September 11, 2015

27 Elul - 5775

From the Head of School ~

Dr. David Portnoy

Dear Yavneh Family,

It's hard to believe that it has been fourteen years since that dreadful day in September of 2001. For all of us of a certain age (i.e., adults), we can remember exactly where we were at the time we learned the awful news. For us, it was our generation's November 1963 and the assassination of a young president.

Now consider the fact that many Yavneh freshmen were born in 2001, and therefore have no memory at all of the experience. We who are privileged to teach teenagers every day are often reminded of the quick pace of change. A few weeks ago, I referenced the theory of Growth Mindset. Each year, Beloit College in Wisconsin publishes a Mindset list of those things incoming college freshmen have always/never known. This year, for our most recent Yavneh graduates, the Class of 2015, that includes: "Hybrid automobiles have always been mass produced ... Google has always been there ... They have never licked a postage stamp." The complete list can be found at https://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2019/

As we prepare for the High Holidays, we have the unique opportunity to reflect on our own past as well as the shorter but no less vivid past of our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. More than anything, perhaps, our Haggim afford us the time and place to stop and reflect on our lives and our connection to the Jewish people. If you have a few minutes and haven't yet seen it, I found the below video from Rabbi Sacks to be particularly profound and moving at this time of year.

From all of us at Yavneh, we wish you and your loved ones a Shana Tova u Metuka, a Happy and Sweet New Year - and Go Bulldogs!

--Dr. P

Yavneh Calendar

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September

9-14 & 9-15	Rosh Hashanah - No School
9-16	Fast of Gedaliah - Fast Day Schedule, 3 p.m. dismissal
9-18 & 9-19	Fall Shabbaton
9-22	Erev Yom Kippur - Noon Dismissal
9-23	Yom Kippur - No School
9-28 thru 10- 2	Sukkot - No School

October

10-5	Shimini Atzeret - No School
10-6	Simchat Torah - No School
10-7	Classes Resume End of 1st Quarter

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Shabbat Shalom from
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Judaic Studies Faculty

To hear more about the Parsha of the week, please join Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky in the Atrium Boardroom every Thursday morning from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Bulldog Soccer Update

photo by Bob Feist

The boys soccer team is on fire with 3 straight wins this week and a 5-3 record!

SAVE the DATE: Thursday, October 1--Senior Night in the Sukkah.

For more information about the soccer schedule, check the Athletic Calendar on the Yavneh website, www.yavnehdallas.org or

contact Mimi Zimmerman at mzimmerman@yavnehdallas.org.

Attention all Bulldog Parents, Starting Thursday September 17 all volleyball and basketball games will have an admission price to enter. The cost is $5 for adults and

$3 for kids. All Yavneh students and faculty will be given free admission.

Season Passes will be available for $25. These passes are for an individual only which will gain access to all Yavneh sporting events for the current school year. These passes can either be purchased through LuAnn Pitlik at the Administration office or at the athletic event.

Concessions and Bulldog gear will also be sold at the athletic events.

Thank you for your support and GO BULLDOGS!!!

College Cues ~

College Representatives at Yavneh

College visits are an integral part of the college search. Throughout the fall, colleges and university representatives will be on campus to meet with juniors and seniors. Those interested in attending an information session, must present a form signed by the sending teacher as admittance to the information session. A signature from the instructor is required to attend any information session.

SEPTEMBER 16

American University

1:32 P.M.

LIBRARY

SEPTEMBER 17

Brandeis University

1:00 P.M.

LIBRARY

St. Edward's University

1:55 P.M.

OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM

University of Denver

3:00 P.M.

LIBRARY

Tulane University

3:45 P.M.

LIBRARY

SEPTEMBER 18

Goucher College

12:15 P.M.

OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM

Lynn University

1:30 P.M.

OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM

University of Michigan

1:57 P.M.

LIBRARY

SEPTEMBER 21

University of Maryland

11:15 A.M.

LIBRARY

Trinity College (Connecticut)

Noon

Mrs. Schmucker's Office

University of Alabama

1:00 P.M.

LIBRARY

Hofstra University

2:00 P.M.

LIBRARY

University of Florida

3:00 P.M.

LIBRARY

University of Miami

3:40 P.M.

LIBRARY

SEPTEMBER 25

Rice University

12:15 P.M.

LIBRARY

OCTOBER 9

SCAD

9:00 A.M.

Mrs. Schmucker's Office

OCTOBER 15

Barnard College

9:00 A.M.

George Washington University

1:00 P.M.

OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM

OCTOBER 16

University of Kansas

12:15 P.M.

LIBRARY

OCTOBER 19

Yeshiva University

10:00 A.M.

This information session is for all juniors and those seniors applying to Yeshiva.

Interviews for seniors immediately following.

LIBRARY

UTSA (Univeristy of Texas at San Antonio)

2:00 P.M.

OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM

OCTOBER 23

Boston University

12:49 P.M.

LIBRARY

OCTOBER 29

Austin College

3:45 P.M.

OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM

Information Sessions Throughout the Metroplex

Many schools plan fall information sessions within the metroplex. The best way to find out if a college will be here in the Dallas area is to go directly to the college/university website. Register to receive information about that college and they will invite you to any sessions within the area. Let me know if a college is coming and I will forward that information on to the others. Most colleges want to contact the student directly so get on-line and let them know you are interested in their college/university. If there is a school you are particularly interested in, I will see if a rep will be in our area. Meeting and greeting school representatives is very important and can actually help with the admissions process

Washington University in St. Louis

Sunday, September 20

1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria

14901 Dallas Parkway

Dallas, TX

NO RESERVATION NEEDED

American University

Sunday, September 20, 2015
Check-in: 1:30 pm, Program: 2 - 4 pm
Dallas Marriott City Center
650 North Pearl Street
Dallas, TX 75201

Duke University

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Hoglund Foundation Theatre

2201 North Field Street

Dallas, TX 75201

Sunday, September 20

Either 6:30 P.M. OR 8:30 P.M.

(Content for both times will be the same)

Please send all news and updates for Yavneh Academy's Etone to: info@yavnehdallas.org

Yavneh Academy of Dallas
12324 Merit Drive

Dallas, TX 75251

214.295.3500

www.yavnehdallas.org

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and partner agency of
the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas