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
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SW Presents “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
By Maya Rotman This year’s high school musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, debuted on Thursday to a sold out crowd. Directed by High School Musical Director Marci Schein, the musical tells the story of the murder of Edwin Drood, played by Emily Ferry. Every night, the play ends differently, with the audience getting to
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Greater Westchester Community Comes Together for Student-Planned “Open Minds Summit”
[slideshow_deploy id=’941′] By Solomon Fox On Wednesday, January 10th, 2019, students, faculty, mental health professionals, and parents from the greater New York area came together to learn about mental health. The event, the “Open Minds Summit,” was attended by over 600 individuals from the greater New York area. The summit was planned completely by senior
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Get to Know Your Student Government 2019 Presidential Candidates
By Sara Greenberg As the race for Student Body President continues, it can be very overwhelming to decide which candidate to select. Therefore, The Lions Roar has asked each of the presidential candidates some questions to help give you a better understanding of who you will be voting for. Their responses were as follows: What
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First Annual SW Homecoming
By Sara Greenberg Schechter Westchester’s Athletics Committee organized SW’s first ever homecoming this past Sunday, October 7, featuring all of SW’s Fall athletics teams. Many excited students and faculty attended the event to support our school and show off their Schechter “ruach.” “It’s good spirit! We had a lot of people cheering the volleyball team
