Kelly to Retire: After 26 Years, It’s Hard to Say Goodbye to School

With the opening of the new Solomon Schechter High School, it is natural to reflect on the history of the school. Ms. Patricia Kelly, the assistant head of the school, is an inseparable part of that h

Making Time for Community Service: Administration Responds to Student Input, Adjusts Policy

Along with the much-anticipated opening of the new Solomon Schechter High School at the Hartsdale campus came the hope that the new students would learn the Jewish values of tzedakah and be given a st

Sacrificing Liberty for Safety?

“Those who sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither.” So said Benjamin Franklin, who seems to be referring to us directly. The attacks of September 11th have diverted our interest from the for

Middle and High Schools Define their New Identities

Should the Middle School and High School interact? Should they have anything to with one another? Do they already, and is it too much? Now that the Solomon Schechter High School and Middle School a

Views Differ on Quality of Schechter Food Program

For years, high school students around the country have endured the foul odors and uncanny appearance of cafeteria food. In an effort to make cafeteria food at the new Solomon Schechter High School m

Coach Rich SilversteinOn and Off the Field

Rich Silverstein is more than just the athletic director of the Solomon Schechter High School, he’s also a family man. As director of the sports program, here at the Solomon Schechter High Scho

A Brand New School: Photos Show Interior of School

Teachers Strike, Demand R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Schoolteachers in ten Catholic high schools all over New York and New Jersey, including Maria Regina, have been striking for better pay and pension. However, teachers at Maria Regina High School say t