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AUGUST 29, 2014
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3 ELUL - 5774
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From the Head of School ~
Dr. David Portnoy
Dear Yavneh Family,
Chodesh Tov (A Good New Month)!!
As we welcome the Jewish month of Elul, and hear the sound of the shofar each day, we have the opportunity  to reflect on our past behavior, and to begin to focus on those things we need to work on in the coming New Year. As our Judaics staff has been sharing with our students all week, the thirty days leading up to Rosh Hashanah provide a special time for reflection, sensitivity and determination as we move towards the holiest days of the Jewish year.
As one of our important themes of the year is safety and security, we want to thank everyone for their cooperation and attentiveness in the carpool line and generally around campus.
Finally, as we head into Labor Day, please reinforce the importance of health and wellness within your own families. As I often say to our students, our health is a precondition to all the other things in life we hope to accomplish. So, please take advantage of the long weekend and encourage our students to catch up on school work and rest, so we can all be fresh when we return to campus on September 2.
Shabbat Shalom, and Go Bulldogs!
--Dr. P
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Yavneh Calendar
September
| 9-1 | Labor Day - No School | | 9-16 | School Pictures | | 9-17 | Meet the Teacher Night 7 p.m. | |
9-18
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North Texas Giving Day
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Fall Shabbaton
| | 9-27 | Erev Rosh Hashanah -
3 p.m. dismissal | | 9-25 | Rosh Hashanah - No School | | 9-26 | Rosh Hashanah - No School |
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to download
a dvar Torah from
Naomi Schrager,
Assistant Principal/Judaic Programming.
Shabbat Shalom from
Rabbi Meir Tannenbaum, Naomi Schrager, and the Judaic Studies Faculty
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The Yavneh Impact
Jonathan Ochstein '16 & David Steinbrecher '16
Hoops for Little Heroes
While we were talking about our summer plans, we realized how lucky we were to have attended as many summer basketball programs as we had. In order to give back to the community, we decided to form a weeklong basketball camp free of charge for inner-city kids. The task ahead seemed daunting but with encouragement from our families, and generous donations from sponsors, we secured a location, hired an adult head coach, got Papa John's to provide daily lunch, and Wilson to donate the basketballs.
We were able to buy Nike shoes as prizes and send the kids home with basketballs. We held the camp mid-July, and immediately had forty kids sign up. The program became a transformative experience for both of us. We founded the camp with the intention of creating a positive, stable, and enriching experience for those who would not otherwise have access to it. As we watched them develop over the course of the week, and as we grew more comfortable in the position of ''mentor,'' we realized the profound effect that kindness and encouragement can have on children's lives. We hope to do Hoops for Little Heroes for 2 weeks next summer!!
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Save the Date and join us to kick off Yavneh's 2014-2015 Annual Fund Campaign. Save this link to donate on September 18th from 6:00 a.m. to midnight.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR...
There are many college nights within the metroplex. Choose the one most convenient to you and go!
Plano ISD College Fair
Tuesday, September 9
6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Plano East Senior High School
Register on-line at www.gotocollegefairs.org
Plano ISD College Fair
Wednesday, September 10
6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Plano West High School
Register on-line at www.gotocollegefairs.org
Highland Park College Night
Wednesday, September 11
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Highland Park High School
Allen ISD College Fair
Wednesday, September 11
6:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Allen High School
COLLEGE REPS AT YAVNEH
FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS
Representatives from various college admissions offices will be on campus to discuss the college experience with you. Posters will be placed on the counselor bulletin board announcing the dates and times. Unless otherwise indicated, the reps will meet in the office conference room. You will need to pick up a College Visit Permission Form at least one day prior to the meeting which must be signed by your teacher. Then, you will need to bring the form to the office conference room. You will also need to sign in at the information session that you were in attendance. The permission slip must be signed by your teacher in order to attend the information session. Please consider carefully whether you wish to attend the seminar. This service is to provide you with valuable information. If you are NOT interested in a particular college, please remain in your classroom. Permission slips can be picked up at LuAnn's desk or in Mrs. Schmucker's office.
The below are colleges and universities that have set up time to visit Yavneh at the time of printing. Please look at the bulletin boards as there will be more schools visiting. These schools have registered as of August 27.
College Reps at Yavneh
SEPTEMBER 8
SCAD
10:00 A.M.
College of Charleston
11:00 A.M.
University of Denver
11:45 A.M.
Hofstra University
2:30 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 9
Washington University in St. Louis
2:30 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 10
Ithaca College
9:15 A.M.
Indiana University
10:00 A.M.
University of Michigan
11:15 P.M.
Goucher College
1:00 P.M.
NYU
2:00 P.M.
Muhlenberg College
2:30 P.M.
University of Alabama
4:00 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 11
Lynn University
9:40 A.M.
Skidmore College
12:45 P.M.
Boston University
1:45 P.M.
Tulane University
4:00 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 15
University of Maryland
2:30 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 30
Kansas University
2:00 P.M.
OCTOBER 2
University of Missouri
2:30 P.M.
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Please send all news and updates for Yavneh Academy's Etone to: info@yavnehdallas.orgYavneh Academy of Dallas 12324 Merit Drive Dallas, TX 75251 214.295.3500 www.yavnehdallas.org
Yavneh Academy is a beneficiary and partner agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas |
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