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The Central senior grade traveled to the Museum of Jewish Heritage last Thursday with Mrs. Tova Rosenberg, Names, Not Numbers founder, and Rabbi Joshua Strulowitz, Names, Not Numbers coordinator. The seniors were led by Dr. Paul Radensky, senior educator at the museum, who began with an overview of the Holocaust, and then guided a tour of the New York premiere of the world-famous Auschwitz exhibition, the most comprehensive exhibition to date about the history of Auschwitz. Dr. Radensky ended the day with an exploration of the life and work of Rabbi Efraim Oshry, a Holocaust survivor who wrote and buried his responsa during the Holocaust.

The beginning of each school year at Central brings with it a highly anticipated and exciting event: the Central Club Fair! This year’s fair showcased a wide variety of after-school activities, including academic clubs like Mock Trial and Model Congress, publications like newspaper and Literary Journal, performing arts clubs like Band and Dance, and other weekly activities including peer study hall, Environmental Club, and Photography Club. The cafe buzzed with excitement as student leaders displayed informative posters and manned their booths, introducing themselves to interested peers, and offering sample materials and sign-up sheets. The room was filled with a lively energy as students shared the topics and causes they are so passionate about with one another. The extra-curricular year at Central is off to a vibrant start!

On Monday, September 23, MTA hosted the first Yeshiva League Debate Meet of the year. The event attracted 40 students from five high schools, who debated the topic of whether educational institutions should prohibit student usage of cell phones during school hours. The topic was extremely controversial and passionately argued upon by both sides. The MTA Debate Team members skillfully presented their respective points, and performed well in their debates. Congratulations to team member Eli Canter (’22), who won the Third Place Overall Speaker award.

On Sunday, September 15, the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach hosted an exciting back-to-school Color Run and carnival to start the school year off with a blast. The event was held at HALB’s Hewlett Bay Park campus, where students in grades 1 through 8 ran laps around the beautiful course with their classmates, while being showered with powdered paint in various colors.

This past week, the Yeshiva of Central Queens launched its Fifth Grade Midos program to help students understand the importance of developing positive character traits. Through this program, the students will learn the impact that midos tovos will have on them as individuals and on their communities and all of klal Yisrael. Run by Dr. Sarah Asher and Mrs. Elana Joffe of the school social work department, along with the fifth-grade teachers, students will participate in activities to help them develop empathy, a character trait that will carry them through their education and help them develop into strong, healthy adults.

On Wednesday, MSH students and faculty presented just some of the almost 40 teams, clubs, and various extracurricular opportunities offered at MSH. Though a small school by design, MSH students do not sacrifice any academic or extracurricular opportunities.