on the Raiders Varsity Soccer team, and also enjoys writing and photography.
