Schools

YSZ HS for Girls is proud to announce that three of their faculty members were accepted to and will be attending the prestigious Teacher Tech Institute @ the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the premier school for technology and innovation in the world. The Legacy Heritage Foundation will be funding the high school’s faculty for a week-long fellowship this summer, including Ms. Greenberg, Mrs. Wasser, and Mrs. Yachnes.

The theme of the 2022-23 school year at Central has been “A Community of Kavod.” With this concept of respect in mind, Central observed Yom HaShoah on Tuesday, April 18, and, as a community, reflected on the Holocaust and its impact on the entire world.

With special t’filos, art projects, and other fun activities, students at SINAI@YCQ celebrated Israel’s 75th birthday in style!

Over the weekend, the MTA Baseball Lions traveled to Boston for the annual Ezra Schwartz Z’l Memorial Tournament hosted by the Maimonides School. The tournament, which honors the memory of Maimonides alum Ezra Schwartz, who was killed in a terrorist attack while visiting Israel, allows high school students from around the country to gather together for a weekend of camaraderie and fun. Baseball was one of Ezra’s great passions, and the tournament is a great testament to his life and impact on his school and community.

Students at the Yeshiva of Central Queens marked Yom HaShoah with meaningful ceremonies featuring Holocaust survivors on Tuesday, April 18. Through film, song, stories, and t’filah, students and guests honored the victims of the Holocaust.

Network Ambassadors Program Leads Campus Visits for Legislators to Foster Awareness of Nonpublic School Education

Yeshiva Har Torah and lay leaders representing Teach NYS, an education advocacy group and a division of the Orthodox Union’s Teach Coalition, recently hosted New York State Assemblymember Edward Braunstein for his first visit to the school.