On Wednesday September 26th, The Boys Varsity Soccer team traveled to Poughkeepsie, NY to take on the Oakwood Friends School. The boys opened the game in strong fashion, just missing several opportunities for goals. We kept up the pressure as long as we were able, but just couldn’t put a goal past the Oakwood keeper. Due to several injuries, we were playing down a man for most of the second half and were not able to generate much offense. Oakwood took advantage of their chances and came away with the win. Erik Gins had a very good game in net with 9 saves.

The College Board has recognized six students from The Harvey School’s graduating class of 2007 for their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement exams. They include Roshan Asrani, who attends Clarkson University; Michael Bruno, who attends Columbia University; Alexandra Pugliese, who attends Villanova University, and Franny Visintainer, who attends Oberlin College, all of whom qualified for the AP Scholar Award. The AP Scholar Award is given to students who receive a grade three or higher on three or more of the exams.

Sophie DeBenedetto, who attends Barnard College, received the AP Scholar with Distinction Award, which is given to students who earn a 3.5 on all of the AP exams taken or a grade three or higher on five or more of these exams. Amelia Lavin, who attends Kenyon College, received the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP exams.

The Harvey School offers AP courses in the following subjects: American history, biology, calculus, chemistry, computer science, English, European history, Latin, and Spanish.

Unrelenting offensive pressure catapulted the Lady Cavaliers over Marvelwood 8-0. Leading the way in scoring were Madison Haller with 2 goals and 1 assist and Emmy Kaufman with 2 late goals. Scoring one goal apiece were Dana Lombardi (who also added an assist), Carly Glenn, Nicolette St. Lawrence, and Susannah Berry. Defensive stalwarts Yulia Josiger, Brooke Stager, Allison Hodson, Kayla Mogrovejo and Erika Osborne were flawless as were goalkeepers Clara Lefton and Carly Glenn.

The varsity volleyball team won a dramatic first victory ever during their home opener against Storm King. Harvey won the first game by a large margin, lost the second game by a large margin, and then won the last two games by nail-biting margins. Last year, Storm King shut out Harvey during their inaugural season. The Harvey girls made it clear why they have been practicing.

Senior captains Chelsea Gifford and Allison Zakre led Harvey with exceptional serves and intensity at the net. Fellow seniors Brittany Fleiss and Stephanie Rodrigues were anchors for the team, settling down the ball and maintaining their composure. Juniors Julie Sauro and Chrissy Casbaro controlled the game in the setter position while also contributing key serves. Alisa Langer, Sophia Plotkin, and Rachel Dimowitz also rotated into the line-up.

Storm King put up a good fight, coming back from a 28-20 Harvey lead in the fourth game to make it 30 - 29 for Storm King. Stephanie Rodrigues in the serving position propelled Harvey to a 32-30 win to clinch the victory.

The Harvey maroon soccer team defeated The Brunswick School 4-2 in its first game of the season. The Cavaliers were led by newcomer Collin Hedly, who scored two goals, while Kiefer Callaghan and David Mandra added a goal apiece. Will Schubert also had a strong game offensively, providing three assists. The team received outstanding mid-field play from Brent Feldman. and Natalia St. Lawrence anchored the team’s defense.

On Monday, October 22nd, Alan November, a leader in education technology, will speak at The Harvey School. This will be the third annual keynote speaker, made possible by the combined efforts of the Parents’ Association and The Harvey School. Alan, whose many accomplishments include founding the Stanford Institute for Educational Leadership for Technology and being named one of five original national Christa McAuliffe Educators, promotes the effective use of information and communication technologies to support and enhance learning for children and communities. As a teacher, Alan uses humor and wit to inspire his audiences to incorporate technology into the learning process. His areas of expertise include information and communication technology, planning across the curriculum, staff development, long-range planning, building learning communities and leadership development. He is a self-professed teacher, consultant, author, practitioner and designer.

Alan November will speak to the students during the day on October 22nd, and The Harvey School faculty during the afternoon. The parent portion of the program will be held at 7pm in the evening, in the Study Hall. This portion of the program will educate parents on the role technology plays in the lives of middle and upper school students. Parents will learn exciting and innovative new trends in information and communication technology and develop an understanding of these discoveries so that they may better understand how to support their children’s use of the Internet. Alan November will address specific issues of current concern including the use of Facebook and My Space and will help parents formulate appropriate boundaries for accessing and utilizing these sites. Ultimately, the goal will be to help us to become savvy, astute parents of technologically bright children. The evening program is open to the community at large, so bring a friend!

Middle School Boy’s Soccer - Harvey 3 NCCS 6
Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 - Witt Geffs scored all 3 goals with Kyle Williams assists. Campbell Smith played a great game as goalie. Rory Knox had an excellent game at defense.