Headlining good news: The Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central) has officially accepted the class of 2030! The newest crop of YUHSG students were notified last week with warmth and cheer. They were also invited to an incredible event, helping them to “Learn S’more About Central”! The evening was filled with laughter, games, and of course, delicious s’mores-making stations at each table. Welcome home, Wildcats!
While we love old traditions, there’s nothing like a new tradition to keep things exciting. Last week also saw the very first annual YUHSG Mishmar on Thursday, February 12. The theme of the schoolwide sleepover, Ani y’sheinah v’libi eir (“I may be sleeping, but my heart is awake”), spoke to the year’s overall theme, b’chol l’vavcha u’v’chol nafsh’cha (“with all your heart and soul”). Sessions like “What Keeps Your Lev Alive?” and “Ask Your Morah” encouraged creative introspection and bonding. Highlights included gradewide trips to Dave and Buster’s and Activate, followed by supper at the Holliswood campus, a game show, glow-in-the-dark dodgeball, a round of “Central’s Got Talent,” an ice cream and waffle party, a hot cocoa bar, and a full-school kumsitz. Wildcats relished the chance to bond and connect with one another and enjoyed the novelty of bunking in the same rooms in which they usually have classes. Kudos to Central’s G.O. – seniors Eliana Gomberg and Shalhevet Koenigsberg, juniors Elianah Aminova and Eliana Sobolev, and sophomores Jackie Marmer and Malky Reznik – which was instrumental in organizing the Mishmar, as was Director of Student Activities and Judaic Studies faculty member Mrs. Sydney Yaros, who facilitated the event. “It was an amazing night,” Mrs. Yaros said. “Students from all four grades came together to sing, dance, grow, and learn.”
There are other time-honored traditions coming up to accompany the new: YUHSG’s annual Yachad Ivdu Carnival, hosted for the benefit of students from the Ivdu Elementary School for Girls, will take place on Wednesday, February 25. The event is a way for YUHSG students to practice collaborating with one another to produce projects, as well as a fun way to incorporate valuable chesed experience. Another chesed project will follow on Thursday, February 26, as YUHSG stages a bas mitzvah for Rayna, who will celebrate her big day right on YUHSG’s campus. Other upcoming events include YUHSG’s participation in the Science Olympiad on Sunday, February 22, as well as its participation in this year’s CIJE Hackathon on Wednesday, February 25. Lastly, YUHSG’s annual Dinner of Tribute, which will honor those making the greatest contributions to the school and its legacy, will take place on Motza’ei Shabbos, March 7, at Great Neck Synagogue.