SHS School News: Basketball Tournament, Y.E.S. Office, Principal Search

The annual Maroon and White Kari Pizzitola Holiday Basketball tournament will be held Thursday, December 1 through Saturday, December 3, 2011 in the Scarsdale High School Gym. Games are scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 1 (5 and 7 pm), Friday, Dec 2 (6and 8pm) and Saturday, Dec. 3 (2, 4, 6 pm and 8:00 pm). Scarsdale Girls Varsity Basketball Team plays at 6 pm on Friday and 8 pm on Saturday and the Scarsdale Boys Varsity Basketball team plays at 8 pm on Friday and 6 pm on Saturday.

In 2009, the Maroon and White renamed the tournament The Maroon and White Kari Pizzitola Holiday Basketball Tournament to honor Kari Pizzitola who died in October 2008 at the age of 52 after a battle with breast cancer. Kari, with her two boys, Brian (class of 2003) and Mikey (class of 2006) loved Scarsdale Athletics. Kari was a dedicated supporter and hard worker and had served in many roles including tournament chair and Maroon and White President. This year, in honor of Kari Pizzitola, free wristbands will be given to the first 500 fans on Friday and Saturday.

Games will feature halftime entertainment, snacks, and a raffle with fabulous prizes, including two Apple I-Pads. Please come out and cheer for our Scarsdale teams!

Visit www.maroonandwhite.org for more information.

From the Y.E.S. Office – Need Help for the Holidays? With the holidays fast approaching, families and businesses may find they need an extra hand. Y.E.S. -- Youth Employment Services of Scarsdale, a nonprofit community organization, can help fill your needs.

Y.E.S. brings together bright, responsible Scarsdale students, 14 years and older, with employers who need help in their homes and businesses in Scarsdale. No job is too small. From hanging or making holiday decorations, sending out holiday cards or party invitations, to cleaning up for or helping at that special holiday or New Year’s Eve party, and doing arts and crafts with your kids while the adults are busy, Y.E.S. can help.

Students have filled jobs as snow shovelers, tutors, baby-sitters, mother’s helpers, sales, office and stock clerks, delivery persons, painters, sports helpers, computer/word processors, and much more. Each year hundreds of jobs are listed and filled.

Anyone wishing to hire a student may go to http://scarsdale.ny.hs-ses.com to register as an employer and list the job needed. Students register and search for jobs online as well. For more information, go to http://scarsdale.ny.hs-ses.com , call 723-7343 (messages are accepted 24/7) or e-mail office@scarsdale.ny.hs-ses.com. Y.E.S. also maintains an office at Scarsdale High School. During the school year, the office is open to students Monday through Friday from 11:30am to 1:30pm.

Principal Search: The Scarsdale High School PTA and the Scarsdale School District have scheduled an evening meeting with Dr. Joan Weber, Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Administrative Services, to give the school community an additional opportunity to hear an update on the search for a new SHS principal, and to offer their suggestions about the characteristics of a successful principal.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 8th at 7:30 pm in Rooms 170-172 at SHS. Those who cannot attend are invited to email the SHS PTA at shspta10583@gmail.com with any questions or concerns regarding the search process.