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The Lion's Tale

The student news site of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

The Lion's Tale

The student news site of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

The Lion's Tale

No Kings sign held in Columbus Ohio, one of the 2500 protests held across the United States.
Community members attend No Kings protests
Lena Lourenco, Reporter • November 11, 2025
Wearing yellow as a universal symbol of Democracy and carrying handmade signs with political slogans, Americans of all ages and backgrounds across
Statistics on security at JDS. Infographic by Penelope Terl, LT.
Locking down
November 9, 2025
From left to right:  Freshman Maya Moyal danced to "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex. Junior Max Olin jumps in a mosh pit with students from all grades. Sophomores Eden Kotok and Evie May dance together. Sophomore Hilell Goldberg sings along to a song.
A night to remember
November 6, 2025
Molly Rose measures the voltage of her car’s battery.
Pedal to the metal
Jordana Dauber, Features Editor • November 10, 2025
After almost a year and a half of repairing her cherry red square-body long bed 1972 Chevrolet truck, junior Molly Rose Cloutier hopes to take her car to a drive-in movie to celebrate
The Rocketry team holds their with rockets and TARC trophy.
3-2-1 Blastoff
November 10, 2025
The ceramics ZK created red and yellow anemones, in honor of those who died and were taken hostage on Oct. 7. The flowers were then used for a display for the two-year memorial.
Flowers for Israel
October 30, 2025
JDS should incorporate financial literacy into the curriculum.
A financial future
Liat Netter, Reporter • November 9, 2025
A sign welcomes Israelis to Segev Shalom, a town in an industrial zone and home to many Bedouins.
Breaking the Bedouin barrier
Tali Loeffler, Sports Editor • November 9, 2025
There are many Israelis who are also Druze.
From minority to priority
Sadaf Zadeh, In-Depth Editor • November 9, 2025
Students sing together to mark the release of the hostages.
Unity for Jewry
The Lion's Tale November 9, 2025
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani waves on stage after winning the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, at an election night rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 4, 2025.  REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Opinion: Zohran Mamdani’s election marks a dangerous shift away from truth and tolerance
Eliana Wolf, Editor-in-Chief • November 6, 2025
There are tons of great ways to use technology to elevate your learning
Top Online Study Tools Every Student Should Know
Sophia Leinwand, Reporter • November 11, 2025

The night before a test, as my classmates are stressing and reviewing their notes over and over, I feel calm and reassured that I can count on online study resources to help me...

Season two of "Nobody Wants This" was released on Oct. 23 and is worth the watch.
Rabbis and romance
November 7, 2025
Turkey Day Traditions
November 6, 2025
Senior and captain Ruby Kotok spikes the ball over the net in the varsity volleyball championship game.
Lions falls to Red Devils in championship game
Kira Koplow, Reporter • November 5, 2025

As sophomore Sarah Charapp dumps the ball over the net, tricking the Washington International School (WIS) Red Devils and moving the Lions into the lead with a 15-14 score in the...

The reading recession
The reading recession
Eliana Abrams, Vivi Ducker, Mia Forseter, and Elana Ernst October 30, 2025

In a world where scrolling has replaced reading, the simple act of sitting down with a book is becoming increasingly rare. The American bookworm might be an endangered species,...

#ACTIVISM
#ACTIVISM
September 9, 2025
Bye bye buy
Bye bye buy
April 28, 2025