A Closer Look: The Educational Support Services Program

Lily Daroff, Multimedia Editor
June 12, 2017
Filed under In-Depth, In-Depth, Showcase

Turn off the lights: Facing climate change

Aliza Rabinovitz, In-Depth Editor
February 14, 2017
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In months typically associated with an onslaught of snow days, students walk into school without winter jackets. January 2017 brought with it a local record of 19 days in a row above freezing. In their recent unit on conservation, the sixth grade touched upon this phenomenon and the worldwide warming...

Strings Attached

Ari Feuer and Dahlia Lehman
January 19, 2017
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First time writing a research paper, first time driving a car and first time drafting an official resume: for many CESJDS students, high school is a time for firsts and experimentation. One way in which some students choose to push the boundaries of their comfort zones is by participating in hookup cul...

Reflections on Syrian refugee crisis

Lily Daroff and Kate Sosland
December 1, 2016
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The Lion's Tale interviewed CESJDS students about their reactions to the Syrian refugee crisis to complement "Bridging the Gap," a print article about the interactions between JDS Arabic II students and a Syrian refugee family. To read "Bridging the Gap," click here.  ...

Bridging the gap

Miriam Minsk, Editor-in-Chief
November 28, 2016
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Some speak Arabic and the others speak English. Some are Syrian and the others are American. Twice a month, their lives intersect. Every other Sunday, four CESJDS Arabic II students volunteer one-on-one with four Syrian refugees and help them learn English, review their course material and complete th...

Real-time reactions to the third presidential debate

Ilan Cohen and Sara Sporkin
October 20, 2016
Filed under In-Depth, Opinion, Showcase

Reporters Sara Sporkin and Ilan Cohen share their real-time reactions to the third presidential debate. Ilan Pre-Debate: I’m wondering if there is going to be a handshake tonight. I’m assuming not. Sara Pre-debate: According to a CNN update on my phone, “Clinton will try to stay out of the mud.â€...

Real-time reactions to the second presidential debate

Isaac Silber and Jared Bauman, News Editor and Guest Columnist
October 11, 2016
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Two of the many students who tuned into Sunday night’s presidential debate, guest columnist Jared Bauman and news editor Isaac Silber, share their real-time reactions. Jared Pre-debate: Rumor has it first question will go to Hillary, and it will be about Trump’s leaked comments. I despise...

Back to our roots

Aliza Rabinovitz, Copy Editor
October 10, 2016
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Summer in Ukraine Over 4,000 miles separate Rockville, Md. and an area that 60 percent of Jews used to call home: Eastern Europe. This distance leaves the majority of CESJDS students, like senior Sara Heckelman who has no family currently living there, unable to relate much to the region. For Heckelman,...

Newcomers’ thoughts on middle school

Kate Sosland, Reporter
September 22, 2016
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Fixing up the lion’s den

Miriam Minsk, Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2016
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Building blocks of the summer construction The need for new lockers and classroom space became clear as administration discussed the possibility of bringing the sixth grade to the Upper School. Administrators first recruited an architect to make a sketch of potential changes to the build...

Junior reflects on personal battle with depression and recovery process

Yona Levitt, Guest Columnist
June 1, 2016
Filed under Guest Column, In-Depth, In-Depth, Opinion

This past fall, I battled major depression and suicidal thoughts. For the first six weeks of my depression, I had not told anybody about my troubles, only making the depression worse and more dangerous. It is unclear to me as to why I thought this, but I was positive that I would die on Oct. 28, 2015...

Developing a new frame of mind on mental health

Talia Denicoff and Ari Feuer
June 1, 2016
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Staring at his computer screen on March 28, junior Yona Levitt could not yet fathom the widespread impact that his Facebook post would have on the community around him. Levitt’s post outlined his struggle with depression, an experience that, while not typically discussed publicly, is very common in Am...