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Exciting Changes for the Humanities Department Ahead

By Georgina Murphy Even though the 2025-2026 school year is coming to an end, course selection for the 26-27 school year is only beginning. For next year, the Humanities Department has a multitude of exciting changes, opportunities, and courses in store. The first fundamental change is that starting next year, the Humanities Department will no longer be called the Humanities Department, but will instead be … Continue reading Exciting Changes for the Humanities Department Ahead

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A Grant with a (Public) Purpose

By Alexandra Steyn The Public Purpose program has an exciting few years planned. Last year, Rye Country Day School was awarded the prestigious Educational Leadership Grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation. The grant of $250,000 must be matched by funds raised from the RCDS community. The School plans to use the grant to construct, implement, and integrate a four-year Public Purpose curriculum that incorporates … Continue reading A Grant with a (Public) Purpose

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Serving Up Seminars: Moving Beyond APs

Camila Reyna With the spring breeze comes a special time at RCDS: course selection. Each year, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors speak with their advisors, college counselors, and teachers in regards to what classes fit them best for the upcoming school year. This year’s course offerings  are especially unique: multiple new classes have been added in the Humanities (soon to be History and Social Sciences) Department … Continue reading Serving Up Seminars: Moving Beyond APs

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Saucy Spring Holidays

Molly Hart With the coming of spring comes an influx of holidays, many of which are honored within Rye Country Day School’s multi-cultural student body and faculty.  Eid al-Fitr, was celebrated at the end of March to commemorate the ending of Ramadan, a holy month of day-time fasting. Many people gathered with their families for enormous feasts and gift-giving, as well as praying and acknowledging … Continue reading Saucy Spring Holidays

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Pork Burrito Bowls Claw Their Way to the Top

Lily Leand There are many debates that take place in a campus as diverse as Rye Country Day School—AP classes, phone policies, and dress code, to name a few—but one controversy consumes the minds of RCDS students on a day-to-day basis: pork burrito bowls. The infamous double lunch democracy (now triple lunch democracy) has stirred up many debates among students as to which Flik meals … Continue reading Pork Burrito Bowls Claw Their Way to the Top

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RCDS Loves The Earth

Chaim Sciamma April has arrived, bringing blossoming flowers and warmer temperatures. It also marks the most important event in the RCDS calendar: Earth Month. During this exciting time, RCDS students and faculty work together to make the school as eco-friendly as possible. Whether it’s cutting down on food waste or recycling extra carefully, every Wildcat plays their part in making the Earth just a little … Continue reading RCDS Loves The Earth

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Events

RCDS Takes on the Olympics of Science Research

Zara Khemlani Over spring break, a team of students from Rye Country Day School’s science research program presented their projects at the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, or WESEF, one of the largest science research fairs in our area. RCDS’ entries comprised thirteen of the 900 projects entered, and the team certainly left their mark on the research competition. Eleven students received awards for their … Continue reading RCDS Takes on the Olympics of Science Research

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Modeling Courage and Connection at Model UN

By Alexandra Steyn On Saturday, April 18, the Model United Nations club hosted Rye Country Day School’s first conference on campus. Delegations from local public and private schools, including Holy Child, King, Sacred Heart, Scarsdale High School, and Rye High School, convened on the RCDS campus for a nine-hour marathon of committee meetings. Students could choose from six committees with a variety of topics, from … Continue reading Modeling Courage and Connection at Model UN

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A Night to Remember: Parents’ Association Benefit

Izzy Bernie Rye Country Day’s biennial Parents’ Association Benefit returned this year with the theme A Legacy of Courage and it promised to be one of the most anticipated community events this spring. Taking place on Saturday, April 18th 2027 at 6:30pm at Westchester Country Club, the benefit was not only a night of celebration, but also the school’s largest fundraiser, supporting programs that directly … Continue reading A Night to Remember: Parents’ Association Benefit

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From Rye to Aix-en-Provence 

By Olivia Prather and Chloe Schwalbe From navigating unfamiliar streets to communicating in a second language and making lifelong friendships, students on this year’s French exchange trip encountered both challenges and rewards as they immersed themselves in life in Aix-en-Provence, France. The group of students left New York on March 5th, the Thursday before Spring Break, on an overnight flight from JFK Airport to the … Continue reading From Rye to Aix-en-Provence 

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