Take out your Palm Pilot or your old fashioned calendar. CJHS is beginning its second semester with some important dates to add to your calendar.

Juniors and Parents Prepare for College Orientation

On Feb. 8 Bruce Scher, Director of College Counseling, will present a program for juniors and their parents as they begin to embark on the college search process. Information about testing, choosing colleges, updates on college profiles and expectations, and making the campus visit will be discussed. The program will start at 7:30 p.m. All juniors and their parents are encouraged to attend this vital program.

Broadway Rocks

CJHS students are busy preparing a Cabaret for the evening of March 6. Look for details in the upcoming weeks. It will be a night to remember.

What's a Purim Skance?

Save the date! This year's annual Purim Skance will be held on March 26 in the evening. What exactly is a Skance? Stay tuned for more information! CJHS students and USY members are all invited to attend.

Attend Panim El Panim

CJHS students will once again this year join with Jewish teens from across the country as part of Panim el Panim, a four day, hands-on trip to Washington, D.C. Students immerse themselves in social action, politics, and Judaism through encounters with leading experts and policymakers in both domestic and international issues. Students will discover the connection between their Jewish values and social and political activism. They will learn skills that will help them advocate for the causes they care about and will lobby members of Congress and their staff on Capitol Hill. The dates of our trip are Sunday, March 27 through Wednesday, March 30. It is open to any member of the junior class and there is no limit to the number of students we can send. Watch for details soon.

Shabbaton

The Spring Shabbaton will be held the Shabbat of April 1-2 at Beth El in High land Park. Students and faculty are invited to attend.

Note Change: APRIL 8 CHUSY KINNUS/CJHS PROFESSIONAL DAY

CJHS students: spend your weekend with CHUSY while your teachers will be together being professionally developed. There will be no school on Friday, April 8. There will be school on April 15.

ACT

CJHS offers the ACT on our campus on Sunday, April 10.

Junior-Senior Prom; Freshman-Sophomore non prom

CJHS holds its first prom at the Grove on April 16. There will be also be an activity at another location for the freshmen and sophomores

See the school play

Don't miss the spring play The Importance of Being Earnest on May 23.

End of the Year Picnic

Join current and new families for a Parent Organization sponsored picnic on May 22.

CJHS welcomes new students

CJHS is excited to add two new students to the student body. Rossi Silverman is a sophomore from Glencoe. Her parents are Jeffrey and Dina Silverman. Seth Berkman is a freshman, from Peoria, now living in Chicago. His parents are Ricca Slone and William Berkman. Please welcome these families to our community.

Students ski the slopes

The Va'ad Talmidim sponsored a ski trip to the Devil's Head Resort in Merrimac, Wisconsin on the semester break day, Jan. 31. Twenty-three students enjoyed the early morning coach ride and a day on the slopes. Special thanks to Mrs. Wendy Kahn, mother of Richard Kahn, class of 2008, who volunteered to chaperone along with Rabbi Goldberg and Mr. Gross. Thank you to sophomore Jason Wiznitzer for all of his hard work planning the trip.

CJHS offers Driver's Ed

Students wishing to take drivers education should pick up an enrollment form from Mr. Gross. Classes will be at CJHS starting on February 14 and will be taught again this year by the Adams Driving School. Students must be at least 15 years of age on or before May 12, 2005.

Support the Va'ad: buy your Challah from Breadsmith through CJHS

Welcome to the new and improved Va'ad Breadsmith Order Form. Have your son or daughter give the Breadsmith form and money to Geoff Levin, Va'ad Treasurer, on the Tuesday or Wednesday before the desired Friday delivery. Your challot and other selections will be delivered to the school on the Friday after the order is placed (or the Thursday after, if there is no Friday that week.) Save yourselves a trip to the store and help support the CJHS Va'ad at the same time. All of the profit from your Challah orders goes directly to Va'ad funds. If you need an order form, please email Geoff Levin at thevaad@yahoogroups.com.

Yasher Koach

Daveners: Brian Pogrund, Benji Derman, Jennifer Feldman, Avi Coven, David Weltman, and Matthew Silverman.
Torah readers: Matthew Silverman, Josh Warshawsky, Lilli Flink and Charlie Gandelman.

Yasher Koach to Rabbi Michael Schwab from North Suburban Beth El Congregation for giving a Dvar Tefillah during minyan on Wednesday and senior Noam Davidoff for giving a D'var Torah on Friday.

Has your email changed or will it be changing? If so, email smarcus@chicagojhs.com with your new address.

Shabbat Shalom! Candle lighting is at 4:51 p.m.Parshat hashavuah is available through the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Sharna Marcus
E-News Editor
History Teacher
College Counseling Associate
Prints and US Politics Club Adviser
Student Technology Services Coordinator
Chicagoland Jewish High School
7800 W. Lyons Street
Morton Grove, IL 60053
Phone: 847-324-3733
Fax: 847-324-3701
Email: smarcus@chicagojhs.com
Web: http://www.chicagojhs.com