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| Athletics | Drama Club | Publications | Student Government | Many students are involved in our three-season sports program of soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball and track. Participation in sports fosters school spirit, deepens students’ social ties, and challenges them to achieve higher levels of individual skill. Our sports teams are open to all students, and everyone is encouraged to join. The broad level of support for our sports program over the years has resulted in a tradition of excellence. We take pride in the fact that most of our teams make the Independent School Athletic League playoffs, and that both boys’ and girls’ teams have won League championships. We also compete with teams from other Waldorf schools, touring throughout the Northeast.
Co-ed Soccer—Grades 9 -12 This team sport is affilitated with the Independent Schools Athletic League and takes place in the fall. Practices are held in Central Park, Pier 40, and the Chelsea Waterfront. Games are played in the North Meadow of Central Park, at Pier 40, at the Chelsea Waterfront, and on Randall’s Island. The team meets four times a week, and games are played on weekdays. Some games are played against coed teams; other times the team scrimmages against all boys or all girls teams. All students are encouraged to participate. In the past, this team has gone on to become Independent Schools Athletic League Division II Champions.
Girls’ Volleyball—Grades 9 -12 This team sport is affiliated with the Girls Independent Schools Athletic League and is a fall sport. Practices are held four times a week; games are played on weekdays. One week of pre-season practice is required before school opens. Some members of the team attend a coed Waldorf Volleyball Tournament in Toronto in March. In the last three seasons this team has qualified for post-season play.
Girls’ Basketball—Grades 9 -12 This team sport is affiliated with the Girls Independent Schools Athletic League and has a winter season from November to the third week of February. Practices are held four times a week. Games are played on weekdays. Past teams have won the Division II League Championship for the Girls Independent Schools Athletic League.
Boys’ Basketball—Grades 9 -12 This team sport is affiliated with the Independent Schools Athletic League and has a winter season from November to the third week of February. Practices are held four times a week. Games are played on weekdays. Tournaments held at the Green Meadow Waldorf School and the Kimberton Waldorf School allow our students to compete with other Waldorf Schools.
Co-ed Softball—Grades 9 -12 This team sport is affiliated with the Independent Schools Athletic League and has a spring season that runs through May. Practices are held four times a week on the Great Lawn of Central Park. Games are played on weekdays.
Co-ed Track—Grades 9 -12 This team sport is affiliated with the Independent Schools Athletic League and has a spring season that runs through May. Practices are held four times a week in Central Park. Games are played on weekdays. Other Clubs and Activities The Drama Club is open to all students in grades 9-12. Students prepare several productions each year, ranging from one-act plays to full-length dramatic productions, drawn from all periods of history. This club also stimulates and fosters individual initiative. Some students write and produce their own plays, and some others enter the metropolitan area Shakespeare competition.
Recent Productions Into the Woods The Adding Machine Little Shop of Horrors An Evening with Tennessee Williams The Runner StumblesYou’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Senior Play Productions The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Ah! Wilderness The Government Inspector No Exit The House of Blue Leaves The Lady’s Not for Burning
The Rudolf Steiner School has a long and distinguished tradition of student publications. Each year we publish The Key, a literary magazine of poetry, prose, photography and original artwork that has won numerous Columbia Press Association awards over the years. Production of 15 East, the school newspaper, lets students practice their journalistic skills, while work on The Spectrum, the school yearbook, allows those interested in photography and graphic design to gain expertise in these fields.
The Key—Grades 9-12 The Key is an award winning literary magazine that publishes student poetry, short stories, prose, and original artwork and photography. Meetings are held once a week through out the year.
The Spectrum—Grades 9-12 The Spectrum is the school yearbook. Students take the photographs, develop the film, make prints in the school’s darkroom, write the text design and lay-out every page, and oversee the printing and production. Students meet formally once a week and are also responsible for committing many additional hours of time.
Fifteen East —Grades 9-12 Fifteen East is the school newspaper. Students meet once a week with an advisor to generate ideas for articles. While editors are responsible for the production of the paper, student writers provide articles for each edition.
High school students are eager to participate in the democratic process. Each class therefore elects class officers and representatives for participation in the Student Council. The Student Council takes responsibility for various aspects of the life of the high school, and sponsors High School Forum meetings that deal with contemporary political, social, and environmental issues.
Other Activities The Rudolf Steiner High School encourages students to deepen their knowledge of international affairs. A delegation from our school participates in the National High School Model United Nations--where students discuss political and social issues from an international perspective with their peers from other schools. Students are also encouraged to take an active role in proposing and forming extracurricular clubs. In the past students have organized a Chess Club, an Outdoors Club, and a Debate Team. |
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