The Agnon Agenda

 

The Apples & Honey Edition
September, 2011

NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS WITH A FLURRY OF ACTIVITIES

 

Agnon began the 2011 - 2012 school year with a host of fun activities, starting with students visiting classrooms and meeting teachers. Everyone then connected with old friends and met new ones on the first day of school. The week ended with an all-school Kabbalat Shabbat and a back-to-school picnic.

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Under the Agnon banner at the Kosher Rib Burn-Off.

 

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GALLERYGALLERY:  FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

 

More photos from the first day of school here. Photos from the PTA Back-to-School picnic here.

 

  
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RATNERPRESSING YOUR RESET BUTTON FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS

Guest Speaker, Ilana Horowitz Ratner

Ilana Horowitz Ratner

 

Join us for this free class open to the commnunity, ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR:  PRESSING YOUR RESET BUTTON FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS, led by Ilana Horowitz Ratner, Agnon grandmother.   

 

This is the first in the 2011-2012 AGNON ADULT LEARNING SERIES, a set of 13 classes dedicated to bringing important Judaic, ethics, parenting and education information to the community.

 

WHAT: Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur: Pressing Your Reset Button for the High Holidays -- Adult Learning Class

WHEN: Tuesday, September 20th ● 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Agnon School, 26500 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood, OH  44122    

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:  Agnon is pleased to kick off our Adult Learning Series with Ilana Horowitz Ratner's session on Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur. Ilana is a creative and interactive educator, who passionately believes that students and teachers should engage in a dialogue.  She has decades of experience as a learner and teacher; as a life coach and attorney; and as a lifelong student of Torah, ethics and the philosophy of law.  She and her husband, Charles, are the proud grandparents of three Agnon students and the equally proud parents of an Agnon alumnus. 

 

QUESTIONS? Contact: Laura Simon, Director of Admissions, at (216) 464-4055, ext.106 or lsimon@agnon.org   

ELECTION STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTED

Student Council Candidates
Congratulations to all of those students who gave speeches before the Student Council elections were held. Mazal tov to Agnon 8th grader Charlie Rose (third from right), who will serve as Student Council President, and to 7th grader David Buchinsky (third from left), who will act as Vice President. More election photos here.
BBALL AGNON HOSTS GREAT SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMP

Basketball great Tamir Goodman launched a summer basketball camp attended by several Agnon students.   The five-day camp sponsored by The Agnon School emphasized basketball fundamentals as well as Jewish identity and Israel.

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Basketball campers with Coach Tamir Goodman

 More basketball camp photos here.
ALUM ALUMNI NEWS

Mazal tov to Agnon Alum Noah Kirsch, Class of 2007, who recently competed in the National Forensic League's National Tournament in Dallas as part of University School's speech and debate team.  Noah and another team member competed in the Public Forum Debate category, finishing eighth out of 256 teams.  Each was awarded a $1,500 scholarship.  

 Sarah Shaw's winning photo

Mazal tov to Agnon alum Sarah Shaw, Class of 2010, who received a merit certificate for her submission to the Hong Kong Innoworld photo contest from among 1800 photos submitted.   
AIMEE AGNON LIBRARIAN HEADS BOOK AWARDS COMMITTEE

Agnon Librarian Aimee Lurie
Aimee Lurie

Mazal tov to Agnon librarian Aimee Lurie who was appointed to serve as Chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Awards committee.  

 

As part of the Association of Jewish Libraries, this committee selects the best new Jewish books for children and teens that represent the highest literary standards and accurately depict the Jewish experience. For more information, click Sydney Taylor Book Awards.  

 Agnon Staff in IsraelSTAFFAGNON STAFF MEMBERS ENJOY SUMMER ISRAEL EXPERIENCE

Twenty Agnon staff members journeyed to Israel this summer, thanks to an anonymous donor. Click on the links below to read four articles about their Israel experience that recently appeared in the Cleveland Jewish News written by Jerry Isaak-Shapiro and three teachers. 

 

Transform A Staff - Transform A School Special to the CJN by Jerry Isaak-Shapiro ● Cleveland Jewish News ● August 5, 2011

 

Agnon Teachers Share Experiences ● Cleveland Jewish News ● August 5, 2011

 

More pictures of Agnon Staff in Israel here. 

NEWS AGNON IN THE NEWS

News of Agnon in the local press

 

Agnon Student Trim Locks To Donate To Cancer Patients ● Sun News ● August 4, 2011

 

Law And A Whole New Order ● Cleveland Jewish News ● August 12, 2011

 

Resident Takes Home School's Volunteer Award ● Twinsburg Bulletin ● September 1, 2011

 

You Go, Grill - Agnon's Logan Goldberg helped out last year at his day school's rib booth ● Cleveland Jewish News ● September 2, 2011

RIBSAGNON'S RIBS RECEIVE RAVE REVIEWS AT KOSHER RIB BURN-OFF

Patrons who stopped by Agnon's booth enjoyed some of the most delicious ribs in town during the Gross Schechter Kosher Rib Burn-Off on Monday, September 5th. Many thanks to Agnon parents David Goldberg and Zach Glazer who led Agnon's Kosher Rib Burn-Off team, in addition to all of the Agnon volunteers who donated their time at the booth on Labor Day.   More photos here.
 

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A NOTE FROM DAVID GOLDBERG AND ZACH GLAZER, RIB BURN-OFF TEAM LEADERS

"A big thank you to everyone who participated on this year's Agnon Kosher Rib Burn-Off Team! We greatly appreciate your help and hope you had fun. I know we did. Making it especially 'sweet' was our second place finish. Congratulations Team Agnon for taking our second "top two" finish in the past three years despite stiff competition, which included professional chefs and corporate sauce titans! Let's see if we can repeat our success next year, hope to see you there!"

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