Thursday, May 26, 2011 • The RIVERDALE REVIEW
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Around the schools... P.S. 81
All P.S. 81 families are invited to attend the school’s International Dinner and raffle this Thursday, May 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a dish that serves eight. The food must be contained in a disposable pan. The Kids Show, “P.S. 81 Goes to...the Beach,” takes place Saturday, June 4, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June, 5, at 1 p.m. The show features 170 students singing and dancing to beach-themed songs. Tickets are $10 at the door.
P. S. 24
This year’s Springfest celebration is on Wednesday, June 8. Families are asked to contribute toward the basket raffle no later than Friday, June 3, by sending their child to school with a new, unwrapped item priced at $10 or less that’s in keeping with the theme (baking, BBQ, sports and outdoor play, etc.) assigned to the child’s class. Each item will be included in the class basket.
M.S./H.S. 141—RiverdaleKingsbridge Academy
RKA’s first Academic and Arts Fair will take place this Thursday and Friday, May 26 and 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday evening. The community is welcome—particularly on Thursday evening. Students will guide visitors through exhibitions featuring class assignments in all subjects and from all grade levels. The RKA Dancers and the middle school band will perform at the fair on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Manhattan College
At its 196th undergraduate commencement last week, the college awarded nearly 700 degrees in 40 fields from its schools of the arts, business, education, engineering and science. During the ceremony, novelist and executive director of the New York State Writers Institute William Kennedy was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. Kennedy is a professor in the University at Albany’s English Department, and he taught writing at Cornell University. “Creating something new means you change the world, even if you don’t intend to,” he said as he addressed the class of 2011. His writing focuses on life in his hometown, Albany, where he now resides. His novel “Ironweed” was chosen
by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century. At its spring commencement for students from the adult degree completion program, the college awarded more than 200 bachelor’s degrees along with master’s degrees to those in the schools of education and engineering and professional diplomas to students in the school of education. An honorary Doctor of Engineering degree was given to structural engineer George J. Tamaro from the college’s class of 1959. Tamaro has more than 50 years of experience in foundation engineering.
Kinneret Day School
After the sixth-graders stopped off at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens last week, they visited the Brooklyn Museum to see the Egyptian exhibit. The trip concluded with a stop at the Believe It Or Not Museum. Back at school, each student conducted research on an item of interest from the Brooklyn Museum and then gave a presentation. Fifth-graders held a poetry reading last week. They wrote original poems on a variety of topics and invited parents to attend the event. Refreshments were served.
Horace Mann School
Riverdalians Megan Childs, Cordelia Francis and Jordan Kolinski were among the 36 Horace Mann students inducted into the school’s Cum Laude Society. Those inducted each year—no more than 20 percent of the senior class—are those who have shown overall academic excellence and who have demonstrated good character, honor and integrity in all aspects of school life. The induction ceremony was followed by a reception for the honored students and their guests.
College Of Mount Saint Vincent
The college held its 99th annual commencement last week and awarded its highest honor, the Elizabeth Seton Medal, to the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of New York. The group founded the college a century ago, and they continue to be college sponsors. Created by Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the Sisters of Charity have ministered to the needs of New York and have founded, led, and staffed schools, hospitals, and social service agencies throughout their history.