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 Congratulations Senior Class of 2010! Shoshana Abramowitz, Leora Arsers, Shira Azaraf, Raanan Barach, Jonah Berg, Jonathan Bernstein, Elizabeth Bitton, Ashley Bokor, Hanah Brasch, Eitan Campbell, Jeffrey Camras, Efrat Chez, Justin Coe, Leah Edelman, Sarah Eisenstein, Ari Feiger, Michael Finn, Jeremy Firestein, Rena Frand, Yaakov Friedman, Joshua Glickman, Avi Gluck, Brittany Goldberg, Ronit Goldberg, Max Gordon, Rebecca Gordon, Rosa Gottesman, Elon Gubov, Daniel Gutstein, Jonathon Halpert, Joseph Hasten, Rena Herzfeld, Moriah Hopkins, Joshua Kahn, Julia Kaplan, Talyn Kaskel, Shmuel Katz, Aliza Katzin, Aliza Kolom, Leo Korman, Daniel Kotsias, Rachel Lebovits, Fallon Levin, Talia Lichtenstein, Amitai Loew, Ariella Matanky, Allan Miller, Mishael Miller, Zachary Millunchick, Amy Nathan, Raphael Ozarowski, Jeremy Perlow, Adir Pinchot, Joseph Quintas, Ariel Redlich, Shira Redlich, Benjamin Richter, Joseph Ruben, Yair Rudick, Shaul Samber, Samuel Shefler, Naomi Shoshani, Elisheva Slovin, Ben Steinberg, Zev Steinberg, Ahuva Sterman, Hannah Waldman, Yedidya Weiner, Shayna Weisberg, David Willner, Chaia Wiznitzer, Emily Wolmark and Aaron Zimmerman
We are so proud of you and wish you continued success as you
head to the finest programs in Israel, including:
And to the finest universities, including: Binghamton University, Bradley University, Brandeis University, Columbia University, Hebrew Theological College, IDC-Herzliya, New York University, Rutgers University, Stern College, Touro College, University of Hartford, University of Illinois, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Washington University and Yeshiva University
Yom HaAtzmaut Staff and students heard from Ms. Mazi Melesa in honor of the 25th anniversary this year of Operation Moses. Ms. Melesa came to Israel in 1991 on Operation Solomon and will share her story with ICJA students and staff. As part of the program, the students reenacted in the gym the airlift to Israel. In 2006 Mazi served as a Chief of staff for the 2006 elections campaign to the Knesset of ATID ECHAD party, the political party representing the socially and economically disadvantaged communities. Recently Mazi finished her Executive Master's Program in Diplomacy and Security at Tel Aviv University. Currently, she is representing the Ethiopian community through the office of NACOEJ and UJC. Juniors and seniors also heard Sgt. Benjamin Anthony, founder of Our Soldiers Speak, speak in the afternoon. Watch a video of our students singing HaTikvah, following a festive seudah and dancing. Thanks to Becky Goldberg for posting the video! Letters About Literature Congratulations to Jaclyn Stelzer on becoming a Level III Finalist in the Letters About Literature competition. This year, there were 6310 letters sent to the National Clearinghouse from Illinois. In Level III, there were a total of 733 entries received at the National Clearinghouse from Illinois. Of those, 72 letters were forwarded made it to the third round of Level III judging, where 56 letters were selected as Semi-Finalists, 15 were selected as Finalists and one letter as the winner. Congrats on being in the top 2% of submissions in Illinois! McCormick Foundation Media Grant The Crown Prints student newspaper received a media grant from the McCormick Foundation Youth Media Technology Fund. The group will receive two digital cameras and nine audio recorders to improve the paper's photography and reporting. Congrats to Ms. Sheri Goldstein on winning the grant. Boys Shabbaton The 2010 Boys Shabbaton started out with davening on the buses as they made their way through heavy snow  and the pre-dawn light towards the highway. Hours later, as the busses pulled into Cascade Mountain, a bright, cold, and clear day had dawned over the freshly snowed slopes. Hours later, the tired but exhilarated boys arrived at Perlstein Resort and Conference Center for their first meat meal of what would be a completely fleishig weekend. Each grade represented a country to compete in the Olympic "Meat" that was the central theme of the weekend. Each "Country" focused on the goal to "Go for the Sub," the gold medal of the weekend. For being the first grade to arrive at Kabbalat Shabbat, the freshmen were all awarded the "Romanian" medallions-a small salami each. On Shabbat day, the sophomores won a Kishke each for attendance at Shacharit as did the five juniors who attended the Shabbaton. However, the seniors pulled ahead over the course of the weekend during the different activities, including the Torah Bowl and the ICJA Trivia Challenge, which included such sections as a word search and random facts about the school. Because of their performance, the Seniors were awarded the grand prize, a free trip to Subway on Wednesday morning for the "Filet Minyan." National Board Certification Congratulations to Mr. Josh Cooper on becoming certified with the National Board of Education. National Board Certification is part of the growing education reform movement that is advancing student learning, improving teaching and making schools better. Teachers who achieve National Board Certification have met high standards through study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer review. The process takes up to three years to complete. Mrs. Ruth Gleicher is also National Board Certified. As part of a similar process, Mrs. Marsha Arons just completed Take One! from the National Board, a process which provides a standards-based approach for improving teaching practice and links student learning to effective instruction. Mrs. Arons had to prepare and submit one pre-selected video portfolio, which she can later transfer the score toward National Board candidacy. New Israel Advocacy Course We are thrilled to announce a new Israel advocacy course set to begin this spring for second semester seniors. Faced with the often-tense political climate on campus, one Academy alumni family recognized the need to arm high school graduates with Israel knowledge. The hope is that seniors will graduate with the essential tools to advocate for Israel once they arrive on campus. The Gorenstein family, who sent all of their children to ICJA, approached the school to initiate the course, committed funds and have been involved in the course's development and in raising more of the necessary funds. The family's efforts in developing the course are in memory of their father and grandfather, Sam Gorenstein, a"h. Under the direction of Carl Schrag--a journalist, teacher and Middle East analyst--and with the involvement of many local communal leaders, this unprecedented course will prove to be a fantastic opportunity for Academy seniors. Who Was Ida Crown? Watch a video from Lester Crown at last year's ICJA Scholarship Dinner to find out about Ida Crown a"h, the matriarch of Chicago's Crown Family. Crown Essentials Winter 2008 Newsletter Spring 2008 Newsletter Winter 2009 Newsletter Spring 2009 Newsletter Winter 2010 Newsletter |
