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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.
Milken Middle School Gets New Campus
Students at Milken Community High School’s middle school were awarded a first-class upgrade when school opened Monday, as they left behind classrooms in trailers on rented church property and took ownership of a $30 million, high-tech, terraced hillside campus.
Orthodox Students Thrive at Milken
Barbara Schloss had gone to Orthodox day schools her whole life. When it came time for high school, she figured, why change?
Science program helps six Milken grads head to MIT
\”One of the things we were really committed to when we started the academy is that kids were not going to fit into the typical box of science classes,\” said Jason Ablin, Milken\’s head of school.
Milken JCC board rejects Federation offer
Up to now, the New JCC at Milken has avoided closure and selling off its property, the fate of many former Los Angeles JCCs, because of its unique history.
Briefs: The Milken JCC pool; Valley Cities JCC fundraiser; Iran divestment bill moving forward
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Briefs: L.A. Koreans and Jews protest anti-Semitic cartoons published in South Korea;
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Milken School head gets the surprise of her life
\”I want to recognize and celebrate a person whose intelligence, whose leadership, whose commitment and compassion have made a profound difference in our community, a person who has positively impacted thousands of young people\’s lives,\” said Lowell Milken, chairman of the Milken Family Foundation, which gave the naming gift and maintains close ties to the high school.
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