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Yearbook Ad Deadline
March 31
Do you want to extend special wishes to the graduating seniors? Would you like to recognize the entire student body? Interested in commending the faculty and staff? Would you like to advertise your personal business to the CJHS community? You can accomplish all of these objectives by purchasing an ad in this year's CJHS Yearbook supplement:
The Ad Book!!!!!!!!!
Complete the sponsorship form and send it to the school office in an envelope marked 'Yearbook,' or fax or e-mail it to the addresses on the form. The deadline for submitting ads is March 31! Thank you in advance for your support. Click here for sponsorship form. |
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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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In Case of
Emergency
CJHS has recently implemented the Honeywell Instant Alert for Schools, an Internet-based system that will automatically notify registered students, parents, faculty and staff of any school closing or emergency. Click here for the instruction sheet for accessing the system and creating your profile. Click here to register.
In addition, closings will be posted on ECC's website as well as the following:
1. RADIO/TELEVISION: Tune in to WGN Radio 720, WBBM 780, CBS2, NBC5, ABC7, WGN News, FOX32, or CLTV.
2. You can also check the Athletic Hotline, 847.423.5969, for scheduling changes due to weather. | |
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Spring Musical Wins the Strike, Hearts of Audiences
After weeks of rehearsals, a cast of 25 CJHS thespians and dancers, accompanied by a 10-member pit orchestra, dazzled audiences with their energetic performance of the Adler and Ross musical The Pajama Game. More than 600 people attended the performances, held on March 16 and 17 at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (otherwise known as the Chicagoland Jewish High School gymnasium).
This marked the first time a musical production has been held in our new home. The audience arrived to a black box theatre where pajamas and fabric hung, along with a beautiful backdrop painted by the stage crew and by art teacher Ms. Marla Snyder. Several of the play's characters greeted audience members, and then the factory bell rang.
We look forward to seeing you at the next CJHS production, Snapshots, on May 12.
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As these photos show, our Purim celebration is in full swing. Look to next week's issue for a complete wrap-up of today's events.
Purim Dance
CJHS will host its 2008 "Old School" Purim Dance from 8:45-11:00 p.m., March 22. Dress is dressy casual from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, or 90's. Tickets are available for $20 at the door. |
Israeli Students Visit CJHS
Fourteen students and three staff members from Kiryat Gat, Chicago's "Partnership 2000 Sister City" in Israel, are visiting CJHS and Chicago for a week. Our guests arrived on Wednesday and are staying with CJHS families. The students spent Thursday shadowing CJHS students and joined our Purim celebration today. Saturday evening they will attend our "Old School" Purim dance. Special activities are planned throughout their visit, which will conclude with a closing breakfast on Wednesday. |
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Va'ad Tikkun Olam is holding a charity drive, collecting sports equipment on behalf of Camp Kesem, a student-run organization operating out of universities throughout the U.S. Every year, Camp Kesem runs a free, week-long camping program for children ages 6 though 13 who have, or had, a parent with cancer. We're collecting basketballs, soccer balls, baseballs, bats, mitts, tennis rackets, bases, cones, pumps, and any other usable sports equipment. The sports equipment drive will run through March 25. For further information, contact Sara Schankerman. |
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CJHS Tigers Heading to Basketball Tournament in New York
The CJHS Tigers will compete in the annual Yeshiva University High School Basketball Tournament, which takes place March 27-31. The tournament attracts hundreds of talented players from 20 Jewish high schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. Live coverage of every game, along with a live scoreboard and statistics, will be available at www.macslive.com. Go Tigers! |
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Upcoming Evening of Music
On Tuesday April 15 at 7:00 p.m. at Gidwitz Place, 1601 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, CJHS will present an evening of classical and modern music performed by some of our most talented and accomplished musicians. In the first portion of the program, instrumentalists and vocalists will perform solo and chamber works by composers ranging from Bach and Chopin to Bloch and Schoenfeld. The second half of the program will feature arrangements written by our own student composers, along with performances by our jazz and contemporary musicians. The evening will conclude with a dessert reception. |
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Bike the Drive with Chai Lifeline Midwest
Students, faculty, parents, and friends are invited to join representatives of other local Jewish day schools in raising money for a worthy cause. Enjoy a fantastic bike course, get fit, and raise funds for the children of Chai Lifeline by becoming a Chai Cyclist and participating in the annual Bank of America Bike the Drive, to be held on beautiful Lake Shore Drive on Sunday, May 25.
Experienced and novice riders are welcome to bike either half the route or the entire route, which begins at Buckingham Fountain. For more information, contact Jeremy Hipps, Esther Lowe, or Dr. Gary Auslander at 847.324.3707. Visit the Chai Lifeline website to register directly and learn more. |
Chemistry Students Hear First-Hand Accounts of Chernobyl Disaster
This week, CJHS Mathematics Department Chair Ms. Marina Gitlin and CJHS Maintenance Engineer Mr. Alex Kosarev were guest speakers in Mr. Urick's chemistry class. The class was finishing its "nuclear chemistry" unit, which included a study of the April, 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Both Ms. Gitlin and Mr. Kosarov lived in the former Soviet Union at the time of the disaster, and each offered a fascinating first-hand account of the experience. Ms. Gitlin, then a young girl living in Minsk, spoke about her exposure to some of the radioactive fallout that resulted from the accident. Mr. Kosarev, a meteorologist in the former Soviet Union, talked about his experience helping fly on missions to seed clouds that would release airborne radioactive material so that it could precipitate into isolated zones away from rivers, and avoid spreading into the ocean environment. |
Va'Ad Israel Cook-Off a Great Success
Last Wednesday, 40 teachers and students came together in the CJHS cafeteria for a Va'ad Israel -sponsored Israeli cook-off.
Eight different dishes - a sumptuous three-course meal - were made and happily consumed, and everyone left with full stomachs. The event was such a great success that it will undoubtedly become a yearly CJHS tradition.
Thanks to Lilli Flink, Karen Avidar, Ronni Binah, and Shai Kamin for planning the event; to Gvt. Moskovich for coordinating the entire evening; to Mrs. Oly Avidar for assisting; and to the Kamin family for donating food. Congratulations to Va'ad Israel for organizing such a great evening.
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Spanish Class Prepares Fiesta
Earlier this week, Senora Linda's Spanish 3 class had a Fiesta Continua (a party in stages). Each of five groups prepared different parts of a meal, which included churros, guacamole and salsa, gazpacho, tacos, and flan. A good time was had by all, and the quantities of garlic consumed will keep everyone healthy! |
Yali Derman Delivers Keynote Address at Children's Memorial Hospital Event
To develop an approach to designing the public and family spaces of Children's Memorial Hospital's planned new facility, representatives from Chicago cultural and civic institutions recently participated in a "Community Partnership Design Charrette at the  Museum of Contemporary Art." CJHS junior Yali Derman was the keynote speaker and patient representative for the all-day event. In her address, Yali shared her perspectives on family, patient, and healing spaces with executive and creative representatives from 19 Chicago museums. Yali will also serve on the advisory design committee for the new hospital. |
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CJHS Chemistry Teacher Attends Workshop
Mr. Ron Urick attended the "Enhancing Chemistry" conference at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana on March 14. Among the topics covered were nanotechnology in polymer chemistry and labs involving intermolecular forces. Mr. Urick obtained free software for use in CJHS chemistry classes as well as a free copy of the 2008 chemistry textbook by Zumdahl.
...and Goes Fishing
Mr. Ron Urick was featured in the Feb. 2008 issue of the nationwide outdoor magazine, Cabela's "Outfitter Journal". The article, "Smallmouths at the Door," written by prominent outdoor journalist Mike Pehanich, covered Mr. Urick's smallmouth bass fishing exploits off the tip of Wisconsin's Door County Peninsula - where the waters of Green Bay meet Lake Michigan. |
Thank you to the family of Victoria Aron for sponsoring breakfast on March 18. |
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Religious Life
This week Daniel Eisenberg, Josh Warshawsky, Avi Coven, Arianna Rozen, and Lisa Wiznitzer led Tefillah; Naseem Parsa, Richard Kahn and Nina Kiken read Torah; and Avi Coven gave a D'var Torah.
Pesach is around the corner!
The Rabbinical Assembly's 2008 Pesach Guide is now available on the RA website. Also available is the teshuvah (rabbinic, legal responsa) about the special practices that must be followed when Pesach begins on a Saturday night. Click here to go to the RA's website and click on the appropriate links for more information. |
Community News & Events
AZM Celebrates Israel at 60
AZM presents a lecture, "The View from Jerusalem, The View from America" at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 25 at Beth Emet, the Free Synagogue in Evanston. For further information, click here.
JTS Midwest Awards Dinner
The Jewish Theological Seminary's 2008 Annual Midwest Awards Dinner, honoring Paula and Jerome Mandell and Rabbi Allan Kensky, takes place on Thursday, March 27 at the Standard Club. Special guest is Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen.
For more information on the dinner, tickets and prices for the Adbook, please call 312.606.9086 or click here.
Schechter Musical
SSDS Present Jewsical the Musical on Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Glenbrook South High School. For tickets and information, call the Sager Solomon Schechter Middle School Office at 847.412.5700.
Skokie Minyan announces "Shabbat at Schechter" Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah's Skokie Minyan invites everyone to Shabbat services on April 5, May 3, and June 7 at 9:30 a.m. at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Skokie. For more information, click here. | |
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Shabbat Shalom
Candlelighting is at 6:47 p.m. today. Shabbat shalom! | |
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