2023-2024 PTSA Initiatives in the High School
Each year, the PTSA works to raise money to benefit ALL Rye Neck students. Here's what we've been up to in the High School!
Community Building Events
The Rye Neck PTSA prides itself on bringing our community together. At the high school, we plan and fund the below events:
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Senior Love Letters
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Senior Send-Off
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Annual contribution to Student Aid Fund Scholarship
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Contribute to Academic Advancement: Debate Society & Math Competition
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Planners for 9th Graders
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Yearbook Ad for Seniors
Engaging Assemblies & Speakers
Each year, the PTSA funds enrichment opportunities at each school. This year at the high school, we've organized and funded the below:
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Performance about Underground Railroad agent William Still by Storyteller & Historian Sheila Arnold
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Extreme Weather Presentation by Meteorologist Rob Marciano
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"Maps and the Making of America" virtual talk by University of Denver Professor Susan Schulten (Grade 11)
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"What Injuries Teach Us" Presentation by Board Trustee Jason Carmel (AP Psych & Physiology Classes
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Holocaust Survivor Judith Altmann Virtual Visit (8th Grade)
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"Julius Caesar" performance by Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (9th Grade)
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Steven Goldberg: Symbols of Hate Presentation
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Max Stossel: Presentation on Social Media & Mental Health
Parent Social Events
We host a series of annual social events to fundraise, as well as bring Rye Neck parents and families together. This school year, we hosted:
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Back to School Social on Greenhaven Beach
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Casino Night
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Winter Formal Fundraiser & Social
We also had Sign-Up parties: yoga, charcuterie, paddle, and more!