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Schechter seventh graders visit CJHS
The CJHS student body nearly doubled in size
on May 12 as CJHS welcomed the Class of 2010 for its annual 7th
grade Sager Solomon Schechter visiting day. About 60 students attended,
which meant CJHS had more than 120 students to accommodate in classrooms
and hallways. Visiting students observed classes with CJHS students
and toured the facility.
The 7th graders also had fun socializing with the
CJHS freshmen class over Dip n Dots ice cream during a social before
heading back to Schechter. The students returned to Northbrook with
a CJHS "Israel is my Homeland" t-shirt.
A special thank you to Hebrew teacher Ms. Nehorai,
Spanish Department Chair Mrs. Linda, Bible teacher Mrs. Halivni,
Biology teacher Mr. Jablanovic, English teacher Ms. Dickman and
Physics teacher Ms. Eliaser for accommodating the guests into their
classrooms.
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CJHS juniors and seniors
celebrate 'Prom'
Junior Miriam Balinsky with a friend on the bus to Second City.
CJHS juniors and seniors and their
friends celebrated "Prom" by attending a show at Second City
on May 8. . The event was planned by junior Jessie Silverman with much
effort from Student Activities Director Mr. Schultz. A special thank you
to chaperones Executive Director Inez Altman and Bible teachers Rabbi
Dickman and Ms. Halivni.
CJHS students build parabolic
dish solar cooker
Ms. Gitlin's and Ms. Bierman's
pre-calculus classes built parabolic marshmallow roasters after completing
units on conic sections. Based on the same technology used for satellite
dishes, the student's roasters all succeed in raising the internal temperatures
of the marshmallows that they roasted. Joseph Waldman and Deanna Levin
designed the model that produced the highest temperature as well as the
greatest change in temperature. Their marshmallow got so hot that it melted
off of the stick. Congratulations to all participants!
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Custodian presents
WWII and Cold War from Soviet perspective
Alex Kosarev, CJHS custodian, lectured
to the 10th grade history classes about WWII from the Soviet perceptive.
He explained that the Soviet people were disappointed that the Americans
provided only supplies and not troops to fight on the eastern front.
He also showed his father's medals from the war and both his and
his father's certificate of military service.
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CJHS choir sings for
the elderly
Members of the CJHS Choir sang on May 7 at the Friends
Center in Deerfield. The residents were delighted by the choir, and loved
the soloists sophomore Renana Fox, freshmen Jennifer Hipps, Rachel Karp,
Renana Fox, and Naomi Goldberg. Afterwards, members of the choir visited
with residents, and helped pass out cookies and drinks. Thank you to Mrs.
Gottlieb and Rabbi Dickman for their participation.
Physics students enjoy field trip
CJHS physics students visited Fermi National Accelerator
Laboratory, home of the world's largest particle accelerator on May 11.
Dr. Heidi Schellman and Dr. Paul Nienaber took the group around the main
control room and several sites on MiniBooster Neutrino Experiment (MiniBooNE).
Students also had the chance to stop at the prairie preserve to say hello
to the newborn buffalo calves.
College counseling staff attends conference
Director of College Counseling Mrs. Kravets and College
Counseling Associate Ms. Lifshen attended the Illinois Association for
College Admission Counseling annual conference held May 5-7 in Itasca,
Ill. The conference brought together nearly 800 college admissions professionals
from colleges and high schools around the state for professional development
and networking opportunities. Mrs. Kravets led workshop sessions on getting
involved with the association at the local and national level and on counseling
the special needs student.
Students volunteer at the Ark
Juniors Judah Rubin, Garrett Jacobs,
sophomore Ashley Silver, and freshmen Yoel Saffir and Geoff Levin, volunteered
at the Ark Cafe on May 10. Thank you to junior Jessie Silverman for coordinating
the volunteer and all the students and faculty who participated this school
year.
Tennis team
competes
The men's tennis team has played five
matches this season against Highland Park, Deerfield, Glenbrook North,
New Trier and Glenbrook South High Schools. The team features
senior Zach Berkman, junior Joe Waldman, sophomores Benji Derman, Avram
Pachter, Jason Wiznitzer, and freshmen Leore Avidar, Aaron Magid and Brian
Pogrund.
The format has been to play an 8-game pro-set
in singles and then the same in doubles, or 2 singles matches.
"The team has done remarkably well for the
little time they have practiced," Tennis coach and Board President
Mr. Flink said. "They adjust to new doubles partners, work hard,
try their best, and do not complain. Probably the best part of the experience
is that the other coaches and parents of our opponents have remarked again
and again how well behaved our players are and what good sportsmen they
have been. Every coach has asked us to play again next year. In addition,
every player on the team has one at least one match."
Buy a yearbook
Buy your CJHS yearbook by May 28
it only costs $25. After the deadline the price rises to $35. For the
first time the yearbook staff is teaming up with the video yearbook staff.
If you purchase your CJHS video yearbook with the print yearbook it costs
$10 instead of $15.
Yasher
Kochechem
Seniors Zach Berkman, Evan Dreifuss,
juniors Noam Davidoff, Ari Gore, and freshmen Ruthie Eisenberg, Brian
Pogrund Yoel Saffir and Matthew Silverman led tefillah this week.
Senior Mollie Flink and sophomore Avram Pachter read Torah. A Yasher
koach to Talmud teacher Mr. Zaff for his
d'var Torah on May 14.
What's coming up at
CJHS?
Fine Arts Assembly
CJHS invites you to an hour-long
showcase of our Fine Arts program at 12:15 p.m. on May 18. The showcase
will feature performances by the CJHS Band, Dance Troup, Studio Art
class, Drama Ensemble, and Choir.
Class of 2005 meeting
As the year begins to wind down,
the college process is just heating up. Please remember that CJHS is
holding a mandatory junior class meeting (students only) from 4:30 to
6:30 p.m. on May 17. This will be a chance to check in about the college
search and answer any questions that might have come up as you have
progressed in this process. In addition, we will be discussing Jewish
life on campus and how to integrate this aspect into your college selection
process. To help shed some light on this topic, we will be joined by
Rich Moline, Director of KOACH College Outreach, and Rabbi Michael Mishkin,
Executive Director of the Fiedler Hillel Center at Northwestern University.
To help give you some direction with selecting a career and/or picking
a major, we will be presenting information about an exciting skills
assessment tool which CJHS is making available to all Juniors free of
charge.
Students campaign
for Va'ad positions
The campaign season for the 2004-05
student government has begun. Students have posted posters throughout
the school in their attempt to win the Va'ad Election on May 19. The
candidates are:
President: Sophomore Benji Derman
and junior Ari Gore
Vice President: Freshman Leore Avidar, juniors Jacob Kanter, Shlomi
Mir and sophomore Jason Wiznitzer
Treasurer: Sophomore Jimmy Casen, freshman Geoff Levin and junior Joe
Waldman
Secretary: Freshman Abby Landis and junior Deanna Levin
Judaic Studies
teacher to lecture at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
CJHS Talmud teacher Dr. Schorsch
will present Voices of our People: Midrash and American Jewish Self-Representation
at 7:45 p.m. on May 16 at North Suburban Synagogue Beth
El, 1175 Sheridan Road Highland Park as part of the Rabbi Irving and
Amy Frankel Memorial Lecture series.
Come to the Spring Fine
Arts Festival
CJHS is proud to announce its
Spring Fine Arts Festival, featuring performances from the CJHS fine
arts classes, including the one-act “The Ugly Duckling” by (Winnie the
Pooh author) A.A. Milne. The performance is at 1 p.m. on May 23 and
is hosted by Congregation Kehillat Shalom at Temple Judea Mitzpah, 8610
Niles Center Road. Tickets are available from Student Activities Coordinator
Mr. Schultz .
Save the Date: CJHS'
first commencement ceremony
Join CJHS at 5:30
p.m. on June 1 for the school's first commencement ceremony. Seniors
Zach Berkman, Evan Dreifuss, Mollie Flink, Samantha Freeman and Beth
Magid will be graduating. Tickets will be needed to attend. An invitation
was sent with forms to request tickets.
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5/16
7:45 p.m. Dr. Schorsch will present Voices
of our People: Midrash and American Jewish Self-Representation
at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, 1175 Sheridan
Road Highland Park
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5/17
4:30 p.m. Mandatory Junior Class Meeting
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5/18
12:15p.m.
Cocurricular Fine Arts Assembly
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5/20
4:30 p.m. Va'ad Meeting
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5/21
Interviews for Prints Positions
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5/22
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5/23
1 p.m. CJHS Arts Festival, 8610 Niles Center Road.
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5/24
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5/25
Erev Shavuot-Noon Dismissal
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5/26
Shavuot-No School
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5/28
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5/29
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6/31
Memorial Day- No School
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6/1
5:30 p.m. Commencement
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6/2
State Senator Schoenberg attends CJHS tefilla |
6/3 |
6/4
Last Day of Regular Classes |
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