2025 Halloween Window Painting Winners
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The Scarsdale Recreation Department announced the winners of the Halloween Window Painting contest that took place on Sunday October 19. 2025.
Though these are the paintings that were recognized, there are many colorful works decorating the windows of the Village. Take a walk today and see the work before it’s washed off the windows.
The Rec Department reported that there wer 330 participants, painting retail windows In downtown Scarsdale, the Five Corners, the Golden Horshoe, Scarsdale Avenue, and Garth Road
It was a celebration of creativity and Halloween spirit across all grades.
Here's the list of some notable work:
Also see photos of the young artists at work here.
The Grand Prize Winner was Isabella Alfonso – take a look at her skeleton at top.
3rd Grade – Individual 
■ 1st: Alicia Con
■ 2nd: Lucas Ding
■ 3rd: Simon Sokoloff
■ Most Comical: Louis Mermelstein
■ Honorable Mentions: Sophie Golden, Julia Scaramuzza
3rd Grade – Pairs
■ 1st: Isla Sucher-Jacobson & Georgina Murphy
■ 2nd: Noa Stein & Joelle Burk
■ 3rd: Evelyn Saltman & Julia Glick
■ Most Comical: Taylor Smith & Chloe Sternman
■ Honorable Mentions: Sydney Kitain & Isabella Miller, Thomas & Noah Segal
4th Grade – Individual
■1st: Camila Schiavinato
■ 2nd: Beatriz Simmons
■ 3rd: Rebecca Stone
■ Most Comical: Isabella Boboila
■ Honorable Mentions: Quinn Gianiny, Ariya Katdare, Maia Saperia
4th Grade – Pairs
■ 1st: Supeng Li & Maiyi Li
■ 2nd: Skylar Bass & Jordan Kollenscher
■ 3rd: Amelia Dou & Jolie Klaperman
■ Most Comical: Julio Vega & Mehmet Kaan Hacioglu
■ Honorable Mentions: Camila Barria & Ellie Byun, Sloane Barrow & Eliza Strauss, Thea Scarpelli & Laila Kingfield
5th & 6th Grade – Individual
■ 1st: Lucia Con
■ 2nd: Leila Capossela
■ 3rd: Celine Smith
■ Most Comical: Sato Natsuyama
■ Honorable Mentions: Heidi Gochev, Arden Jiang, Chloe Kim, Ava Rollend, Nicole Shum, Alienor Silvestro,
Natlie Stelzer, Chloe Jiayu Zhu, Mary Nietupski
5th & 6th Grade – Pairs
■ 1st: Ashlyn Che & Alta Mistry
■ 2nd: Olivia Asnis & Karla Ferastraoaru
■ 3rd: Marley Mayta-Sebastian & Nura Kovacic
■ Most Comical: Vivienne Lemle & Kaitlyn Earthy
■ Honorable Mentions: Freya Sontag & Anna Schwartz, Ella & Milena Papale,
Hileana Klatsky & Pia Martinez, Avery Greebel & Alivia Arbeter, Simran Dhiman & Olivia Matrullo
7th & 8th Grade – Individual
■ 1st: Amy Yu
■ 2nd: Elena Streche
■ 3rd: Jessica Li
■ Most Comical: Jacob Reiber
■ Honorable Mentions: Eliana Maxwell, Amelia Bolz
7th & 8th Grade – Pairs
■ 1st: Grace Bongiorno-Horne & Abigail Krauss
■ 2nd: Evelyn Goldberg & Laila Rahmani
■ 3rd: Emma Freundlich & Valentina Quiroz
■ Most Comical: Phoebe Chesler & Maya Lall
■ Honorable Mentions: Lily Harrison & Zoe Klurfeld, Irene Etlinger & Acacia Shen,
Leela Choudary & Vivian Elkhatib
9th & 10th Grade – Individual
■ 1st: Sophie Luo
■ 2nd: Eden Rieber
■ 3rd: Mia Lundy
■ Honorable Mention: Suzu Natsuyama
9th & 10th Grade – Pairs
■ 1st: Jiya Choudary & Talia Camhi
■ Most Comical: Jiya Choudary & Talia Camhi
Scarsdale Girls Volleyball Team Fights Hard Against Byram Hills
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Juniors Ava Pappalardo (12) and Pearl Coffey (22) celebrate after winning a key point.The Scarsdale High Girls Volleyball Team faced Byram Hills on Friday, October 9, at Byram Hills High School in Armonk. The Raiders battled hard throughout the match, keeping the final two sets close after a slow start, but the Bobcats ultimately came out on top, winning 3–0. The Raiders next play Mount Vernon at home on Tuesday at Scarsdale High School.
Photos by Dave Taber of Shots of the Game
To see more game photos and/or download photos, please visit here.
Senior captain Emily Baron (5) rises high for a spike attempt.
Sophomore Lily Huang (8) focuses on her set shot.
Junior Louisa Capellini (7) tracks the ball to keep it in play.
Junior Louisa Capellini (7) tracks the ball to keep it in play.
Sophomore Lily Huang (8) reaches to save a ball near the back line.
Senior captain Emily Baron (5) reacts quickly to keep the rally going.
Junior Ava Pappalardo (12) prepares for a spike.
Junior Nell Rompala (31) bumps a return of serve.
Sophomore Lily Huang (8) sets as senior Riley Boake (13) approaches for an attack.
Scarsdale Girl Scouts Chat with Congressman Latimer
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On September 28. 2025, Girl Scout Troop #2688 hosted a talkback with Congressman George Latimer and asked questions about local and federal affairs. The girls engaged the Congressman in areas including: revised tariff regulations; ICE initiatives nationwide; the future of the environment and how to protect the county from deregulation.
It was an engaging and empowering evening. The girls created a special thank you gift for Congressman Latimer with items that picturing inspiring phrases including a Juliette Gordon Lowe commemorative coin.
Friends of the Parks Maintains Pollinator Garden on Boniface Circle
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The Scarsdale pollinator garden at Boniface Circle in the Village Center is in full bloom. Designed by the Friends of the Scarsdale Parks (FOSP) and installed by Village staff three years ago, this demonstration garden shows residents how native plants that evolved in this region and best support our local birds and insects also produce spectacular blooms.
FOSP is a Scarsdale community based non-profit that seeks to improve our local parks and green spaces. FOSP also advises the Village on the Village Street Tree Program tasked with planting new trees along our streets to provide shade, oxygen, carbon storage, clean air, floodwater absorption, and increased property values.
If you are interested in volunteering in our parks or would like your front yard evaluated for possible street tree planting, contact Madelaine Eppenstein (meppenstein@eppenstein.com)
or Cynthia Roberts (CynthiaVroberts@gmail.com).
Volunteers working with Village Staff
(Photos by Cynthia Roberts)
Back in Black for the First Day of School
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Mother Nature blessed Scarsdale with spectacular weather for the first day of the 2025/2026 school year, providing everyone with a beautiful backdrop for those traditional “first day of school” photos. While some parents could be spotted taking quick pics outside of their children’s elementary schools, over at Scarsdale High School senior students gathered in the “Senior Parking Lot” to capture the special moments with their friends.
In what has become a time-honored tradition, seniors celebrating the first day of their last year of high school arrived early on Tuesday morning in their masterfully decorated cars and greeted each other with hugs and excitement. Donned in black clothing and fun-loving backpacks, friends posed for photos capturing what will certainly become milestone-memories.
The smiles remained and the enthusiasm continued, even as the bell rang and students began to file through the doors. Inside, 11th and 12th grade students shuffled into the auditorium where they received a warm welcome from SHS Principal, Kenneth Bonamo. In his speech, Bonamo not only touched on familiar housekeeping topics like the new community lunch, cell phone policies, and expectations around Artificial Intelligence, he also demonstrated the school’s strong commitment to cultivating a safe, inclusive community of teaching and learning. Towards the end of his welcoming remarks, Bonamo shared:
“What makes this high school amazing is the people we bring together—you, our students whom we want to see learn and grow and flourish, and the faculty and staff here to support you in this enterprise. You can see this belief in the themes of belonging and wellness that I just discussed. Together, we exchange ideas, debate controversial issues, think up new solutions, and complement one another’s strengths and areas for growth. Your teachers encourage you and challenge you to new and deeper levels of understanding. The heart of this school is what happens between students and teachers in classrooms and offices every day. So I would like to challenge you to do your best in your academics, in your extracurriculars, in including others, and in keeping technology as a tool that you use without letting it get in the way of learning, living, and leading.”
And as students across the district say goodbye to summer and embark on a new school year, we here at Scarsdale10583.com, wish all families a wonderful year.
Send your photos of the first of school to scarsdalecomments@gmail.com and we will post them here!
