High-school productions weather storms to a heavenly ‘Hell Week’ After years of focusing purely on high-school theater during the busy spring rush of shows, I’ve been expanding my coverage to other forms of performing and visual arts. Still, I have to admit it was nice to get back in a… Read More →
Four student publications give students experience, outlet Some schools have a student newspaper. Horace Greeley High School, named for the famous editor of The New York Tribune, has a newspaper (The Greeley Tribune) and three magazines: The Quake, covering sports three times a year; Advo, a glossy quarterly; and Satori,... Read More →
Seniors at Horace Greeley and Mamaroneck high schools are looking forward to graduation by rolling back the calendar this weekend. Both schools present seniors-only musicals each spring: shows with casts of soon-to-be-graduates. Both schools present their musicals this weekend. Both schools have chosen “Xanadu,” the campy stage adaptation of the… Read More →
Meanwhile, in Chappaqua, Horace Greeley High School director Christopher Schraufnagel — “Schrauf” to his students — is facing his annual dilemma: crowd control. The senior musical is a real rite of passage at Greeley, a fund-raiser for the senior class that draws a huge cast. This year, it’s 190. In… Read More →
Christopher Schraufnagel, Horace Greeley High School
