CJHS held its first Pre-Sukkot party after school on Monday, Oct. 13.  The day, also Columbus Day, allowed 7th and 8th graders from various schools, to hang out with our students and have some fun.  The gym was open for basketball and relay races on an inflatable obstacle course.  An Israeli style lunch from Taboun was provided as well.  
 

 

CJHS is Open for Tours

Schedule your own tour or student shadowing by contacting Rachel Spiro, Admissions Director, rspiro@cjhs.org.
 
Save the Date - Open House for Prospective Families
Sunday, November 2 at 1 p.m. at CJHS
Students and parents are invited to discover our school.  Meet our head of school and faculty!  Learn about our 14+ sports teams!  Find about our various student leadership programs and extra-curricular activities.
 

 

Applications 
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2009/2010 school year.  Save $500 off tuition by submitting an application before the December 15 deadline.  For more information, visit cjhs.org or contact the admissions office.

Spanish Students Explore Art 

 

 

This year's cabaret, an evening of politics, presidents, and protests, will take place November 2-3 here at CJHS.  Curtain time is 7:00 p.m.  This performance of music, song, and dance will be enhanced by political commentary as we prepare for election day on November 4.  The show is under the direction of Mr. Rich Green, Vocal Director, and Mrs. Melissa Estes, Drama Director.  Special performances will be given by the CJHS jazz band, dance team, a cappella group, and an extra-special number by the faculty. Don't miss this showcase of talent! 
 
For additional information or to reserve tickets, please call the CJHS Fine/Performing Arts Hotline at 847.324.5979.

Hop Through Highland Park

 

The Va'ad Sukkah Hop was a huge success! Over 70 students and faculty members gathered on Thursday night to hang out, eat, and walk from sukkah to sukkah in Highland Park on Thursday night.  Students hopped from Jonah Harris's sukkah to Jordy Shapiro's sukkah and finally to Avra and Aliza Shapiro's sukkah, enjoying a delicious multi-stage dinner catered by the Sandwich Club and Zelda's.  Many thanks to the families of Jordy Shapiro, Jonah Harris, and Avra and Aliza Shapiro for hosting.  Thank you to Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Friedman, Mrs. Musleh, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Meadows, and Ms. Musin for chaperoning.

2007-2008 AP Scholars Announced 

 

College Board has released the names of students who have achieved Advanced Placement Scholar status.   Thirteen members of the Class of 2008 have achieved this outstanding recognition.

 

Seth Berkman, Lilli Flink, Ari Frankel, Matthew Hass, Shai Kamin, Yael Schwartz, and David Weltman qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more exams.  Michael Brunwasser and Josh Warshawsky qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Jeff Berger, Jeremy Frankenthal, Ariel Glasser, and Isaac Simon qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher.  

About 18% of the 1.6 million students worldwide who took the AP exams performed at a sufficiently high level to earn an AP Scholar Award.

 

Join the CJHS culture club to see three fabulous productions at group rates!
 
All Shook Up!

Sunday, November 23, 1 p.m.

Marriot Lincolnshire Theater

A show based on music of Elvis Presley and the 1950's!

Tickets - $35.00

Barbatuqes - the Chicago Human Rhythm Project

Sunday, November 30, 3 p.m.

Millenium Park Harris Theater

Barbatuqes combines Afro-Brazilian chants, body drumming, stomping feet, video montage and pulsating rhythms to create a visual and auditory feast! 

Adults - $15

Students - $13

Saturday, January 31, 8 p.m. 

Millenium Park Harris Theater
An enchanting production of this classical ballet.

Tickets - $25 
 
Pick up order forms in the school office, or email Dr. Gary Auslander at drauslander@cjhs.org.

 

 

 

Bruce Scher, CJHS Academic Dean and Director of College Counseling, received the Harry I. Hoffman Award from the Response Center.  The Hoffman Award is given to an organization or an individual who has demonstrated unusual commitment to the welfare of teens.
 
Harry I. Hoffman was a Chicago businessman and philanthropist whose commitment to children spanned a lifetime of community service.  The Response Center supports adolescents and their families in the Jewish and general community by providing prevention, outreach, counseling, and medical services in a teen-friendly environment that empowers teens to make healthy life choices.
 
Mr. Scher was most honored by this recognition and is grateful that he has had the opportunity over the past 35 years to touch the lives of so many wonderful young people within so many different communities.  His work in his Temple, his community, and CJHS gives him the chance to empower young people to value their strengths, meet their personal and academic challenges, and to live their lives in such a way that they use their knowledge and their skills to make this world a better place for all people to live.  "Our hope for future Jewish communities rests within the power of our young people," said Scher.  "We must imbue them with the knowledge, skills, and spirituality to lead the future generations of Jewish and non-Jewish adolescents so all young people can appreciate the opportunities and challenges that face them in today's world.  As adults, we must help young people, through intervention and education, to build a firm and solid bridge between today and their future."
 

 
Mazel tov to our bookkeeper Yelena Cherepenina on the birth of her first grandchild on Tuesday October 14!

 

 

 

Each day at CJHS is full of events--classes, club and committee meetings, athletic events, rehearsals, etc. CJHS uses Trumba, a calendar program that assembles all of this information into a unified, easily accessible structure; because the calendar is online, you can access it from virtually anywhere. The calendar's features include color-coding by event type, addresses and maps to events taking place outside the CJHS building, a search function, and much more. Use the Calendar Tips in the lefthand column to access the calendar. The Trumba calendar is updated on a daily basis, so be sure to check it regularly. To look at the calendar, click on www.trumba.com/calendars/cjhs.  The password to access the calendar has already been sent to families and staff.
 
As in previous years, Trumba is capable of sending automated calendar updates to your email address. If you would like to receive these updates, please email cmusin@cjhs.org. The first automated email will be sent on Sunday.
 
If you have questions about using the online calendar, please contact Ms. Musin at cmusin@cjhs.org or 847.423.5960.
 

 

 

Happy birthday to Leah Cardona and Zach Spellman.  Many thanks to their families for sponsoring breakfast in their honor.

 

Yasher koach to Ms Musin, alumnus Josh Warshawsky, Jeremy Hulkower, Rena Forester, Esther Lowe, Shoshana Coven, Benjy Forester, and Jacquie Zaluda for leading davening at CJHS this week; also to Jacquie Zaluda, Leo Spornstarr, and David Israel for reading Torah. 

 

An additional yasher koach to Mrs. Eliaser for her dvar Torah about the mark of Cain.  Mrs. Eliaser contrasted the traditional view of Cain as a heartless murderer with a text-based image of a troubled penitent worthy of mercy.  Read the full dvar Torah here.