Rachel Spiro, Director of Admissions, is
thrilled to report that CJHS recently sent out its first round
of acceptance letters for the Class of 2010! According to
Spiro, there is already an 80% increase in the number of
acceptances compared to last year at this time. This first
round of acceptances benefited from the $500 tuition credit
that families received by applying by the Early Decision
Deadline. The acceptances suggest a diverse student body,
which includes students from nine communities and twelve
different synagogues throughout
Chicago.
Placement
Exams for Incoming Freshmen
In order
to guarantee that students are placed in appropriate classes,
CJHS administers a math placement examination to all incoming
freshmen. This year, the placement exam will be given at
Solomon Schechter Day School in Northbrook on Tuesday,
February 28. Testing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude
around 11:00 a.m. Children attending SSDS will be excused from
class to take the exam. Incoming students from other day
schools or public schools are welcome to take the exam at SSDS
or may request to schedule testing at CJHS at a separate
date.
Please register for these exams by contacting
Rachel Spiro, Director of Admissions (847-324-3706 or
rspiro@chicagojhs.com). Only students who have been accepted
or who have applied for admission are permitted to take the
exam.
Rolling
Admissions Continue
If you
know of families with a graduating middle school student who
have yet to submit an application for the 2006-2007 school
year, please let them know that there is still time. Also,
CJHS continues to receive applications from current high
school students who are planning to transfer into CJHS.
Students interested in transferring are invited to shadow a
CJHS student. Contact Ms. Spiro to schedule a visit or receive
more information at 847-324-3706 or
rspiro@chicagojhs.com.
Senior's
Letter Published in New York Times
Kol
Hakavod to senior Yael Kiken, whose letter to the editor was
printed this week in The New York
Times.
Click here to read Yael's letter to
the editor.
From the
Athletic Director's Desk
The
men's basketball team moved to a remarkable 13-6 record with
its 53-35 win over Roycemore this week. Halftime featured a
premier performance by our very own CJHS Dance Team. Led by
high scoring juniors Brian Pogrund and Matthew Silverman, the
men's basketball team has two games left in its season. The
Tigers will host Universal on Wednesday, February 22 at 5:00
p.m. at the Mayer Kaplan JCC and will play Ida Crown Jewish
Academy on Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Northbrook
YMCA.
The women's basketball team celebrated its
winning season Thursday with a team dinner at the home of
Rachel Binstock and by attending a Northwestern University
women's basketball game in Evanston. We want to thank Coach
Davis for his expert leadership, parents and the school
community for all of your support, and especially the team
members for all of their time, effort, and enthusiasm. What a
great season!
There is still time to sign up for spring
sports. The men's tennis team has an exciting schedule with
opponents including New Trier, Highland Park, Glenbrook North,
and North Shore Country Day School. There is great enthusiasm
for the inaugural year for Ultimate Frisbee. This is a coed
team sport, and we are still looking for more women to join.
Ultimate Frisbee is tremendous fun and great exercise.
College
Counseling: From Admissions to
Enrollment
By this
point in the school year, many of our seniors have been
admitted to several colleges and are weighing their options.
To help them make informed decisions, the CJHS College
Counseling office sends each student an email with basic
information about Jewish life on the campuses he or she is
considering. For each institution, we provide information
about the Jewish population, the campus Hillel, the
availability of kosher food, the religious and social life,
and the range of Jewish studies. We also provide direct links
to the websites of Hillel houses on each campus.
CJHS Students
Help Lead Schechter Shabbaton
On
February 10 and 11, Jason Wiznitzer, Daniel Peaceman, Shayna
Flink, Sofi Petchersky, Ruthie Eisenberg, Matthew Silverman,
Eli Miller, and Rabbi Goldberg spent Shabbat at Solomon
Schechter Middle School's Schechter Sixth Grade Shabbaton.
Our CJHS students, along with members of the CHUSY regional
board, developed and ran most of the programming, including
study sessions, icebreakers and trust games. Yasher koach to
our students for their leadership, creativity, and compassion.
Thank you to Rabbi Sheryl Katzman, Ms. Musin, Ms. Spiro and
Rabbi Goldberg for strengthening the partnership between CJHS
and SSMS with this Shabbaton.
CJHS Spring
Shabbaton
This week,
students received invitations to the Spring Shabbaton, which
will be held at Camp Henry Horner on March 24 and 25 this
year. If you would like to assist with programming, please
speak to Shayna Flink. Please complete the back of the
invitation and return it to Ms. Musin by Wednesday, March 1.
Students and
Faculty Design Trees at Lunch
On Tu
B'Shevat, our students, faculty, and staff had the opportunity
to create edible trees during the lunch periods. Students used
dried fruit, pudding, frosting, cookies, and other treats to
design dozens of innovative trees. Yasher koach to Yaakov
Calamaro, Renana Fox and Rabbi Barkan for creating
award-winning masterpieces. Yasher koach to Lindsay Seidenberg
for developing this fun initiative. Thank you to the
Seidenberg family for donating
materials.
AMC Draws
Many Students
Kol
Hakavod to the following students, who participated in the
American Mathematics Contest on Wednesday, February 15: Rosie
Kiken, Yael Schwartz, Seth Berkman, Avra Shapiro, Danny
Silver, Ari Frankel, David Weltman, Lilli Flink, Shai Kamin,
Richard Kahn, Geoff Levin, Leore Avidar, Yael Kiken, and Jimmy
Casen. Thank you to Ms. Bierman and Ms. Gitlin for working
with AMC throughout the year.
Mishloach
Manot
Purim is
coming soon! Every year, the Va'ad and Va'ad Tikkun Olam
hold a Mishloach Manot drive for the whole school community,
through which students, families, faculty, and staff can buy
Purim baskets for friends and colleagues. Each student,
faculty member, and staff member will receive a Purim basket
containing delicious treats. An individual or family can buy
Mishloach Manot for individuals (at $5 per person) or for the
entire school (150 people) for $120. All proceeds from this
drive will be donated to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger,
in fulfillment of our obligation at Purim--and throughout the
year--to feed those in need. Order forms have been placed in
everyone's boxes and are also available by clicking on the
link below. The deadline for ordering is Friday, March 3.
Please submit your order form to Benji Derman or Yael
Schwartz.
Download a mishloach manot order form.
Save the
Date: P.O. Latke-Hamentash Debate
With Purim
on the way, it's time to mark your calendar for the Parent
Organization's Second Almost, But Not Quite, Annual
Latke-Hamentash Debate, which will be held on Saturday night,
March 18, at Moriah Congregation. The P.O. is pleased to once
again offer this evening of friendship, laughter, and serious
culinary debate.
Zisenwine
Lunch and Learn an Amazing Success--Sign up for Final Week
Now!
Dr. David
Zisenwine, the United Synagogue Scholar-in-Residence, treated
over a dozen parents, faculty, and staff to an energetic
conversation about identity development in teenagers. Dr.
Zisenwine is an engaging teacher, and we look forward to
learning with him again on February 22, from 12:15-1:30 p.m.
in the Social Hall. In the coming week, he will focus on the
development of Jewish identity in teenagers. Dr. Zisenwine is
currently a professor at Tel Aviv University, specializing in
Jewish education, Jewish identity issues and Biblical
literature.
The sessions are open to parents and
members of our extended community. The cost for the sessions
is $18 (or $6 per session), which includes lunch. Please
respond to RabbiFryer@chicagojhs.com if you are able to
attend. The RSVP deadline for the February 22 session is 9:00
a.m. on Tuesday, February 21.
Recycling at
Lunch
Yasher
Koach to the recycling committee, for implementing a recycling
program during meals at CJHS. Be sure to deposit your garbage
and recycling into the appropriate
receptacles.
IFYC Event to
Take Place at CJHS
CJHS will
welcome Catholic and Muslim students from our sister schools,
Loyola Academy and Muslim Education Center for a dinner
program on Tuesday, February 21 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. We will be
discussing the modern tensions among our religious
communities. For more information, please contact Vicky
Neiman, Rachel Karp, Maya Hobscheid, Rabbi Barkan, or Seņora
Brejcha.
Students
Volunteer at ARK
Yasher
koach to Aliza Stein, Nat Sufrin, Ruthie Eisenberg, Esther
Lowe and Dr. Auslander for volunteering at the ARK on
Wednesday, February 15.
Rabbi-in-Residence
Reads for Oprah
Last week,
Rabbi Fryer was a reader for Oprah Winfrey's National High
School Essay contest. Over 48,000 essays were submitted from
high school students across the country. Rabbi Fryer read more
than 300 essays over the course of two days.
Va'ad
Tikkun Olam Sponsors Cell Phone and Toiletries
Drives
There is
one week to go for the two current Va'ad Tikkun Olam
drives:
Cell phones are being collected for Shalva, an
organization that increases awareness of domestic abuse in the
Jewish community, provides services for Jewish families
experiencing abuse, and plans prevention programs that will
help to build a community free of abuse. You can contact
Shalva at 773-583-4673 or shalvachgo@aol.com. If you have
questions about the cell phone drive, please contact freshman
Rachel Binstock or Rabbi Barkan
(rabbibarkan@chicagojhs.com).
Unused toiletries will be
collected and donated to the Lincoln Park Community Shelter in
Chicago, whose mission is to empower homeless individuals to
make life changes. By collecting and donating toiletries, we
will contribute to the effort to break the cycle of
homelessness in Chicago. Learn more about the Lincoln Park
Community Shelter at its website, www.lpcsonline.org. If you
have questions about the toiletries drive, please contact
freshman Nicole Wiznitzer or Rabbi Barkan.
Thank you
to everyone who has already brought in donations. We will be
sending in the items on Monday, February
27.
Note Change
of Date: Eleventh Grade College Program to be held on February
22
Attention
eleventh graders and parents: Come to an imperative and
informative college information session at 7:00 p.m. on
February 22 at the school. Learn about standardized testing,
college visits, analyzing transcripts, utilizing technology
for research, financial aid and more during this important
evening.
Please call Sharna Marcus, College Counseling
Associate, to RSVP by February 15 at 847-324-3733.
AP Exams to
be Administered at CJHS May 1-12
Juniors
and seniors have received detailed information about the
Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams, which will be
administered at CJHS during the first two weeks of May. As
outlined in the materials, March 24 is the deadline for
submitting registration forms, along with the exam fee of $82
per exam, made payable to CJHS. Because the AP Exams are
administered nationwide, dates and times for exams are fixed,
and there are no make-up dates. Accordingly, students should
avoid scheduling appointments, etc. that conflict with listed
test dates and times.
CJHS To Host
ACT on Two More Sundays in 2006
Students
may register for the April 9 and June 11 tests on paper or via
the Web. Paper registration materials are available in the
College Counseling office.
Register online for the
ACT
Enhance Your
Shabbat While Supporting the Va'ad
Every
Friday, the halls of CJHS are treated to the aroma of freshly
baked Challah. You can bring this sensation to your home by
purchasing challah and other treats through the Va'ad's
weekly Breadsmith sale. To place an order, fill out the form
below and return it along with payment to Sandy Johnston,
Va'ad Treasurer, by Wednesday of each week. Breadsmith
orders are available for pickup on Friday mornings at school.
This fundraiser supports Va'ad programming during the
year.
Download a Breadsmith order
form.
Sponsor the
Prints
Did you
like the most recent edition of The Prints? Do you want to
help students express their creativity through the arts? Help
sponsor the Chicagoland Jewish High School by making a
donation! All checks should be made payable to CJHS. For more
information, please contact Prints advisors Ms. Marcus and Mr.
Blumenthal, or Prints Editor Benji Derman.
Looking for a
way to honor your student or advertise your
business?
The CJHS
yearbook staff is looking for sponsors for the 5766 edition of
Yachad. You can advertise your business or honor students and
other individuals in the school community by placing an ad in
our sponsorship book. The sponsorship book will be distributed
throughout the community along with the CJHS yearbook, Yachad.
For more information and prices, please contact Vanessa
Youshaei, Yachad business manager, at
yachad@chicagojhs.com.
Want to buy an ad in the sponsorship
book? Click here!
Religious
Life at CJHS
This week,
Yael Kiken, Aaron Magid, Matthew Hass, Jeremy Hulkower, Avra
Shapiro, Shai Kamin, Nat Sufrin, and Richard Kahn led
tefillah. Benji Derman read Torah.
Yasher koach to Dr.
Ted Schaffner, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, for
giving the D'var Torah at tefillah today.
Yasher koach
to Tod Katz, Science Department Chair at Global Visions
Academy, for giving a D'var Tu B'Shevat this past
Monday.
Read the parashah, the haftarah, and a
JTS commentary.
This week's
parashah is Yitro.
Candlelighting
is at 5:08 today. Shabbat shalom!
Read a commentary from the
UJ.
