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A really beautiful waterfall with water fresh enough to drink.

In Review: SHS Visits Iceland!

Elliot Eisenberg and Ethan Karp March 4, 2024

During February break, SHS science teacher Tammy Marchini, SHS science teacher Dan Meiselman, and SHS history teacher Michelle Britto took twenty students to Iceland. Everyone came home with a super cool...

Mindful Maroons Guide to Getting Work Done

Mindful Maroon’s Guide to Getting Work Done

Drew Siegel, Writer December 14, 2021

The weeks leading up to vacation are arguably the most stressful times of the year since it seems like every teacher tries to jam in a test right before the holidays. To keep me from going crazy during...

Drew Siegel begins her blogging journey on Maroon discussing health and fitness.

Introduction to Maroon Mindful

Drew Siegel, Writer December 2, 2021

Welcome to Maroon Mindful. My name is Drew Siegel, and I’m a sophomore. Since I was young, I have dreamed of becoming a doctor as I have always felt an urge to help others. I developed a passion for...

Combination of a camo hoodie and a baseball shirt. Cropped and added a decorative zipper on the sleeve.

Wardrobe RE-Fresh

Jenny Kahn October 12, 2020

In previous Maroon Couture blog posts, I’ve spoken about the problem of textile waste and the ill effects that “fast fashion” has on the environment (see “Spring Cleaning...Sustainably”.) The...

Post COVID, consumers are anticipated to behave with a newly sustainable mindset.

The Effect of Coronavirus on Fashion Sustainability

Jenny Kahn June 22, 2020

Stay-at-home orders have given us time to self reflect and reassess what’s truly important  - including family, basic needs of wholesome food and exercise, and the connection with others. Many of us...

Maroon Couture: How To Tie-Dye

Maroon Couture: How To Tie-Dye

Jenny Kahn June 1, 2020

During the current lockdown, people have undoubtedly been dressing in loungewear most of the time. One of the latest trends is tie-dye, especially for sweats. Here is a simple “how-to” for those of...

This black sweatshirt had logos on the front and back. By cutting a hole where the logos were, I inserted a two-layer design made from the same two other bar mitzvah garments mentioned in the last picture.

The Great Bar Mitzvah Sweatshirt Challenge

Jenny Kahn April 29, 2020

Especially in a town like Scarsdale, it's safe to assume that most households have tons of Bar and Bat Mitzvah sweatshirts somewhere in their homes. People put a lot of time and money into making and designing...

Maroon Couture - How To Make A Fabric Face Mask

Maroon Couture – How To Make A Fabric Face Mask

Jenny Kahn April 13, 2020

During the current Coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been busy sewing fabric face masks to help with the shortage of N95 masks. Last week I donated 100 sewn masks to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical...

Now that Spring is here, its time for some cleaning - lets try to clean sustainably.

Maroon Couture: Spring Cleaning…Sustainably

Jenny Kahn March 22, 2020

Now that spring has sprung, it’s that time of year to clean out our closets! What better time to do that than now while we’re all under quarantine?? We can use this extra time we have at home to get...

Scarsdale students pose with their peers from Colegios Ramon y Cajol, a school in Madrid. Their trip over February break marked the second half of the Spanish exchange program.

SHS Students Take Madrid

Sam Siegel March 1, 2020

This past September, SHS students hosted students from Colegios Ramon y Cajol, a private school in Madrid, Spain. The students explored many tourist attractions and sights in New York while simultaneously...

Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion runs through January 5, 2020 at the Brooklyn Museum.

Maroon Couture: Pierre Cardin Exhibit

Jenny Kahn November 12, 2019

For my first blog entry, I’d like to talk about a great fashion exhibit that I recently saw at the Brooklyn Museum called “Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion.” The show runs through January 5, 2020. Fashion...

Jenny Kahn ’21, the writer for Maroon Couture and the founder of the SHS club Up 2 D8.

An Introduction to Maroon Couture

Jenny Kahn October 22, 2019

Welcome to Maroon Couture. My name is Jenny Kahn, and I’m a junior at SHS. Since I was a little girl, I’ve been surrounded by fashion and design. My dad has a 131-year-old multi-generational girl’s...

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