Gold Medalist In Our Midst!
Sharon Sobel Hernstadt, Class of 1956, bench press gold medalist!

"It's A Celebration!" - SHS Class of '63 50th Reunion
  SHS Class of 1963 Reunion

"It's A Celebration!" - SHS Class of '63 50th Reunion

SHS Class of 1963 Reunion Celebration

Sarah Katerle (Lemme) - SHS ’99 Her Family and Huntington’s Disease
Sarah Katerle (formerly Lemme) here - SHS ’99. "I am seeking your support for a benefit event I’m putting together for Huntington’s disease.  My husband is in the early stages of this disease and our 2 year-old son is at risk."

Come to See the Band with 4 Alumni Play @ the Bitter End!
Meet the band "Greetings From Anywhere". The band consists of Doug Schneider '90 on drums, Adam Friedman '92 on bass, and the spouses of Patrick Gorham '90 and Sarah Haimowitz Schriever '90 on guitars and vocals. 

Kate Lombardi's (SHS '74) "The Mama's Boy Myth"
Kate Lombardi's (SHS '74) new book: The Mama's Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger" 

Les Alexander '67 Producer of new movie "Parker" starring Jennifer Lopez
Les Alexander –SHS 67 is the Producer of "Parker" a new movie recently launched starring Jason Stratham and Jennifer Lopez.

Barbara Kopple's (SHS '64) film, American Dream, was featured at MoMA
Barbara Kopple's (SHS '64) work as a filmmaker, American Dream,  was featured at MoMA On Sat. Feb 2 at 2pm.  

Scarsdale Raider Football Alumni Association - 10th Reunion

The Scarsdale Raider Football Alumni Association is hosting its 10th annual golf outing this year to bring the family back together

Dick Doss’ (Class of 1943) Book “Proud to Serve… A U.S. Marine’s Journal of His World War II Experience”
Dick Doss discusses his World War II experience in the U.S. Marine Corps after his years at SHS. He is providing a discount to all SHS graduates!

Sue Edbril's '75 Documentary on Filene's Basement
Dr. Susan Edbril (Class of 1975) co-produced a documentary, "Voices From The Basement", about the original Filene's Basement (the most famous bargain basement in the world). It aired on Boston's public television numerous times, including Thanksgiving Day, and was nominated for a Boston Emmy.

Jeffrey P. Kahn's '71 new book "Angst"
"At SHS, Peter Mensch and I had a weekly radio show on WFAS with mostly informational documentaries illustrated with popular music lyrics.  As a psychiatrist these days, I still trying to enlighten people (patients, the world at large, and hopefully myself).  "Angst" is a new popular non-fiction book from Oxford which proposes a novel theory that commonplace anxiety and depressive disorders are modern day expressions of primeval herd instincts.  That those instincts object to our rational choices is illustrated with Blues lyrics, of course, not to mention some less soulful scientific evidence."

Robert Lawton's '86 film "Crave"
Robert Lawton (Class of '86) studied film production at New York University. In 2009 he wrote the story & co-wrote the screenplay for a film tentatively entitled CRAVE (Watch Trailer). 

Rick Zednik's (SHS '89) book "A Country Lost, Then Found: Discovering My Father's Slovakia" & Scarsdale
A multi-generational memoir that tracks my Slovak family, whose story closely mirrors the 20th century history of Slovakia itself. Significant parts of the story are set in Scarsdale: not only his own upbringing there (careful readers will get a reference to former SJHS science teacher Nate Sloane's classroom), but also his mother's upbringing and his parents' wedding at St James the Less. (Three photos in the book were taken in Scarsdale.) Plus, the cover was designed by SHS '89 classmate John Lin.

Meet our 2012 Distinguished Alumni! Come Join us this Saturday!
Join us this Saturday and meet our fellow alumni making an impact in their communities and the world.

Bill Hewitt's (SHS 1970) new book A Newer World – Politics, Money, Technology, and What’s Really Being Done to Solve the Climate Crisis
Bill Hewitt's (SHS 1970) new book A Newer World – Politics, Money, Technology, and What’s Really Being Done to Solve the Climate Crisis will be published in mid-December by the University of New Hampshire Press.  It is a story that has not previously been adequately told: the story of the developments, trends, and visionary people that are, in many ways, mitigating the climate crisis and turning sustainable development into reality, not just a grand concept.  

Photos of Liza Minnelli during her year at SHS - 1962
Photos of Liza Minnelli during her year at SHS - 1962

Thank you, Daniel Glauber, from Scarsdale Library  for providing these photos and Susan Darer for sharing it with us.

A Benefit for Luke (SHS 2011)
Luke (SHS 2011), the middle son of Mike and Anne Moretti, is a nineteen year old college freshman and local resident of Scarsdale, NY. This past April, during his freshman year at Vanderbilt University, Luke suffered a traumatic injury in a diving accident....

Mona Weiss (SHS '01) on the primetime ABC show Shark Tank
Dont miss Mona Weiss (SHS '01) appearance on the primetime ABC show Shark Tank on October 19th at 8pm EST. She will be pitching her company Eco Nuts to a panel of famous investors.  Eco Nuts is an eco friendly/organic cleaning company that packages with little to no plastic. 

Suzanne Nossel '86 - Exec. Director Amnesty International
Nossel, 42, took over as executive director of Amnesty International USA in January. In an interview with The Advocate this week, she discussed how human rights advocacy can be advanced and abused.

‘When you have a system that singles out one country … that objectivity isn’t there.’ Suzanne Nossel understands what happens when human rights are overlooked, ignored, and trampled. She understands because she’s worked her entire professional life to protect those rights. But there is another reason.

"The Secret History of Scarsdale" by Tom Quirk' 82
This article is a part of a series Tom Quirk, Class of 1982, is calling "The Secret History of Scarsdale." More articles are available at Thomas-Quirk.com
This story is from the early sixties, and involve SHS alumni and their parents.
In March 1962 a benefit to raise money for the Freedom Riders was held at Scarsdale High School. Pete Seeger, Ossie Davis, and Ruby Dee performed. The New York Times reported, “[A] racially mixed crowd of 1,282 persons filled the...

Sandy Evans '63 and her new book "Cassandra"
Sandra Bruck Evans '63 new book.

I would like to share with you that my husband, John, and I, have just completed the second book in a fiction series called “CASSANDRA”. It was originally intended for the Young Adult audience, but we’re finding that people of all ages are enjoying it. The first book in the series received positive reviews. 

Judith's (SHS '69) New Book "The Uncoiling"
Since SHS 69, Judith attended Syracuse U and the San Francisco Art Institute for a BFA. Eventually she attended California Institute of Integral Studies and pursued the MA program in Somatic Psychology (originally at Antioch Un in San Francisco).  She lived some time in rural Oregon, until she moved to Seattle where I have lived ever since, in private practice as an advanced- level Feldenkrais and CranioSacral Practitioner. 
She urges us to read the book as it tells (almost) all.

Launch date late September, available from me now and late Amazon and elsewhere.

Elizabeth Fideler '60 and her new book "Women Still at Work--Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job"
Elizabeth Freund Fideler, EdD (SHS Class of 1960) released her new book on older women in the workforce, Women Still at Work--Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job. It was published last month by Rowman & Littlefield. Elizabeth is a Research Fellow at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College.   This is the Next Avenue blog about Elizabeth's new book.

Nina Totenberg '62 Interviews Judge Scalia
Interviewing Scalia: Verbal Wrestling Match With A Master

How Holbrooke's (SHS '58) mission in Afghanistan was undercut/marginalized by the White House

Extracts from new book coming out with extensive material regarding bad treatment of Richard Holbrooke, SHS '58

Describes how Obama White House and its military advisors used every means available to undercut/marginalize Holbrooke's (SHS '58) mission in Afghanistan; only Hillary Clinton prevented his removal as special ambassador; not a pretty picture.

Europe Needs a German Marshall Plan - By Charles S. Maier (SHS 1956)

 

A Vision for Urban Parks
Dan  Biederman (SHS '71) talks about his love of designing urban parks (including Bryant Park in Manhattan).

Surprising? Stimulants Help People Be More Focused
Controversy over whether stimulants are harmful or beneficial to medical conditions like ADHD. 
Re: Alan Schwarz (Class of 1986)

In a Flood Tide of Digital Data, an Ark Full of Books
Brewster Kahle (SHS '78) aims to preserve every book on this planet.

TIME's Jaw-Dropping Breast-Feeding Cover
The newsweekly's latest cover features a gangly 3-year-old boy latched onto his mother's breast, igniting debate over attachment parenting — and the image's propriety.  TIME managing editor Richard Stengel (Class of 1973) says the point of magazine covers is to catch people's attention.

Federal Appeals Court (O. Rogeriee Thompson - Class of 1969) Rules Against Governor Chafee

Premier Business Conference Heads to Columbus
Earl "Butch" Graves Jr. (Class of 1980), CEO of Black Enterprise Announced Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo in Columbus 2013

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Andrew R. Sorkin '95 interviews the Winklevoss Twins










Watch the Video Interview
The Winklevoss Twins Are Now VCs: “We Think The Cloud Is Going To Be Huge”  

Brewster Kahle '78 Inducted to the Internet Hall of Fame
The Internet Society has created an Internet Hall of Fame to honor people who created and built the Internet. Among the first class of inductees were former Vice President Al Gore, Vint Cerf, Tim Berners-Lee, Mitchell Baker, and Brewster Kahle (Class of 1978).

An Interview with Dan Biederman '71 (Parks and Recreation)
An interviewed Dan recently on current developments in public-private park partnerships—and he shared his insights on new trends in partnerships, projects and programs to steer clear of, and California’s budget-dictated state park sponsorships.  Read More..

Limited Complimentary Invites to Private Art Event at the Ana Tzarev Gallery on Fifth Avenue
Alumnus' Private Art Event on Wednesday, March 28th.

Speakers: 
Ambassador Simona Miculescu,  Representative of Romania to the United Nations
 First woman Ambassador in Romania’s diplomatic history 
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Co-founder of Gilt-Groupe; 
Innovative e-commerce company that has taken the luxury-ecommerce industry by storm
Heide Gardner, SVP and Chief Diversity Officer of Interpublic Group 
Donna Dabney, General Counsel of Alcoa Inc.

More info...

The Scarsdale Symphony Orchestra is Back!
The Scarsdale Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble that actually did function briefly in the mid-1980s, is back!. read more...

Leonard R. LaRussa '82 Appointed by Atlanta Governor to State Board of Examiners
Leonard R. LaRussa '82 Appointed by Atlanta Governor to State Board of Examiners

LaRussa has been in private practice serving the community of Americus and surrounding counties since 1996. He is a board certified podiatrist by the American Board of Podiatric Surgeons.


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Tim Seymour is Optimistic About Europe

While there are some signs of a recovery in the US, there is still plenty of turmoil in Europe, with Greece and others threatening to drag the rest of the EU down with them in case of bankruptcy. Investors are worried that the blowback from a collapse in Europe would ruin the fragile American recovery, but Scarsdale alum Tim Seymour (Class of ’84) thinks these concerns are overblown. Read more here.

Tom Rogers Criticizes Romney's Use of Debt

With the Republican primaries in full swing, speculating on our future president is no longer left to political junkies and talking heads. Our own Tom Rogers (Class of ‘72) recently joined the fray with a critical article in Politico questioning Mitt Romney’s background in venture capitalism. Read more here.

Ethan Nadelmann's in Rolling Stone Magazine

One of our 2011 Distinguished Alumni, Ethan Nadelmann (Class of 1975), has made the news again in a Rolling Stone article focusing on one of Obama’s less talked about campaign promises: allowing local laws on marijuana to stand. Read more here.

Ross Greenburg Revitalizes NHL Coverage at NBC

After ESPN dropped the NHL (following the 2004-05 lockout) the NHL was forced to work with the relatively unknown Outdoor Life Network, and hockey fans were largely left out in the cold. But thanks to Scarsdale alum Ross Greenburg (class of ‘73) and the rest of the team at NBC Sports Network, coverage is finally improving once again.

Eugenie Lang Rosenthal's Let's Get Ready wins $500,000 prize

We recently had a chance to inaugurate our newest class of Distinguished Alumni and one of the inductees, Eugenie Lang Rosenthal Class of ‘96, is making headlines with her organization Let’s Get Ready.  Read more here.

Nan Aron '66 Comments on Recent Politics

Leading civil rights advocate and Scarsdale alum Nan Aron has recently been called on to comment on some of our nation's most controversial issues. Read more here.

Dr. Peskin Tierney (class of '60) publishes "Dignifying Dementia"

Dr. Elizabeth Jane Peskin Tierney, class of 1960, publishes her latest book, Dignifying Dementia: A Caregiver’s Struggle (Oak Tree Press), is the most personal; it was written to support caregivers and to remind members of the healthcare field how important compassion can be. Read more here.

Robert Dodenhoff '74 Publishes “The Man Test”

Robert Dodenhoff (class of ’74), has just published “The Man Test” (Sourcebooks, Inc, Chicago, Ill.  Copyright 2001).  “The Man Test” is an essential and comprehensive guide (eight chapters) containing the information every man should learn and master. Read more here.

You Are Invited to the 2011 Scarsdale Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Scarsdale alumni community is invited to attend the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Awards on Nov. 5th. We are honoring the following alumni...

Ellen Weiss Becomes Executive Director at the Center for Public Integrity

Ellen Weiss (class of ‘77) has recently been named as the executive editor at the Center for Public Integrity, one of the largest non-profit investigative news organizations in the country. Read more here.

Aaron Sorkin Remembers Steve Jobs

The passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has seen a national outpouring of emotion, with people from all walks of life talking about the impact that the man and his inventions had on their lives. Scarsdale’s own Aaron Sorkin (class of ‘79) wrote about his own connection to Jobs in a recent Newsweek article. Read more here.

Nicole Eisenman To Participate In A New SFMoMA Exhibit

Nicole Eisenman, Scarsdale High Class of ‘83, has been invited to take part in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s (SFMoMA) upcoming exhibit, The Air We Breathe. Read more here

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Dan Rosensweig '79 Attacks the Cost of a College Education

Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Scarsdale Alum Daniel Rosenweig (Class of ’79) has spent the last few years as CEO of Chegg, working to improve student access to textbooks whose prices have skyrocketed over the last decade, and at the recent media leadership conference TheGrill, Dan got to share his company’s vision.  Read more here.

David Scobey Talks About Changes at The New School

Respected academic and Scarsdale alum David Scobey (class of '72) has recently overseen a major reorganization at the New School. Read more here.

Barbara Kopple's New Documentary Premieres At Woodstock Film Festival

Academy Award winning Scarsdale High School alum Barbara Kopple (class of 1964) will be premiering her new documentary A Force of Nature at the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival. Read more here.

Remembering Peter Alderman (Class of 1994) September 11, 2001
Peter Alderman, Scarsdale High School Class of 1994, was killed on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center.  Next Sunday, September 11, 2001 there will be a screening of the full-length.. 

Class 1997-2005 Are we moving back to live in Westchester?
Last week, Ben Brody, a reporter for the Westchester Magazine reached out to me. He was interested to know if I could provide him with a percent estimate of young alumni that come back to live in Westchester 10-15 years following their high school graduation (Classes 1997-2005)....

Showtime Buys Drama Script Co-written by Scarsdale Alumn
Showtime has bought Vinyl, a spec script about the music industry in the 1970s, co-written by Todd Katzberg, Scarsdale High School '96.

The 2011 Alumni Printed Directory is in the Works!!!

Douglas Rushkoff Discusses His New Book

Douglas Rushkoff (SHS class of '79) was recently interviewed by the popular tech website Mashable to discuss his new book "Program or Be Programmed". Read more here.

Dan Biederman Tapped To Help Renovate Hartford

Our own Dan Biederman, SHS class of '71 has been asked to help the city of Hartford with their efforts to make the city more pedestrian friendly, a project the city is calling iQuilt. Read more.

Tovah Feldshuh Premieres Her New Show At Yale

Tovah Feldshuh (SHS Class of '66) is being featured in Yale's Cabaret Conference on July 23rd, where she will her premiere her new show. Read more.

Richard Stengel's Commencement Advice

Brewster Kahle Profiled by The Technium

Judy Cheng-Hopkins Recognized by Forbes

Congrats to Jed Hilly '79 - ED of the Americana Music Association

Fellow SHSers may be interested to read an article on my brother Jed Hilly (SHS class of '79) that just came out in the March issue of Nashville Arts Magazine...

Amy (Berger) Certilman '82 on the Nate Berkus Show!!

Join us on an Alumni Trip to Peru!

Read all about it!!!

We Mourn the Loss of Ambassador Richard Holbrook '58

The Scarsdale alumni community  mourns the loss of veteran diplomat, and fellow alumnus Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. Richard Holbrooke SHS '58 was in our first "class" of Distinguished Alumni, named in 2005. 

Scott Stram '89 shares his new book "The Idi-Odyssey"

Roger Simon's (Class of 1960) scenes in Wall Street 2 - The movie

This Wall Street Journal article talks about Roger Hendricks Simon's (Class of 1960)
work on Oliver Stone's WALL STREET 2.  His best scenes will be on Oliver's upcoming DVD version.

Meet the 2010 Distinguished Alumni
We invite you to meet our　2010 Distinguished Alumni Honorees on Saturday, October 30th at Scarsdale High School.

Every year we receive many nominations from across the country and abroad. Our list of candidates just keeps growing!

This year we are excited to honor the following alumni....

Rogeriee Thompson '69 appointed by President Obama - U.S. Court of Appeals
2006 Distinguished Alumnus O. Rogeriee Thompson '69 - former Rhode Island Superior Court Judge was recently appointed by President Obama to serve as a full judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.

For Pete's Sake - Invitation from Tina Schweid '94
FOR PETE’S SAKE - Friends of Peter Alderman
ANNUAL WALK - Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 11:00 am Rain or Shine!

Peter Alderman was a dear friend of mine who was tragically killed on September 11th, 2001.  Peter had such an amazing spirit; he could make anyone smile by just being around him. He made my "teenage" years so much fun I miss him a lot... 

 Tina Kunkin Schweid '94
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SHS Alumnus Launches Organization Empowering People to Volunteer Abroad
Sweat dripping off of his brow and bugs buzzing incessantly around his head, Cedric Hodgeman, an SHS class of 2000 graduate, raised his machete and coldly took aim at his next victim, a tender shoot of guadua bamboo. Deep in the Peruvian Amazon forest, Cedric was in the middle of an 8 month backpacking and volunteering trip that took him to South America, Africa and Europe. Having traded Facebook and SMS for a machete and rubber boots, he travelled to this beautiful remote area to volunteer on a conservation project run by a local environmentalist. Together with a small and eager crew of international volunteers from all walks of life, Cedric cleared trails, planted trees and, to accelerate the forest’s recovery from years of illegal logging, chopped non-native bamboo.

Continue....

Scarsdale Alumni Soccer Team Formed

SAA on your Iphone

SAA on your iPhone and Ipad! Now you can follow the latest Scarsdale news, Twitter, Facebook updates, as well as the latest articles written by or about Scarsdale Alumni on your iPhone. Visit our website on your iPhone today www.scarsdalealumni.org and add us to your home screen.

Follow the Scarsdale Alumni Community on Twitter!

Twitter is the best way to follow great insights from your colleagues that have similar interests to yours.  Also....

Dyan Rosenberg '60 (Dianne Diamond) New Art Gallery Opening
"I want to share with the alumni community the opening of my new art space, A.R.T.S Gallery."  Dyan Rosenberg '60  (Dianne Diamond)

Albert “Al” Beck Class of ‘49 New Book
Albert “Al” Beck Class of ‘49 New Book

Marilyn Silverstone's Life Journey "The East Was Tugging At My Soul"

Three More Great Teachers are Retiring - Jacobson, Desoe and Wrobleski
Please submit your comments if you had any of them as teachers.

Four Great Teachers Are Retiring – Mandlawitz, Sepe, Bloom, Bierbauer
Please submit your comments if you had any of them as teachers.

What Good Psychodynamic Therapy Is All About - Wendy Jacobson '72
Wendy Jacobson '72 latest article published on the Huffington Post

Video: America's Heartland seen on public TV featuring Bob Bayer '62
Watch a video  from America's Heartland seen on public TV featuring Bob Bayer '62 

Bob Bayer is a Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and the Director of the
Lobster Institute (www.lobsterinstitute.org) at the University of Maine.

Bob Giges '73 - cover article of the journal Leonardo from MIT Press
This article describes experiments in live telematic performance linking U.S. East and West Coast dancers via Internet2.

Bob Giges '73 has been advising and teaching at the University of California, Santa Cruz for the last 30 years, including classes on mockumentary films and acting improvisation. 

"Scarsdale Alumni Association goes high-tech" - Scarsdale Inquirer Jan-2010
"Scarsdale Alumni Association goes high-tech" - Scarsdale Inquirer Jan-2010

Ellen Horan '74, releases riveting novel: 31 Bond Street
Ellen Horan Scarsdale '74, releases riveting novel: 31 Bond Street.

Helen Weaver '48 launches her latest publication: The Awakener

Helen Weaver '48 introduces her most recent publication: The Awakener: A Memoir of Kerouac and the Fifties

Read what The New York Times Book Review (January 17) had to say about it.

In Memoriam
John McNair '49
Doris Anne Franke Hurdman'52
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The Battle of the Sexes isn't Over - Wendy Jacobson '72
Wendy Jacobson '72 latest article published on the Huffington Post

SHS teaming up with Alumnus-led foundation in Haiti Relief Efforts

David's Wach's (1980) Award-Winning film on PBS (Dec. 15th)
David Wachs (1980) left SHS and went to Ithaca College and NYU film school.  He has gone on to win 17 international film and TV awards (including an Emmy). 
His recent award-winning documentary feature is “Holes In My Shoes”.  More...

Remembering Walter Ehret
This past weekend our teacher, mentor, inspiration and friend, Walter Ehret passed away.  He kept going on in good spirits for 91 years...

Craig Usher '05 Donates Sculpture to SHS
An extremely talented young artist who recently donated a sculpture to SHS

Meet the 2009 Distinguished Alumni
SHS & the Scarsdale Alumni Association present the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony
Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2009, at 10:30 AM
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Scarsdale Story WWII by John Greenwood '47

John Greenwood’s experiences during World War II
I was almost 10 when World War II started with the German invasion of Poland. Not all Americans sided with Great Britain. A family friend, who was...

Douglas Rushkoff '79 publishes his new book: "LIFE INC."
Provocative and controversial, Rushkoff '79, in "LIFE INC: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back".

Nancy Roth ’54 is a Silver medal winner for the Nautilus Silver Award
Nancy Roth ’54 is a Silver medal winner for the Nautilus Silver Award for her book "Grounded in love"

Austin Kutscher '69 publishes his new book: WATCHING WALTER CRONKITE
WATCHING WALTER CRONKITE: Reflections on Growing Up in the 1950s and 1960s is being distributed by the University of Nebraska Press. Forward note by Eric Rorthschild.

Amy Blumstein '90 publishes her first children's book: Jamie and Tallulah
Amy Blumstein '90 publishes her first children's book: Jamie and Tallulah

Tovah Feldshuh '66 in Irena's Vow
Irena's Vow, marks Tovah Feldshuh's first Broadway appearance since her Tony Award-nominated turn...

"The Scarsdale Story"

Tell us your "Scarsdale Story"
by Joan Firth Kaysen '52

Scarsdale Alumnus runs for Congress by Gary Trauner ‘76
I remember watching John F. Kennedy’s funeral procession on a black and white TV set in my parent’s bedroom when I was 5 years old. Somehow, that memory has always stuck with me...

Taking the stage in NYC by Lauren Kelston ‘00
Starting in Scarsdale elementary school and through high school I devoted myself to sports and team competition. My athletic experiences were always dominant. I was a member of the undefeated Varsity soccer team in 2000...

Scarsdale High School Class of 1983 Reunion

I Give Up: How Did You Do That? by Gary Gladstone ‘54

The Wurzel Artistic Family and Pets by Wurzel '67

Budding Family Publishing - Whitcombe '80

Stand-Up Comedial Shaun Eli

SuperKids by Kathy Miller '86