Solomon Schechter School of Westchester

Solomon Schechter School of Westchester
Address
555 West Hartsdale Avenue, Hartsdale, New York, United States
30 Dellwood Road, White Plains
New York
United States
Information
Type Private
Motto "To learn and to teach, to observe and to act"
Religious affiliation(s) Conservative Judaism
Established 1966
Founder Rabbi Max Gelb
Head of School Dr. Michael Kay
Associate Head of School for Jewish Life & Learning Rabbi Harry Pell
High School Principal Eric Bassin
Middle School Principal Amy Holtzer
Grades K-12
Number of students 789 (2015-16)
Student to teacher ratio 5:1
Campus Two 25-acre (100,000 m2) campuses (lower and upper school)
Color(s)      Green
     White
Mascot Schechter Lion
Newspaper The Lions Roar
Lower School Principal Ilanit Curi-Hoory
Headmaster Emeritus Rabbi Dr. Elliot Spiegel
Website schechterwestchester.org

Solomon Schechter School of Westchester (Schechter Westchester) is K-12 Jewish day school, affiliated with the Conservative Movement and serving the full breadth of the Jewish community in Westchester County, New York and throughout the Tri-State area.[1]

History

Founding

Solomon Schechter School of Westchester was founded in 1966 with twenty-two students and two teachers in the basement of Temple Israel Center. Rabbi Max Gelb, the school's founder, guided the school with his wife, founding principal Leah Gelb. By the end of the 1970s, enrollment reached 150 and the kindergarten was housed in a converted home adjacent to the main building.[2] It is named after Solomon Schechter, who founded the United Synagogue of America and was the architect of the American Conservative Jewish movement.

Expansion in White Plains

In 1979, with financial support from M. Mac Schwebel and others, the school leased the 25-acre (100,000 m2) Rosedale Elementary School campus on Dellwood Road in White Plains, and two years later purchased the campus. In 1980, Rabbi Gelb and Mrs. Gelb stepped down, and Dr. Elliot Spiegel was appointed headmaster. It was Dr. Spiegel who charted the school's future course, introducing innovative education programs and transforming Schechter Westchester into a premier conservative Jewish day school. In 1989, with support from Joseph S. Gruss, a fourth building was constructed on the White Plains campus to help accommodate the demands of Westchester's largest Jewish day school.[3]

Athletics

Schechter Westchester participates in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. The following sports are currently offered:[4]

Fall:

  • Girls Tennis
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Soccer
  • Girls Volleyball
  • Ultimate Frisbee

Winter:

  • Boys Basketball
  • Girls Basketball
  • Indoor Track

Spring:

  • Boys Baseball
  • Boys Tennis
  • Girls Softball
  • Track and field
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Golf

In November 2015, the Schechter Westchester Varsity Soccer team lost to Elmira Notre Dame in the NY State Class C Finals in Middletown.[5] Prior to this, no Schechter Westchester athletic team had ever made it past the class C regional semi-finals.

Tuition

Fifty percent of students at the school received tuition assistance in 2012.[6]

Notable alumni

Nick Kroll

Milos Silber (Cinematographer)

Julie Klausner

Jennifer Hyman

Jason Steinhauer

Andrew Goldberg (writer)

Key staff and faculty members

Dr. Michael A Kay - Head of School

Rabbi Harry Pell - “ Associate Head of School”

Samantha Mazo - Freshman Grade Dean

Joel B. Davidson - Sophomore Grade Dean

Alyssa Zelicof - Junior Grade Dean

Eric Bassin - High School Principal

Amy Holtzer - Middle School Principal

Ilanit Hoory - Lower School Principal

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Schechter Westchester Website". Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Schechter Westchester Website – School History". Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Solomon Schechter School of Westchester: History of the School". schechterwestchester.org.
  4. ↑ "MSG Varsity". Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Schechter runs into a juggernaut in the state final". Lohud. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Wiener, Julie (August 21, 2012). "Schechter Student 'Merits' Attention". The Jewish Week. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

Coordinates: 41°01′57″N 73°48′30″W / 41.0324°N 73.8082°W / 41.0324; -73.8082


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