Most students don’t have the advantage of Advantage SAT prep
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Are you a college student with three hours a week to spare this summer? You can make a difference in the lives of deserving and motivated New Rochelle High School students.
Going to college is the most definitive step a young person can take toward a successful future. But getting into college is hard, expensive and rigorous. Low-income students typically apply to college at a great disadvantage socially and economically - if they apply at all. The SAT, college and scholarship applications, and financial aid forms are challenging even for the most advantaged students.
Let's Get Ready, a nonprofit organization started thirteen years ago by a Scarsdale High School alumnus, envisions a world where students from all socioeconomic backgrounds have equal access to the support they need to reach higher education.
College students are needed to be volunteer coaches for SAT verbal or math (or both!) at New Rochelle High School this summer. Verbal coaches work 6-9pm Tuesday nights, coaching critical reading and writing for the first half of class and assisting on the personal statement essays the second half. Math coaches work 6-9pm Thursday nights, coaching math the first half of class and helping with The Common Application and college selection the second half.
If you are a college-aged student who wants to make a difference:
- Learn about Let's Get Ready on our website: http://www.letsgetready.org/
- Learn more about the New Rochelle program by emailing: lgrnewrochelle@gmail.com
- Apply to be a volunteer coach at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YYDD9F5
Submitted by Rachel Kroll
Scarsdale Pool to Open May 28
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The Village of Scarsdale Pool Complex will officially open for the season on Saturday, May 28th. You can purchase this year’s pool membership online by going to our website Scarsdale.Reconline.com and follow the prompts. Pool Memberships can only be purchased by residents of the Village of Scarsdale. Please note that new picture ID cards are necessary in order to gain access to the pool this season. Photo’s can be taken in the Recreation Department in the Village Hall Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm. There are extended hours on Thursdays until 8pm, and they are open this Saturday, May 28th from 9am to 3pm. All other Saturdays the Recreation Department will be open from 9am to 12pm. Again, since last year’s pool ID’s will not work at the gate, please go to the Recreation Department and get your new ID cards.
The following programs will be offered at the pool this summer:
• Early Morning Swim (Adults): June 1st – August 19th, 6:15am-9:00am
• Swim/Dive Team (Youth Program): Monday – Friday, early June – late August, times will vary through the season
• Yoga (Adults): Mondays and Wednesdays June 20th – July 20th, 7:30am – 8:25am
• Aqua Aerobics (Adults): Tuesday and Thursdays June 7th – June 30th. Seniors 12pm-1pm, Adults 1pm – 2pm
• Scuba Diving (Ages 10 and older): Wednesdays and Fridays July 6th – July 29th, 6pm – 8pm
• Scuba Rangers (Ages 8 - 12): Saturdays OR Sundays, June 11th – August 7th, 9am - 10:30am
• Private Swim Lesson (Youth Program): Signup before June 5th for Session 1, or before July 10th for session 2
➢ *Dates and times for lessons will be worked out between you and instructor*
Safety Town Is Back
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If your child is entering Kindergarten in September, then you won't want him or her to miss this week-long event held in Scarsdale on the mornings of June 13 - 17. The Junior League of Central Westchester's Safety Town is a comprehensive educational program that introduces safety awareness and accident prevention to children entering Kindergarten in September 2011. Topics covered by the five morning Safety Town program include:
- 911 and police
- poison and first aid
- fire
- traffic lights
- stranger, water, tricycle and bus safety
Learning through participation: Under the guidance of a police officer, a fire fighter, lifeguards, SVAC volunteers and other community volunteers, the children will prepare for real life situations.
Safety Town will be a half-day mini-camp held the mornings of June 13-17 at Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El, 2 Ogden Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.
Children of Central Westchester (Eastchester, Greenburgh, Scarsdale and White Plains) residents who are eligible to begin Kindergarten in September 2011 may enroll. Non-Central Westchester residents whose children are currently enrolled in Central Westchester pre-schools are also eligible.
Safety Town is sponsored by Scarsdale Security Systems. Other sponsors include State Farm Insurance, Vivian Lem, Houlihan Lawrence, Clean Design, and The Melting Pot – White Plains.
The course fee is $150. To register your child, call Michelle at the JLCW office at 723-6130 or visit the website at JLcentralwestchester.org.
Help Chelsea Win An H&M Fashion Competition
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Chelsea Hoofnagle, a Scarsdale High School senior, is in the running to have her artwork appear on T-shirts to be sold by retailer H&M. Five winners of H&M’s “Your Art Here” competition will have their art printed on H&M T-shirts. The art pieces will also be exhibited in the window of H&M's store on 42nd Street and 5th Avenue in New York City.
The competition lets participants upload artwork for consideration. Hoofnagle’s entry is a picture of a recyclable fashion dress she designed out of newspapers for her art concentration in high school.
Hoofnagle will be attending Meredith College this fall. She plans to major in fashion design.
Voting ends on May 24th at midnight. To view and vote for Hoofnagle’s competition entry and to vote, click this link http://www.yourarthere.com/entry/recyclable-fashion-newspaper/
Spring Ecofest at the Weinberg Nature Center
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The Weinberg Nature Center is hosting their annual Spring Eco-Fest on Sunday, May 22 from 12PM - 4PM. Pony rides, Animal Embassy ambassadors, live birds of prey, flint knapping workshops, an experimental archaeology booth, arts and crafts and much more will be featured! Fee of $6 per adult and $5 per child.
Also at Weinberg, our Nature Lovers and Artists workshop led by local artist Mike Teator will be offered on Saturday, June 4 from 10AM-11:30AM. Learn the wonderful artform of watercolor painting! Mike Teator will lead you every step of the way while you paint your very own masterpiece! Fee of $30 per participant. Pre-registration required no later than May 21. Minimum of 3 participants to run. Maximum of 10 participants. Pre-register at www.reconline.scarsdale.com or at the Scarsdale Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation.
Also at Weinberg, a Yoga for Kids program is being offered for children ages 4-7 years old. Led by instructor Leslie Schneider, this program will get your young one in tune with his or her own body by mimicking the poses of different animals. This program is offered on Saturday, June 4 from 11AM-12PM and has a fee of $15 per participant. Pre-registration is required no later than May 28. Minimum of 4 participants to run. Maximum of 12 participants. Pre-register at www.reconline.scarsdale.com or at the Scarsdale Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation.
Weingberg Nature Center
455 Mamaroneck Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
