Chris Hong '24 was recently accepted to join the All-Eastern Orchestra Ensemble in 2023 in Rochester, NY. Students selected to perform in the 2023 All-Eastern Honors Ensembles will be the most musically talented high school students in the Eastern region of the United States and come from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and Department of Defense Schools in Europe.. With assistance from their music teachers and directors, these exceptional students will prepare challenging programs under the leadership of prominent conductors in this biennial event.  Please join us in congratulating Chris Hong '24 on this truly fantastic achievement.

We are excited to announce two events exclusive to Portledge shoppers that will take place during the Champions for Charity® shopping benefit!

Portledge will receive a 25% donation of full-price, pre-tax purchases for every member of our community who shops at any of the stores in the Americana Manhasset or Wheatley Plaza between Dec. 1st and Dec. 3rd. In order for Portledge to receive the 25% donation, you must register to receive our Champion Number in advance of December 1st.

You can register to shop for Portledge online starting TODAY. Register any time before December 1st and shop to support Portledge!

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Today, we thank the men and women who have served our country for generations. No amount of gratitude is enough to thank our heroes. We are proud of all of our Portledge alumni who have lived out our pillars of Purpose, Honor, Kindness, and Respect in defending our country. Happy Veterans Day.

Mrs. Saltarelli accompanied Portledge seniors Belaine Mamo, Grace Wilson, Brandon Cooper, and Milan Glass, members of the Black Student Union and Diversity Clubs, to Manhattan to see Author and Historian Annette Gordon-Reed speak about her most recent book, "On Juneteenth". The event was sponsored by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and hosted at The Trinity School. The students were inspired by Professor Gordon-Reeds many accomplishments and interesting talk. They each received a copy of her book and were able to have it signed by her.

Thank you to Stephen DiBartolomeo '11, Lieutenant in the Navy who served from 2016 - 2021, and Captain Austin Cheng, Esq. ‘07: US Army, Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG), Active Duty: 2015-2019, US Army Reserve: 2019-2022, for the sacrifices they made for our country.

Join us in saluting the courage of our national heroes, Christian A. Guzzano '93, Lt Col, USAF, LT Nathaniel Davis ‘00, USN, MSC, Corporal Nick Hagedorn '09, U.S. Army, Weapons Squad Leader, Weapons Squad Leader, 82nd Airborne Division, 1-508 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2013-2017, Afghanistan 2014, Matthew Sullivan '12, Navy, and Ensign Kristina Wirkowski '16, Navy. Thank you for your service.

Last week, AP chemistry students built models of simple molecules using balloons. As part of our unit on Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties, students modeled the different VSEPR theory molecular geometries with balloons of two sizes (smaller bonding electron pairs and larger nonbonding pairs). This lab helps students better visualize simple molecules' shapes and bond angles.

Today we honor Portledge alumni and siblings Rachel Thomas ‘99 US Army Veterinary Corps Major (Ret). and Aaron Lee ‘09 for their service to our country.

Portledge would like to honor Colonel Adrian T. Bogart III ‘77, Commandant of the Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets for his nearly 40 years of active duty including 6 ½ years in combat in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

We are eternally grateful to Colonel Adrian T. Bogart III for his bravery and service. To read more about Colonel Bogart and his distinguished career please visit
https://www.vmi.edu/about/governance/administration/commandant-of-cadets/

Leading up to Veterans Day, we want to honor all who have served our country. There are countless men and women to whom we owe an enormous debt of gratitude. We may not know them all, but we do know the Portledge alumni who have or still do serve. This week we will honor those alumni members of our community for their sacrifice and bravery. Thank you.

If you are a veteran or know any alumni that are veterans, please let us know via email at Alumni@Portledge.org

Leftover candy from Halloween? The Lower School is collecting any leftover candy to be donated to the local Ronald McDonald House. Candy can be dropped off at the
security booth through the end of the day on Friday.

It's all things Halloween at Portledge! During extended advisories, students decorated pumpkins and the halls, working together to craft their haunting designs! We hope to see our EC & LS parents at the Halloween parade on Monday - rain or shine!

It's busy being the Head of School at Portledge...even if just for a day! Aryan A. '29 took over as Head of School for a day yesterday, taking meetings, and working with facilities and administrators to learn the ins and outs of all things Portledge. And as a special treat, Aryan chose breakfast for lunch! Reflecting on the day, Aryan said being Head of School, "is actually really fun."

Congratulations #PortledgePanthers on an amazing end to the Fall soccer season. All three Portledge soccer teams won their championship games today!

Last week, Mrs. Chiu’s IB ESS classes went on a trip to the WaterFront Center in Oyster Bay. Students got the chance to touch, feel, and learn about different species of marine animals and plants.

Every varsity sport has made the PSAA Fall 2022 playoffs this season! We are so proud of our panthers. Join us this Friday for their homecoming games and senior night!

Throughout their time at Portledge, students will have amazing opportunities to combine meaningful and purposeful community partnership experiences with their academic curriculum. Our goal is to support our community while building character and promoting a strong connection between academic studies and real-life experience.

We are delighted to share that 8th-grade student Stephanie A, is singing at the Apollo theater tonight! We wish her the best of luck and can’t wait to hear this amazing talent!

Update: Here's the video of Steph's performance: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6P0n6WVMSlc&feature=share

Middle School students worked with their advisory groups to create posters that show our Portledge pride and school theme - S.O.S. Caring for one’s Self, Others, and our Surroundings. These posters can be found in the MS atrium.

Our early childhood nursery students work with Mr. Schwartz on a regular basis to learn about instruments and create fun, new sounds!

We are sad to announce that Founders Day is now cancelled due to the heavy rain expected tomorrow. We will miss hosting this beloved event this year, but keep an eye out for more community gatherings throughout the year!

The inaugural trip of the Middle School Culture Club headed into NYC to see Beetlejuice. After they took the train, they visited Times Square and the Theatre District and ate at Bareburger in Hell’s Kitchen. Topped off with a scary, fun show, they made their way back to Manhasset Train Station. 

It was such a joy to have our parents back on campus this morning for the first PA meeting of the year. We are so happy to partner with our parents for another amazing year. Portledge board president, Mel Mooney said it best, “our children, they are happy!”

See Ms. Conniff's 6th Grade advisory working on some team-building activities in advisory today! So much fun! It can be fun to fail and work together to succeed!

John DeLuca '23 and Chris Hong '24 were selected from among thousands of high school juniors and seniors in the state of New York to receive the highest musical honor to perform on stage at the 2022 NYSSMA All-State Performing Festival in Rochester, NY on December 1 through December 4, 2022.

With the start of school just around the corner, our faculty and staff are on campus today for the first of many meetings over the next few days.

The Class of 2022 moved on from Portledge in remarkable fashion. With a 100% acceptance rate to four-year colleges, we are so proud of our newest alumni. This group of students will take their memories of Portledge and the skills they fostered here to a number of impressive institutions including Yale, Brown, Cornell, Barnard, University of Virginia, University of Toronto, Vanderbilt University, Boston College, Trinity College of Dublin, and Duke to name but a few.