Bronxville High School students earned the top awards in one of several categories at the 2021 Lower Hudson Valley Regional National History Day Competition, held virtually March 13-23.

As Judith Altmann, a Holocaust survivor, and Alan Moskin, a combat soldier on the front lines, shared their personal experiences during World War II and how the Holocaust affected them, they left an indelible mark on Bronxville Middle School eight graders. During several Zoom sessions on March 12, they urged the students to remember the past, stand up to injustice and not carry hate in their hearts. 

Bronxville High School seniors Alex Doukas, Victoria Ruffo and Henry Sheehan announced their commitment to play sports in college during a ceremonial letter of intent signing on March 22.

Ninth graders who have been learning about the properties of parallelograms in math teacher Aaron Ginsburg’s accelerated Geometry-Trigonometry class used the interactive Desmos platform to create and manipulate geometric diagrams and understand the relationship with trigonometric functions.

Bronxville High School sophomore Andrew Doyle won a national Gold Medal for his “Skeleton” drawing in the prestigious 98th annual 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. 

Bronxville High School junior Olivia Cevasco won a national Silver Medal for her dramatic script, “First Lady Astronauts,” in the prestigious 98th annual 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. 

Bronxville High School sophomore Lou-Fei Sung has been awarded the Grand Prize for his age group as a solo keyboard musician by the New York Laureate International Music Competition.

Bronxville High School senior Patrick Bird, a talented string bassist, has been invited to perform with the 2021 New York State School Music Association’s Area All-State Orchestra, which will be held virtually on April 11.