Friday Recap 12/10/21

Julia Marrinan– Winter Wildcat Week started off strong on Tuesday, December 7, with Girls Varsity Basketball and Girls Varsity Hockey winning their games against Masters and Friends Academy. Wednesday, December 8, saw similar outcomes with Boys Varsity Basketball, Boys Varsity Hockey, and both Varsity Squash teams emerging victorious.   Students are looking forward to the six home games taking place after school today, Friday, December 10. … Continue reading Friday Recap 12/10/21

Junior-Senior Challenge

Julia Marrinan– The beloved Junior-Senior Challenge has returned to RCDS in its full glory.  A highly anticipated event by the upperclassmen, the Junior-Senior challenge takes place on the weekend before Thanksgiving. The day is filled with fun and friendly competition between the junior and senior classes in athletic activities—providing a reprieve from the stress experienced by eleventh and twelfth graders. This year’s Junior-Senior challenge took … Continue reading Junior-Senior Challenge

Dr. deChabert: Her New Role at RCDS

Jared Perlmutter – The Rye Crop interviewed RCDS Dr. Meredith deChabert. Dr. deChabert is a part of the Upper School administration and serves as Assistant Head of School for Academic Programs and Interim Upper School Principal.  What a year for Dr. deChabert, as her seventeen years at RCDS have taken an interesting and exciting turn! As the 2021 school year began, Dr. deChabert accepted the … Continue reading Dr. deChabert: Her New Role at RCDS

Maya Hirani: Student Body Superhero

Julia Marrinan– Student Body President Maya Hirani is practically the embodiment of school spirit; she even showed up to school dressed up as a superhero to give her campaign speech. Hirani’s appreciation for the Rye Country Day faculty, students, and community goes deeper than cheering at athletics events and sporting blue and gold merchandise—though she wants all students to share this sentiment. “I want students … Continue reading Maya Hirani: Student Body Superhero

Football Mid-Season Report

Mark Vollmer – The RCDS football team is ready to take on the 2021 season. Following an underwhelming 2019 campaign and an unfortunate loss of 2020’s season due to Covid, the underclassmen as well as returning players could not wait to get out to play.  To start the season, RCDS faced off against rival school Fieldston in a preseason scrimmage. Though this game was not … Continue reading Football Mid-Season Report