By Abby Kass The Addams Family, put on by TLS’s arts program, had 4 performances between January 11th to January 13th in which they beautifully encapsulated the eerie essence of the storyline. The Addams Family (musical)details the story of Lucas, a normal boy from Ohio planning to marry Wednesday, and his family meeting Wednesday Addams,
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October 7th, One Year Later: TLS Community reflects on the events of the 10/7 Massacre and its aftermath
By Rafi Josselson On October 7th, 2023, over six thousand Hamas terrorists entered Israel, killing around twelve hundred Israelis and kidnapping two hundred more. Israel and the Jewish world were changed forever. The TLS community has been affected in the past year, as alumni were called up from the reserves, administrators reexamined how to discuss
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Lev Ve’Nefesh 2.0; Reimagining the senior experience under unique circumstances
By Natalie Rosen The senior Lev Ve’Nefesh, or “heart and soul”, trip is one of the most meaningful and exciting events that students look forward to each year as a conclusion to their high school careers. In the past, the trip ran for two months at the end of January until the end of March,
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‘Czech’ America off your travel list: Jewish students from Prague visit TLS
By: Abby Kass During the week before February break, the TLS student population grew in size. TLS students might have wondered who the unfamiliar faces they were spotting in the hallway were. Those were students from the Lauder School in Prague, who visited TLS to learn about an American high school and Jewish community. However,
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Forging a New Path for Prevention: Reflections on TLS’s history with substance abuse education
By Rafi Josselson ’25 After 15 Years, TLS has begun partnering with a new organization for substance abuse education: Pathways for Prevention. Previously, the school worked with FCD (Freedom from Chemical Dependency) to create educational content for the TLS community. Pathways for Prevention is led by co-founders Tim Ryan and Eduardo Torres, both of whom
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Wrongly Convicted Murderer and Kidnapper Visits Schechter Westchester Students
On Friday April 15th, 2016, Everton Wagstaffe, who spent 23 years in prison due to wrongful conviction and a Schechter Westchester parent Ian Dumain, a lawyer for the Innocence Project, came to speak to the high school students about wrongful convictions’ effects and the ability to prevail through impossible situations. Wagstaffe was twenty three years
