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
Mia Herz– On Saturday, February 11th, the RCDS Debate Team participated in their first debate tournament in over three years, with two RCDS teams making it to the quarter and semi finals. The Debate Team is a school club run by juniors Isabel Tiburcio ‘24 and David Colin ‘24. After COVID hit in 2020, Debate Team almost became defunct, with only four members, no coach, … Continue reading Debate Team’s First Tournament
Ted Heintz & Jared Perlmutter– “Our goal is to foster a lifelong passion for learning, understanding, and service in an ever-changing world,” says the RCDS mission statement. Our “ever-changing world” is changing fast, and if RCDS wants to keep up with it, then we might need to see a shift in the ways we teach sooner than we think. If we truly care about instilling … Continue reading AI Invades RCDS: A Deeper Dive into the Conversation
Author A– How would you feel if a robot graded your English essays? As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into high school classrooms, this scenario is becoming a reality for students at Rye Country Day School and beyond. But is this a good thing? Let’s take a closer look at the pros and cons of AI in the classroom. The incorporation of artificial intelligence … Continue reading AI Invades RCDS: Article A
Author B– Until recently, Rye Country Day School (RCDS) students had not been paying much attention to the developments in the world of artificial intelligence that many thought would soon be groundbreaking in the role of education. RCDS students are required to take computer science courses and their value is clear; however most students did not feel as though they could continue on in their … Continue reading AI Invades RCDS: Article B
Author D– Is Student Government cracking down on clubs? Four days into the second semester, Student Body President, senior Tyler Moyer shared a StuGo Club Progress Report as “an opportunity to report on your organization’s successes” and share “challenges/obstacles with which Student Government might assist you.” Despite this careful language, the post ensued chaos in the halls as club leaders began strategizing ways to pass … Continue reading Clubs in Crisis
Authors J– Dear Editor[s], I am writing in response to the article “Polarizing Politics” that was recently published on your website. I found the article to be well-written and informative, but I also have some concerns about its overall message. The article correctly points out that the current political climate is highly polarized and that this has led to a breakdown in civil discourse and … Continue reading Polarization: Letter to the Editor
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