Noah Ryder has found a home at Mayo High School
May 9—ROCHESTER — Noah Ryder was looking for something bigger, with more choices. So, following his freshman year, he left Schaeffer Academy for Rochester Mayo, a school whose population is about 20 times bigger than Schaeffer's and its enrollment of 78 students in grades 9-12. "Schaeffer just got to be too small," Ryder said.
"And I liked the harder, challenging classes at Mayo. " He's also ...
May 9—ROCHESTER — Noah Ryder was looking for something bigger, with more choices. So, following his freshman year, he left Schaeffer Academy for Rochester Mayo, a school whose population is about 20 times bigger than Schaeffer's and its enrollment of 78 students in grades 9-12. "Schaeffer just got to be too small," Ryder said.
"And I liked the harder, challenging classes at Mayo. " He's also liked the tennis at Mayo, which happens to boast one of the top programs annually in the state. Schaeffer was not only losing a valuable member of its student body when he left, but its best tennis player.
Now he is at Mayo, where he holds the distinction of being its No. 1 singles player. The tennis isn't why the 5-foot-5 Ryder came over, but it's been a nice element.