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  • Virtual Purim Celebration

    The Lion's Roar     March 12, 2020     News

    By Andrew Bosworth Quarantined for Purim? Not a problem. This year, The Leffell School organized many Purim activities for the community to do at home, as school was canceled for the day as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. To comply with the mitzvah of hearing the chanting of the Megilah, TLS

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  • Carmel Academy Integration

    The Lion's Roar     March 3, 2020     News

    By Elijah Wiseman Disclaimer: This is an abridged version of a more in-depth article regarding the Carmel Academy integration, which will be printed in the upcoming issue of the paper. In an email sent to the Leffell community on Monday, February 3, Head of School Dr. Michael Kay announced that Carmel Academy, a K-8 Jewish

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  • Israeli Paralympians Show the Leffell Community How to Play Wheelchair Basketball

    The Lion's Roar     February 27, 2020     News

    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

    The Lion's Roar     February 26, 2020     News

    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

    The Lion's Roar     February 23, 2020     News

    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

    The Lion's Roar     February 11, 2020     News

    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

    The Lion's Roar     November 26, 2019     News

    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

    THE LION'S ROAR     March 5, 2019     News

    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

    THE LION'S ROAR     February 24, 2019     News

    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

    THE LION'S ROAR     February 11, 2019     News

    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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