18 SIDELINES NOVEMBER 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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combination to master. With the demands that come with a
competitive equestrian career, it’s easy to see how students
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alternate route — and a much easier one at that. While competing
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At The Top, an organization that changed his scholastic career.
He utilized the program his freshman and sophomore years of
high school while attending The Harvey School and riding in the
Children’s Hunters.
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The Top gives students like Maxwell the help they need to excel in
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shows possible, as well as offer other services like test preparation.
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about the program and his career. Here’s what he had to say:
What did you enjoy most about it?
I really enjoyed having teachers who cared about me, and having
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economics and psychology at Score.
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Maxwell Levy
Scores at the Top
By Dani Moritz
Right:
Maxwell with his horse, Early
Winter.
Below:
Maxwell competing at the
Winter Equestrian Festival.
