Congressman Jamie Raskin presents to progressive club
Sophia Miller, Reporter
April 11, 2018
On Tuesday, April 10 during Community Time, Congressman for Maryland's 8th Congressional District Jamie Raskin visited CESJDS and spoke to the progressive club about the current political climate and his experiences in Congress. See the infographic below for a student and faculty responses to his presentation. ...
Lessons beyond the classroom: Faculty begins brain science workshops
Oren Minsk, Reporter
March 22, 2018
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As a new professional development initiative, CESJDS is partnering with the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School to educate teachers about applying brain science to teaching and learning. During the spring and summer of 2018, JDS faculty will be participating...
Spanish Department heads south: Administration confirms educational trip to Argentina for summer 2018
Sophia Miller, Reporter
March 22, 2018
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This summer, nine CESJDS students will travel to Argentina for a one-week trip to Buenos Aires. This trip is meant to give students cultural exposure and teach them what Jewish life is like in a Latin American country, according to Spanish teacher and World Languages Department Chair Silvia Kurlat Ares. On...
Junior class dresses up tradition
Daphne Kaplan, Reporter
March 22, 2018
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Students in grades 8-11 were found dancing, posing on the red carpet and socializing on Saturday, March 3 at the first CESJDS Semi-Formal. This dance was hosted by the junior class government at Ohr Kodesh Congregation in Silver Spring, Md. In past years, there has been an annual MORP: an informal...
Middle school student’s computer overheats during class, causes recall
Alex Landy, Reporter
March 19, 2018
On Friday, March 16, eighth-grader AviShai Dayanim’s computer overheated towards the end of the day and caused a schoolwide recall of every middle school students’ Lenovo Yoga laptop to prevent a similar incident from occurring. After Dayanim’s computer began to overheat and release an odd ...
Junior runs for Kansas governor
Matthew Rabinowitz, Reporter
March 18, 2018
Ilan Cohen, a 17-year-old junior at CESJDS, is running to be governor of Kansas, even though he has never even visited the state. When Cohen’s friend told him that minors and non-Kansas residents could run for governor of Kansas, he decided to file for his campaign. “It just started off as a ...
Administration shifts position on student walkout
Amelia Davidson, News Editor
March 11, 2018
On Thursday, March 8, the CESJDS administration announced in an email that they will allow students to hold a walkout in response to the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14. This announcement came a day after Head of School Mitchel Malkus signed a letter from Jewish heads of school cal...
Town Hall sparks discussion of student involvement
Josie Stein, Guest Writer
March 9, 2018
Students discussed their concerns and grievances during a town hall led by the student council on Thursday, March 8. During the meeting, High School Principal and Associate Head of School Marc Lindner, Dean of Students Roz Landy and student council adviser Rachel Bergstein listened as 16 students e...
CESJDS administration condemns planned student walkout
Kate Sosland, Aliza Rabinovitz, Amelia Davidson, Addie Bard, and Izzy May
February 22, 2018
A planned student walkout in response to the gun violence at Stoneman Douglas High School was discouraged by the CESJDS school administration on Thursday, Feb. 22. High school students planned this walkout to push for gun control and show solidarity with the Florida students. The walkout, which was spearheaded by junior...
Game show activity scores big with students
Ethan Kulp, Reporter
February 15, 2018
On Thursday Feb. 15, CESJDS high schoolers participated in a game show to celebrate the beginning of the month of Adar. To learn more and hear from participants, scroll over the tags below: ...
Congressman Jamie Raskin presents to progressive club
April 11, 2018
On Tuesday, April 10 during Community Time, Congressman for Maryland's 8th Congressional District Jamie Raskin visited CESJDS and spoke to the progressive club about the current political climate and his...
March for Our Lives in pictures
March 26, 2018
Lessons beyond the classroom: Faculty begins brain science workshops
March 22, 2018
As a new professional development initiative, CESJDS is partnering with the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School to educate teachers about applying brain science...
