It’s the start of a brand-new school year at the Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central). Students and faculty alike are stepping into the semester with fresh energy – and in fresh surroundings.
After months of planning and hard work, YUHSG proudly unveiled its newly renovated facilities this past week. YUHSG’s principal, Mrs. Aliza Gewirtz, spoke to these exciting new improvements. “When students are in a space that is warm, welcoming, and inspiring, they can bring out their best selves academically, spiritually, and personally,” Mrs. Gewirtz said. “These changes are designed to give our girls that environment every single day.”
Upgrades include a brand-new student lounge (complete with couches and a ping-pong table), a renovated beis midrash, a new engineering lab, new faculty spaces, and an enlarged lobby and lawn, complete with a Central-branded basketball and pickleball court.
But the growth doesn’t stop there! Alongside the renovations, YUHSG will debut several new classes designed to challenge and engage students across grade levels. Among the additions are a new freshman-level Jewish History course, a new senior Chasidus elective, a new senior-level Current Events course, Digital Photography, and Engineering IV: Circuit Design.
In a reinforcement of the close relationship YUHSG enjoys with Yeshiva University, a new Moadim class, taught in conjunction with YU’s Stern College for Women, will be offered, as well as a Principles of Biology course in which seniors can earn nine credit hours as part of YUHSG’s YU Residency Credit program.
The year will also see an exciting new group of faculty members joining returning staff. The theme of the 2025-26 school year comes from the Sh’ma: to love Hashem “with all your heart, with all your soul.” The theme serves as a meaningful reminder to all to reinvigorate their sense of purpose and to commit themselves to their values with strength and conviction.
“Being in the classroom is not just about teaching,” said YUHSG’s associate principal, Ms. Leah Moskovich. “It is important to show up with all our heart and soul. We want to inspire our students to find what they are passionate about – what fires their heart and soul. Find the heart and fuel their souls.”
Before the official start of classes, incoming freshmen were welcomed at Central’s Freshman Orientation on Wednesday, September 3, where the Class of 2029 was greeted by faculty, senior Big Sisters, and administrators, who led them through a morning of games, activities, and introductions to Wildcat life.
On Thursday, September 4, the entire YUHSG student body returned for the official first day of school. The halls buzzed with energy as students reconnected with friends, met new staff members, and explored the transformed campus.
With renovated facilities, innovative new classes, and a successful freshman orientation kicking things off, YUHSG is poised for a memorable, meaningful school year – one lived with heart and soul.
Enormous thanks go out to the many staff, faculty, and YUHSG community members who contributed to the summer’s renovations, course development, and orientation programming.
And the fall semester is just getting underway: Upcoming events include a schoolwide YUHSG retreat at Camp Kaylie on September 11 and 12, as well as Back to School Night, where faculty and staff will welcome the community onto campus on Monday, September 15.
