Check Out Ava's Recommended Books!
RCDS lower School librarian Ms. Love is all about making sure the students LOVE the library and reading. Each cycle, she features one student's favorite books as recommended reading for the other lower...
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2018 Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees Recognized
We are pleased to announce the School's newest honorees who were inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday, October 12, 2018 during Wildcat Weekend.W. Lee Pierson Distinguished Alumni AwardSarah...
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Computational Biology Students Meet Alumnus at NY Genome Center
This week, the Computational Biology class, accompanied by teachers Jen Doran and Jason Leath, visited the NY Genome Center. The class had the opportunity to meet RCDS alumnus Michael C. Zody '86,...
View ArticleAn Important Message from Headmaster Nelson
Dear RCDS Families, We were outraged and deeply saddened by the latest act of violence and intolerance this past weekend at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. It is one more heinous crime that...
View ArticleHalloween 2018 [Photo Gallery]
Enjoy these photos from the LS Halloween Parade - a favorite RCDS tradition!
View ArticleGrade 4 Students Design and Create Native American Jewelry
As a part of their interdisciplinary study of Native American culture, Grade 4 students used the ancient process of flintknapping to create beautiful jewelry using nothing but pieces of stone, water,...
View ArticleMiddle School Leadership Retreat
46 Middle School leaders in the L2L program spent the day at Boundless Adventures pushing themselves and developing their leadership skills. The key to the day? Reflection. "How can we bring these...
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November 2018 Upper School Principal Column
Jon Leef, Interim Upper School PrincipalI am not one to look back. I prefer to look forward. I believe that I work in the most hopeful calling that there is. I believe, however, that it is harder to be...
View ArticleAlumni Athletes Recognized During Wildcat Weekend
In celebration of Rye Country Day's 150th anniversary, former wildcat athletes were recognized at halftime during the varsity football game. Over 100 alumni took to the field by decade, led by the...
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Football and Field Hockey Take Home Championship Titles
It was a great weekend to be a Wildcat. On Friday, the RCDS Varsity Football team won a hard-fought game against Poly Prep (34-28) to earn the Metro Independent Football League Championship. On Sunday,...
View ArticleAward Winning Author Nora Raleigh Baskin Visits Sixth Grade
Grade 6 students had the special opportunity of meeting award-winning author Nora Raleigh Baskin this past Friday at an assembly in Memorial Hall. Nora's book, nine, ten: A September 11 Story was a...
View ArticleWildScats Celebrate 25 Years
The 2018-19 school year commemorates more than one special anniversary for Rye Country Day School. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the WildScats, Rye Country Day's twelve-voice a cappella...
View ArticleRCDS Community Members Spend Saturdays Tutoring Local Families
In keeping with RCDS founder Susan Life's motto of "Not for Self, but for Service," members of the school community spend their Saturdays tutoring local families. The SET (Saturday Enrichment and...
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Allan Houston '19 Named Scholar Athlete
Congratulations to Allan Houston on receiving the Westchester News 12 Scholar Athlete award. This award is given out to high school seniors who are leaders on and off the field.
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RCDS Welcomes Neurobiology Speaker
A special thank you to Maria Figueiredo-Pereira, Ph.D., professor of Biology at Hunter College, for her lunch and learn presentation to students in AP Biology, Science Research as well as members of...
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