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In celebration of Yom Yerushalayim, the Yeshiva of Central Queens (YCQ) hosted a thrilling and educational Color War for Junior High School students. Over the course of several days, students engaged in spirited competition, creative expression, and meaningful team-building activities.

For the past several years, there has been a growing interest in girls’ volleyball both within YHT and throughout the Queens yeshivah community. With the help of YHT student Sophia Lebovich, word began to spread that Coach Brian Miller was working to establish a school-based league for local yeshivah girls. Coach Miller reached out to athletic directors across Queens, Long Island, and Brooklyn. After many conversations, it became clear that building a successful league would require dedicated leadership, referees, structured rules, and, most importantly, committed schools.

This past weekend, Ezra Academy students traveled to Camp Moshava for an unforgettable retreat filled with tremendous ruach, achdus, and meaningful experiences that strengthened friendships, school spirit, and community connections.

YCQ fifth graders had the exciting opportunity to step into the world of storytelling during a special visit with Isaac Rudansky, an Orthodox Jewish entrepreneur and author whose debut middle-grade novel, Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot, recently landed a major three-book deal with Sourcebooks, a Penguin Random House imprint.

The countdown to the final days of school is on at the Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central), and students are already looking toward their next chapters. The final AP exams took place this week, leadership sign-ups for next year’s clubs and organizations are underway, and the Class of 2026 is out of the building experiencing a rite of passage for YUHSG seniors: senior internships.

Last week, Rambam sent a delegation to join NORPAC on its annual Mission to Washington. The group had the extraordinary opportunity to meet with multiple members of Congress to discuss important issues relating to anti-Semitism, Israel, and current global affairs.