Schools

Whether it’s building a gravity-propelled car that hurtles towards a wall, constructing a bridge that can support a thousand times its own weight, or diving deep into the cosmos with images from the James Webb Space Telescope, NSHAHS students showed off their science chops with a third place overall finish at the recent BJE Science Olympiads held last month at Lander College.

Be’er Hagolah Institutes is thrilled to announce a major development in the academic structure of its boys’ department.

Morah Saba put together a powerful display explaining the Holocaust. Students had the opportunity to hear from Holocaust Survivor Mrs. Sally Muschel. Mrs. Gail Rusgo spoke to students about her recent trip to Poland. The fifth-grade choir performed at the community Yom HaShoah Program.

Hadar Bet Yaakov is passionate about connecting students to literature, critical thinking, and self-awareness. Tenth Grade students Odelya Yakubov, Sarah Davydov, and Abigail Ustayeva launched the HBY Book Club for students who love to read for pleasure. They created their own bulletin board space to announce the books they’re reading and post their “Book Lunch” dates for everyone to get together for book talk. This past month, book club leaders organized a trivia game about their latest read, and you could hear girls enthusiastically screaming out the answers a room away. The event ended with members going back and forth in heated debate and voting on their next read.

Rosh Chodesh Iyar was celebrated at Yeshiva Tiferes Moshe with dual mesibahs. The fifth and sixth graders enjoyed a special breakfast with the launch of a special sefirah bein adam lechavero program, entitled Olam Chesed Yiboneh. The initiative, concluding on Lag Ba’Omer, will focus on small acts of chesed done for friends of the fifth and sixth grade talmidim. Boys in grades first through fourth participated in their own festive mesibah where Rabbi Ahron Bookson, assistant menahel, kept the students spellbound with a story packed with important lessons. The entire yeshivah was treated to Rosh Chodesh donuts courtesy of the Parents Association.

Pass by the Central cafe at 5:00 p.m. on a weekday, and there’s a pretty good chance you’ll see a dance scene in full swing, or the Central choir clustered around the piano, practicing scales. It’s spring musical season, and this year’s feature was the classic musical Annie. The show, staged on Thursday, March 30, was a change of pace from last year’s successful production of Shrek, and a welcome challenge for Central’s vibrant arts community. The titular role of Annie was played by senior Shayna Sprung, with senior Perri Sterman as Daddy Warbucks and senior Abby Harris as Miss Hannigan.