Walk, don’t run
Ilana Kaplan, Reporter
February 8, 2017
Filed under Features
In past years, the last day of school for CESJDS seniors culminated with the pounding sound of the entire graduating class sprinting down the halls of the school to say goodbye to the building. This year, however, there was silence. No one knows for sure how the run started, but Dean of Students ...
Prominent tradition
Jonathan Foldi, Managing Editor, Copy
January 19, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
A crowd gathers as senior Yoni Weiner-Tobin begins his response to fellow senior Nadav Kalender in a rap battle. After a few lines, however, it becomes apparent that instead of responding directly to Kalender, Weiner-Tobin is taking the opportunity to ask senior Zoe Salzberg to Prom. Weiner-Tobin’s...
Seniors’ final thoughts: What lessons have you learned at CESJDS?
Shira Godin, Reporter
January 19, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Life in a sibling’s shadow
Talia Horowitz, Editor-in-Chief
January 19, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Between fights over clothes and amateur wrestling matches, growing up with siblings is not always easy. For some siblings, however, this tension extends beyond T-shirts and right hooks. There are 250 students at the Upper School who have at least one other sibling at the school. This proximity can...
The price of a Jewish education
Kate Sosland and Rina Torchinsky
January 19, 2017
Filed under Features
Private school tuition is expensive, and to mitigate the cost for those who need it, 45 percent of students at CESJDS receive tuition assistance. For the 2016-2017 school year, Upper School tuition is $31,820. To help families cover that cost, the school distributed $5.6 million of financial assistance...
New formula for the orchestra
Jessie Lehman, Reporter
December 12, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
Music fills the room as the middle school orchestra gathers to practice. This orchestra was not always something the middle school could offer, but due to changes to the middle school schedule, the music department was able to provide new opportunities for students to participate in the orchestra. ...
Funky Friday
Sara Sporkin, Reporter
November 28, 2016
Filed under Features
Finance, human behavior and computer science are not your typical middle school classes, but as the week comes to a close, students in the middle school experience a unique day of learning that draws on their knowledge from their core classes. As part of the middle school’s redesign, students in grades si...
Need for speed
Sabrina Bramson, Guest Writer
November 28, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
While some students board the bus or search for their car to get home after school, freshman Sam Goldberg straps his helmet on his head as he prepares to mount his bicycle. About once a week, Sam rides almost 30 miles from the Upper School to his house in Fairfax, Va. Like many kids, Sam did not start cy...
It’s all Greek to me: Language club adapts to new schedule
Ari Feuer, Style Editor
November 28, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
Down the science corridor lies a classroom that on Wednesday afternoons is the site of curiosity at work. Under the guidance of science teacher Nick Miller, four freshmen learn how to read and speak classical Greek. For many years, Miller taught a club for middle-schoolers and high-schoolers about classi...
U.S. veteran interviews
Jonathan Foldi, Noah Green, Eli Winkler, RJ Firestone, Daniel Baumstein, and Ethan Kane
November 12, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
For history teacher Michael Connell’s War and Civilization class, seniors were assigned to interview a U.S. veteran. These are six of their stories: Colonel Charles McGee Colonel Charles McGee served in the U.S. Air Force for 30 years, over which time he set the Air Force record for most combat missio...
JDS weighs in: Utilizing Office Hours
Sara Sporkin, Reporter
November 1, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
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