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Inspiring & Challenging
Teenagers Since 1998
Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei
Friday, Mar. 20, 2009
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If They Learn Only One Thing in HS
What we often bemoan as one of the downsides
of a dual curriculum education is in truth
one of its greatest gifts- teaching students
how to balance many obligations. Arguably,
the most important thing students can learn
in high school that will help them in their
adult life is how to plan in advance.
We can't expect teenagers to pick up this
skill by osmosis, so we try to teach them
this skill in a number of ways.
We Give Each Student a Planner-
Originally just a gift to the freshmen, we
now offer them to upperclassmen as well. Our
learning specialist teaches the freshmen how
to use the planner as a tool to planning in
advance, so long term assignments aren't left
until the last minute, and students can
balance extracurriculars and family
obligations with classwork.
Test Schedule- Most days, the schedule
dictates that a student can have the
manageable load of a maximum of one test and
one quiz. However, just like in adult life,
there are crunch periods. When there's a day
off for Purim or Presidents Day, an early
dismissal due to parent teacher conferences
or a fast day, or missed classes due to a
special speaker or chagiga, the
subjects whose test days are affected have to
be made up on another day.
We Practice What We Preach- We plan
far in advance. This year's AP Schedule,
Senior and Underclassman Finals, and Next
Year's Calendar are all available on Edline.
We communicate upcoming events to you through
e-mail and to the students with flyers and
daily announcements in school.
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Perry
Tirschwell
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Upcoming Events
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Blood Drive
Wednesday, March 25
Donors 16 & Up
Red Saracheck Tourny
BVB @YU in NYC
Thurs-Mon, March 26-30
No Senior classes Fri & Mon.
The Odd Couple
Tues. March 31 7:30pm
Crest Theatre, Delray
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Good & Welfare
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Mazel Tov
Athletic Director Rachel & JV Coach Uri
Yudewitz on the birth of a girl
Deborah Fein ('02) Pearlman on the
birth of her 3rd child- a son
Steve & Susu Danis- Guests of Honor at
the Young Israel of Hollywood Annual Dinner
Condolences
Alex Schneider ('06) on the untimely
loss of his father
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Learning Out of the
Classroom
by Ariel Clayman ('10)
This past week, WYHS kicked off its much
anticipated Girls Afternoon Seder (not to be
confused
with Boys Night Seder). As the girls
split off into chaburas, learning
groups, and chevrutas, one-on-one
learning,
their enthusiasm and excitement for learning
limudei kodesh l'shma, just for the fun of
learning, permeated the atmosphere. The
topics girls chose to learn about spanned the
gamut from the weekly Torah portion to
contemporary halachik problems, while
the common thread that linked all of the
girls together was a desire for greater
spiritual growth.
The teachers and students who were present truly
demonstrated our school's devotion to instilling
Jewish values and a love of learning into all
of its students-both in and out of the
classroom.
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From Israel
with Love
WYHS Students
Visit
Kiryat Bialik
by Daniella Greer ('09)
Last week, six other students and I visited
Kiryat Bialik,our sister city in
Israel for a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Not only did we tour around Eretz
Hakodesh and get to visit historical
sights, but we had the opportunity to create
relationships with Israelis from Kiryat
Bialik and learn about their
lifestyle.
Throughout the week, we did
amazing things such as dancing with Ethiopian
children on Purim, going to various shuls in
Tzfat, and going on the tunnel tours
in the Old City.
The trip was an extremely
spiritual, meaningful, and emotional
experience and the friendships we formed and
memories we made will never be forgotten. The
most meaningful and lasting part of the trip
was that it opened our eyes to the lifestyle
of the Israelis, our new friends.
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Spotted: Rav Simcha HaCohen Kook
Chief Rabbi of: Rechovot, Israel
Speaking to: the entire school
Speaking about: the importance of
unity in
Judaism and the significant role of women in the
Torah. He moved students with his genuine
and heartfelt words. To conclude, he
encouraged and stressed the importance of
davening for rain in Israel.
Just Another
Day
at the Beach
This past Friday, the freshmen took advantage
of WYHS' tropical location and davened
Shacharit at the beach. The students
witnessed the beautiful sunrise, which
truly
enhanced their Tefillot. Thanks so
much to class presidents Sarah Katz ('12) and
Adam Egri ('12) for organizing this fun event.
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As a post-Purim chesed project, WYHS
held a Mishloach Manot Food Drive. Students
brought in their mishloach manot--or any
other food--to be donated to the Caring
Kitchen of Delray Beach.
8 Number of
full boxes and bags
collected
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10 Number of
bags of pickle chips
donated
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99 Percent of
food collected that was
chametz
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"In my Education
courses I'm learning a lot about the
importance of
being "with it"
as a teacher and it's
something
that WYHS has
never failed in.
This is the most
creative
edition of the Highlites yet,
and
they just
keep getting better!"
--Amanda (Ruben) Pransky
('05)
Commenting on the Purim Facebook
Highlites
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Yeshiva Highlites
Staff |
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| LeeLee
Borzak (’10) |
Editor-in-
Chief |
| Danielle Wolkowicz
('09) |
Senior Editor |
Josh
Kaminetsky(’09) |
Layout
Editor |
| Ilana Ben-Ezra
('10) |
Features
Editor |
David
Petrover(’10) |
Technical
Editor |
| Alana Dweck
('09) |
Photo Editor |
Josh Stadlan
('11) |
Creative
Editor |
Aleeza
Rubin(’09) |
Chief of
Correspondents |
David
Spektor(’10) |
Assistant Technical
Editor |
Michael Feit
('10) |
Assistant Technical
Editor |
| Paul Hess ('11) |
Staff |
| Claudia Cohen |
Faculty Advisor |
Rabbi Allan
Houben |
Faculty
Advisor |
| Mrs. Amy
Horowitz |
Proofreader |
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