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Saddle River Day School is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jalaj Desai as Interim Head of School for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Congratulations to Michaela McMahon ‘18 who made the U19 USA Women’s Lacrosse Team
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Ami traveled with her mother, Dr. Saraswati Dayal, to engage in volunteer medical service
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The strength of college guidance at SRDS is in the care and attention given to each student and family. At SRDS, our families receive expert college guidance that gives our students an advantage in the college admissions process.
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Innovative Curriculum @ SRDS Continues to Move Full "STEAM" Ahead
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Upper School Students Travel Off Campus for Spring Career Day
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The RoboRebels @ SRDS experienced a successful initial year!
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SRDS students were tasked with representing the interests of Costa Rica and Kuwait.
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Eleventh graders at Saddle River Day School put their advanced math skills to the test.
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Kayla begins her semester in the Colin Powell School for Civic & Global Leadership program.
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The theme for this year's awards ceremony was “Building Bridges: A Path to the Future.”
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Michele Sidor drained a left-wing three to become the fourth girls basketball player in New Jersey history to eclipse 3,000 points.
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Sixteen Upper and Middle School students have been cast for the SRDS musical "Freaky Friday" that will open in March.
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Computer Science Education Week engaged Saddle River Day students schoolwide in multiple tech options as part of an international technology education program.
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For four days, Upper School students experienced a wide variety of "mini-course" offerings.
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Michelle Sidor broke Anne Donovan's Bergen County all-time scoring record with 3-pointer against Teaneck.
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Threes for Sandy Hook benefit games still offer healing through sports.
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Innovative student experiences continue @SRDS.
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Four student-athletes signed their Letters of Intent on National Signing Day.
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NorthJersey.com high school sports columnist Darren Cooper writes about the second annual "Open Gym" at SRDS... and what college coaches REALLY want in their players.
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Students from the 6th and 7th grades visited the JCC in Tarrytown, NY on Thursday, September 13th to participate in a social action project with the AFYA Foundation.
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A hard-working crew including the technology department and student interns continued preparation all summer for the opening of school.
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This summer, Upper School students took the opportunity to gain valuable work experience through internships in a variety of fields.
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While many of us have been enjoying the summer relaxing and recharging, the SRDS faculty has been hard at work attending learning opportunities in their respective academic fields.
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