No use in sitting alone in your room… come to the Cabaret! Life is a Cabaret at CJHS… come to the Cabaret! The production staff and cast look forward to showing you a great time at our Second Annual Cabaret Night, ROCK OF AGES, on Sunday, April 2, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at Moriah Congregation, located at 200 Taub Drive in Deerfield. Tickets are available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m. All tickets are $10.00 and support the Fine and Performing Arts at CJHS.

From the Athletic Director

The spring sports season has begun! With the expert guidance of coach Kemal Ambar, the men's tennis team promises to have an excellent season. The players are working hard to get their games match-ready and have participated in both tennis practice and physical conditioning. Thank you to the Silver family for hosting a delicious post-practice team dinner this week. The players are freshmen Yaakov Calamaro, David Israel, and Danny Silver; sophomores Michael Brunwasser, Daniel Kanter, Michael Shapiro, and Josh Warshawsky; junior Brian Pogrund; and seniors Avram Pachter, Jacob Shapiro, and Jason Wiznitzer. The first match is on Tuesday, April 4 at 4:00 p.m. against Maine East. Please come out and cheer (quietly!) your team on to victory. For the rest of the schedule and other important athletics information, please consult the school's web site at www.cjhs.org.

Those CJHS students looking for a fast-moving team sport this spring have opted to join our new club-level coed ultimate frisbee team. This team, which will compete against other high school clubs, the faculty, and parents, is coached by ultimate frisbee veteran (and women's basketball coach) Rob Davis. Practice begins Monday, April 24 at 4:45 p.m. at the school. Team members are Yaakov Calamaro, David Israel, Tova Goldberg, Brittany Wasserman, Josh Warshawsky, Yoni Solomon, Adva Mir, Vicky Neiman, Dakota Miller, Kayce Miller, Danny Silver, Michael Shapiro, Daniel Kanter, Avra Shapiro, Rebecca Crawford, Hannah Rosenbaum, Rachel Garfinkel, Daniel Peaceman, Ruthie Eisenberg, and Alan Bukingolts.

Hold the date for the First Annual CJHS Spring Sports Banquet. This exciting event, scheduled for Thursday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the NSJC social hall, will honor all of our athletes and coaches. We hope that all students who participated in women’s tennis, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, dance team, men’s tennis, or ultimate frisbee, and their parents, relatives, and friends will attend this special evening. Special features include delicious food, a sports personality keynote speaker, a performance by our own dance team, video premiere by CJHS students, awards to all team participants, and the inaugural presentation of the Student Athlete of the Year Awards. Come celebrate CJHS athletics on May 11 at this memorable event.

New Email for Faculty and Staff

CJHS has changed email providers, and faculty and staff can now be reached @cjhs.org. All faculty and staff email addresses are firstinitiallastname@cjhs.org, with the exception of rabbis (rabbilastname@cjhs.org) and Ph.D.s (drlastname@cjhs.org). The school's website is now accessible at http://www.cjhs.org.

College Night for CJHS Sophomores and Juniors

Niles West High School will be hosting their annual college night on Wednesday, April 5 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on their high school campus. More than 200 colleges and universities will be represented. CJHS students and parents are encouraged to attend this program as part of the college planning process. Students from other high schools from around the area will also be attending, so you may wish to arrive early to secure parking. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact Mr. Scher.

CJHS Hosts Martial Arts Demonstration

As part of our physical education and wellness program, CJHS hosted a martial arts demonstration this past Thursday for all students during the lunch period. The program was presented by the Filipino-Kali-Escrima Academy of Chicago.

Our students just completed a two-week ice skating program as part of their P.E. curriculum, and on Monday, they will begin a three-week judo program. CJHS has a strong commitment to offering its student body a diverse program that exposes the students to many different athletic opportunities.

Special Chamber Ensemble Performance

On Thursday, April 6, the Chamber Ensemble, under the direction of Mr. Arnie Sklar, will give a special performance during the lunch period. This is part of our Lunch and Arts program. Last week, members of the drama class performed scenes and songs from Wicked. CJHS is proud to offer these programs to our student body and faculty.

CJHS Joins Million Voices for Darfur Campaign

The Va'ad Tikkun Olam encourages you to join the Million Voices for Darfur Campaign. This campaign intends to present one million electronic and physical postcards to our nation's leaders at the Darfur rally on April 30 in Washington D. C. To send a prewritten electronic postcard, go to the website linked below. After you send the postcard, the site will let you send email to your friends and family, asking them to join the campaign as well.

We ask that you send this automatic email not only to your friends, but also to savedarfur@cjhs.org. This way, the Va'ad Tikkun Olam can keep track of how many postcards our community has sent. This will help us mobilize for action on behalf of Darfur, including the rally. Also, when you are at CJHS, please sign a paper postcard. These postcards are in an envelope on the podium in front of the whiteboard used for announcements. When you enter the school building, the whiteboard is just to your left.

Click here to send an electronic postcard.

Got Summer?

Can you believe that summer is almost here? What are you going to do this summer? If you don't already have plans, see Ms. Marcus in the College Counseling office, or email her at smarcus@cjhs.org. She can give you some great ideas.

Summer Engineering Program

The University of Illinois sponsors the WYSE (Worldwide Youth In Science and Engineering) program for interested students. Participants are exposed to different fields of engineering in a friendly environment at the Urbana campus. This is an excellent program and very highly recommended. Please visit the web site listed for more information and/or feel free to contact Science Department Chair Ann Levinson, alevinson@cjhs.org. Not sure if your interest is in engineering? This program will help you decide. If you graduate in 2007 or 2008, you can register for either Session I held from June 11-17, 2006 or for Session II held from July 9-15, 2006. If you graduate in 2009, you can register for the session held from July 23-29, 2006. Applications are due by April 15.

Click here for WYSE information.

Another Summer Engineering Program

Michigan State University in East Lansing is sponsoring a similar program from July 16-21, 2006. Applications are due by May 30.

Click here for MSU link.

Students Collect Pennies

The Va'ad Tikkun Olam is raising awareness about the number of disenfranchised people in Chicago by collecting pennies representing the number of people who experience homelessness at some point in the year in the Chicagoland area. The money will be donated the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.

Click here to learn more about homelessness in Chicago.

Maot Chittim

CJHS students will help pack boxes at Maot Chittim on Monday, April 3. Please speak to Sofi Petchersky if you are interested in attending.

Soft Target Awareness Course

Inez Altman, Executive Director, and Martha Keefe, Administrative Assistant, attended a security training session on March 29. The session was hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI and was held at McCormick Place. Representatives from other public and private schools from the Chicagoland area were also in attendance. Information was shared and contacts were made in order to provide support and feedback in the future.

Several of the viable strategies presented will be implemented at CJHS to further enhance the security measures already in place. Our goal is to maintain a safe and secure environment for our students, faculty and staff.

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.

Click here for a Breadsmith order form.

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@cjhs.org.

Parents of seniors are especially invited to honor their students in the yearbook.

Click here for a sponsorship form.

Breakfast Sponsorships Available

If you would like to sponsor breakfast in honor of a student’s birthday (or any occasion), please contact Joan Waxman at jwaxman@cjhs.org or Sara Coven at penguinema@napcoltd.net. The students love the recognition, and the bagels are great, too!

Religious Life at CJHS

This week, Yael Kiken, Aaron Magid, Matthew Hass, Jeremy Hulkower, Avra Shapiro, Shai Kamin, Eli Miller, Nat Sufrin, and Benji Derman led tefillah. Aaron Magid, Seth Berkman, Esther Lowe, and Maya Hobscheid read Torah.

Yasher koach to Aliza Stein and Matthew Silverman for giving a Dvar Shira this morning and teaching us three songs to enhance our Seudah Shlishit experience.

Read the parashah, the haftarah, and a JTS commentary.

This week's parashah is Vayikra.

Candlelighting is at 5:56 today. Shabbat shalom!

Reminder: Don't forget to turn your clocks one hour forward on Saturday night.

Read the parashah, the haftarah, and a UJ commentary.