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STATUS UPDATE
The New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence is currently not accepting donations as we work on reinstating our tax-exempt status. We are following IRS procedures for reinstatement and we look forward to supporting the students in our schools with continued programming as soon as we are able.
OPENING RECEPTION - POSTPONED due to school closures, new date TBA
January 6, 2022
Elementary 5:30 to 7:00 pm
Secondary 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Congratulations to our 2021 Student Achievement Award Recipients:
ARTS AND CULTURE AWARD: Stephanie Herrera
Recognizes a student whose extraordinary artistry contributes to the creative, intellectual and cultural vitality of the New Rochelle public schools.
DAVID A. GARFINKEL CITIZENSHIP AWARD: Dev Arbeiter
Recognizes students whose remarkable records of community service enrich our city and inspire fellow students to participate in civic life, named in memory of Fund board member and community leader David A. Garfinkel.
ERIC TUTERA SPORTS LEADERSHIP AWARD: Tyler Manley
Recognizes students whose athletic talent and discipline encourage fellow students to excel in both academic and extracurricular activities, named in memory of NRHS graduate and athlete Eric Tutera.
TECHNOLOGY AWARD: Maya Cole
Recognizes a student whose mastery of cutting edge technology demonstrates the power of scientific innovation to encourage learning and improve our lives.
Thank you for joining us for the 23rd annual Poetry Out Loud!
We hope you enjoy the presentation.
We want to congratulate all of the students in grades 3-6 who presented their original works of poetry for us to share.
Thank you to all of the teachers who brought the magic of poetry into their classrooms, especially this school year in such challenging times!
Thank You To the Herman Goldman Foundation and the Jeremy Scheinfeld Foundation for Kids for their generous support.
And thank you Mayor Noam Bramson for your welcome message and ongoing support of Poetry Out Loud.
The New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence
Virtual POL Producer: Richard Relkin; Cover Art: Carol Cohen; Journal editors: Meri Hilton, Nancy Gordon Seif, Jodi Scheinfeld
View more about the current exhibit at the Museum of Arts & Culture by New Rochelle District employee Bruno Attisani. Wild Things: A photographic exhibit of the birds and beasts in the New York area, will be on exhibit through June 18.
You can also view the video from the latest exhibit at the Museum of Arts & Culture in New Rochelle High School: When Art Goes Viral; A Show of Creativity During Quarantine, featuring student and teacher art.
The NR Fund, in partnership with the New Rochelle High School Social Studies Department, presented the 2021 CIVICS SYMPOSIUM, Laboratories of Democracy: Advocating for Local Change, on January 26, 2021. New Rochelle High School A.P. U.S. Government and Politics students presented their position papers, followed by a discussion with their peers and a panel of experts.
