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Parent Evening
Sat. Night Dec. 19th- 8 pm
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Fri, Nov 6
1:40 Friday Dismissal Begins
Fri-Shab, Nov 6-7
Sophomore Shabbaton
Sun, Nov 8
Parent
Teacher Conference sign up site opens 9am
Wed, Nov 11
11th grade Initiation of the College Selection Process
Mon, Nov 16
Israel Night for 12th Grade Parents and Students
Wed, Nov 18
Parent Teacher Conferences
Early Dismissal -4:30pm
Tues, Nov 24
Parent Teacher Conferences
Early Dismissal -4:30pm
Wed, Nov 25
Noon Dismissal
Thur-Fri, Nov 26-27
Thanksgiving
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| AUCTION SUCCESS! |
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Congratulations to all of the Auction winners!
If you have not done so already, please come to the Business Office (located at the Academy) to pick up your winnings. | |
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19 Cheshvan 5770 * Nov 6 Candlelighting Fri 4:29PM
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Vayera
Havdalah 5:32PM |
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Dear Parents and Students,
The tenth grade departed this morning for their Shabbat in Philadelphia. It is very special to see the strong participation, not only of students, but also of faculty traveling with family for Shabbat. It should be a wonderful Shabbat.
This Monday, November 9 is Kristallnacht. We will be commemorating this important day in school and I am sending a reminder now so that it is in the forefront of our minds when next week begins.
Parents, please remember to sign up online for Parent Teacher Conferences.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Tully Harcsztark |
| Programs that Enrich Classroom Learning |
Super Summer Science Experiments Q: What do the following places and programs have in common?
Cassasli Institute of Applied Chemistry at Hebrew University, Haifa's Technion Institute of Technology, biomedical programs in Kenya and Uganda , NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases and BioMet, Columbia University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Garcia Polymer Research Program at the State University of New York in Stony Brook, Memorial Sloan Kettering Research Center and Cancer Center, Centrimag Ventricular Assist Device, DNA Testing and Research, Cold Spring Harbor Dolan DNA Learning Center ....
A: The hard work and intense interest of 19 SAR High School students
 A number of SAR High School students participated in exciting science related summer programs over the summer. Eight students in the ninth and tenth grades took the DNA Science course through the Cold Spring Harbor Dolan DNA Learning Center. Their experiences were described in a previous Koleinu article. Ten students did the Biology Challenge Option which will be reported in a future Koleinu. Click here to read about the very special science and biomedical experiences that our students participated in throughout the world.
Dr. Richard Grazi, Director of Reproductive Endocrinology at Maimonides Medical Center speaks to students about Invitro Fertilization and Jewish Law
On Thursday evening October 22, 15 students accompanied by  Mr. Goodman, Ms. Krieger, and Ms. Brandriss attended a most interesting presentation by Dr. Richard Grazi, founder of GENESIS and Director of Reproductive Endocrinology at Maimonides Medical Center.
Dr. Grazi has published and lectured extensively on clinical and ethical issues related to reproductive medicine. His talk was part of the "Torah U'Madda" series sponsored by Stern College. The program included an informal discussion with the Dr. Grazi as well as his actual Lecture.
Dr. Grazi spoke to the students about assisted reproduction and the halachic and ethical dilemmas the procedures raise for both patients and for their doctors.
Using an excellent power point presentation he had prepared for them, he described clearly how the process of invitro fertilization is carried out. He then went through source sheets he had prepared to show the students how halacha has evolved as the medical techniques were perfected.
He explained the concerns rabbis raised, for example: Might sperm intended for one egg be occasionally used for fertilization of another couple's eggs as well? Is it better that a surrogate mom be Jewish or non Jewish and why? He discussed other issues that rabbis raise in cases of sperm donation and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, as well. Dr. Grazi's sources included those from the Talmud up through modern day Teshuvot from Rav Moshe Feinstein, Rabbi Waldenberg, and Rav Ovadiah Yosef, all of whom have addressed questions in this area of biomedical technology.
It was a fascinating presentation. Our students asked wonderful questions and were thanked by both Dean Bacon and the Chairperson of the Biology department for their participation.
Tobie Brandriss
Bob Goodman
Jewish Merchants in the New World: 1500-1800
 On Sunday, October 18, 2009, the Center for Jewish History hosted a conference on Jewish Merchants in the New World: 1500-1800. A few days before the conference, we were informed that a limited number of slots would be made available to students at the greatly reduced rate of $10. Students in the A.P. U.S. History class were offered the opportunity to earn extra credit for the course by attending the conference and sharing what they had learned. Three students-Ezra Benus, Josh Kann, and Avi Rothfeld-took advantage of the opportunity to attend an academic conference touching both on matters of Jewish interest and the history that we are studying in class. They heard about how Jews came to the New World, and the economic and social roles that Jews played in colonial societies in North America and the Caribbean.
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| Only at SAR |
SAR High School Hosts over 230 Students at its Open House for Prospective Students
 Last Sunday afternoon, November 1, 2009, SAR High School held its annual recruitment event for prospective ninth grade students and their parents. Over 230 students and their parents visited our campus for an introduction to the SAR High School culture. The two-part program was designed to give attendees a taste of the unique SAR experience. Rabbi Harcsztark opened the program by setting forth the educational vision that drives the learning at SAR. Potential students and families then heard from Jackie Cohen, a member of SAR's class of 2009, who offered three central ideas that define SAR: its Openness, Relationships with Teachers and "Moving Beyond Your Comfortable Limits." The program continued with a dynamic video ("Looking Through the Windows") highlighting the SAR High School community of learning, followed by Ms. Lerea's explanation of the admission process.  The second part of the program gave students and families the opportunity to attend teacher presentations and student panels. This allowed prospective students and parents to experience firsthand the creative talent of our faculty and to ask questions of current SAR students. Lastly, attendees convened in the gymnasium for refreshments and "A Taste of SAR," a bazaar of displays by co-curricular, academic and cultural programs available to students at SAR High School. Some of the groups represented included Torah Bowl, Mock Trial, Israel Awareness, Community Service, SLC (Student Learning Center), Chess Club, Outdoors Club and Science Activities. Senior Advisory Takes on Engineering Challenge
The time: Friday advisory
The place: the sixth floor of SARHS
The challenge: to build a structure, using only raw spaghetti and marshmallows, capable of supporting the weight of 25 pieces of paper.
 This past Friday, the senior class, many of whose members were overwhelmed with college application stress and schoolwork, had the chance to let off steam in an advisory engineering challenge. Using only the ingredients listed above, each advisory set to work. They demonstrated varying degrees of precision and creativity (some of us are definitely not, as Dr. Shinar says, visual-spatial learners), but equal amounts of enthusiasm for the task. Click here to look closely at the pictures of some of the 12th grade advisories to see their ingenious creations. When they were finished, many students ate the marshmallows, while some found other uses for the spaghetti. Yachad Leadership Shabbaton
 This past weekend, a group of eleven SAR seniors were privileged to partake in the annual Yachad Leadership Shabbaton. Just as it does every year, this shabbaton provided us with the unique opportunity of learning how to become integral leaders in the community of Klal Yisrael through helping others. The tremendous achdut, kindness, and inclusion which the shabbaton epitomizes, is truly moving beyond words. Watching the Yachad members, in no way allowing their disabilities to disable them, but rather turning to Hashem in true emunah and having a true appreciation for life has inspired us all in more ways than we ever thought possible. The inspiration and lessons we took away from the Shabbat are ones which we look forward to sharing with other students in SAR. We hope that our experiences will be a model that will encourage others to get involved and to recognize that we can all become leaders, bettering the world in which we live. --Ilana Rosenbaum ('10) |
| Post-High School: College and Israel Planning |
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November 1st has passed and one of the major deadlines for our senior class is behind us. The first of the month of November is annually a major date for SAR seniors, as many students apply to colleges that have Early Decision or Early Action deadlines. The next major deadline will be November 15th, another date when many of our students will be applying to institutions of higher education. Sandwiched in between the two November deadlines is our annual "Pizza Pie & Apply" program (Thursday November 5th, 5:30-7:30pm), an evening when seniors will have a pizza dinner together in the cafeteria and then proceed to fill out their applications for the remainder of the fall deadlines and Regular Decision deadlines (usually in January). The senior class has continued to coalesce as a unit over the past few weeks and their bond will continue to strengthen as the academic year progresses. |
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SAR Breaks Blood Collection Record
 With 64 units of blood collected and 70 donors registered, on October 27th SAR collected the largest number of pints in its history. From 8:45am to 3:30pm the gym was booming with students, faculty, and parents eager to donate to the New York City Blood Center. Our Blood Drive Committee, composed of dedicated juniors and seniors, enthusiastically recruited donors and supported their peers through the blood collection process. The Blood Center's Account Manager was amazed at the commitment of the volunteer committee and the overwhelming desire of students to sign-up for the drive. The collected pints of blood have been distributed to sick patients in hospitals throughout the area.
Thank you to Ms. Ora Meier for organizing the drive, and to the Blood Drive Committee for all their help: Noah Adelsberg, Jackie Cohen, Coby Greif, Eitan Itzkowitz, Tuvia Lerea, Ilana Rosenbaum and Kovi Wiener. Special thanks to Marty Berlin for taking pictures and for allowing the blood drive to take place in the gym.
Seniors Lunch with Seniors at the Riverdale Y
For over 25 years, the Y provides a hot lunch for senior citizens in the Riverdale community. On Wednesday, October 21, Deborah Anstandig's 10th grade advisory visited with the seniors during lunch. A five minute walk from SAR, students were able to eat their own lunches, exchange stories, and sing songs with the seniors. It's too bad the Y serves only senior citizens--for a mere two dollars, these seniors enjoyed quite the spread! 10th grader Gabriella Saks said, "I found this experience very meaningful and enriching. It was a lot of fun to visit the seniors." A fun time was had by all, and both students and seniors look forward to subsequent visits.
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| SAR Athletics |
Boys' Varsity Hockey easily defeated May High School on October 19th by a score of 13-0. Then, on October 25th they were defeated by Frisch by a score of 4-0. Their record now is 1-1.
The Boys' JV Hockey team won its opening game at JEC by a score of 2-0. In goal for The Sting was Eitan Bar-David. The goals were scored by Etan Grosinger and Matt Landes.
The Boys' JV Basketball team opened their season on October 29th by easily defeating Westchester Hebrew High School. Ariel Friedman and Eli Greenberg led SAR with 14 and 12 points respectively. Elie Lerea also scored 12 points. Freshman Max Altholz had 8 rebounds and Sophomore Joe Klein had 5 steals.
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