In this issue.....
	Freshman Shabbaton Next Weekend Purim YHS Style The Week in Review Next Week at YHS April and Beyond

Purim YHS Style

Over 400 students, parents and teachers enjoyed an marvelous mikra megillah, bountiful break-fast buffet, ruach-filled rikud and a powerful powerpoint presentation at the 5th Annual YHS Purim Chagigah. The party was still going strong way past 10:00 PM! Thanks to chagigah coordinator Mrs. Leba Schneider, tefillah coordinator Rabbi Benjy Horowitz, baal koreh Rabbi Seth Grossman, parent Mrs. Claudia Cohen, and all who participated for making this Purim YHS' biggest and best yet. Four alumni studying at universities in the northeast and home for Purim and spring break, joined us for the evening (top photo). Parents, students and teachers came in costume. Sometimes, teachers and students (for example, Mrs. Schochet and her students pictured at left) or parents and children (click on link below) coordinated their costumes. Click here for great chagiga pictures »

The Week in Review

The YHS Shabbat in NMB this past weekend certainly accomplished its goal of acquainting the parents with the Judaic faculty and the Judaic faculty with a community which 25 YHS students call home. The highlight of the program was the highly entertaining panel discussion Friday night led by YHS "adjunct professor" Rabbi Seth Grossman. Teachers, parents, alumni and present students shared their views on questions such as "Is there a correlation between success in school and success in life?" and "What is the most important trait in a teacher?". The shabbaton was enjoyed by all. The Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education- PEJE invited Rabbi Tirschwell to its offices in Boston on Shushan Purim to meet with their development and high school experts. PEJE has offered to help us raise the significant funds required to continue to provide scholarships to all who need and to create a much-needed permanent campus. PEJE was created seven years ago by 10 foundations who want to help new schools open, grow and maintain a standard of excellence. Mazel tov to YHS graduates Shoshan Kowal, Mera Seligman and Mordechai Turoff , who this week were awarded prestigious academic scholarships of $5,000 each year to study at Yeshiva University. An article in the Boca Raton News about the students participating in the March of the Living began depicting YHS senior Rachel Begas' personal connection to the holocaust. A large photo The YHS Storm has joined boys vasity teams from Montreal, Dallas, Chicago, Houston, Memphis, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Atlanta, LA, Kansas City and of course New York at the Red Saracheck Tournament Basketball Tournament XII at Yeshiva University in New York. You can listen to many of the games and check out statistics on the internet by clicking here

Next Week at YHS

Please join us for a parents workshop that you don't want to miss- "Bullying: The National Epidemic" with Jaime Huysman on Monday night at 7:00 PM at the school. An article on our Positive Choices Program appeared in this week's Jewish Journal South Palm Beach edition. Our freshman girls will be traveling to the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County campus to pack food for the needy at the Forster Family Kosher Food Pantry on Tuesday. The Mayor of Boca Raton will G-d willing be speaking to our senior government class on Wednesday. World-renown inspirational speaker Rabbi Pesach Krohn will be addressing the student body (with musical accompaniment!) on Thursday morning. The Girls Soccer Team will be having an end of the year party, celebrating their first full season in the FHSAA league, at 5:45 PM at Eilat Cafe on Thursday, March 27th.

April and Beyond

On Tuesday evening, April 1st, "The Philosophy and Future of YHS- A Dialogue with Rabbi Kenneth Brander" will take place atg the home of Ellen and Jay Adler. Our annual dinner will take place on Sunday, May 18 at the Boca Raton Synagogue. Save the date for our drama society's production of the hilarious Neil Simon comedy "Fools" in May at the historic Crest Theatre in downtown Delray Beach. Rav Meir Goldwicht will be joining us for Yom Yerushalayim. He will be speaking at a chagiga Wednesday evening, May 28 at the Young Israel of Hollywood for our students and their families and the entire Hollywood community. Wednesday, May 28th will follow a Thursday schedule, and Thursday, May 29 will follow a Wednesday schedule. Click here for Spring 2003 calendar... »