Congratulations to Shiven Dabhi on his participation in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair held in Columbus, Ohio. Shiven presented his research on morphing wings in the field of aerospace engineering, competing against over 1500 other students from 60 different countries. We are proud of Shiven's hard work and his representation of Ketcham at this competition!

Haley Polidore has been nominated for the prestigious Roger Rees Award in New York for Outstanding Performer in a Musical, recognized for her role as Mary Poppins.

Haley has already advanced past the first round and will be heading to NYC for the second round of the competition. This is a major honor in the high school arts community, and even more special because she is proudly representing Ketcham.

She is the first student from our school to reach this level of recognition, and if she advances again, she’ll compete on a national stage.

Congratulations to this RCK Superstar! We are so proud of you Haley!

Congratulations to the RCK students who earned honors at the Dutchess County Regional Science Fair. The event was held on April 5 and hosted winners of local school district science fairs.

12^th Grade

Shiven Dabhi placed 1^st with Implementation of mechanical neural networks for force distribution in morphing wing structures. Shiven also earned awards from Sigma Xi, Vassar Brothers Institute, Dr. James Green Science Award, DCC President Dr. Peter Grant Jordan Science Award, Robert Verkuil Science Award, NYS Senator Robert Rolison Science Award, Clemson University Prof. June J Pilcher Science Award, and earned ISEF Trip to the International Fair. Shiven also earned the NASA Earth System Science Award and United States Air Force Award.

Emily Zhang placed 3^rd with Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Promoter of Thrombin Activity and Fibrinogen Clot Formation. The project also earned Emily the Sigma Xi award, Nancy O’Shea Memorial Award, and Rita Brannen Memorial Science Award. Emily also earned the Society of Women Engineers Award and the William Lang Memorial Award.

Also in the Senior division, Isabelle Echegaray (’25) earned honorable mention for ph Influence on DSSC Performance. Isabelle also earned the Society of Women Engineers Award. Amber Carpenter (’25) also earned honorable mention for Radioactivity: Detecting Radon’s Invisible Threat. Amber also received the Environmental Defense Fund Award and the Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Society Award.

9^th Grade

Grace Shrestha (’28) placed 1^st in the 9^th Grade division. Grace’s project, Gut Health is Wealth, also earned the Vassar Brothers Institute Award and the Allan Page Science Award.

Sean Lai (’28) earned honorable mention in the 9^th Grade division with the Chaotic Dancing Pendulums project.

For more information, visit https://www.dcsciencefair.org/2025-science-fair-awards

Congratulations to our incredible students for their hard work and outstanding achievements!

Congratulations to our Math Team competitors within DUSO Math league who were invited to compete at the State Competition.

--DUSO has over 400 students competing over the season from 23 schools.

ROY C KETCHAM ACCOLADES -  We had 5 students qualify for the top 32 and 2 who attended the state meet.  

The DUSO A team finished 2nd in the B Division of the Competition.

Congrats to all DUSO members, and especially Jack McCarthy and David Carbone 

Congrats to Shiven Dabhi for winning 2nd place at the UAlbany Science Research Symposium for his presentation on Implementation of mechanical neural networks for force distribution in morphing wing structures. Shiven will present his research at the Wappingers Science fair and at RCK’s Science Research Symposium in June. Keep up the great work!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MATH TEAM ON A SUCCESSFUL SEASON!  Wednesday afternoon the team competed in its last regular meet of the season.  The A team got 2nd out of 10 teams.  They finish the season with many members improving over previous performances and many who were first time members.  We will have at least 1 team to qualify for Regionals in March and we will probably have 2 members qualify for the State competition in Syosset NY in April.  Thank you from Ms Siebert to all members who participated this year, your enthusiasm was greatly appreciated!  

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Congratulations to the RCK Science Olympiad team who competed well against 35 other teams from the region at the Mid-Hudson Science Olympiad Competition. Shiven Dabhi worked tirelessly with his fellow officers to ensure a smooth and successful season. A special congratulations to those who placed:

Gold Medal: Optics (Raegan Hrouda and Ryan Kowalczyk)

Bronze Medal: Chemistry Lab  (Emily Zhang and Casey Muller) 

Bronze Medal: Geologic Mapping (Amber Carpenter and Ainsley Bosman)

Bronze Medal: Microbe Mission (Casey Muller and Angie Odeniyi)

5th Place: Tower (Shiven Dahbi and Huang)

7th Place: Tower (Ty Carpenter and Alex Arvelo)

7th Place: Helicopter (Shiven Dahbi and Ainsley Bosman) 

7th Place: Bungee Drop (Ainsley Bosman and Sophie Zhang)

7th Place: Ecology (Casey Muller and Amber Carpenter) 

7th Place: Electric Vehicle (Ainsley Bosman and Kristy Belesaca Duque

Congratulations to everyone who competed in the Mount Academy Science Olympiad Invitational. The team scored 4th in Tower, 6th in Chem Lab, and 21 Overall! Way to go!

Science Olympiad had a great tournament this weekend at Columbia High School. All teams did a terrific job! A special shoutout goes to the following teams for receiving a medal: Write It, Do It - Sophie Zhang and Eleanor Huang, Tower - Shiven Dabhi and Eleanor Huang, Optics - Kristy Belesaca and Emily Zhang, and Chem Lab - Casey Muller and Emily Zhang.  

Congratulations to the teams of Arjun Murali, Juel Balaguel & Yousef Abdelhakim and Eliseo Fernandez, Ariana Zerafa & Autumn Sneed who placed 5th and 6th places respectively at the Dutchess County Debate Tournament in December. 

Congratulations to Freshman Eleanor Huang for winning Most Improved Delegate at this Fall's CESIMS (Columbia Educational Simulation) Model UN held at Columbia University on November 23rd.

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

Congratulations to National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist Charlotte Williams and those named National Merit Scholarship Commended Students

Kristy Belesaca Duque, Shiven Dabhi, Nathaniel Hom, Derek Marr, Muhammad Muhammad Al-Sheabani, Emily Zhang, Sophie Zhang 

The National Merit Scholarship is an annual nationwide academic recognition program that recognizes and honors academically talented students. We congratulate these students and commend them on their hard work. Be proud of your incredible accomplishments and all you have done to achieve them! 

RCK's JOEY COLUCCI SERVES AT OPENING OF THE VIETNAM TRAVELING WALL

RCK student Joey Colucci recently led the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening ceremony of The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall at Bowdoin Park. 

Joey is the Senior Patrol Leader for Scouts, BSA Troop 25, which is chartered by the Red Oaks Mill Fire Station and American Legion Post 1302. Joey and the troop assisted at the event opening and throughout the duration of the installation. The troop met at Bowdoin Park so all the scouts could participate in the historic event.

Congratulations to Abby Ostrander and Marcos Cordova on their selection as NYSSMA All-State students.

Abby was selected for the Symphonic Band for Alto Saxophone. Marcos was selected for the Symphony Orchestra for Double Bass.

The New York State Schools Music Association All-State ensembles are honors groups comprised of the top students from school music departments across the state. They are directed by guest conductors and perform in concerts during the annual NYSSMA Winter Conference later this year.

 Mr. Seipp & Ms. Ferris congratulate NYSSMA All-State Students