The Lion's Tale

All Eyes On Identity

Lena Nadaner , Editor-in-Chief • September 8, 2023

Background As part of its DEIJ (Diversity Equity Inclusion Justice) curriculum, the Lower School began teaching gender inclusion lessons in 2020, which have garnered a wide range of parent reactions,...

Fun under the sun

Lilli Libowitz, Stella Muzin, and Cati Werbin-Gradel • June 4, 2023

Live concerts and new music Ed Sheeran is bound to impress when he comes to Landover, Maryland on June 24. His “+-=÷x Tour” has received quite the hype due to the release of his Disney+ docuseries...

Too much to lose

Lena Nadaner , Ella Waldman, and Lilli Libowitz • April 18, 2023

When Marc Hausman woke up on Jan. 17, he walked into his 16-year-old son Landen’s bathroom to find him lying on his bathroom floor covered in blood. The blood vessels in his nose had burst because Landen,...

Less is more

Ella Waldman, Lily Rulnick, and Jonah Beinart • March 18, 2023

The national average class size for public schools is 24 students. The average class sizes for Walter Johnson High School and Sherwood High School, two local public high schools, are 26 and 21 students...

It takes teamwork

Eliana Wolf, Reporter • January 8, 2023

Dressed to the nines, the CESJDS 007 License to Cure Fundraising Team stood anxiously in the gala ballroom on March 12, along with other Washington, D.C. student campaigns, awaiting the final donations...

Tougher together

Aliza Bellas and Gigi Gordon • January 8, 2023

Grappling with the experience of cancer in a family is difficult for even adults to grasp. For an elementary-aged Jonah Boles, the experience of his brother’s cancer diagnosis was even more terrifying....

Zman Kodesh or Zman Chofesh

Matthew Steindecker, Sasha Karasik, and Cati Werbin-Gradel • September 9, 2022

Ever since CESJDS was founded in 1965, a specific time for prayer has always been set aside as part of each student’s day. Over the course of many years, this time in the morning has evolved into what...

Settling the score

Daniela Abrams , Lily Rulnick , and Zara Ducker • June 10, 2022

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Title IX legislation that mandated that schools provide equal opportunities to female athletes, many schools are reevaluating their athletics programs to see if they...

Learning hand in hand: A deep dive into Israeli students’ experiences and challenges at JDS

Zara Ducker, Lena Nadaner, and Harry Davidson • April 11, 2022

Something that sets CESJDS apart from other schools is its large Israeli student population. Whether it is the boisterous Hebrew that echoes throughout the hall or the prevalence of blue diplomat license...

Piecing together pluralism

Zara Ducker, Ivan Endelman, Rochelle Berman, Incoming In-depth Editor, Outgoing Features Editor, Outgoing Managing Editor, Copy • February 7, 2022

Shabbat and Holy Days As described in the student handbook, while there are many approaches to observance among JDS families, the school still strives to create an environment in which all of their students...

Building a better youth group

Eitan Malkus, Lena Nadaner, and Ella Kotok • December 16, 2021

After hours, many CESJDS students are a part of and lead another community: Jewish youth groups. As with any organization, there are several issues these groups are trying to address such as safe relationships...

Breaking down eating disorders

Eva Bard, Zara Ducker, and Maya Preuss • November 9, 2021

Uncovering Disordered Eating As Anna* scrolled through her phone on a summer afternoon, she came across a YouTube video: “How to Lose Weight Quickly.” As a rising eighth-grader starting a new school,...

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