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MS Help with Bar or Bat Mitzvah Planning
Happy New Year, everyone! As we begin the final semester of the school year, I would like to remind you that I am happy to help provide you with updated contact information. This can be especially helpful if planning a Bar or Bat Mitzvah or any other special event for your child. The directory does not actually include all of the students, who are currently enrolled, because we had a few late enrollees. In fact, we are happy to say that we are welcoming back 8th grader Tal Behor, who has returned from Israel this semester! If you need any information, you can make your request to cpower@emeryweiner.org.
I am also working to clear out the lost and found. We have many found items in the Middle School Office, some of which have been here for many months. I will work to get items with names back to their rightful owners over the next week, however items without names will be donated to charity. Parents and students are welcome to come check with me at the front desk to gain access to Room 108 to claim lost items.
Ms. Power
Middle School Office Assistant
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Keep up with EWS on Facebook and Twitter
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College Counseling News
Keep up with the College Counseling Department with the College Counseling Newsletter. There are seven scholarship opportunities listed in this week's newsletter, including a new one from Buick.
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Senior-Directed Play Runs January 12-13
Come enjoy an evening in the Stolbun Black Box Theater as EWS presents the Annual Senior Directed Productions! This line-up of entirely student-produced work features- for the first time- pieces in each of the performing arts disciplines; theatre, dance, and music. This year's directors, Claire Gottsegen, Rachel Miller and Jessica Wolinsky, along with their casts and the EWS Theatre Department, invite you to attend one of the two performances:
- Saturday, January 12, 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, January 13, 2:30 p.m.
Entrance is free of charge, so be sure to come early to save your seats!
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Save the Date: FBI Presentation on Internet Safety
Monday, January 28, 2013, at 7 p.m., FBI Agent Amanda Hinton will speak to parents about Internet Safety. Agent Hinton will "focus on the importance of working with your sons or daughter to make safe and responsible choices while online because online actions have offline consequences." Agent Hinton will speak to your sons and daughters at a joint Kallah and Ma'amad on Monday, February 4.
Please plan to attend this important program sponsored by the Boniuk Parenting Partnership Program. RSVP's are required. Please respond to Laura Larkin or Char Hochschild.
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Holocaust and Memory on Jan. 29
Please join us for a special presentation of "Through Their Own Eyes" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29 in the Becker Theater. "Through Their Own Eyes" is an oral history film project that records the lessons of the Holocaust and its aftermath. 12th grade students gained firsthand knowledge by being paired with Holocaust survivors, whom they interviewed. From the videotaped footage of the interviews, the students have created a powerful documentary based on the survivors' wisdom on hate and forgiveness. 
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Chinese Delegation Visits EWS
EWS had some unique visitors this week when school principals and administrative officials from the Haidian District of Beijing, China, were on campus as part of a fact-finding mission to learn more about U.S. educational standards and practices. Coordinated by Houston Mayor Annise Parker's office, 23 delegates toured the EWS campus and spent time with Director of Admissions Caroline Sarnoff, US Head and Academic Dean Dr. Lue Bishop and Head of School Stuart Dow. 
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Library Volunteers Needed for Spring Semester
The Stein/Schechter Library is in need of parent volunteers for the spring semester. We need volunteers once a week for Monday and Friday. Contact Aditi Rao if you can help!
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US Spring Trip Departure, Return Details
Parents,
As you start to make plans for Passover Break, please note the departure and return times for the Spring Trips (which occur the week before break, March 18-21 or 22). Below are the actual flight times booked for the trips. Please note that on Monday, March 18, the students will need to arrive at school several hours before the flight time, as the students and chaperones will bus to the airport together. Exact times for arrival at EWS will be sent out as we get closer to the actual day.
For the trip returns (on March 21 for the 9th graders, and March 22 for the 10th and 11th graders), parents will be responsible for picking up their student or arranging their pickup.
9th Grade Deep South Trip:
Depart (3/18) on Airtran #54 at 10:50 a.m.
Return (3/21) on Airtran #55 - arrive at 11:28 p.m. at Houston Hobby Airport
10th Grade Southern California Trip:
Depart (3/18) on Southwest Airlines #1428 at 8:50 a.m.
Return (3/22) on Southwest Airlines #571- arrive at 3:10 p.m. at Houston HOBBY airport
11th Grade NYC Trip:
Depart (3/18) on Southwest Airlines #3295 at 8 a.m.
Return (3/22) on Southwest Airlines #1637 - arrive at 3:45 p.m. at Houston HOBBY airport
If you have any questions about the trips, please contact Mary Lewis in the Upper School Office at mlewis@emeryweiner.org.
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Jewish Federation 2013 Collage
On Tuesday, January 29, the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston welcomes Mayim Bialik -- perhaps better known as the 1990s sitcom teen queen "Blossom" -- to speak to women from across the community at its annual Collage luncheon. Women's Philanthropy makes up about 25 percent of the overall Jewish Federation Annual Campaign and a large portion of those funds come from Collage participation. Did you know that last year's Campaign raised $7.9 million to support hundreds of Jewish agencies in Houston, Israel and around the world, including The Emery/Weiner School, which received $202,500 in 2012?
Collage guests will enjoy shmooze time, a delicious kosher lunch and a rousing presentation by Bialik, a sharp and witty Jewish actress who has gone on to earn a PhD in Neuroscience, author a parenting book, and raise two children. Luncheon tickets are $55, plus a minimum suggested Campaign gift of $236. Visit houstonjewish.org to register, or contact Emily Dennis for more information at 713-729-7000 x 313.
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