News from SKA High School for Girls

Color War Moadiah 2005!

Color War Moadiah 2005 was a blast! There were tons of fun activities outside in the beautiful weather. We had rock climbing, softball, a blow-up maze, shaky ladders and volleyball. Indoor activities were amazing as well. From musical chairs to decorations to frantic team-time preparations, the excitement in the air was palpable. The combined Divrei Torah of all the grades showed the great sportsmanship all the teams had. All the banners, cheers, dances and skits were amazing and so much fun to watch. The Seniors won, and even made the judges cry, and the Freshman were great and came in second! All the grades had so much fun and we can't wait for another amazing Color War next year.

Juniors Experience the Discovery Seminar!

"Hi my name is Rabbi Mechanic, my father's name is not auto, nor do I fix cars." These were the words that the 11th grade was greeted with on Tuesday morning, May 24th. They were followed by two and a half hours of mind-boggling information given by such a charismatic person, we sat silent and riveted. Rabbi Mechanic started off by telling us about Hollywood stars and how interested they were in Judaism. This came to many of us as a shock. Superstars, who could have anything and everything, want what we have - Torah. We were astounded. Story followed story, making us laugh and making us think. Then we were asked "simple" questions which made us examine how much we really knew. Most of us think we know the basics, but if we are confronted on a college campus or elsewhere by someone unaffiliated or questioning, would we, Yeshiva high schools students, really have the answers? We feel lucky to have attended Rabbi Mechanic's Discovery Seminar which armed us with renewed appreciation for our connection to Torah.

11th Grade Scavenger Hunt

On Thursday night, Lag Baomer, the Juniors organized and took part in a fun-filled evening. It was a pretty spontaneous event, and despite a test the next day, many attended. That day, Jackie Ostreicher, Naomi Kramer and Megan Leifer prepared a scavenger hunt with interesting clues, requiring us to run up and down Central Avenue for an hour. It was pretty strenuous, but fun at the same time. We met up in Cedarhurst Park after school, where we split into our respective groups, designated by colors, and each group received a different clue. We ran to and from stores like Ezra Pharmacy, E- licious, Dave's Pizza, CVS, Pizza Professor, Morton's, King David, etc., all accompanied by clever, funny clues which led us to the next location. There were 13 clues in all. The winners were the Yellow and Blue teams which tied!! After the scavenger hunt, we made our way back to Rikki Schonbrun's house, where we enjoyed pizza, soda and a lot of snacks (after all that running, we needed to fill up)! We heard a meaningful Dvar Torah from our amazing grade level advisor, Miss Fragin. When the clock hit 8:45, everyone went outside for dancing and MUSIC!!! An amazing (and tiring!) time was had by all. Thank you to everyone who helped put this fun-filled evening together, especially Miss Fragin, for getting the food and for laughing while watching us run up and down Central Avenue. Special thanks to the Schonbruns for hosting us.

Rabbi and Mrs. Rothman on the birth of a baby boy, Dovid Refael.

Rabbi and Mrs. Lew on the birth of a baby boy

Rachelle Weinstein Goller '00 on the birth of a baby boy, Yehuda Leib

Adina Openden Zehavi '00 on the birth of a baby boy, Uriel

Chaya Sarah Markovitz '00 on her marriage to Aaron Rabi

Faygie Shindler '04 on her engagement to Shaya Lloyd

Chaya Levovitz '00 on her engagement to Dov Berkovitz

Rachel Simpser '02 on her engagement to Dovid Sussman

Aliza Holzer '02 on her engagement to David Stern

Condlences to:

Mrs. Joan Sherman on the loss of her father.

Mrs. Phyllis Bowe on the loss of her mother.