Yom
HaShoa program: last of era
With an eye
toward upcoming changes to the junior-year Jewish History curriculum,
the class of 2005 organized the commemoration of Yom HaShoah, leaving
a model for future planners who will not be taking the traditional
“Holocaust and the Establishment of the State of Israel”
course.
Van
Hollen visits school, addresses eightth grade
Speaking to
eighth-graders in conjunction with their Economics and Government
curriculum, Congressman Christopher Van Hollen (D-Md.) addressed
questions of foreign policy and civil rights asked by the students.
Survey
gauges homework load
Students have
raised concerns about the timing and possible uses of the homework
log that the administration distributed in an attempt to gauge the
yearlong average homework load during the week of March 15.
Increase
in non-Jewish b'nai mitzvah parties
Non-Jewish children
around the country approaching the age of 13 have recently begun
to have imitation b’nai mitzvah parties at the influence of
those held by their Jewish peers.
Weinstein
to replace Bar-Noy
After Judaics
Coordinator Yoram Bar-Noy announced his move to the Lower School
for the upcoming school year, Rabbi Avi Weinstein was appointed
to take over the position once he leaves.
School
plans to gain accreditation from MSA
The Middle States
Association (MSA), which grants accreditation to high schools and
colleges worldwide, will visit CES JDS in the spring of 2005 as
part of the school’s application for renewal of accreditation,
which occurs every ten years.
Courses
on other religions
Nearly a year
into new courses that involve non-Jewish religions, some have questioned
the appropriateness of teaching such material.
Hidden
GEMS
Two juniors
worked over the past four months to publish Hidden GEMS: One
Hand, One Heart, a literary magazine providing homeless people
with a means of expressing themselves and their talents.
Parents,
students sought out to aid 'Free the Slaves' campaign
A new campaign
to educate about slavery around the world was started by Middle
School Director Joan Vander Walde and is now led by a group of students,
the Student Council and the middle school Knesset.
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