Greenacres students ushered in the year of the rabbit, Chinese New Year 4709, on Friday February 4. The children experienced the arrival of the New Year, which is traditionally celebrated for 15 days ending with the Lantern Festival on Day 15.
Two main entrances of the school and the lunchroom were decorated with bright, colorful ornaments; long vertical banners proclaiming old Chinese proverbs and auspicious New Year sayings. Red lanterns, paper dragons, firecracker garlands and signs with Chinese characters for happiness, spring, prosperity and longevity made for a very festive school. The bulletin board at the Huntington Avenue entrance was decorated with rabbits, New Year red envelopes, Chinese characters and information about the Year of the Rabbit.
The festivities began with Greenacres fifth annual a lion parade. Ms. Pelekis' first grade class led the parade throughout the school, with parent Chip Lee manning the
lion's head. The noise and the bustle of a Chinese New Year parade, particularly the use of firecrackers, is meant to scare away any evil spirits and to welcome a new year of peace and abundance. During the week of Chinese New Year, numerous parents collaborated to make presentations in eight classes at Greenacres.
On October 2, 2010 the Edgemont Class of 1970 held a reunion dinner at the Scarsdale Golf Club. While not a pretty picture in most cases, the setting and bonhomie made for a lovely evening. The class raised $3,575 for need-based scholarship assistance distributed by the Edgemont Scholarship Council.
Kudos to Scarsdale High School student Ruth Dorothy Kagan who was selected as a semifinalist in Intel’s 2011 Science Talent Search, along with 18 other Westchester County high school students who were recognized for their outstanding research. She was honored for her project titled, “Limbic Areas Influencing the Posterior Thalamic Nucleus May Explain Aspects of Migraine Headaches.” See her photo at right where she is pictured with County Executive Rob Astorino and Science teacher Richard Clark at a reception on Monday, January 24 at the County Office building. The Intel Science Talent Search is the nation's most prestigious pre-college science competition and Westchester's semifinalists represent six percent of the nation's semifinalists.
Warm some hearts at Evan and Joshua Greenberg’s fifth Annual Hot Cocoa stand while they raise money to help children with cancer. Event will take place at Last Licks in Scarsdale, 1076 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale, NY 914-725-5932. The dates and times are: January 14, 3-5pm, January 15, 12-5pm and January 16 from 11am-4pm.
