Julia Kroin & Bella Wise— The all too relevant Caps and Gowns debate comes to fruition on this special edition Rye Crop podcast. We interviewed notable faculty and peers including student body president Tyler Moyer, head of school Randall Dunn, and more. Tune in here for the episode. Continue reading Podcast: Caps and Gowns
Julia Marrinan– Picture this: it’s 8:20 a.m. You’ve pulled into the junior lot, and it’s completely full. Cars are lined up against the fence. You have no choice but to pull back out onto Boston Post Road and drive around to the senior lot. Every junior has experienced this situation… or some variation. Controversy over who lays claim to which parking lot has plagued the … Continue reading Parking Lot Wars Between Juniors and Seniors Escalate to New Levels
Jared Perlmutter– The RCDS class of 2023 class is about to graduate after a long and rigorous four years of hard work, standardized testing, and college applications. This class will finally be free from the pressures of high school. Thank. Goodness. Say goodbye to all nighters, calc exams, and the tyranny of early morning classes. This should be a good thing… right? Surprisingly, not all … Continue reading Life After High School: High School
Julia Marrinan– Over the past year, the RCDS marketing team has begun increasing the school’s social media presence; the RCDS instagram has become more active, and its content level has skyrocketed. The athletic department even has launched its own instagram account. Parents, students, and faculty, however, have begun complaining that there is still a lack of content from the marketing team. In an Instagram post … Continue reading Marketing Team Announces New Content Plan
Shaurya Grover– Rye Country Day School recently announced that it will be ramping up its academic program after no students were accepted into Yale this year. Apparently, the school was caught off guard by the fact that Ivy League admissions committees don’t just automatically accept anyone who has attended a fancy private school. Parents and students alike are disappointed that their golden ticket to the … Continue reading RCDS Revamps Academic Rigor after Nobody Gets into Yale
Robert Wang– Although the end of the school year is only a month away, senioritis has spread like a highly contagious virus. In fact, its impact has already risen to an unprecedented level. In an attempt to regain control of their academic lives, as well as their sanity, the seniors at RCDS have devised unique methods to combat the onslaught of laziness, procrastination, and Netflix … Continue reading Senioritis: The Predictable Annual Virus
Sophia Shen– The Wildcat Den, an on-campus apparel shop popular with parents, students, and faculty, is being taken to the next level. Due to excessive demand in recent years, the Parents Association at Rye Country Day School will expand its consumer network to international markets. Starting in Canada, a local Wildcat store is scheduled to be built at the Eaton Centre in Toronto, and over … Continue reading Wildcat Den Expands Beyond RCDS
Mia Herz– If you recently noticed a mouse running through your classroom, there is no need to panic. Over 60% of colleges have introduced a mouse therapy program to their campus, enabling their students to de-stress while playing with these furry friends. Colleges have even gone so far as to allow mice to run through classrooms, providing primal support to students during crucial times of … Continue reading Mice as Class Pets
Anna Pickette– Need to take an exam or focus on some work for a big paper coming up? Or perhaps you need to cram for AP exams and have yet to do any studying. Say hello to the answer to all of your problems: the quiet room. Little is known about what happens inside the walls of the quiet room or how pro-procrastinators can transform … Continue reading Quiet Quarters
Julia Marrinan & Isabel Slippen– To the RCDS Community: In the past four years, the Rye Crop has taken on many different forms of media: physical paper, digital copies, website pages, and even podcast. Despite the uncertainties and difficulties of online and hybrid school, our mission has remained the same: to publish the stories and opinions of the student body. It has been our honor … Continue reading Letter From the Senior Editors
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