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Girls Basketball Defeat Lake Forest
Congrats to the Aces Varsity and JV Basketball teams on strong wins in their first games Thurs., Nov. 13. The JV team's final score was: Lady Aces 27 Lake Forest Academy 10 Varsity's final score was: Lady Aces 43 Lake Forest Academy 28 150 Attend Open House  Nearly 150 people attended Wednesday night's Open House for 7th and 8th grade students and their parents. The program included a d'var torah from Rabbi Brand and presentations by Rabbi Matanky, Hallie Dobkin and Yoni Goldberg. Representatives from student groups, the guidance department and the Academic Services Department were posted at tables around the room. Many thanks to Mrs. Rivkah Rabin, admissions director, Mrs. Amy Lowenstein, admissions chair, Mrs. Cindy Redlich, Open House Chair, and the Open House committee. Madigan Visits ICJA  Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives Michael Madigan visited ICJA on a visit to the Orthodox Jewish community. Many thanks to the Agudath Israel for bringing him. Read about his visit.
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Congratulations to senior Eric (Ricky) Silberman on being selected as a Semifinalist in the 2008-09 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. With its high academic standards, rigorous judging process, and emphasis on authentic scientific research, the Siemens Competition is regarded by the most prestigious universities as the leading science and mathematics research-based competition for high school students. Eight Recognized by National Merit Program Mazal tov to eight ICJA seniors who were recognized by the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. Shayna Otis, Sara Goldberger and Eric Silberman are National Merit Semi-Finalists. Talia Alter, Jacob Lewis, Sarina Miller, Natan Rosenberg and Netanela Weiss-Faratci are all Commended Students. We are so proud of you! 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. Twelve Students Pass Jerusalem Exam Congratulations to 12 of last year’s Ida Crown Jewish Academy graduates who passed the prestigious Jerusalem Exam from Hebrew University. Results were just released from the exam, which is the most prestigious international Hebrew language examination. All the Academy students who took the test passed, including: Elana Goldberg, Yael Gluck, Kenneth Dvorin, Rachel Daniels, Josh Lowenstein, Rebecca Lis, Moshe Matanky, Donny Silberman, Leora Perlow, Noam Zuckerman, Rachel Kirshenbaum and Michelle Kaplan. Seniors Attend JUF Annual Meeting  While the boys were already loaded on the
bus, senior girls paused for a photo before
heading downtown to the JUF/JF Annual
Meeting. ICJA seniors attend the meeting and
luncheon annually to demonstrate the
Academy's support for Federation.
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