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Get Your Pictures in the Yearbook-Deadline February 22
The Yearbook Staff invites students and parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you have great photos of school and community events or of you and your friends just having fun, we'd like to see them. Our photographers can't be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a  terrific book everyone will want to have.Here is how you can submit photos online:
1. Log on to: Jostens.com
2. Enter Login ID: 1131179
3. Enter Your Password: cjhs
4. Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
5. Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
6. Click "Save Details."
It's that easy! Submit your photos today! The last day to submit photos is 2/22/2008.
The Yearbook Staff will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot guarantee that all submissions can be used in the yearbook. |
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In Case of
Inclement Weather
CJHS uses the Emergency Closings Center to notify our community of school closings. ECC's website is updated every fifteen minutes. To determine whether school is closed, please use one or more of the methods listed below:
1. RADIO: Tune in to WGN Radio 720, WBBM 780, CBS2, NBC5, ABC7, WGN News, FOX32, or CLTV.
2. INTERNET: Click on ECC's website or the websites of any of the above stations.
3. PHONE: Call 847.238.1234 (touch-tone phones).
4. E-MAIL: Sign up for personalized email notification through Emergency Closings.
Please note that there may be a delay in email delivery.
If CJHS is not listed on ECC's website, you may assume that school is open for the day.
You can also check the Athletic Hotline, 847.423.5969, for scheduling changes due to weather. |
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E-News Deadline:
Wednesday at noon
Material received after the deadline will be included in the next week's E-News.
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Curriculum and Beyond at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20
Incoming and prospective families are invited to learn about the unparalleled high school experience Jewish teens get at CJHS. Meet CJHS department chairs and hear about our outstanding faculty, innovative integrated curriculum, and remarkable record of college placement. |
College Planning and Israel Experience Meeting for Juniors and Parents Next Tuesday
Senior Israel Experience
On Tuesday, February 19, at 7:00 p.m., students and parents will receive information about the Fourth Annual Senior Israel Experience, get a glimpse of a sample itinerary, hear from current seniors about the experience, and have a chance to ask questions.
College Planning Juniors and their parents will receive information on how to begin building a college list based on academic record and personal preferences. We will introduce Naviance Family Connection, a customized website that enables CJHS students and parents to research college and scholarship options, view application statistics for prior years, track applications, and much more. We'll also interpret PSAT score reports and talk about the "big tests" - ACT, SAT I, and SAT Subject tests - that most colleges require as part of the college application process. |
CJHS Seniors Earn National Honors
The CJHS community congratulates two members of the Class of 2008 who have been named Finalists in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program. Ari Frankel and Richard Kahn are members of a distinguished group selected from among those students who scored highest nationwide on the 2006 PSAT. Semifinalists advance to Finalist standing based on academic recognition, a student essay, and a counselor recommendation.
The community also congratulates seniors Richard Kahn and Shai Kamin, who have been selected as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The program, established in 1964 by Executive Order of the President, recognizes some the nation's most distinguished graduating seniors for their achievements in the areas of academics, leadership, and service. Richard and Shai are among approximately twenty males and twenty females selected as candidates from each state. |
Lishma at CJHS to Debut February 28
CJHS is proud to announce "Lishma at CJHS," an adult education program for the entire community that features leading scholars and educators from all backgrounds speaking on a wide array of topics. The program launches on Thursday, February 28 with "The American Declaration of Independence and the Ten Commandments," featuring CJHS Scholar in Residence Dr. Zohar Raviv, with a response by scholar and author Professor Steven Kaplan. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the session begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. The suggested minimum donation is $18. Space is limited. For reservations contact Bobbie Wolk at 847.324.3723 or email lishma@cjhs.org. For more information on Lishma at CJHS, click here.
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Kate Spade Handbag Designed by CJHS Student to Debut in Chicago
Last spring, CJHS junior and "Make-A-Wish Kid" Yael Derman traveled to New York to fulfill her wish: to join forces with renowned designer Kate Spade to create a handbag to raise awareness of childhood cancer survivorship. The "Yali Carry On Bag" will be introduced to the public from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 17 at the Kate Spade Store, 56 E. Oak Street in Chicago. As Yali explains, "the 'Yali Carry On Bag' makes the statement that cancer survivors 'carry on' with life in the face of their 'medical baggage.'" A limited number of handbags will be available to the public for $325, with half the proceeds benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley will purchase the first handbag at noon.
To view the handbag or learn more of Yali's story, click here. |
New Faculty Member Joins CJHS Staff
We welcome Mr. Daniel Landau to the CJHS faculty. Mr. Landau joins the History Department as a teacher of AP Microeconomics. An experienced educator, Mr. Landau has taught high school in Japan and Political Science at MIT. He holds an MS from MIT and a BA from the University of Southern California. Mr. Landau and his wife are the proud parents of two children who attend the Solomon Schechter Day School in Northbrook. |
Gameboys Wanted
Va'ad Tikkun Olam is collecting old Gameboy games, Gameboy Advances, and Gameboy SP's with chargers. The games will be donated to Grandma's Got Game, an organization creating a lending library of Gameboys and games for patients in pediatric hospitals. Donations are also welcome: $15 sponsors a used game, and $50 sponsors a used Gameboy. This drive concludes February 18. For further information, contact Daniel Warshawsky, Rachel Binstock, Danielle Wolf, or Rabbi Barkan at 847.324.3709. |
CJHS students interested in attending cultural events in the area have formed a Culture Club. For their first event, more than 30 students, faculty, and staff will attend the March 23 performance of Les Miserables at Lincolnshire Marriot Resort.
On April 6, the group will attend a live HD simulcast of The Metropolitan Opera Company's production of Puccini's La Boheme at the Evanston 18 Theaters. Tickets are $15, and can be reserved through faculty sponsor Dr. Gary Auslander, who will host a brunch prior to the opera. |
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Purim is coming soon! Each year, the Va'ad and Va'ad Tikkun Olam sponsor a Mishloach Manot drive for the school community. Students, faculty, and staff can purchase Purim baskets for friends and colleagues. Every CJHS family will receive a basket of delicious treats.
Purchase Mishloach Manot for individual families at $5 per family, or donate $120 to sponsor Mishloach Manot for the entire school (200 baskets). All proceeds from this drive will be donated to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger, to fulfill our obligation at Purim - and throughout the year - to feed those in need. Order forms have been placed in student mailboxes and have also been sent by e-mail. You can also click here to download an order form. Please make checks payable to MAZON, and return order forms and checks to Jeff Berger, Va'ad Fundraising Vice President, at CJHS by March 7.
Click here to link to the Mazon website. |
Task Force Members Attend Lecture
Three members of the CJHS Bible Curriculum Advisory Task Force recently attended a lecture by James Kugel, author of How to Read the Bible, presented by Nextbook at the Newberry Library.
"Mr. Kugel drove home the concept that we are all able to find meaning in the interaction between text and the reader," said Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin, who attended along with Ms. Marianne Novak, Judaic Studies Department teacher, and Ms. Jane Shapiro of Jane Shapiro Associates, all of whom serve on this important new task force. Also in attendance were Dr. Sam Fleischacker, CJHS parent, and Ms. Jane Pickus, CJHS Board Member. |
Dr. Raviv Delivers Lectures
Dr. Zohar Raviv, CJHS Scholar in Residence, recently delivered the keynote address at an event honoring the Masters of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies students at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies. He also traveled to Florida, serving as the Scholar in Residence for Beth Moshe Congregation, the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School and the Institute of Jewish Knowledge and Learning. Dr. Raviv also presented two sessions at the 56th Annual Conference of the Jewish Educators Assembly. |
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Ruth Eisenberg, 2007 CJHS alumna, was recently interviewed for a Jerusalem Post article about The Women's Institute of Judaic Studies in Ein Hanatziv. To view the article, click here. |
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Mazal tov to Mr. Tim Cohen, CJHS History Teacher/Athletic Director, Mrs. Linsey Cohen, and big sister Rae, on the birth of a baby boy, February 11, 2008.
The bris will take place Monday, February 18, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cohen home, 3351 Dato Avenue in Highland Park. All are welcome. |
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We wish a complete and speedy recovery to CJHS Business Manager, Dr. Michael Jacobson, who is recuperating following recent surgery. Get well soon! |
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Breakfast Sponsorship
Thank you to the families of Lee Tal Gabel and Jamie Borkan for sponsoring breakfast on February 11 honoring their birthdays and to Camp Ramah for sponsoring breakfast on February 7 in honor of CJHS students. Thank you also to the families of Noa Fleischacker, Natalie Salzman, and Seth Berkman for sponsoring breakfast on February 4 to thank Avi Coven for providing rides from the train station to school.
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Religious Life
This week Lisa Wiznitzer, Josh Warshawsky, David Weltman, Rena Forester, Seth Berkman, Matthew Levin, Hannah Miller, Avi Coven, Matthew Hass, Esther Lowe, Lea Sarris and Ms. Musin led Tefillah; Richard Kahn and Jeremy Hulkower read Torah; and Avi Coven provided two Torah explanations. |
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Community News and Events
JCC Maccabi Games Information Night
Students and parents interested in the JCC Maccabi Games are invited to a meeting on February 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bernard Weinger JCC in Northbrook. Click here for additional information.
Jerusalem Post Editor to Speak David Horovitz, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post, will speak on "The Threats Without and Within" at Congregation B'nai Torah on Wednesday, March 12. For further information, click here. |
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Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting is at 5:05 p.m. today. Shabbat shalom! | |
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