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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
Shira Godin

Shira Godin, Style Editor

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Cheerleading taught me more than I would have expected

Cheerleading taught me more than I would have expected

Shira Godin, Outgoing Style Editor
January 25, 2019
New Year's resolutions

New Year’s resolutions

Irit Skulnik and Shira Godin
January 4, 2019
Kusshi’s decor has a perfect balance of modern and Japanese aspects. For exam- ple, half of the restaurant is comprised of a sports bar with high tables and the other half is a sushi bar with booths and tables.

Delicious sushi at Kusshi

Shira Godin, Style Editor
December 20, 2018
Jewish history teacher Sara Coxe uses a cart to present in front of her classes and store her materials.

Tea with a teacher: Q&A with Jewish History teacher Sara Coxe

Shira Godin, Style Editor
November 29, 2018
Tea with a teacher: Q&A with English teacher Nancy Wassner

Tea with a teacher: Q&A with English teacher Nancy Wassner

Charli Galkin and Shira Godin
November 2, 2018
Test policy gets makeover

Test policy gets makeover

Shira Godin, Style Editor
October 26, 2018
Keep stress in check

Keep stress in check

Shira Godin, Style Editor
August 28, 2018
Fashion special: Semi-formal shines

Fashion special: Semi-formal shines

Shira Godin, Style Editor
March 3, 2018
Sophomores Ayelet Fishman and Emily Cohen play KerPlunk with history teacher Carl Atwood. Fishman and Cohen dressed as aliens. “We saw that we could make this our own. A lot of costumes, there’s just like one way to do it, but there are many ways to do aliens and we were able to find our own way,” Cohen said.

For a day, the wardrobe is costumes

Ethan Kulp and Shira Godin
March 1, 2018
A new restaurant features a mix of sushi and burritos.

Not your average roll: New restaurant Fuses sushi with burritos

Shira Godin, Style Editor
October 20, 2017
photo by Shira Godin

Fashion Friday: Cute and comfortable

Shira Godin, Style Editor
September 15, 2017
Fashion Friday: Trendy and boho

Fashion Friday: Trendy and boho

Shira Godin, Style Editor
September 8, 2017
The search begins with an update in the official job description and concludes with parent feedback based on the principal's visit.

Middle School seeks new principal

Shira Godin, Style Editor
April 5, 2017
“Manage your time well and have fun; cherish every moment because it is over so fast.” -senior Bianca Benaim

Seniors’ final thoughts: What lessons have you learned at CESJDS?

Shira Godin, Reporter
January 19, 2017
An example of Debra Band's manuscript artwork.

When art and literature come together: Artist Debra Band visits middle school English class

Shira Godin, Reporter
October 21, 2016
Tips to survive the Yom Kippur fast

Tips to survive the Yom Kippur fast

Shira Godin, Reporter
October 10, 2016
Cover picture for five star Netflix original series “Stranger Things.”

TV show review: “Stranger Things”

Shira Godin, Reporter
September 26, 2016
Lindner with wife, Michelle, and children, Sophia (right) and Jade (left), who are attending CESJDS this year.

Getting to know High School Principal and Associate Head of School Dr. Marc Lindner

Shira Godin, Reporter
August 30, 2016
Sophomore Shira Godin (first row, far left) and other students from the Bringing the Lessons Home program with Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin (center).

Learning on the job

Shira Godin, Reporter
August 29, 2016
Matthew Wieseltier in his Huffington Post video, "Donald Trump op-ed by 13-year-old 8th grade student Matthew Wieseltier," which garnered 13,000 likes and 8,221 shares on Facebook.

An immersion into politics: Eighth-grader as guest columnist for The Huffington Post

Shira Godin, Reporter
June 17, 2016
A cup from Zoes Kitchen which exhibits the color scheme of the restaurant.

Restaurant review: Zoës Kitchen

Shira Godin, Reporter
April 4, 2016
Junior Maya Arber prepares for Valentine’s Day by wearing her plastic candy ring.

Valentine’s (to)Day

Shira Godin, Reporter
February 11, 2016
Alumna Emily Levy (‘15) prepares for her next four years in college at PITT’s orientation day.

Flying the nest

Shira Godin, Reporter
February 2, 2016
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