Isabela Pierry– Likely found flipping through a good biography, Ms. Avila, our newest librarian, shares with the RCDS community her favorite books and some insights that follow with them! The Rye Crop: Which book are you currently reading? Avila: I am reading The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip and Dan Heath. This book examines why we tend to remember … Continue reading Talking Books with Ms. Avila
Jared Perlmutter– If RCDS students were eligible to vote, would they turn out at the polls? Would there be a strong divide down party lines or would it be based more on specific issues? And would the RCDS student choose a candidate based on their beliefs or their parent’s values? Experts attribute the outcome of the recent midterm elections, in a large part, to young … Continue reading Polarizing Politics
Nick Vlasto– Since he started at RCDS in Kindergarten, Michael McGhee ‘23 has always loved football. Following in the footsteps of his younger brother Raishaun McGhee, who played football at Harvard, McGhee has committed to Brown University after a very successful few years on the Rye Country Day Varsity football team. McGhee, who is the captain of the Football team, started on the varsity team … Continue reading Senior Spotlight: Michael McGhee
Isabela Pierry– Randall Dunn, our new Head of School, shares some of his best reads in a Q&A format with the Rye Crop. An avid nonfiction reader, Dunn has many must-read books to recommend! The Rye Crop: Which book are you currently reading? Dunn: Currently, I am reading a book called Bittersweet. It is about that term, “bittersweet,” and it talks about the importance of … Continue reading Talking Books with Mr. Dunn
Ava Herzog– Mark your calendars for November 11th and 12th, this year’s Fall Play, Mermaid, is not one to miss! Mermaid turns the original fairy tale The Little Mermaid into a more modernized performance that has a lot of relevance to society today. The play, starring Ava Herzog ‘24 and M Bremer ‘23, tells the story of a young girl named Blue struggling to cope … Continue reading Mermaid Swims to RCDS
Romi Schreiber– As Wildcat Weekend approaches, the Rye Country Day Boys Varsity Soccer team look to dominate in their upcoming games. Coming back from an impressive run to the finals last season, the team hopes to have similar success this season. The team is led by co-captain Sameer Hirani ‘24, who reported that the team is currently 4-3 overall and ranked second in the Fairchester … Continue reading Boy’s Varsity Soccer: Mid-Season Scoreboard
Julia Marrinan– The Rye Country Day Employee Art Show, after a Covid-generated hiatus, has returned to RCDS. A biannual tradition before the pandemic, artists from all divisions of the school contributed to the show. Eric Drotch, Chair of the Visual Arts Department, appreciated the variety in artists. “You would expect [artistic ambitions] from the folks who teach in the art department,” he said, “[but] a … Continue reading Faculty Art Exhibit
Jared Perlmutter– More than one million student-athletes participate in varsity football at over 16,000 high schools across the country. What are the odds that even a fraction of these athletes will make it to the college level? “The funnel just closes so quickly: it’s not even 1% from across the board,” says Mr. Bates, head of RCDS college admissions. The only thing more competitive than … Continue reading The Recruiting Lottery
Anna Pickette– If everyone is an overachiever, is anyone an overachiever? And when students overload themselves with work, push for that perfect grade, and pack their schedules until there’s no room left, where do they draw the line? Will they compete with their peers to stand out until the pressure just becomes too much? Join the Rye Crop in this three part series investigating competition … Continue reading The Stress of Striving: Part One
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