By Andrew Bosworth Have you ever asked yourself, ‘How does one play wheelchair basketball?’ The answer is, not very easily. On Monday, February 24, two Israeli Paralympians came to The Leffell School to talk to students and athletes about how they ended up playing wheelchair basketball. Lior Dror started playing basketball at the age of
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Introducing the 2020 Student Government Executive Board
By Darren Amona The new Student Government Executive Board for the year 2020 has been elected. The Board will consist of Alex Zelman, Drew Wilenzick, Talia Raich, and Zach Burton. . Junior Alex Zelman is stepping up into the role of Student Body President. “This position oversees a lot of initiatives and events that go
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Leffell Lions Win the Motivation Award at the First Tech Challenge Robotics League
By Sara Greenberg On Sunday, February 2nd, the Leffell Lions robotics team traveled to Saquoit, New York to compete in the First Tech Challenge Robotics League, and returned with a trophy. The competition is held annually, with teams paired up and challenged to collaborate to create a robot that could most efficiently collect and deposit
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Sending the Seniors Off on Lev v’Nefesh
By Maya Rotman After a lengthy countdown and, in some cases, twelve years of anticipation, the seniors at the Leffell School have started their Lev v’Nefesh journey. Today, the seniors embarked on their two- month Lev v’Nefesh journey, which consists of a week in Poland and seven weeks in Israel. They will begin with the
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Leffell Team Wins Second-Annual CIJE Tank Competition
By Solomon Fox On Sunday, November 24, 2019, the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) held its second-annual CIJE Tank competition. There were seven semi-finalist teams, including two from The Leffell School — E-Band and Concaution. Seniors Jaqueline Levy, Olivier Mastey, and Adam Shinder won first prize with their company E-Band. The event this
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Greenburgh Police Department Speaks to SW Community About School Safety
By Sara Greenberg According to a 2018 statistic from CNN, the U.S. has experienced nearly 300 school shootings since 2009. With the high number of shootings, safety has become a very prominent topic in schools. On February 27, 2019, Commanding Officers Sergeant Norman Hall and Lieutenant Daniel Valentine of the Greenburgh Police Department visited the
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Remembering the Parkland Victims One Year Later
By Reese Cohen Last Valentines Day, February 14, 2018, 17 people left their house ready to go to school, expecting a normal day. A couple hours later, a gunman opened fire at their school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Their lives were lost, but their memories were certainly not forgotten. In response to the tragedy,
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Introducing the Next Student Government Executive Board
By Reese Cohen On January 17th, all three presidential candidates delivered their speeches and at the end of the day Daniel Lampert was elected as the 2019 Student Body President, with Lior Ben-David as the new Student Body Vice President. Jessica Baden was elected as Student Government Chief of Staff, and Alexandra Zelman as Communications
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Online Safety Speaker Addresses Students
By Andrew Bosworth With over 85% of teens on different social media platforms and over one million children in the United States harassed every year, there is an increasing demand for internet safety education across the country. Jesse Weinberger, or “Big Mama”, a forensic hacker, speaks to students in all grades, from kindergarten through college,
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Community Bids Farewell to Seniors Embarking on Lev V’Nefesh
By Sara Greenberg …And they’re off! Schechter’s seniors have officially begun their exciting yet meaningful journey on Lev V’Nefesh, but not before a Senior Send-Off ceremony. Parents, students, faculty and, of course, the seniors met in Schechter’s High School Gym on Wednesday afternoon to wish the seniors a nesiah tovah (good trip). The ceremony began
