SAR High School

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Not to be confused with Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy.
Salanter Akiba of Riverdale High School
(SAR High School)
Salanter Akiba Riverdale (SAR) High School 900.jpg
Address
503 West 259th Street

Bronx, New York City
,
New York

United States
Coordinates40°54′26″N 73°54′16″W / 40.90722°N 73.90444°W / 40.90722; -73.90444Coordinates: 40°54′26″N 73°54′16″W / 40.90722°N 73.90444°W / 40.90722; -73.90444
Information
TypePrivate high school
MottoIt’s not just what you learn, it’s who you become
Established2003
LocaleResidential area
PrincipalRabbi Tully Harcsztark
Rabbi Jonathan Kroll
Faculty117.0 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment593 (as of 2019-2020) [1]
Student to teacher ratio4.6:1[1]
Color(s)Black and yellow
  
Team nameSAR Sting
NewspaperThe Buzz
Websitesaracademy.org
Logo of SAR High School

Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School (SAR High School) is an Open Orthodox Jewish day school located in Riverdale, New York City. It was founded in 2003 by Rabbi Naftali (Tully) Harcsztark. The school is affiliated with SAR Academy, which is also in Riverdale.

The high school's founding and current principal is Rabbi Tully Harcsztark. In fall 2019, previous assistant principal Rabbi Jonathan Kroll, returned to the school to serve as its Co-Principal.

As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 539 students and 121.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.45:1.

Extracurricular activities[]

Students have the opportunity to contribute to a wide variety of publications including Ruach Searah, the Dvar Torah newsletter; The Buzz, the official school newspaper; The Science Journal; Math Mag, an award-winning publication[citation needed]; the literary journal, Euphrates; The Israel Activism Committee's HaOketz covering Israel current events; "House Divided," the first student run publication dedicated to political and historical dialogue; SARcasm, the school satire magazine, and the Global Awareness and Action Committee's (GAAC) publication. Clubs include Model United Nations, Debate, Mock Trial, College Bowl, and countless others. SAR also has many charity clubs, including the Cookies For A Cause Club, which has won multiple grants and awards[citation needed], including the Optimum Charity Champions grant in 2015.[2] In 2019, SAR's Economics Club won the National Championships in the Personal Finance Challenge, beating over 18,000 other students nationwide.[3]

In February 2021, The EPG (elections, politics, and governance) club held a town hall for the New York City mayoral election. Several candidates, including Andrew Yang, Eric Adams, and Maya Wiley, were in attendance.[4]

Sports[]

All of SAR's teams are members of the Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Athletic League, which is composed of many of the Jewish day schools throughout the New York metropolitan area.

SAR teams compete in softball, hockey, soccer, volleyball, basketball, track, tennis, and wrestling.

SAR's College Bowl team was featured in the 2012–2013 season of 's the Challenge. They were the Bronx/Brooklyn champions but lost in the following round[citation needed]. SAR also has a Fencing Team that competes once a year with other Jewish day schools.

Controversies[]

In 2013, SAR High School made news by allowing female students to put on tefillin during morning prayers, becoming the first Modern Orthodox school to do so.[5] This decision was generally supported by most, however it did cause the school to receive significant backlash from the more traditional community.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c School data for SAR High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "SAR Academy High School Is New York City Grand-Prize Winnter In Optimum Community's Charity Champions Program". The Bronx Chronicle. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  3. ^ "SAR students win national finance challenge". The Riverdale Press. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  4. ^ "They're too young to vote, but they're old enough to care: Education, economy and life after COVID-19 among key forum topics". The Riverdale Press. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  5. ^ Desk, Jewish Press News. "NYC Orthodox High School Lets Girls Put On Tefillin". Retrieved 2021-11-03.

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