Torah Academy Girl's High School Newsletter: 28 Adar II, 5768

TORAH ACADEMY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
28 Adar II 5768
April 4, 2008
 TA'am TA
A Taste of Torah Academy Girls High School
WHAT A WEEK!

TORAH BOWL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!

DEBATE WINNERS (x2)!

...and, to top it all off, a SUPERB, SCHOOL-WIDE, FULL-WEEKEND SHABBATON!
 
TA Torah Bowlers Win Midwest Region Championship!
 
We're Going to New York for the Nationals!

After a year of Torah Bowl meets for the Midwest Region, TA Torah Bowlers won the midwest regional title!  Under the tutelage of Mrs. Miriam Kamenetsky, students won over schools such as Bruriah, Maayanot, MAYHS, Kushner, and Ilan.  Now they're busy preparing for the national finals in New York.  Stay tuned for April 30!
 
TA Wins Debate Against Prospect Park Yeshiva
 
Team Successfully Argues for Spending a Post-High School Year in Israel

The debate team traveled to New York, where Shifra Levy and Leba Baum represented our school in a public debate about spending a year post-high school in Israel.  Our team argued professionally and well and, after winning the debate, joined the Prospect Park juniors for a lunch and discussion about music censorship in the Jewish community.  Thank you to Rabbi Ephraim Goldfein for all his time and effort coaching the winning team.  Thank you to Mrs. Suri Rabinovici for being the best judge and coming to all our meets!
 
Debate Team Wins Best Team, 2nd Place Speaker, and 2nd Place in Kushner High School Debate

The Debate Team did it again!  After winning three out of four debates on the space program, the team came in second place in a debate at Kushner High School.  The Team also won best team (Rivka Leah Horowitz and Leba Baum) and 2nd place speaker (Leeba Baum).  We're looking forward to the big Bruriah all-girls debate on April 9!  Once again, thank you Rabbi Goldfein for all your time and superb coaching and Mrs. Rabinovici for being a #1 judge and joining us (even when we come home after midnight).
 
What a Weekend!   Under the guidance of our ever-dedicated and ever-professional, and ever-fun Mrs. Nomi Levene, TAGHS traveled to the Holiday Inn in Edison, NJ, for an awesome and inspiring weekend shabbaton!  Joining us was Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz, BJJ and Princeton graduate and SAR HS history instructor and director of religious studies, who offered several moving talks on our theme, "K'Shoshana Bein Hachochim".  Workshops on Shabbos day were inspirational as well as practical; the food was unbelievable!; and our magic show on Thursday night (after a Chinese food dinner) was incredible.  After a beautiful Shabbos, the weekend culminated with a video presentation of--our play, Cinderella!  Everyone watched and enjoyed a motzei Shabbos ice cream party.  Thank you, Mrs. Levene, and Shabbaton heads Tovi Press and Simma Levene for such a moving and fun Shabbaton.