For most high school seniors, day-to-day life consists of aiming for higher SAT scores and preparing to apply to college. This is not the case, however, for senior Leah Ehrenfreund, who decided to spend six weeks of her fall semester studying at a Schechter Westchester, nearly four thousand miles away from her home in Switzerland.
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The Quiet Revolution: Struggling to be an Introvert in an Extrovert’s World
Check all that apply: You prefer one-on-one conversations to group activities You prefer to express yourself in writing You enjoy solitude You seem to care less about wealth, fame, and status than your peers People have told you that you are a good listener You are not a big risk-taker You enjoy work that allows
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Tiger Moms Pressure Young Lions
You receive a 60% on a math test and your initial response is to focus not on the failing grade, but on what your parents’ reactions will be. Going home seems like your biggest obstacle because you know your parents are bound to ask how the test went. Most Schechter Westchester students endure large amounts
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The Key to Confidence and What it Unlocks
You’ve heard it time and time again: ‘the more confident you are before a test, the better you will do.’ While confidence may sound like a simple word, its reality at Schechter could not be more complex. Walking through the hallway, students can sometimes be seen walking with their heads bowed with low self-esteem
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Students Debate Special Programs’ Political Influence
In the few months beginning and ending the school year, when the Friday school day ends at 2:30 p.m. rather than 1:30 p.m., a speaker is invited to fill that extra hour every Friday by delivering a meaningful speech on a topic meant to resonate with the students. The majority of the speakers share a
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Out of Breath to Get to Class
Dear Rivki, Because I don’t want to be late to class, I have to run up and down stairs and I begin every period panting. My weak legs can’t handle it. How can I fix the pain? Sincerely, Late and In-Pain Dear Late and In-Pain, Wow. I feel your pain, literally. It would be
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The Man, The Myth, The Legend
He is notoriously known to his students as ‘Doctor,’ ‘Doc,’ ‘DB,’ ‘Louis,’ or ‘Dr. Braun’, ‘Jerry’ to his colleagues, and to those who don’t know him as the guy who walks around school in a brown bomber jacket, briefcase in one hand, banana in the other. While Louis Jerry Braun may just seem like your
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Turned Off Snack Machines
Dear Rivki, I’m always hungry Wednesdays and Thursdays because the snack machines are turned off. What do I do? Sincerely, Feed Me Dear Feed Me, This is a very common problem that I think many Schechter students can relate to; Jews like to eat! It is always the worst feeling when I take out
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Schechter’s Definition of Success
You know you have a problem when going to sleep at 2 a.m. every night becomes routine. For the average Schechter student, most of the day is spent working tirelessly on school work with hardly any time for extracurriculars or a social life. And down time? Forget about it. It is widely accepted that all
