From: Rabbi Perry Tirschwell <rpt@wyhs.net>
Subject: Yeshiva Highlites: End of Year Special
Reply: rpt@wyhs.net


Yeshiva Highlites
End-of-Year Special Edition

It's All About Philosophy

 
Our school's mission and educational philosophy comes through loud and clear in our unique Graduation, post graduation Senior Trip, and Annual Dinner, all three of which are celebrated in this Special Edition Yeshiva Highlites.
 
Every Student is Important at WYHS- Our graduation celebrates the accomplishments of all our graduates.  As opposed to having the two students with the highest grade point averages speak, at WYHS each and every student is featured in the Graduation Video which the students themselves create, and each student's accomplishments are lauded by a faculty member as they receive their diplomas.   
 
We Respect Your Time- I am fond of quoting Yeshiva University Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Mordechai Willig who once remarked that we believe "Money is Time" (as opposed to the popular saying "Time is Money"). The most important commodity we have is Time. We therefore announce our dinner schedule in advance- buffet at 6:00 and program and 7:30, and keep to this schedule. I trust that you find this is true in every interaction you have with our school. We are deeply appreciative to all those who participated in the journal and the dinner and helped it succeed exceeded its fundraising goal.
 
WYHS Is About Inspiration- Our students' last experience in high school is a post graduation trip with their teachers, which culminates in a truly special Shabbaton. The number of weddings and engagement parties that the faculty and I have the privilege of attending this month attests to the everlasting bond between our faculty and students. Once WYHS- Always YHS!    
 
As Yeshiva Highlites signs off for the summer, I ask you all to keep Alec Feintuch ('13) in your prayers.  Alec is an affable, athletic and sincere young man who is the first (and hopefully the last) student in WYHS' history to battle cancer. We are sending out bracelets with Alec's name- Ben Tzion Klonimus Chaim ben Leah Rachael in the mail in the next week to all '09-'10 students and Tehillim to all who committed to say them each day. If you would like to participate in either, please e-mail Director of Student Activities Shira Englander.

Wishing you an enjoyable and invigorating summer,

Rabbi Perry Tirschwell
 





Rabbi Perry Tirschwell

Head of School
UPCOMING EVENTS  MAZAL TOV!

Freshman Orientation
Thurs Aug 26

Returning Student BBQ

Thurs Aug 26
 

All Student Orientation
Fri Aug 27

Micah and Eliana (Rosenblatt '03) Katz on their marriage
 
Yossi and Ilana (Webberman '07) Bendel on their marriage
 
Aryeh and Brandy (Brenner '05) Meitles on their marriage
 
Ora and Avi Lasko ('07) on their marriage

Simi and Devora (Greer '06) Shabtai on their marriage

Michael and Yael (Koeninsberg '04) Schertz on the birth of a boy


Dining & Dancing for Distinguished Honorees
WYHS's Annual Journal Dinner



Click on the picture to view more photos of the event

By Shimmie Kaminetsky

The WYHS Annual Journal Dinner, which took place on Monday evening, May 24th, was truly a night to remember. Two hundred WYHS supporters gathered together at B'nai Torah Congregation to honor Dr. Sam & Arlene Lasko, Dr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor, and Mrs. Heather Andron.


Following a delicious buffet dinner and a slide show of exciting WYHS activities, Executive Director Shimmie Kaminetsky delivered the welcoming remarks, thanking the chairs of the event for all of their efforts and acknowledging the members of the WYHS Keter Society for their ongoing support of our school.

Next, WYHS Founder Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Head of School Rabbi Perry Tirschwell, and Principal Mrs. Ora Lee Kanner made presentations and offered words of praise to honorees Dr. Sam & Arlene Lasko, Dr. Zorik & Ellen Spektor, and Mrs. Heather Andron. 
 
All of the speakers spoke eloquently about the tremendous contributions our honorees have made to WYHS from the early days of the school until today.  Noah Lasko ('10) shared a few personal insights about his grandparents Sam & Arlene Lasko as did David Spektor ('10) about his parents Zorik & Ellen Spektor.
 
Thank you to the members of the dinner and journal committee, the members of the Tribute Committee, and all of whom were in attendance for making this year's dinner a tremendous success.

We Did It!
Class of 2010 Commencement Ceremony



By Rebecca Dresner ('10)

Graduation usually signifies the good-bye between the class, teachers, and school.  It usually marks the "moving on" and "the passing of the torch" as high school graduates make their way to seminary/yeshiva or college.  However, the graduation ceremony at WYHS two weeks ago was so much more. 

Each student was individually and personally honored, as Mrs. Carla Greer, Rabbi Benjy Horowitz, and Dr. Laura Becker discussed and reflected upon the growth and qualities of each and every student.  Afterwards, each graduate received his or her very own siddur, which signified that the responsibility of living a life of Torah would now rest in the hands of the soon-to-be-independent graduates. 

As the teachers and students sat side-by-side in the auditorium and watched the senior video (a film full of class jokes and memories from the past four years at WYHS), we realized how far we have come in both Torah and secular knowledge as well as in friendship and maturity.  However, the realization that we were leaving high school didn't fully settle as we boarded the bus to travel twelve hours to our next destination: Atlanta, Georgia.  This trip allowed graduation to become more than a good-bye; it strengthened high school friendships into life-long ones.  


Class of '10 Takes Atlanta by Storm
Aquarium, Six Flags, and Their Last Shabbat Together


Senior Trip Memories in Photos: Part 1 ,
Part 2

By Chana Brauser ('10)

Juggling graduation caps, floral bouquets, and jam-packed suitcases, we, the class of 2010, scrambled onto the bus where we would ride for a seemingly interminable twelve hours before reaching their destination.
 
After months of planning capped off by a celebratory graduation night, we headed off on a trip to Atlanta, where we'd spend a whirlwind of four days enjoying our last moments together as a class. The first day turned out to be a blast-overcoming the handicap of approximately two hours of sleep, even the most skeptical of the senior class found the Georgia Aquarium to be an incredibly dynamic experience and the visit to the Coke Factory provided both a dose of cultural history and a lot of free soda. Ice-skating later that evening was a welcome respite from the Atlanta heat (which, of course, hardly measures up to the stifling Florida summer), as we glided, and, in some cases, slipped our way through the night. The next day found us at Six Flags, where we spent four hours exploring the superhero-themed park (aptly designed to coordinate with our yearbook theme), riding the dizzying roller coasters and winning prizes.
 
After a quick stop at Bruster's, an incredible ice cream store with a bewildering amount of flavors where we met up with Rabbi Tirschwell and Mrs. Kanner, we returned to the hotel to prepare for Shabbat. From kabbalat Shabbat to the divrei Torah to the after-dinner discussions, Friday night was an inspiring experience, and Shabbat day was even better. We walked to Beth Jacob, a shul in Atlanta, to hear Rabbi Feldman speak. The hour-long walk was certainly worth it; Rabbi Feldman told an incredible story with a powerful message, conveying the importance of putting one's trust in Hashem and realizing that we can't control every detail of everything.
 
When we returned to the hotel, the boys and girls split up for their respective kumsitzes, which featured student recollections, incredible singing, and emotional goodbyes, as the senior class bid their tearful farewells to one another and to Mrs. Jacob, a beloved Judaic teacher who will be moving to New Jersey. After a quick dinner at the Broadway CafĂ©, we boarded the bus for the final twelve hour stretch, amidst a yearbook-signing frenzy and the last few goodbyes. Thank you so much to Shira Englander, Shimmie, Rabbi Houben, and class presidents Ari Shachter ('10) and Chana Brauser ('11) for expending so much time and effort organizing this trip, and a big thank you to Rabbi Sugerman, Rabbi Schochet, Claudia Cohen, Mrs. Jacob, Mrs. Horowitz, and Shimmie for being such awesome chaperones.


Have a great summer!
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