Happy Holidays & Best Wishes for 2023!
Warmly,
Your Buckley Friends |
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION UPDATES
1st Annual Buckley Pen Pals Program Set to Begin February 2023!
We are delighted to report that over 50 Buckley alumni have signed up to be pen pals! Thank you, Alumni, for this extraordinary turn out.
Starting in February 2023, our current 5th graders will begin corresponding with Buckley alumni spanning eight decades from the 1950s to the 2020s, living in 14 different states (plus one country other than the US!), and representing a great showing by both the Blue Team (57%) and Red Team (43%)!
This is the first year of Buckley Pen Pals, an idea brought to the Centennial Celebration team by faculty member Marissa Chille (English 5/6). As we take this time to celebrate Buckley's past and present, we are also excited to look to the future and start new traditions like this!
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SNEAK PEEK
Holidays at Buckley are made brighter by our amazing faculty, like Mr. Roby Young, and their unique contributions to the school!
Roby, a gifted teacher and artist, has created many works of art that bring joy and beauty to the school, including this hand-carved menorah that has stood proudly in Buckley's front hall every Hanukkah since 1983.
Roby's menorah is also one of the 100 significant artifacts that will be on display at Buckley from May 19-21, 2023 during the Centennial Reunion & Gala Weekend!
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CURRENT EVENTS
Buckley's Annual Holiday Celebrations
On Friday, December 9, Buckley celebrated another beautiful and timeless Christmas Pageant! Congratulations to all the students who performed, and our sincere appreciation goes out to our Head of Lower School, Mrs. Elizabeth Lyons, for her leadership and direction of the amazing team that put together such a beautiful performance.
On Friday, December 16, the Buckley community gathered in the auditorium to enjoy The Nutcracker, one of Buckley's annual traditions. The show was performed by our first grade and eighth grade students, narrated by Dr. Toler, and directed by the one and only Mrs. Jennifer Demopoulos.
 We also celebrated Hanukkah, and Mrs. Susan Goldman and Sydney Fisher '27 lit the Menorah that was carved by our very own Mr. Roby Young, and we listened to two songs beautifully performed by our second and third grade choruses.
Finally, our Upper School chorus wrapped things up with two more tunes, and a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus!
Our sincere appreciation goes out to everyone - faculty, staff, students, and parent volunteers - who helped bring this tradition to life once more this year, and a very special Thank You to Mrs. D for her leadership of this wonderful production.
-Stephanie Long,
Director of Communications
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FROM THE ARCHIVE
Home for the Holidays: December 1958
Yes, that's a house on a truck! And not just any house. It's the home that Buckley's Heads of School and their families have lived in since 1959. The history of this extraordinary home goes back much further, and how it came to be at Buckley was not by chance or accident. It was a gift...delivered just in time for the holidays!
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BUCKLEY TRIVIA
A "Christmas Miracle" Story by Elizabeth Lyons
In this special edition of "Buckley Trivia," Head of Lower School, Ms. Elizabeth Lyons tells us the story of Buckley's "Christmas Miracle" and answers the question, "What word is NOT in Ms. Lyons' vocabulary?"
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NEXT MONTH
23 Ways to Participate in 2023
Is your New Year's Resolution to reconnect with your Buckley friends and family? We can help! In January, we'll share "23 Ways to Participate in 2023," your one-stop guide to all things Centennial.
For example, one way to participate is to make plans to join us for the Centennial Reunion & Gala Weekend from May 19-21, 2023! The party of a century will be here before you know it...start making your plans today!
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Looking Ahead to Tax Season: Planned Charitable Giving
Remember that when you make your gift to Buckley by December 31, 2022, you will receive a tax credit for the 2022 calendar year!
Read here to learn more about charitable giving and tax credits, including avoiding tax consequences when satisfying your required minimum distribution (RMD) for your IRA.
Contact Marjorie Jean-Paul (516-627-1910 ext. 2771, mjeanpaul@buckleycountryday.com) to learn more about how you can invest in our students!
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Centennial Updates
Sneak Peek
Current Events
From the Archive
Buckley Trivia
Next Month
Centennial Links
Upcoming Events
BCDS Community Stories
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Upcoming Events
JANUARY
1/3
School Re-Opens
1/13
Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly
1/16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
1/18 @ 9:00am
(click here to sign up!)
1/20
Lunar New Year Celebration
Use the links above to find out more, volunteer, or RSVP!
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BCDS Community Stories
Remembers...
Want to see your BCDS story featured? Contact the Centennial Celebration Project Manager, Holly O'Brien at (516) 234-6830 hobrien@
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