Merit Scholarship Program
Ross juniors have broken a new school record - 12 percent of the rising senior class made the first round of the National Merit Scholarship competition. They took the preliminary qualifying test and met the requirements to enter the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. For a class of 55, this is greater than the top 10 percent of the class.

Moss Turpan, Hannah Baker, Patricia Milligan, Sydney Dratel, David Kaner and Nathaniel Oppenheimer made the first round of the PSAT/NMSPQ, a preliminary test that serves as an initial screen of about 1.5 million entrants each year.

Poetry Awards
Recognized for their extraordinary literary talents, Ross School boarding student Daniel Shin and day students Skyla Winters and Shanna Polley recently won awards for their poems in the East Hampton Library's Poetry Contest. There were three categories for poets to enter - adult, high school and middle school. In the high school category, Skyla won first place with the Walt Whitman award, Daniel won second place with the Emily Dickinson award, and Shanna won third place with the Walt Whitman award.

Baseball
Ross junior varsity baseball is finding its stride, as they enjoy the momentum of their three-game winning streak. On Friday, April 24, they beat the previously undefeated Southold team 16 to 9. Then, they took Shelter Island 12 to 1 on Monday, April 27, complete with a no-hitter by Jasper Creegan. On Tuesday, April 28, they defeated Stony Brook 15 to 11. Jon Dratel and Jasper Creegan hit home runs, while Brandon Pettaway and Charlie Hoffman hit triples. Billy Schutt also pitched a great game.

Softball
The junior varsity softball team had a 13 to 2 victory over Babylon on Friday, April 24, an 11 to 2 victory over Mercy on Monday, April 27; followed by a 9 to 3 victory over John Glenn on Tuesday, April 28, which featured two home runs by Kaitie and Kelsey McGayhey and a triple by Patricia Milligan. Their record is currently 8-2. Emma Betuel, Abby Cook, Kaitie and Kelsey McGayhey, Isabel Milligan and Isabelle Turits are batting over .300. Four more players are batting over .200.

Tennis
The varsity tennis boys team has a record of 7-2. They are second in their league now. On Tuesday, April 28, they played against Southampton and won five matches to two.

Ross Lower School
The Pre-Kindergarteners at Ross were given the opportunity to see their works of art featured in a professional setting during a special exhibit at The Fireplace Project Gallery in East Hampton. The class took a trip to the gallery to help curate their group show on Thursday, April 30. The show consists of Edvard Munch-inspired sculptures and paintings, which feature swirling colors, as well as flower still-lifes, inspired by Georgia O'Keefe. This special exhibit concludes their studies on art, which began in April. The students have been studying several famous modern painters, including Jackson Pollock, and a style of painting known as action painting, where the paint is dribbled, splashed or smeared on to the canvas, versus carefully applied.