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Social skills is not just a single period during the week at IVDU Long Island, but skills that are incorporated throughout the day on an ongoing basis. Our students are constantly using what they are taught during their social skills lessons led by our clinical team, and applying those skills in every interaction.

On Wednesday, January 13, the Yeshiva University High Schools held its Virtual Dinner of Tribute, honoring Essential Responders. The event celebrated the tremendous impact these individuals have made on the YUHS community and the overall Jewish community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and raised $430,000 in support of the exceptional educational experience YUHS provides to its students.

On Thursday, January 14, the whole eighth grade listened to a presentation by Mrs. Shoshana Soroka, editor of The Five Towns Jewish Home. Mrs. Soroka gave tips on how to talk and interview Holocaust Survivors. Mrs. Soroka did an amazing job of guiding the students. She was so engaging and listened intently as each student suggested certain types of questions. She went through the interview and explained how there would be questions about before the war, during the war, and after the war.

The second annual CIJE VEX Robotics competition was held outside of HAFTR Middle School on Friday, January 15. Over 40 students from eight different cohorts competed, successfully navigating COVID guidelines to complete a game-ready robot. This year’s challenge required students to maneuver risers into predetermined patterns, and students did a marvelous job.

The talmidim of Metivta Tiferet Torah had an in-depth halachic presentation in the halachot of shechitah from Rabbi Yosef Akilov, rebbe in the Yeshiva.