New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence

🥞 Principals Serving the Pancakes!
Join the NR Fund for our Annual Pancake Breakfast

📅 Saturday, Nov. 21, 8–9:30am
📍 New Rochelle High School
💵 Just $5

Enjoy pancakes, bagels, bacon, juice, coffee and more, served by school principals, administrators and Board of Education members. Then walk over to the Chamber of Commerce Thanksgiving Parade at 10am on North Avenue.

🦃 Save 25% on Turkey Trot!
We’re an official charity of the New Rochelle Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. Use code nrfund to save 25% on registration for the 5K, Kids’ Mile or Tot Trot. Proceeds support New Rochelle public school students.

♟️ AFTER-SCHOOL CHESS IS BACK!
Register today: nredfund.org/chess

New Rochelle students in grades 3–5 can learn and play chess after school with expert instructors from the National Scholastic Chess Foundation.
Space is limited! Please share with a New Rochelle public school family who might be interested!

💜 10 weeks of classes
💚 $100 — scholarships available
♟️ Classes begin October 19

✨✨Want to be part of the fun? ✨✨

Our 2027 NR Fund Gala Planning Committee is getting started — and we’d love for you to join us!
The Gala is the our biggest fundraiser of the year, helping us provide student enrichment programs throughout New Rochelle public schools.

Never volunteered with the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence before? Perfect! Come to our first volunteer planning meeting to learn about community involvement, meet others, and see if you might want to jump in.

There are lots of flexible volunteer opportunities, and you don’t need to make a big commitment to be part of the team.

First Gala Planning Meeting:
Wednesday, September 30 | 7:00–8:30 PM

Come for the ideas, stay for the fun! Help us make the 2027 Gala one to remember and fundraise for New Rochelle public schools!

✨✨Interested in nonprofit volunteering?:
💌 Email [email protected] or DM us for details!💌

🚨 Only a few spots left! 🚨
The NR Fund's SAT Prep Summer Bootcamp at New Rochelle High School is almost full — don't miss your chance to join!
📅 Monday, Aug 3 – Friday, Aug 7
⏰ 9:00am – 12:00pm daily
📍 New Rochelle High School
💰 Course fee: $250 (financial assistance available!)

15 hours of expert group tutoring with Applerouth, including:
✅ 350+ instructional videos
✅ Thousands of practice problems
✅ 3+ full-length practice tests
✅ 900+ page study guide

Seats are filling fast — register today before it's too late!
👉 https://tinyurl.com/SATsummer

📚🎓 NRHS SAT Summer Bootcamp registration is OPEN!
Get ready with Applerouth's proven prep strategies!
Comparable SAT prep courses often cost $800–$1,500!

📅 Aug. 3–7, 9am to noon at NRHS
⚠️ Only 25 spots available - current NRHS & Huguenot Academy students only
✅ 15 hours of group instruction - SAT book and online practice tests included

💲$250 (Financial assistance available)
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/SATsummer

Sing Your Heart Out!
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At the PAVE Piano Karaoke Party!
Join us and for LIVE piano karaoke featuring Emmy Award-winning composer Lance Horne.

Whether you are performing or cheering from the crowd, don’t miss this high-energy community night!

🗓️Details:
When:Tuesday, June 16th @ 5:30 PM
Where: House 4 Cafeteria (PAVE Pony Club) @ New Rochelle High School
🎟️Admission: FREE for current New Rochelle students
$5 for non-New Rochelle students
$10 for adults

🎼 Scan the Yellow QR Code to SING
🎟️Scan the Black QR Code for tix/donate
Sing Your Heart Out at the PAVE Piano Karaoke Party!
Join the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence and TheatreWorks for a live piano karaoke event featuring Emmy Award-winning composer Lance Horne. Whether you are performing or cheering from the crowd, don’t miss this high-energy night of local live music.
📅 Event Details
When: Tuesday, June 16th @ 5:30 PM (8:00 PM Last Call)
Where: House 4 Cafeteria (PAVE Pony Club) @ New Rochelle High School
Admission: FREE for current New Rochelle students | $5 for non-New Rochelle students | $10 for adults

🟡Scan the Yellow QR Code to SING Sign
⚫️Scan the Black to donate/buy tix

✨All proceeds directly benefit the Aaron Davis TheatreWorks Scholarship Fund

💜 You’re Invited to Poetry Out Loud on Monday, May 18! 💜
Come experience an evening full of imagination, courage, laughter, and heartfelt poems from young writers across the school district.

For 28 years, The Jeremy Scheinfeld Publishing Center and the NR Fund have brought together families, educators, and community to celebrate the original voices of students in grades 3–6 — and we'd love for you to be part of it.

It's free. It's open to everyone. Come support our young poets.
See you there. 💜

📍Whitney Young Auditorium, New Rochelle High School, 265 Clove Rd
📅 Monday, May 18, 2026
⏰ 7:00 p.m.

CHECK THIS OUT! ♟️💜 We’re celebrating a win for New Rochelle students — literally!

The City of New Rochelle, NY awarded us a $9,800 THRIVE Grant to expand our Afterschool Chess program with National Scholastic Chess Foundation to include 5th graders across all elementary schools starting Fall 2026.

This year alone, 230 students in the The City School District of New Rochelle participated — and with demand exceeding capacity, we’re thrilled to grow the program so even more kids can join in.

Chess builds focus, confidence, and serious problem-solving skills. And we can’t wait to bring that experience to even more students!

Thank you to the City and our partners at the National Scholastic Chess Foundation for making this possible!