The SHS Choir will travel down to Fox Meadow Elementary School to engage the 3rd grade students in game songs and ice breakers. The Choir will also perform for the 3rd graders from their Spring Concert. [ONLY CHOIR]
High school students team up with fourth graders from Ms. Lipez’s class at Fox Meadow for a powerful Narrative 4 Story Exchange on kindness and Non Sibi (not for oneself). Through sharing real stories and listening with heart, students will discover how empathy and small acts of service can make a meaningful impact.
NOTE: SIGNING UP FOR THIS ACTIVITY MEANS YOU ARE COMMITTING TO BOTH PERIODS 3+4.
**ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MUST BRING THEIR SCHOOL ID.
Spend a short amount of time (15 minutes) explaining to the 5th graders about what Lifting Up Westchester is. Then spend the rest of the time (45 minutes) decorating and putting together snack bags for underprivelaged kids in westchester. [ONLY CLUB OFFICERS]
Join us for a fun and meaningful event! Help us whip up some delicious, healthy granola bars free from common allergens, which will be donated to local food pantries. It's a great way to give back to the community while learning to make inclusive, nutritious treats. Come together with others to make a positive impact and spread some kindness—one granola bar at a time!
ART2HEARTS provides bright and vibrant artwork to the Pediatric Units of hospitals around the world. Those involved will participate in creating pieces of art that will go directly to where children are treated in hospitals to ensure that their environment is transformed from the typical hospital setting to one that is adorned with bright colors and inviting works of art. By transforming hospital spaces, they will become more welcoming and less "scary" for the pediatric patients who are especially impacted by their surroundings. Studies have shown that exposure to bright colors and art, particularly for children, has a direct correlation to more positive mental health and medical outcomes.
Join the National Art Honor Society to bring inspiration to young readers by designing and decorating bookmarks for local elementary schools and libraries. Reading has the power to spark imagination, open doors to new worlds, and motivate lifelong learning. By crafting colorful, uplifting bookmarks with fun decorations and inspirational words, you’ll share the gift of reading with young students in and around our community. No artistic experience is needed, just a desire to brighten a child’s reading journey, one bookmark at a time.
Come join the Jewish Culture Club in making bracelets for kids with cancer who attend Sunrise Day Camp in Israel. Sunrise is a day camp, located in both the United States and Israel, dedicated to kids who are battling cancer, as well as their siblings. We will be writing inspirational messages with special beads for the kids to wear with pride this summer! Additionally, we will be writing notes to go along with the bracelets, so the kids feel even more appreciated!
The Spanish Club is partnering with Centro Hispano to make bracelets for young Hispanic students. There will be a short info session about the Centro Hispano organization, followed by fun bracelet making!
During our activity we will be making bracelets with colorful and lettered beads to give to the children at White Plains Hospital. Our activity will express an uplifting message to the children going through a difficult time in their life.
Come help us sort and package gently-used clothing for Sunrise Association, which offers gratuitous day camps, year-round programs, and in-hospital recreational activities for kids undergoing cancer treatment and their siblings.
The Girl Up Club is hosting a session where students create empowering collages using magazines, newspapers, and scrap materials. These collages will feature positive affirmations and uplifting messages designed to support our community. The completed collages will be hung up within our school as a way to inspire the students of Scarsdale.
The Red Cross Club will be hosting a session to teach students how to perform CPR and respond to critical emergency situations using real CPR equipment. Come learn this vital skill to potentially save a life!
Come join members of the A-school in creating art bags for hospitalized children and their siblings. First, you will hear from a speaker from Friends of Karen to see where the work that we do will be going. Then, we will pack the art supplies for the children to give them something fun to do to keep busy in the hospital. We will also be making cards with inspirational and uplifting messages and drawings to go along with the supplies!
The Model UN Club will be hosting an interactive debate where they introduce you to a topic around the value of "non sibi." This year's topic is debating the Trump tariffs. In this workshop, you will be introduced to the topic before being split into teams and trained in Model UN style debate to advocate for your position. The period should be fast-paced and fun!
During this session, participants will decorate donuts from Dunkin’ to donate to first responders. First responders—like police officers, firefighters, and nurses—do so much for our well-being, and this project is a way to give back. While decorating, participants will also learn about the history of donuts.
Students will take a bus to the Bronx River Path entrance in Scarsdale Village in order to spend time outside, picking up trash that has accumulated near/in the brook. This is important for the health of the Bronx River brook, and can be a fun (and sometimes competitive) way to take care of the environment in our town. Participants will be provided with trash pickup tools, gloves, and bags.
NOTE: SIGNING UP FOR THIS ACTIVITY MEANS YOU ARE COMMITTING TO PART OF COMMUNITY TIME AND PERIOD 3.
Join us to learn, create, and give back! You’ll hear from guest speakers from the Alzheimer’s Association, the leading nonprofit organization for Alzheimer’s care, support, and advocacy. Afterwards, you’ll take action by making your own aromatherapy pouch for patients at local care facilities. Help bring calm and care to those who need it most!
Guiding Eyes for the Blind breeds, raises, trains and provides exceptional guide dogs and services completely free of charge to those with vision loss or impairment. Guiding Eyes for the Blind is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with all services provided completely free of charge.
Students will learn about this organization from the time the puppy is born through their training. Students will hear from Cheryl Apostle who works directly with the puppies and dogs at the Guiding Eyes for the Blind facility in Yorktown. Additionally, students will learn from a fellow high schooler how teens/students can make an impact and support the organization with their time.
Students will have the opportunity to meet dogs in training to be seeing eye dogs. Lastly, students will make fleece chew toys for the young puppies at the Guiding Eyes for the Blind facility.
The Midnight Run club invites YOU to learn about, and participate in, helping the homeless. Through our session, guided by both students and guest speakers, you will become more knowledgeable about homelessness and what it means to be an active member of a community!
Friday May 23, 2025 10:20am - 11:00am EDT Little Theater
Join Us for a Life-Saving Choking Rescue Session! Learn essential choking rescue techniques with Marc Guthartz, a trained EMT and SVAC volunteer! This interactive session will equip you with real-life, life-saving skills that could make the difference in an emergency.
Join us in a creative session to brighten someone’s day! First, we will get write and decorate cards with kind messages for patients at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital. Then, we will paint inspiring designs on kindness rocks to be placed in gardens around our local community, in places including the Scarsdale Library. Come to spread joy, encouragement, and positivity, one card and one rock at a time!
40% of our neighbors in the Bronx (20min from SHS) are food insecure and 1 out of 3 Bronx kids are hungry. Help pack food for the Jamaica Benevolent Fridge where people can access food 24/7. Learn about ways you can volunteer and get involved to reduce hunger and food waste.
In this session, we will pack meal bags for the Jamaica Benevolent Community Fridge in the Bronx, watch videos to try to understand people's lived experiences with food insecurity, and write notes of caring to be included with the meal bags.
Join us to learn how to administer Narcan to people who have overdosed. We provide some background on Narcan, teach students how to administer Narcan, allow them to practice administering it, and then give them kits to take home.
NOTE: THIS SESSION IS ONLY OPEN TO 10TH AND 11TH GRADERS.
We will be leading a tutorial to make paper flower bouquets, but anyone is welcome to explore any origami designs they want. The origami products will be gifted to residents of nursing homes through Origami For Good, a nonprofit that sends origami to soldiers, youth, seniors, patients, and more in order to inspire creativity and appreciation for Japanese art & culture while combatting loneliness around the world! 🏮
In this session, you will learn how to create a few origami classics. Additionally, we’ll write notes for a children’s hospital. At the end of the session, we will donate both our origami creations and notes.
After a brief presentation about pride flags, you can begin to make bracelets based on different pride flags or bracelets with different pronouns on them. These bracelets will then be donated to Center Lane, a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth!
Join us to create vibrant rangoli designs, traditional Indian art made with colored powders, to brighten the day for seniors at Atmiya Adult Day Care in New Jersey! You’ll learn about rangoli’s cultural significance, design your own patterns, and contribute to a meaningful service project. We’ll send these rangolis to the day care to share joy with the elderly. No art experience needed—just bring your creativity!
In this session, you will learn about what Epilepsy is and how to treat someone who is having a seizure. You will be trained in Seizure First Aid and Response training by a Neurologist and learn why it's important to be able to do so.
In this session, students will make soap bars with the designs, colors, and scents of their choosing! These bars will then be donated to 914 Cares, a nonprofit organization with the mission of ending poverty in Westchester.
Imagine a table set for Shabbat—but with empty seats, symbolizing the American hostages still held captive since October 7, 2023. In this powerful session and art installation, you’ll learn about their stories, reflect on the impact of their absence, and take action by writing letters of support to their families. This is more than just a discussion—it’s a chance to stand in solidarity, raise awareness, and make a difference.
Note: We are hopeful that we will also be able to hear from a member of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Depending on their availability, the session will run either with this speaker or without.
We will be using old t-shirts and transforming them into tote bags. These tote bags will then be donated to Lifting Up Westchester! This activity is an example of a solution to fast fashion, which will also be talked about during the session.
Come have fun while walking the track in support of the Women's Sports Foundation. There will be baked goods sold–the proceeds collected will support the Women’s Sports Foundation.
Along with with the City Meals on Wheels program, The Linguistics Club is running a workshop where we'll write cards, in their native languages, to isolated elderly people, many of whom don't have anyone to see regularly.
If you know Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Korean, French, German, or Italian--your skills would be greatly appreciated and will be a great comfort to seniors who may rarely communicate in their native languages.
English speakers are also more than welcome to come help; we also need letters in English!
