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Inspiring& Challenging
Teenagers Since 1998
Parshat Ki Teitzei
Friday, Sept. 12, 2008
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Diversity
Every high school senior wants to be a
minority. Columbia College is now 50%
minority!
That's if you count Asians as a minority and
trust what
students write on their application.
Diversity at a Jewish day school? No way!
All
the students are from similar backgrounds. We
believe
that we are sacrificing diversity on the
altar of a
religious
environment when we send our children to
yeshiva. However, it's simply not
true.
Diversity of Ability. As opposed to a
college or
most private schools, we service students
with a wide
range of abilities, from Ivy Leaguers to
community
college bound. If they want the religious and
academic
growth we're offering and can pass all the
subjects in
one of our various levels, they're
welcome at WYHS.
Socio Economic Diversity. Our families'
incomes span every tax bracket. WYHS
certainly can't
be characterized as a school for rich kids.
Ivy League
schools like Columbia are going to phase out
legacy
because they are finding that it leads to
getting rich
children of rich alumni. This is a problem we
don't
have.
Geographically Diverse- We draw from a
larger radius than any public school and than
most
private schools- from Miami Breach to
Jacksonville.
Diversity of Nationality- We have
students
whose
parents come from Belgium, Cuba, Iran, Israel,
Morocco, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Venezuela,
Zaire and Zimbabwe (to name a few). We have many
students whose second language is English.
WYHS is truly diverse!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Perry
Tirschwell
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MUST See TV!
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Motzei Shabbos
Live
Boys Soccer 9:00pm @JCC
The Rebbe Does NY
Rabbi Sugerman meets male alumni @YU this
Tuesday
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here to make an appointment
Student Council on
Sabbatical
Shabbaton Parshat Ki Tavo
WYHS Goes Hollywood
PreSlichot Program Next Motzei Shabbat Young
Israel Hollywood 10:00pm
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...News Flash...
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It's Finally Official!
Shira Davis ('01) is engaged to Jesse Mandell of
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Our Prayers Are
With
Eliyahu ben Zahava Webberly
Yehoshua Tzvi ben Sarah Weiss
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Offshore Drilling,
Electric Cars,
Money
in Our
Wallets:
Election Wishlist 2008
After a long day
of classes, I was so tired. By the time the
assembly
started, my eyes were rolling into the back of my
head. However, when the loud music
and jarring noises started in the 9/11 video began, my
head jerked
up. I opened my eyes and I
couldn’t stop staring. It had been a while since
I’d seen the footage of the attack. I was
suddenly overwhelmed with a feeling of insecurity.
What if
it happened again? What if it happened to
me?For the first time, I actually
stopped to think about the upcoming election:
Who would be able to protect us from future
attacks? Even though I can’t vote, I finally
realized that I have a right to be
concerned.
On September 11, 2001, I was sitting in
my third grade classroom, when suddenly I was
called to the office to be dismissed. My mom
was waiting for me; she rushed up to me, gave
me a big, relieved hug and then told me that
the Twin Towers had been bombed. Did I know
what that meant? she asked. Of course I
didn’t, but I said, “Yeah, sure,” shrugged,
and went home, where I spent the rest of the
day annoyed that nothing good was on TV
except for the same video, over and over
again, of two big towers exploding. In the past,
I felt detached on 9/11. This year, when the video
was shown at the
assembly, I focussed and paid attention.
Suddenly, the people jumping out of the
building didn’t seem like just anyone—those
people were parents, children, brothers and
sisters, friends…people just like us. For
the first time since the attack, I
cared.
I know I complain about schoolwork every
day. So
when I sat down at the September 11th
assembly, it was with relief: Yes! No seventh
period! We get to miss math! However, when Josh
Kaminestky mentioned that
American public high school students were
notoriously bad at math and science, and that
this could seriously threaten our future
status as a world power., that kind of scared
me. I mean, we basically hold the future in
our hands. How can we make sure that we stay
at the top, if this is the way our public
school education system is heading?
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Delicioso!
Like 3.3 MILLION other
Floridians,
HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL.
Not only are we learning
how to leer, hablar, y escribe en
Espanol, but we're
also
learning about the Spanish culture.
Now by "culture," I don't
just mean
the stuff on Telemundo- I'm talking about the
real
thing:
Tacos!
Chile con carne!
Frejoles!
Salchichas!
Pastel de
chocolate!
Hamburgesas!
This past Sunday, WYHS'
Spanish
teacher, Mrs. Vivian Kestenbaum threw a
magnificent
fiesta at her home for all of her students,
from the
fluent seniors to the freshmen newbies. We ate,
socialized, and brushed up on some vocabulary
for
fine dining. A huge gracias goes out to
Mrs. Kestenbaum, her familia, and her
comida which was muy
sabrosa. (In the immortal words of Dora the
Explorer, "Yum, Yum, Yum, Delicioso!")
Here are
some
helpful hints to survive
la clase de
Espanol:
DO: Know the line "puedo ir al
bano por favor" (May I go to the
bathroom please). Your bladder will thank
you.
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DON'T: Walk
into the
classroom
late and ask to go to the bathroom or get
your books in
English. You will regret it.
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DO:
Look up any pertinent words in your
Spanish-English
dictionary before asking a
question. |
DON'T:
Talk in English with a horrible Spanish
accent or
randomly add Spanish suffixes, such
as "o" or "ito" to English
words. It's not very
convincing. |
DO: Be
prepared to hear "This is not an elective;
this is an
academic class at an elective hour"
at least
four times a day. |
DON'T:
Wait till 10 seconds before class to review your
vocabulary words. |
DO:
Pay attention when playing "Senora
Kestenbaum dice"(Mrs. Kestenbaum
says). You'll learn a ton of important
Spanish terms by
playing. |
DON'T:
Text on your cellphone during class.
Texting
in Spanish does not make it OK or less
noticable. |
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Bloody Thursday
"I'm so excited to give blood next year
when I'm sixteen," said an underclassman who
was unable to give blood this year at WYHS'
first ever blood drive. This enthusiasm is
what drove over thirty WYHS students-only
juniors and seniors-to donate blood on
September 11.
Students wore their bandages as badges of
honor. The "Blood Donor" t-shirts became the
new fashion statement. Some students were
scared, some were tough, but the excitement
to do such a mitzvah-albeit a painful one-was
clear in every student.
A Yasher Koach and thank you to all those who
donated blood and helped to plan such an
event.
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Click here for a
frenetic soccer video!
To say that the Boys Varsity soccer team is
off to a
good start is an understatement. With its
combination
of intense skills and team work, the soccer
team has
had an undefeated season 4-0. Some of
their games
have included unbelievable goals, an
impressive
shutout, and a plethora of fans. It's hard
not to get
caught up in the storm!!
Support your storm at the next soccer
game!
Saturday
night at 9 pm at the Boca JCC!
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Spotted:
Rav Itamar Schwartz
Author of: Bi Lvavi Mishkan
Evneh
Talking about: introspective thinking,
making
the
mitzvot important to you, and wanting to be
Jewish.
Special thanks to: Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Grunhaus
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32 Number of
people who donated blood
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512 Number of
fluid ounces of blood
donated
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"I really feel a good vibe in the hallways
here at WYHS."
Sara Augenbraun
PR & Resource Coordinator, Afikim
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