Schools

Every school graduates its oldest grade and then moves into Summer Mode, to prepare for the coming school year. MTA is no different, but the Class of 2024 really was, and this unique grade left an indelible mark in so many places. Sometimes, it is only after the building is empty of students that the realization hits that this was truly a grade like no other.

On Monday evening, June 17, The Yeshiva of Central Queens hosted its annual commencement for the Class of 2024 at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center.

When Yeshiva Har Torah fifth-grader Georgie Gelnick won a raffle’s “Principal for the Day” prize, she chose principles over parties by requesting from Mrs. Sara Duani, Interim Associate Principal, that the school host Boots for Israel for one of its popular “Sole-idarity” boot-packing events. Most students would have opted for recess, screening movies in the auditorium, or pizza and ice cream parties, noted BFI founder Yakir Wachstock during a brief interview with the busy “new principal.”

The rebbi-talmid basketball game at HALB was both intense and fun. HALB’s basketball team took on their rebbeim as the school watched and cheered everyone on.

On Sunday afternoon, June 23, Yeshiva Primary parents and students, along with prospective parents and students, gathered at Yeshiva Primary for a fun gala carnival. The carnival included a clown creating all different colorfully shaped balloons and a woman doing face painting. Also, there was a real popcorn machine and a real cotton candy machine, both manned by recent Yeshiva Primary graduates. In addition, there was plenty of delicious food.

Morah Saba’s fifth grade girls hosted their Jewish History Fair on Sunday. Students worked on projects all year and, as a culmination of their studies, they transformed the HALB gym into a Jewish History Museum.