Maroons Online Vol. 1… No. 74
Acta non verba
Observer: Digitizing Arrow Yearbooks
Macky’s New York: Teaching Mutz
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame 2020 Inductees Dinner: October 30, 2021
M + A NYC: Carved and Polished Horn Pod Bowls
James Stroker: For The Crazy Ones
Jim Schoneman: Rock Hound
Later School Start RWD: September 2021 Update
Observer
Digitizing Arrow Yearbooks
Whether or not you know about the collection at RHS of Arrow Yearbooks dating back well over a hundred years, once informed you will want to know what is being done to preserve them.
A proposal is being floated to digitize them. The exact means have not been decided but the basics involve scanning them, saving them in PDF format, and then posting them to a new site on the web for everyone to peruse.
As with many things in our digital age, the decision is one based on convenience and speed. Much like cybersecurity safeguards the solutions cause us to review our most basic assumptions. For instance, will we decide that the spines on these Arrow Yearbooks must be broken so a scanner can be employed with the ability to capture images rapidly. This solution would save the entire collection in less than a week. Scanning pages one at a time would take weeks longer.
Once the yearbooks are scanned, via the slow or rapid method, a huge weight will have been lifted off everyone’s shoulders. We all share the same goal of seeing these photos and stories preserved forever. I would go one step further and ask that the oldest books be given special care and handling. Whether this project breaks the spines or not, the oldest books will oneday come apart on their own. We ought to be prepared to one day store the pages in sleeves in a climate controlled environment. Sounds like we need a museum or at minimum an archives type model to achieve our end goal.
More news as it becomes available.
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
September 23, 2021 - Greenwich Village
Teaching Mutz
I took this photo outside the cheese shop where I work while a coworker was learning the craft of pulling fresh mozzarella in the big front window - to add to the fantastical nature of the process (and the neighborhood itself) ...I put it through a filter - it's like Wonkavision for cheese lovers.
Shot on Bleecker street just north of Leroy with buildings and people in reflection.
Time 4pm.
#mackysnewyork
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
Ridgewood Crafts Fair
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame 2020 Inductees Dinner
October 30, 2021
Order Your Tickets For 2020 Inductees Dinner Celebration
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame Nomination Form
Visit The RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Kelly Conheeney HOF 2020 and Jeff Yearing HOF 2018
M + A NYC
Carved and Polished Horn Pod Bowls
Sustainably harvested horn from water buffalo. These bowls are gathered and parsed through for their natural variations, then carved and molded by hand into our unique tear-drop shape. Hand selected for each striation inherent in the material, these are a work of art in how it's individually selected as well as it's crafted.
Each one is significantly different from the next and we have grouped them for you by variation:
Milk Caramel is the most opaque of the variations but can also have hints of dark striping or sheer translucency.
Zebra only comes in small. It is the darkest variation but can also have tawny hints as well as milky stripes.
Fawn is the most traditional horn also known as 'tortoise shell', it has warm tawny variations that are often translucent mixed with darker stripes and spots and an occasional creamy striation.
Care:
These bowls are very light and delicate but practical. They should be hand washed using a mild, non abrasive detergent. They should not be soaked in water for long periods or kept to an open flame or constant heating source. We have used them as candle holders but they should have a small well of water at the bottom or a metal protected tea-light when in use. Do not leave an open flame unattended.
James Stroker
For The Crazy Ones
Jim Schoneman
Rock Hound
Need to make it out to that hole below that little rocky island. It’s not as easy a walk as it looks. One step you’re in a foot of water, and the next step you can be hip deep. Take it slow.
Later School Start RWD
September 2021 Update
Our Progress
Later School Start RWD, an initiative launched last year to draw attention to the consequences of too-early school start times and advocate for a Later School Start Time (LSST), continues to make progress. While discussions about healthy school schedules have been ongoing for more than a decade, we are encouraged by recent conversations and committee meetings that have helped move the district closer to making this critical change to support student health and well-being.
As a result of your continued support and advocacy, the school district and the Board of Education are starting to address the issue of a LSST and have included mental health support and “alternative school start and end times” as goals for the 2021-2022 school year. Specifically,
Superintendent Dr. Tom Gorman established an Alternative Schedules Task Force to examine alternative school start and end times. Members of the group include Board of Education Trustees, district and school administrators, teachers, and parents. Several subcommittees met over the summer, and the large group will be meeting this fall.
One of the Ridgewood School District Goals is to “evaluate, implement, and enhance ways to address mental health issues that surface due to the educational disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
One of the Board of Education Goals states that “in collaboration with the Superintendent, the Board of Education will investigate and propose a new Alternative Schedule for start and end times to all schools and suggest changes to the allocation of time during the day where appropriate.”
A Plea to Take Action
While we have made progress, we had hoped our school administrators would take advantage of lessons learned during the pandemic and shift school start times to 8:30 a.m. as students returned to full-time, in-person learning THIS September. We have been advocating for a Later School Start Time (LSST) at Ridgewood High School since 2014 when the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that middle and high schools start at 8:30 a.m. or later to allow students to get the sleep they need. Insufficient sleep among high school students is a public health concern. Research unequivocally concludes that teens’ academic performance, physical health, emotional well-being, and safety improve when school starts at 8:30 a.m. or later.
The last two school years required resiliency, determination, flexibility, and sacrifice. Remote learning helped us see that the quality of education is more important than the number of minutes spent in the classroom. We continue to advocate for a Later School Start Time (LSST) for middle and high schoolers and consider a LSST essential if our district is to meet its goals of helping students transition back to school with optimal support.
Community Engagement
We urge district administrators and Board of Education Trustees to update the community on the progress of the Alternative Schedules Task Force. We expect Superintendent Dr. Tom Gorman and Board of Ed Trustees to maintain open lines of communication and keep the community informed of discussions and decisions on behalf of our students.
As discussions around a LSST continue, support from the community is more important than ever. We invite you to share your support with friends and community members and encourage them to become informed. www.StartSchoolLater.net is an excellent resource for research and information, including case studies profiling schools that have successfully transitioned to later start times.
Also, as you cast your vote in the Board of Education election, please vote for candidates who support moving middle school and high school start times to 8:30 a.m. or later. Our district needs leaders who will put health at the center of all policy decisions and understand that a Later Start should begin as soon as possible.
Thank you for your continued support. Please continue to forward our emails to your friends and invite them to join our group.
The Smart Balance Team,
Lynn Benson
Jennifer Hamlet
Stacey Loscalzo
Anne Robinson, M.D.
Lori Weil
For resources to read more about the science behind a later school start time, click here.
Peace