Grand Opening Celebration
CJHS is thrilled to invite the entire community to our grand opening celebration on September 30, 2007 The day will begin with festive Chol Hamoed Sukkot services at Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation (site of our original campus), will continue with a Torah procession from Morton Grove to our new campus in Deerfield, and will culminate with dancing, a brief program, dessert and tours of our new school. This event is being chaired by Sandy Levin, Kim Frankel, and Lori Rabinowitz. The Torah Procession is being chaired by Miriam Rudolph and Inez Altman. Click here for more information.
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To help us plan for this important occasion, especially if you are joining us for the walk, please make sure to complete the response information and send it back to us today.
YES, I look forward to attending CJHS's Grand Opening Celebration on Sunday, September 30, 2007!
Name ______________________________________
Phone ______________________________________
Email Address _______________________________
Please indicate the number of people in your family who will participate in each event:
____ 7:00 a.m. Bus Ride from CJHS to NSJC (Park your car in Deerfield)
____ 8:00 a.m. Chol HaMoed service at Northwest Suburban Jewish Congregation
____ 9:15 a.m. Torah procession from NSJC to CJHS, approximately 9.5 miles
____ 1:00 p.m. Community-wide celebration (dancing, program, tours, and more!)
____ I'd like to volunteer! Please contact me!
Please fax this form to 847.324.3701 or email to magbodza@cjhs.org. |
CJHS in Deerfield:
We Were Here on the First Day!
More pictures from the first day of school are posted in a collage in the front lobby.
To see pictures highlighting students' arrival and first steps into the building, continuing with tefillah and breakfast on Wednesday, August 29, the first day of school in Deerfield, email cmusin@cjhs.org. |
CJHS in Israel
Aaron Magid, CJHS Class of 2007, wearing his IDF uniform, poses with relative Phyllis Hoffman Waldman, a former Vice President on the CJHS Board.
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E-News Deadline:
End of the day on Wednesdays
Material received after the deadline will be included in the next week's E-News.
E-News Hotline:
847-423-5960
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Shana tova,
Welcome to a new school year, a new campus, and a new year of e-news! In the line above, please check to make sure your name is spelled correctly. If not (or if your name does not appear at all), please click on the Update Profile/Confirm Email Address link at the bottom of this email. Thank you for helping us keep our email list current.
We are fortunate to have many new faculty and staff members this year; information about our new faculty members will be sent next week. |
CJHS Welcomes 132 Students to New Campus in Deerfield
The school year began with a record 132 students attending classes in our new building at 1095 Lake Cook Road in Deerfield. Besides welcoming our largest and most diverse freshman class, CJHS also welcomed 11 transfer students. Here are the statistics:
- 47 new students at CJHS
- 36 freshmen, including students from six different public schools, Solomon Schechter, and Hillel Torah
- 11 transfer students into the sophomore, junior and senior classes
- CJHS students live in 18 different communities, including Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich, Lindenhurst, Milwaukee and Minneapolis/St. Paul
- CJHS students and their families attend more than 35 synagogues and represent every stream of Judaism.
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Special Thank Yous
Thank you to the Wiznitzer family for sponsoring a barbecue and pool party for new and returning students at their home on the evening before school started.
Thank you also to Ms. Ruth Alexander in the Development Department, who donated teddy bears wearing CJHS t-shirts to every student on the first day of school. |
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Admissions Office Gears Up for the Class of 2012!
Ms. Rachel Spiro, Director of Admissions, is excited to begin the admissions process for the 2008-2009 school year. Contact her at rspiro@cjhs.org or 847.324.3706 to receive an application or to learn more about the application process. Save $500 by applying before the December 17 Early Decision Deadline. |
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CJHS is in the News!
We're proud to report that the opening of our new home in Deerfield is getting a lot of attention. Articles have appeared in the Pioneer Press, the Chicago Tribune and the JUF News (see page 25 of the September issue). Look for more news in the September 14 issue of the Chicago Jewish News and an upcoming feature on Fox News Chicago. Stay tuned! |
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September 11, 2001 Commemorated by School Community
CJHS students commemorated the atrocities of September 11, 2001 this morning. Yasher koach to Yali Derman, Tova Goldberg, Sophie Massey, Esther Lowe, Lilli Flink, Gabe Rubin and Josh Warshawsky for their participation. Following the commemoration in our Beit Knesset, staff and students alike shared their memories and reflections of the day in small groups during breakfast in our cafeteria. Thank you to our staff for sharing their memories. Thank you to Esther Lowe and Rabbi Barkan for their assistance in creating this event. Yasher koach to Rabbi Fryer for creating a tone suitable for this horrific day in our collective memory. |
Fall Sports
The fall athletic season is off to a great start. The cross-country team proved that hard work pays off with its impressive showing at the Ron Campbell Two-Mile Invite at Niles West last week. Despite the hot and humid weather, all returning team members improved their times in the race from last season. The team was just one point away from bringing home a big trophy! Congratulations to senior Seth Berkman and sophomore Aviva Schwartz for running the best men's and women's times, respectively. This week, the women's team travels to Highland Park High School and the men's team runs at Lake Forest Academy.
What an exciting year this promises to be for the Women's Tennis team. This is the largest and most talented team in the school's history, and the team is scheduled to play more matches than ever before. Led by veteran coach Barb Finfer, the team traveled to Northtown Academy today for its first match of the year.
In its inaugural season of interscholastic play, the Men's Golf team has several contests with North Shore high schools on its schedule. The team's first contest is today against Stevenson. The team wishes to thank its home course, Green Acres Country Club, for its generosity. Tune in next week for results.
Do you like sports and writing and seeing your name in print? Do you want excellent experience to put on a college resume? You should be a CJHS sports reporter! See Mr. Cohen for more details.
Are you interested in promoting and supporting CJHS athletics? Join the Tiger Club (CJHS athletic booster club) and work to enhance the success of the high school's athletic teams.
Finally, are you a CJHS student-athlete? If so, you will definitely want to buy a CJHS sports duffel bag to carry all of your sports gear and apparel. You may customize your duffel bag with your name. All proceeds will benefit the Tiger Club.
Duffel bag and Tiger Club forms have been distributed to students and will be available online soon. |
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Order Your Lulav and Etrog Today!
CJHS will sell lulavim and etrogim again this year. To order your set, please fill out a Lulav/Etrog Order Form (available at school) and return it to Rabbi Fryer's box in the teachers' room by Friday, September 21. Each set is $45; please make checks out to CJHS. Lulavim and etrogim will be ready for pickup on Tuesday, September 25. Please contact Rabbi Fryer via email or at 847-423-5962 if you have questions. |
Yael Derman Wins Metra Contest
Yael Derman, a CJHS junior, was a first place winner in the Inaugural Metra Safety Poster contest, "Lead by Example." Yael submitted versions of her poster in both English and Spanish, and she received a laptop computer and various plaques and certificates for winning the contest. Additionally, Yael's poster will be displayed in various Metra stations and at all public schools. Her poster will also be pictured on Metra ticketsand calendars for the entire month of August 2008. The Metra Board of Directors chose that month for Yael, a cancer survivor, when she revealed to them that August 2008 would mark the 8th anniversary of her bone marrow transplant. |
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Graduate Marks Historical Moment in Conservative Movement's History
Jacob Shapiro, CJHS Class of 2006, covered Chancellor Arnold Eisen's inauguration at the Jewish Theological Seminary for the Columbia Spectator, and the story was one of the lead items in last Thursday's paper. The story can be read online at www.columbiaspectator.com. Jacob is the associate editor and beat chief for the Spectator.
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Religious Life at CJHS
Over the last two weeks, Jeremy Frankenthal, Rena Forester, Matthew Hass, Esther Lowe, Seth Berkman, Jacob Stoehr, Aaron Weinberg, Nicole Wiznitzer, Jeremy Hulkower, Hannah Rosenbaum, Alan Bukingolts, Elli Cohn, Lilli Flink, and Rabbi Fryer led tefillah. David Weltman, Naseem Parsa, and Josh Warshawsky read Torah.
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Shana Tova!
On behalf of the students, faculty, staff and Board of Directors, Chicagoland Jewish High School would like to wish you a sweet new year. May this be a year of good health and happiness, and may we all be inscribed in the Book of Life. L'shana tova tikatevu.
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