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Have you ever seen students beg for more school? The fifth grade girls at Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion did! The girls enjoyed a Zoom session during Pesach break because they wanted to learn more.

MTA Seniors Noam Ben Simon, Raphi Spoerri, Tani Glaser, and Eitan Brown, and Sophomore Pinchas Rosenfeld, won first place at the Yeshiva University Hack-A-Thon! The event began on Sunday, April 10, and lasted through the night, with project presentations taking place on Monday morning, April 11.

Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls’ 11^th Grade Marine Biology class is terrific! Our trip to the New York Aquarium in Coney Island on Wednesday, March 30, is one of the many reasons why Mrs. Aviva Lifshitz’s class is so special. Marine Biology is a super interactive class where we go on trips, have cool projects, and very interesting dissections.

On Shabbos HaGadol, MTA hosted its annual Yeshiva Fellowship Shabbaton at the Kartrite Resort in the Catskills. The event began with a fun Friday afternoon, where talmidim enjoyed the resort’s many amenities, including the indoor arcade.

HALB is excited to announce that through a grant with the New York State Education Department, we are partnering with the organization Creative Response to Conflict to provide training to our staff in the areas of conflict resolution and social emotional learning. In addition, we will be training our fifth grade boys and girls in the area of peer mediation.

YCQ has been deep in preparation for Pesach for weeks. Matzah covers were made, Kiddush cups created, classrooms cleaned, and model Seders were rehearsed. YCQ Early Childhood, Elementary School, and Junior High School students are ready to attend their family Sedarim with knowledge and understanding.