Fall Fair Attracts Visitors of All Ages

As usual, the draw of Fall Fair games and the jumping castle proved a strong lure for students, alumni and friends. Click here to see photos of the festivities.

Student Honored for Service

The evening’s program noted, "In all her endeavors, Elexa has distinguished herself as a proactive leader. . . . Whether in the classroom or the community at large, Elexa naturally applies her energy, intelligence and positive attitude to make her school and community better." Elexa, a consistent volunteer in the Rye Country Day community service program, has devoted over 420 hours to service so far during her high school years. She is a three-time recipient of the school’s Founder’s Award for community service, and has also received the school’s 2008 Christine Nelson Award for outstanding citizenship, and the 2009 James P. Godfrey Award for significant service on behalf of others.

Excellence Recognized at Rye Country Day

October was a busy month for academic recognition at RCDS.

• In addition to the four previously mentioned seniors who achieved National Merit Semifinalist status and the senior who achieved National Achievement Semifinalist status, twenty students were recognized as Commended students by the National Merit competition. Congratulations to Isabel Beshar, Rachel Blumer, Katie Cordiano, Josh Geller, Lindsay Haut, Dan Judd, Hannah Loewentheil, Jon Madorsky, Alex Rieger, Alex Sabatini, TJ Sarda, Julia Sayles, Andrew Schneider, Chris Seter, Lizzie Tepler, Jesse Wayne, Scott Wieman, Katie Yates, Tomo Yokose, and Alex Zavoluk.

• Eighty-eight Rye Country Day students were recognized by the College Board’s  2009 Advanced Placement Program for their outstanding achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Exams.
  
  6 AP National Scholars (having received grades of “4” or higher on eight or more AP Exams): Grayson Clary ’10, David Fertig ’09, William Lassman ’09, Flora McDavid ’09, Dennis Purcell ’09, Jacob Stavis ’09
  
  40 Scholars with Distinction (having received grades of “3” or higher on five or more AP Exams): Erica Adler ’09, Heidi Alpert ’09, Marni Aronson ’09, Jacqueline Baron ’09, Alba Berenguer ’09, Lucy Braid ’09, Anthony Carbone ’09, Alexander Cardone ’09, Grayson Clary ’10, David Fertig ’09, Joshua Geller ’10, Daniele Gold ’09, Kelly Gordon ’09, Christopher Gray ’09, Daniel Judd ’10, Michael Kahn ’09, Alec Khan ’09, Madeleine Knight ’09, Becky Lange ’09, William Lassman ’09, Ann Lubben ’09, Carole Mariani ’09, Flora McDavid ’09, Max Ortwein ’09, Matthew Peterson ’09, Amanda Platek ’09, Dennis Purcell ’09, Daniel Samet ’09, Alexander Shapiro ’09,  Jacob Shulman ’09, Jacob Stavis ’09, Sanford Sternberg ’09, Michael Stewart ’09, Susan Temple ’09, Eugene Vinitsky ’09, Anna Whitehouse-Lewis ’09, Alyssa Wohl ’09, Jason Wong ’09, Kathryn Yates ’10
  
  19 AP Scholars with Honor (having received grades of “3” or higher on four or more AP Exams): Emily Arons ’ 09, Rachel Blumer ’10, Amanda Cole ’09, Adam Colombo ’10, Kathryn Cordiano ’10, Maria de Lera Fernandez ’10, Adlee Fayyaz ’09, Jena Goettisheim ’09, James Grasso ’09, Lindsay Haut ’10, Sarah Houis ’09, Rachael Jelley ’09, Zachary Lattanzio ’10, Julia Lindon ’09, Jonathan Madorsky ’10, Conor McDade ’09, Laura Pantaleo ’09, Scott Wieman ’10, Matthew Wolff ’09
  
  29 AP Scholars (having received grades of “3” or higher on three or more AP Exams): Lila Abboud ’09, Farima Alidadi ’09, Deelan Ayhan ’10, Isabel Beshar ’10, Sarah Black ’09, Ryan Blatt ’09, Andrenne Coleman ’09, Jessica DiChiacchio ’09, John Holland ’09, Cody Levine ’09, Hannah Loewentheil ’10, Janelle McDermoth ’10, Sarah Nelson ’10, Suzanne Nimocks ’10, Jake Rattner ’10, Alex Rieger ’10, Melinda Roy ’10, Katherine Sandling ’10, T.J. Sarda ’10, Julia Sayles ’10, Andrew Schneider ’10, Christopher Seter ’10, Samantha Stone ’09, Caroline Stoupnitzky ’10, Miles Suleman ’09, Miranda Tecklin ’09, Elizabeth Tepler ’10, Stephanie Whittemore ’10, Alexander Zavoluk ’10