Donna Klein Jewish Academy
March 25, 2016 -15 Adar II 5776

Weekly Parsha (click here)
Shabbat Candlelighing 7:16 p.m.

Dear DKJA Community,

We reached another milestone as a true LEADERSHIP ACADEMY this week.

Students in grades K-12 shined at our first ever Lev Tov...Leading with Kindness Leadership Day. Outstanding, creative showcases of all principles of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People were combined with creative examples of living with kindness. All were beautiful, and the day was a huge success!

"The classrooms, hallways, our campus and our student performance demonstrated clearly that at DKJA, we know how to synergize!" said Mrs. Anita Schwartz, Lighthouse Coordinator, for whom "THANK YOU" is an


	Lev Tov Rap

understatement. Mrs. Schwartz's tireless efforts, along with our dedicated team of staff, faculty and administrators, and of course our student Lighthouse leaders, made the day a pinnacle of success. They worked hand-in-hand with the Lighthouse Leadership Team comprised of Mrs. Allie Hasson, Mrs. Sydney Siegel, Mrs. Jaime Bricker and Mrs. Schwartz. Appreciation goes to Mrs. Lauren Ostrow and Mrs. Lindsey Gaines for preparing their model classrooms and training their students. A big thank you to Mrs. Zoraida Adams, Mrs. Liat Luel-Rochberg and Mrs. Karen Mart, who worked tirelessly on all of the musical numbers and the skits.

The event was live streamed, and you can view the program by clicking here.

Please take a moment to also watch the video of our Lev Tov Rap. The enthusiasm is contagious, and it's definitely something not to be missed.

This week also included wonderful news about DKJA receiving recognition as a Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified School. This honor recognizes our efforts in teaching digital literacy and citizenship to young people, and engaging the entire school community in this important discussion. DKJA is one of more than 100,000 schools across the country that use Common Sense Education's groundbreaking

resources. Special thanks to Mrs. Amanda Dawes for leading this important initiative.

In closing, I want to commend the wonderful RUACH (spirit) that permeated our entire school, and our surroundings, on Purim. In addition to revelry, distribution on Mishloach Manot baskets and Megillah readings, I am proud that our Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School students also participated in a meaningful seudah (meal) with Holocaust survivors. Kol Hakavod! What a week it was!

Shabbat Shalom,
Helena Levine
Head of School

THE OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT INVITES YOU...

Business and Networking Group (BANG) Business Directory renewals are coming soon! We look forward to all our partners continuing with us for 2016/2017. BANG's next event is on April 7th at 7 p.m. at N2 Winebar in Delray Beach. The Office of Institutional Advancement looks forward to seeing everyone there.

Click here for details.

SAVE THE DATES...for additional events. Click here.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RECOGNIZED ATHLETES

Congratulations to the following Lady Eagles and Eagles for recognition by the Sun-Sentinel newspaper:

Lauryn Faber, Alana Rose Meyer and Julia Levy received Honorable Mention All County for soccer for Class 3A - 2A - 1A.

Sydney Levine received Honorable Mention All County for basketball for Class 5A - 4A - 3A - 2A.

Matthew Lipson, Daniel Mantzoor, Adam Saitowitz and Bryant Meyer received Honorable Mention All County for soccer for Class 3A - 2A - 1A.

Highlight of the Week

DKJA HOSTS THIRD ADL NO PLACE FOR HATE BANNER CEREMONY

With great pride and a sense of accomplishment for implementing Anti-Defamation League NO PLACE FOR HATE (NPFH) principles campuswide, DKJA was recognized today and honored at the school's third banner ceremony. The ADL NPFH banner was presented today, and it will now be hung on the DKJA campus. Shown here are ADL NPFH members; Claudia Rodriguez, ADL Associate Project Director; Amanda Dawes, ADL NPFH@DKJA Program Director; Rabbi Marshall Lesack, Principal of Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School; and DKJA parent and NPFH@DKJA sponsor Craig Zeuner.

KOL HAKAVOD TO ROSENBLATT HIGH SCHOOL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES

Last week, inductions were held for seven honor societies. Kol Hakavod to all who are now members of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Hebrew Honor Society, Math Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, International Thespian Honor Society and National Art Honor Society. Please click here for photos and listings of new inductees.

PARK & LEARN & MINYAN
PARENTS WELCOME!

Parents are invited to explore how Torah connects to our everyday life, and makes our lives more spiritual and more meaningful, at Park & Learn. It provides an understanding of what is inspiring our children. Park and Learn takes place every Friday morning (when school is in session) from 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. in the MAC. Click here for details.

Parents and loved ones are also invited to the DKJA Minyan, Monday through Thursday mornings after drop-off, from 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. in the MAC. Click here for details.

Both programs are led by Rabbi In Residence Baruch Plotkin.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE; DVDs CAN BE PRE-ORDERED

Professional photos of the drama production High School Musical are available. Downloads are $10. Both performances are included. Click here for the link. The password is dkjamusical (all lower case).

Click here to order your DVD of the performance. Performances are this Saturday night (8 p.m.) and Sunday afternoon (1 p.m.)