The Pre Yom Kippur Highlites

	Inspiring& Challenging Teenagers Since 1998 Erev Yom Kippur Wednesday, October 8

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My Erev Yom Kippur Confession

Viduy (confession), Rabbi Soloveitchik explains, is a balanced accounting of your past year; both your accomplishments and shortfalls. I'll begin with this year's achievements.

1. New Courses- AP Studio Art, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, Videography, Web Design, Business, Applied Math

2. New Cocurriculars- Environmental Awareness, Election Awareness, Book Club, Girls Conditioning, Math Club, Intel Science Project

3. More Modest Trips- Due to the economy & rising cost of exotic trips

4. Addressing School Growth- Increased guidance, more administrators, planning for space challenges

5. Night Seder- our optional chavruta replacement for the frontal, compulsory mishmar better accomplishes our goals

6. Sharpening the Focus of Our Alumni Services- Our greatest asset

7. Increased Focus on New Student Transition- Melissa Pereira's new role

8. Increased Social Action- sending Student Council to Anti Iran Rally, AIPAC, Relief drives for Houston, Sderot, etc.

9. Great Moments in Storm Sports- Girls Varsity Basketball last year, Boys Soccer undefeated regular season this year

10. Unique, Memorable Moments- Elie Berdugo Azkara, Bassie Orzechowitz Kiddush Hashem, Rabbis Riskin, Schachter, & Slifkin, Alumni Bone Marrow Donor

In the next Highlites (which will appear on Friday, October 31), I'll outline areas for improvement for WYHS in the coming year.

Please forgive me for anything I might have done to offend you this past year. I truly value your choosing WYHS to inspire and challenge your teenagers.

Gmar Chatima Tova, Shabbat Shalom, & Chag Sameach,

Rabbi Perry Tirschwell

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When Do We Come Back?
Monday, October 27

Wednesday, October 29
Grades 9, 10 & 11- 1:00pm dismissal
Seniors- no classes- pics&interviews
Parent Teacher Conferences- evening

Thursday, October 30
School begins w/shacharit @9:30am

Open House
for prospective students & parents
Sunday, November 23, 9:30am-12:30pm

WYHS Golf Tournament
@ Grande Oaks Golf Club
Monday, November 24

...News Flash...

We're So Proud!

Meir and Rivki (Levin '05) Mayer had their second child- Yaakov Shlomo

Jonathan and Dina (Turetsky '04) Dubkowski had a boy (bris on Yom Kippur!)

Our Prayers Are With

Eliyahu ben Zahava Webberly
Yehoshua Tzvi ben Sarah Weiss

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While WYHS Students Had

the Afternoon Off

by Dr. Laura Becker

On Thursday, September 25th, most WYHS students had only a half-day of school. Why? Because the WYHS faculty was busy attending the annual Faculty Luncheon sponsored by the Boca Jewish Federation. Each year, the Federation brings together Jewish Day School teachers from the South Palm Beach area to meet and mingle, do some learning, and be inspired. As professionals with common interests and goals, it's important that teachers get acquainted with colleagues from different schools, something the Federation facilitated this year by carefully-mixed seating assignments.

Our sociable meal concluded with an interesting study/discussion session on the Jewish calendar. Then three teachers who had been privileged to visit Israel last spring on Federation- and school-sponsored trips shared personal reflections on their experiences. I was one of those three, grateful for the opportunity to express how much this first trip to Israel meant to me personally and professionally.

Following the luncheon, the Day Schools broke into separate meetings. Since I place our students' well-being at the heart of our mission, I invited school guidance counselors Mrs. Marilyn Goldstein and Rabbi Moshe Schochet to enlighten the College Preparatory faculty about key aspects of students' emotional and academic adjustment. The counselors' insights, and the discussion generated, provided a fitting conclusion to an afternoon of valuable education and enrichment for our WYHS faculty.

Meanwhile, we assume our students put their half-day off to good use as well!

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The Soccer Team's Unbelievable Regular Season

by Seniors Yoel Goldberg & Doron David, Soccer Team Captains

In honor of the soccer team's fantastic regular season, below is a top ten list of the season's highlights:

1) 10-0! An UNDEFEATED regular season!!!
2) Making History- this year's soccer season is the best sports season in WYHS history.
3) We Are the Champions-We shutout our rival Hebrew Academy.
4) Because Once Just Isn't Enough - We beat every team in the district...twice.
5) GOOOAAALLL- top scorers Elie Genet ('11) and Josh Agus ('11) scored 15 goals and 14 goals, respectively...so far.
6) Unexpected Shots- Gilad Bengio ('11) has been the only one to score a goal from a corner kick.
7) We Use Our Heads-Three beautiful headers by Lior Goldstein ('10).
8) Crazy Amounts of Goals- In one game, we beat our opponents 56 to 13!
9) A Perfect Ten- During one game, we were already ten goals ahead of our opponent by halftime.
10) A Little Bit Goes Along Way- Dani Matilsky ('09) headed the ball across the entire field.

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Editor-in- Chief

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Technical Editor

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Chief of Correspondents

David Spektor(’10)

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Michael Feit ('10)
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