Class of 2016

2015-2016 Highlights • For our 50th Anniversary, CESJDS celebrated our mission, vision, • Shira Kunik ‘19 received an Honorable Mention in a Congressional Art purpose, and values throughout the year, culminating with SPOTLIGHT, Competition. attended by more than 1,000 people. • Four students received awards in the 2016 RAVSAK Artists’ Beit • Rabbi Mitchel Malkus, Head of School, announced the launch of a $20 Midrash: Roy Ad ‘20 (1st place), Chen Etzion ‘19 (2nd place), Shoshi million endowment campaign, Building Our Future. Walder ‘20 (3rd place), Hadas Elazar-Mittelman ‘16 (3rd place). • The Lower School was re-certified as a Maryland Green School. • Abby Mintz ‘17 was accepted to the Summer Science Program at • Dimensions, the high school yearbook, received a First Place Honor CU-Boulder, studying astrophysics. rating from the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA). • Jonathan Foldi ‘17, Jared Horowitz ‘17, Abby Mintz ‘17, and • The Lion’s Tale high school newspaper received an All-American rating Arielle Weinstein ‘17 received the Madaras Award for Science and from the NSPA, with marks of distinction in Coverage/Content, Writing/ Technology Summer Program at the Technion. Editing, Layout/Design, and Leadership. • Hannah Wandersman ‘18 and Renana Harris-Blumenthal ‘18 were • Collage, the Middle School literary magazine, received a First Class elected to the 2016-2017 USY Regional Executive Board. rating with marks of distinction for Content and Concept from NSPA. • Ilan Cohen ‘19 was named one of the First-Year Representatives on the • Miriam Minsk ‘17 earned 3rd place for her poster presentation at International General Board (IGB) of USY. Georgetown University’s 2016 Junior Science & Humanities Symposium. • Three CESJDS students were recognized in the spring Junior State of • Debate team captains Jared Bauman ‘17 and Jonathan Foldi ‘17 America Conference: Ben Shrock ‘18 was elected as the Executive of the represented CESJDS at Montgomery County’s Sweet Sixteen South Atlantic Region, Jared Bauman ‘17 won two best speaker awards, tournament. and Joey Shoyer ‘18 won a best speaker award. • Matthew Ost ‘17 received the High School Staff Pick in the 2016 • Abbey Elson ’19 earned a perfect score on the National Spanish Exam, RAVSAK Hebrew Poetry Contest. and 74 total students earned medals. • Natalie Morgan ‘17 was published in the MAEA Gazette. • A poem by Rebecca Safra ‘22 was selected to be published by Creative Communication, a Celebration of Today’s Writers. • The cast of Young Frankenstein raised over $1,000 for Friends of the IDF. • Students in 6th and 8th grade were recognized as finalists in the first • The cast of The Lion King raised more than $500 for the International Technion Challenge – a collaboration between the Technion Israel Foundation for Animal Welfare. Institute of Technology and RAVSAK. Class of 2016 22% 81% $3.6 million 40 earned National Merit of students electing to take combined merit scholarship colleges and universities Recognition. AP exams scored money earned. the 79 members of class a 4 or 5. will attend. www.cesjds.org /cesjdsconnect • Ten students attended the Model UN Conference at the State Department, and four won awards: » Aliza Rabinovitz ‘19 and Amelia Davidson ‘19 won an award for the best position paper in the High School Committee on Disarmament and International Security. » Matthew Wieseltier ‘20 and Sam Fingerhut ‘20 won an award as the outstanding delegate in the Middle School United Nations Security Council. • The Boys Middle School Soccer Team won the PVAC Championship. • The Boys Middle School and Boys Varsity Cross Country Teams won PVAC Championships. • The Boys Varsity Basketball Team won the regular season PVAC Championship after going undefeated. Model UN Conference • Bryan Knapp ‘17 was selected as the PVAC Player of the Year and earned Honorable Mention All-Met in Boys Basketball by The Washington Post. • Varsity Girls Basketball player Daphne Lerner ‘16 surpassed the 1,000 point mark for her CESJDS career. • Sam ‘18 and Daniel ‘20 Chodorow both placed at the Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge ski race at Whitetail Mountain. • Eliana Gropman ‘19 and her partner Ian Somerville won the Junior Ice Dance silver medal at the Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany. • Luca ‘18 and Gigi ‘20 Becker placed 6th at the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Croatia. Eight student-athletes earned All-PVAC Track & Field honors: , , • Alex Arking ‘18 Reuben Winston ‘17 Middle School Boys Soccer PVAC Zac Homana ‘17, Ethan Josovitz ‘17, Dani Bernstein ‘18, Dalia Handelman ‘18, Sara Hughes ‘17, and Champions Kaitlin Goodman ‘18. • Matthew Landy ‘18 and Aaron Robinson ‘17 were named to the All-PVAC Varsity Baseball Team. • Daniela Munteanu, Upper School Chemistry Teacher, was recognized by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for the influence she has had in teaching at CESJDS. • Upper School Art Teacher Benjamin Tellie and Lower School Art Teacher Jessie Nathans presented at the Maryland Art Education Association conference. • Benjamin Tellie published an article, ‘Peer-to-Peer Reflections,’ in School Arts Magazine and was also published in Art Education Magazine for his article, ‘Exploring Bullying Through Artmaking.’ • Shira Brown, 4th-grade teacher, was chosen as one of 25 young professionals to take part in the Next DC Leadership Mission to Israel by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Elizabeth Rosenberg and Kim Sherk • Rabbi Mitchel Malkus, Head of School, was selected to serve on the Editorial Board of HaYidion, the at the State of Maryland International RAVSAK journal. Reading Council • Jason Belinkie, Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field coach, was selected as a 2016 recipient of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership Award. In addition, he was a finalist for the Brooks Inspiring Coach of the Year, • Mike Riley, Director of Athletics, and Jessica Matula, Athletic Trainer, were published in Hayidion, RAVSAK’s publication, with an article entitled ‘Sports Medicine And Athletic Training: Living Our Values, Expanding Our Mission.’ • Deborah Feigenson, 6th-grade teacher, had a video portfolio entry selected by the National Board for inclusion in ATLAS®, an online resource that showcases accomplished teachers in action. • Eytan Apter, Upper School History Teacher, will be recognized at the 2016 National Council on Social Studies Miriam Minsk ‘17 at the 2016 Junior Annual Conference for his peer-reviewed clinic proposal, ‘Teaching Race and Membership in a Suburban Science & Humanities Symposium Jewish Day School.’ • Paul Blank, Upper School Jewish Text Teacher, was named a presenter for the 19th International Conference of the Jewish Law Association at Tel Aviv University. • Deby Kijak, Upper School Spanish Teacher, was selected to present at the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese National Conference. • Sue Rexford, Director of College Guidance, received the Richard L. Apperson Award from the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling. • Elizabeth Rosenberg, 4th-grade teacher, and Kim Sherk, Language Arts Enrichment Specialist, presented at the State of Maryland International Reading Council. • Lori Leatherman Belke, Director of Human Resources, spoke at the National Business Officers Association, Rabbi Matthew Bellas presents the discussing the topic, ‘Supervision & Evaluation.’ Maryland Green School certificate.

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