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Dr. Manisha Juthani will be the recipient of the 2022 Edgemont School Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award on Wednesday, May 25 at 8 pm. This award was established in 2019 to showcase Edgemont graduates who exemplify excellence in their career, dedication to philanthropy, and commitment to community. Dr. Juthani, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and a member of the Edgemont Class of 1990, personifies all of these qualities.  Prior to her current role, Dr. Juthani worked at the Yale School of Medicine where she served as an associate professor of medicine and director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship program. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Juthani has been a leading voice in educating the public and appeared in several news outlets and publications, including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Throughout her career, she has worked to protect the vulnerable and to advocate for the ideal of health as a human right.  Click here to register!

Join us on May 25 as we present Dr. Juthani with this award at Edgemont High School auditorium. Scarlet Fu, an Edgemont graduate and Bloomberg television host, will engage Dr. Juthani in a fireside conversation about her experiences in Edgemont and how they have translated into her very accomplished career.  Community members, family, and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend.  

To support the School Foundation in Dr. Juthani’s honor, please donate here!

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The Edgemont School Foundation is proud to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Eckardt, Edgemont High School Class of 1963, will posthumously receive the third annual Edgemont School Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award on Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET. 

Dr. Eckardt served as a Commander in the United States Navy and was the Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA, where he pioneered innovative techniques for limb salvage surgeries that have now become standard practice in medicine.

The evening, hosted via Zoom, will feature stories and conversations with Dr. Eckardt’s family, friends, and colleagues, who will be discussing his formative experiences at Edgemont as well as his distinguished professional and philanthropic career.  

We hope you will join us for a memorable evening. To register for this community event, please CLICK HERE.

The Edgemont School Foundation, along with the PTA/PTSA, granted every classroom an omnidirectional microphone to enhance the hybrid model of teaching.

*Scroll to the bottom for teacher and student testimonials.*

“Young children are novice language participants both as speakers and receivers of the spoken word. The microphones have assisted our work, as they amplify conversations between adults and children by picking up their young, soft voices which can easily fade in a classroom conversation.  But more importantly, the increased amplification has helped the children themselves as they communicate with each other on Google Meets during the hybrid learning sessions. I most appreciate the Foundations support for all of Edgemont’s students over the years. But especially this year, you chose to fund an amazing project that has helped all of us teaching during this challenging hybrid situation.” – Dr. Deborah Mumford, Seely Place Kindergarten

https://www.scarsdalenews.com/schools/edgemont/greenville-school-library-renovation-complete-seely-place-to-follow/article_f1fd96b4-db08-11e9-a996-6b8fdfad7cd4.html

Greenville Elementary School opened its doors to students on Sept. 4 to a nearly complete renovated library, which included new paint, carpet and movable seating and bookshelves. The renovation was funded from a $164,000 grant from the Edgemont School Foundation, which will also cover a library renovation at Seely Place Elementary School set to begin next summer.

“Designs for both libraries are similar and include carpeting, fresh paint, shelving, soft seating, tables and chairs,” said Jen Ratner, the Edgemont School Foundation Grants Committee chair. “The Seely library renovation will occur in summer 2020, due to the asbestos [abatement] required as a precursor to the renovation.”

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