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milken community high school
Ten-hut! Milken takes on tackle football
Call it the Milken Community High School of Hard Knocks. Thanks to an organizing effort started by two very committed mothers, along with support from school administration and student enthusiasm, Milken is set to become the first local Jewish day school to field a tackle football team — and only the fourth Jewish day school in the country to do so.
The seminar of a lifetime
Who knew that 20 teenagers from Los Angeles could help make a difference in the world?
L.A.’s Jewish high schools are all over the map
In the early 1980s, when Dina and her husband Michael were applying to Los Angeles Jewish high schools, there was only one choice — YULA (then known as Yeshiva University of Los Angeles). The Los Angeles Jewish community has expanded and matured since then, and its high school scene now offers nuanced choices with differences in overall philosophy, academic approach, religious level and social atmosphere.Because of that range, a steadily growing number of families with teens are opting for Jewish immersion.
Briefs: Seeds of Peace extends past Summer; BBYO offers cash incentive for summer camps
Education briefs.
Milken students win first high school X PRIZE
Milken Community High School students joined the space race this week when two seniors won the first-ever X PRIZE competition for high schoolers. On Sunday, Michael Hakimi and Talia Nour-Omid took home the first Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award for their concept of developing bio-monitoring sunglasses to keep space travelers healthy during civilian spaceflight.
Class Notes: Rockies, Ramah, Shalhevet, Conejo Book-A-Thon
Community briefs.
Class Notes: Book burning inspires book fair; Shalhevet scribes score; Rocket scientists among us
Education briefs.
Walking Through The Echoes of History
It was 5 a.m. and there we were, 39 tired teenagers trudging up Masada\’s historic snake path.
The Road to Mississippi
Driving through the deserted streets of New Orleans, we peered through the windows of our charter bus and watched as we drove past miles of destroyed homes. As we approached our destination, Waveland, Miss., the houses became increasingly tattered and decayed; on some lots, only kitchen floors remained. As we approached the shore and our worksite came into view, the entire bus was silenced by the broad stretches of land where only the scattered debris of homes remained.
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