By Robin Bosworth Every Wednesday during seventh period, all TLS students log onto separate Zoom links to attend their chosen weekly activity. TLS limited cross-grade interactions this year so that if one student contracted COVID-19, only students in that specific grade would need to quarantine. Scuttlebutt is the only activity that meets in person as
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Rabbi Pell Leads Community on Virtual Journey of Auschwitz-Birkenau
By Adam Elitzur On February 10, Associate Head of School Rabbi Harry Pell walked more than 250 participants through a virtual journey of the history of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The tour was part of an ongoing learning series which is run by the Office of Institutional Advancement. The idea for a virtual tour sparked when Pell realized
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Introducing the 2021 Student Government Executive Board
By Lilian Lebwohl The 2021 Leffell Student Government Executive Board has been elected and includes juniors Drew Wilenzick, Avi Katzen and Darren Amona and sophomore Ilan Brusso. Junior Drew Wilenzick is rising to the role of student body president after holding the position of grade representative and vice president. “The president heads up the student
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The Monologue Show
By Lily Jacobson Lights. Camera. Action. “The Monologue Show from Hell” debuted on Thursday, January 14. Directed by Lower School general studies teacher Zachary Ferentz, this performance was the first show to be held for actors only in-person at TLS and broadcast via Zoom. “The Monologue Show from Hell” told the story of a comedic
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Winter Sport Safety
By Andrew Bosworth On Wednesday, November 25, athletics director Scott D’Ottavio shared a 2020 winter sports update detailing New York State’s winter sports plan. Following a successful fall season of relatively few COVID-19 transmissions, the winter sports update explained that all sports will begin on January 4, emphasizing that all of this can change on
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Running a Team with COVID-19
By Petra Zucker and Darren Amona Imagine sprinting down the soccer field, headed toward the other team’s goal, dribbling the ball on the wet grass as fast as you can breathing in the crisp air…all from behind a mask. This year, sports are different from anything athletes have ever experienced at The Leffell School before,
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Memorial Day
By Andrew Bosworth This past Friday, May 22nd, The Leffell School commemorated Memorial Day with a Memorial Day tekes, held remotely via Zoom. Memorial Day is a day to honor the brave soldiers who have died fighting for the United States. As students entered the Zoom call, a slideshow of soldiers laying their peers to
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S’mores and Bonfires
By Andrew Bosworth “Even in the dark times, finding the light is what it’s about… and smores and bonfires”, said M&K Tefilah elective leader Ariel Simon. Counting the Omer is a Jewish tradition, where one counts the days from Passover to Shavuot. During this period of time, people observing this tradition may not cut their
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Honoring Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut
By Andrew Bosworth As is customary at The Leffell School, the Yom HaZikaron Tekes held on Tuesday, April 28 was led by high school Tanakh teacher Rabbi Yitzhak Zilbiger. Despite the unusual circumstances, the ceremony was as emotionally impactful as ever, even over Zoom. After playing a video of the traditional siren in Israel with
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Engineering and Entrepreneurship’s Plan for Remote Learning
By Ethan Beer Going to school has stopped, but creating in E2 hasn’t! The Engineering and Entrepreneurship (E2) class in The Leffell School High School focuses on working with others creating a company and a product to then pitch and build throughout the year. Many students enrolled in the course were left wondering what they
