Each spring, many CJHS students take AP examinations through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program after completing college-level courses at CJHS. Each fall, the College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students' performance on the AP exams. We are pleased to announce that twelve CJHS students -- eleven members of the Class of 2006 and one member of the Class of 2007 -- recently earned AP Scholar Awards.

• Daniel Bier, Benjamin Derman, Ron Gejman, Linda Levin, and Ashley Silver qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on a 5-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
• Shayna Flink earned the AP Scholar with Honor Award, granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams.
• Alana Abisdris, Renana Fox, Sandy Johnston, Yael Kiken, Daniel Peaceman, and Jacob Shapiro qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher.

Students from all grades met during lunch on Thursday, October 19 to discuss the establishment of a Jewish World Watch chapter at CJHS. Jewish World Watch is a powerful coalition of Los Angeles synagogues and schools that educates, advocates, and collects resources on behalf of world conflicts, particularly genocides. This year, CJHS students will continue to speak out on Darfur by bringing in speakers, selling Darfur t-shirts, making calls to the White House, and attending rallies. CJHS students will also try to establish Jewish World Watch chapters at their synagogues. Yasher koach to Nat Sufrin for his hard work and dedication to the development of this important initiative.

8th Grade Student Visiting Days
Eighth grade students are invited to shadow a CJHS student on either Wednesday, October 25 or Thursday, October 26. Students are encouraged to arrive by 8:00 a.m. in time for tefillah. Following tefillah, students will attend classes with their CJHS hosts. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Students are welcome to spend a partial or full school day with us. Please contact Ms. Rachel Spiro, Director of Admissions, to register your child.

Open Houses for Prospective Families
Students and parents interested in CJHS are invited to join us on Sunday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m. or on Wednesday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m. for our Recruitment Open Houses. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet CJHS students and faculty and to learn about our fine arts and athletic programs. Families will be able to tour the building and learn about our new site, opening in Deerfield next fall. Day school and public school families are welcome! For more information, contact Ms. Spiro.

Save $500 on Next Year's Tuition
CJHS is now accepting admissions applications for the 2007-2008 academic year, when CJHS will move to its new home in Deerfield. Save $500 on tuition by submitting an application by December 15, 2006. Applications can be downloaded from the CJHS website, or contact Rachel Spiro.

This week, CJHS concluded an outstanding fall athletic season! CJHS added two new teams this fall and had record participation.

Cross-Country
The inaugural Coed Cross Country team ended a stellar season at the Latin Invitational meet in Chicago's Lincoln Park. In frigid conditions, both the women's and men's teams finished second out of thirteen teams. Most CJHS runners brought home medals and ribbons for their individual performances, and everyone improved their two-mile times. CJHS acknowledges our 15 runners for their daily dedication to this grueling sport, and we thank Coach Cogan for his expertise and guidance.

Women's Tennis
After a very rainy start to the season, the Women's Tennis team was finally able to participate in several matches. Wins over Maine East and Northtown Academy were a great way to finish the season. CJHS acknowledges our tennis players and Coach Finfer for another terrific tennis season.

Soccer
Coed Soccer has become the most popular sport at CJHS this fall, with close to 20 students showing up regularly for Thursday scrimmages against a local AYSO team. Led by Coaches Rabbi Barkan, Cohen, and Robinson, the team had fun this fall while improving its skills. CJHS hopes to have enough women interested in playing in the spring to field an interscholastic soccer team.

Winter Sports: Basketball and Dance Team
With the fall sports season over, winter athletic team practices have begun, also with record participation. Approximately 40 CJHS students play on CJHS's three basketball teams, and the dance team, Chai Girls, has18 members. CJHS is proud to announce that this will be the first year that our basketball teams will participate in the Illinois State Tournament. Our athletes play best when they are cheered on by their fans, and we have an exciting season of nearly 60 basketball games! Check out our game schedule at http://www.cjhs.org/pdf/bballschedule.pdf. We hope to see you there! (Please note: basketball practice is cancelled this Sunday ONLY because court time is unavailable).

Ultimate Frisbee
Coed Ultimate Frisbee is now back at CJHS! For the next three Fridays, the Coed Ultimate Frisbee team will meet after school to scrimmage and work on skill development. In the spring, the team will compete in an eight-week Ultimate Chicago junior league against high school teams from throughout the Chicago area.

Questions? Contact Mr. Cohen, Athletic Director.

CJHS Idol is on the way! Rehearsals continue during lunch periods on Tuesdays and Thursdays and on Sunday afternoons. Please check Trumba to see when your group is rehearsing. The Sunday rehearsal schedule is posted at http://www.cjhs.org/pdf/cabsched.pdf.

Mark your calendar for performances on November 19 and 20!

The Second Annual USPC Extravaganza (featuring desserts) will be held Saturday, October 21 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Avidar home in Morton Grove! This year, the U.S. Politics Club will serve the favorite desserts of the most prominent Illinois politicians, including Governor Rod Blagojevich, State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, and Senator Barack Obama. In order to give students a "taste" of each politician, a brief presentation will accompany each dessert. For more information, speak to Leore Avidar. Be sure to save room for dessert!

In recent years, CJHS and CHUSY Region USY have partnered with Solomon Schechter Middle School to cultivate student leaders to assist with the planning and implementation of Schechter's Shabbatonim for sixth and eighth graders. This week, CJHS students Eli Miller, Michael Brunwasser, Jenn Hipps, Lilli Flink, Aliza Stein, Sofi Petchersky, Lindsay Seidenberg, Matthew Silverman, Josh Warshawsky and Jacob Stoehr attended the first planning meeting along with CHUSY leadership. (Josh and Jacob also serve on CHUSY's Regional Executive Board.) The students will work together to develop and lead social programming for the SSDS students and enjoy a Shabbat with the Schechter students.

In honor of Rosh Chodesh Mar Cheshvan (the only month in the Jewish calendar without a holiday), Va'ad Vogue encourages everyone to wear tie-dyed clothing and accessories on Monday, October 23.

Dov Weinstein visited CJHS on Thursday, October 19 to present the first mishnah in Masechet Brachot. Mr. Weinstein, a full-time Shakespearian puppeteer with a commitment to Jewish learning, has combined his two great obsessions (Gemara and inch-high plastic ninjas) to create "M'aimatai," a fascinating introduction to the very first mishnah in the Talmud. Using tiny plastic figures, fridge magnets, a huge text, and more, Mr. Weinstein creatively illustrated the Talmudic discussion regarding when one can recite the Shema in the evening. Students, many of whom have studied this mishnah at CJHS, watched as the rabbis of the mishnah and their opinions came to life during the performance. Junior Michael Shapiro said afterward, "The presentation taught me about more than [simply] a page of Talmud; it taught me about how people are truly in love with Talmud."

Thank you to Rabbi Dickman and Rabbi Fryer for bringing Mr. Weinstein to CJHS.

CJHS sophomores and juniors took the PSAT at the school on October 18. Score reports will be mailed to CJHS in December and distributed to students by Mr. Scher. Please be aware that PSAT scores are not sent directly to students' home addresses, nor are they available online or by phone. After scores have been distributed, Mr. Scher will schedule a meeting with juniors and their families to help them interpret PSAT score reports and to discuss the other standardized tests (ACT and SAT) required by most colleges as part of the college application process.

A special reminder to sophomores: the PLAN test will be administered at CJHS free of charge on the morning of November 28. Sophomores who have not yet submitted their registration forms should do so promptly.

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 Geoff Levin, Va'ad Treasurer, by Wednesday of each week. Breadsmith orders are available for pickup on Friday mornings at school. This fundraiser supports social programming throughout the year. If you have questions about the Breadsmith sale, or if you are interested in placing a full-year order (the same order every week), please contact Geoff.

Got Pictures?
Parents, students, and faculty are always taking pictures of athletics and other events. If you have pictures from CJHS events, summer events, or anything else the yearbook may want to use, please upload them at http://portal.jostens.com. The User ID is 1114242, and the password is cjhs.

Want to Place an Ad?
We are also seeking sponsors for the 5767 edition of the CJHS yearbook, Yachad. You can advertise your business or honor students and other individuals in the school community by placing an ad in our sponsorship book, which will be distributed throughout the community along with Yachad. The money raised helps to cover the cost of publishing the yearbook. Ads can be purchased in the following sizes: full page ($200), half page ($100), quarter page ($50), and business card ($25). For more information, please contact junior Jeremy Frankenthal.

Please direct yearbook questions to Leore Avidar, editor-in-chief, or Ms. Blumenthal, yearbook advisor.

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Irv Simon, great-uncle of junior Ari Glasser. The funeral took place on Monday at Shalom Memorial Park.

Zichrono livracha -- May his memory be for a blessing.

Scholar-in-Residence at NSS Beth El
The Irving & Janet Robbin Scholar-In-Residence program at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, Highland Park presents Jewish Identity in Antiquity: Permutations and Transformations, a weekend featuring Dr. Lee Levine, a luminary of the Masorti/Conservative movement in Israel, to take place October 27-29. Dr. Levine is a Professor of History and Archeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The weekend will feature a Shabbat dinner (by reservation and advance payment only) on Friday night, lectures on Friday night and Shabbat morning, and a presentation to the Men's Club and Sisterhood on Sunday morning. There is no fee for the lectures. For additional information or to RSVP, contact Merle Tovian, Continuing Education Director, at (847) 432-8903, ext. 262, or mtovian@nssbet hel.org.

If you would like to sponsor breakfast in honor of a student's birthday (or any occasion), please contact Ms. Joan Waxman via email or by phone at 847-324- 3711. The students love the recognition, and the bagels are great, too!

This week, Matthew Hass, Esther Lowe, Rena Forester, Brian Pogrund, Hannah Rosenbaum, Aaron Weinberg, Nicole Wiznitzer, and Dan Eisenberg led tefillah. Brian Pogrund read Torah.

Yasher koach to Aaron Weinberg for delivering a Dvar Torah today on the topic of Israel advocacy.

This week's parashah is Bereshit. Read the parashah, haftarah, and a JTS commentary online.

Candlelighting is at 5:45 p.m. this week.
Shabbat Shalom!