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Recent News
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Class of 2021 Val/Sal/Star Student Announcement
Read MoreKol Hakavod to the Class of 2021 Salutatorian Micah Reich and Class of 2021 Valedictorian Sam Feldstein! This achievement reflects four years of hard work and dedication; their love for academics, their Jewish community, and helping others is a true reflection of Weber School values.
The Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) recognizes the senior from each participating high school who achieves the highest SAT score on any single test date and is in the top 10 percent of their class based on grade point average. This year, Weber's STAR student is Micah Reich.
The STAR student program allows the STAR student to name the teacher who has been most instrumental in his/her academic development. Micah chose Director of Technology & Design teacher Chris Chapman as his STAR teacher. -
Reflection and action in response to the tragedy at Mt. Meron in Israel at The Weber School - Rabbi Ed Harwitz, Head of School
Read MoreDuring the past days, we have been deeply saddened by the tragedy that occurred last week on Lag B’Omer when 45 worshippers, gathering in a large group at Mt. Meron in Israel, were killed in a stampede. As we have learned more about this terrible event and the families and communities devastated by loss and injury, we have taken steps in different settings to understand and reflect and, most importantly, answer the question required by Jewish tradition: what might we do to engage, albeit from afar, in acts of Nichum Aveilim (comforting the mourners) and Bikkur Cholim (caring for the injured).
With appreciation to Morah Michal Ilai, working with leadership for Unpacked Education for Israel, Weber students lit a yizkor (memorial) candle and shared written condolences and personal sentiments in relation to the tragedy. It is our hope that other partner schools will add their students’ reflections to this project. Once these notes are published through the Unpacked Website, we will share them in an upcoming edition of What’s Up Weber.
On Wednesday, Morah Ilai and I met with the rising leadership of Rams for Israel to discuss other ways that we might offer support from The Weber School. With appreciation to these students, we decided on some initial steps:
(1) During lunch today (Thursday, May 6), students and teachers gathered together to offer a communal Misheberach Le’Cholim (prayer for healing) to all of those injured and hospitalized during the stampede, with special concern for young children who are managing injury along with the loss of a loved one. We will work with Weber’s partner organizations in Israel who, in the coming days and weeks, might share this video with those suffering in Israel with hopes that our prayers and wishes from afar might offer comfort and support.
(2) We ask that all members of The Weber School community consider a contribution to two organizations that are working to provide financial support to the families directly impacted by the event and facing the costs of burial and medical costs: The Chesed Fund and United Hatzalah of Israel.
During the past days, we have been inspired by the response of Israelis, including Jews and Arab citizens from across the country, who have worked together to provide a meaningful emergency response. At Weber, we will continue to work with our partners in Israel to enable our students and faculty to take whatever steps might be possible to support those who lost and experienced injury as we all learn more about their long-term needs.
We wish Zichronam Le’Vracha – that the memories of those lost will be for a blessing, and that all of those injured at Meron experience a Refuah Shleimah – a full recovery. -
Fantastic Season for Boys Tennis!
Read MoreCongratulations to the Boy’s Tennis Team on a fantastic season. Led by seniors and captains, Quinn Korach and Harris Jacobs, the team finished the season with a total record of 13-4 and a perfect region record of 10-0. Congratulations to our 1st and 2nd Team All-Region Winners:- Ben Lefkovits: 1st Team Singles
- Zak Katz: 2nd Team Singles
- Quinn Korach:1st Team Doubles
- Sy Polekoff: 1st Team Doubles
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Kol HaKavod Slaide Naturman
Read MoreCongratulations to Senior Slaide Naturman who signed his commitment letter to play baseball for Kennesaw State University. -
Kol HaKavod Weber Track and Field team!
Read MoreCongratulations to the Weber Track and Field team on an outstanding performance at the Region Championship track meet and moving on to the finals. Several members have already qualified for GHSA sectional track meet next weekend:- Toby Parker: Pole Vault
- Miriam Raggs: Shot Put, Discus, Triple Jump
- Seth Shapiro: Discus and Shot Put
- David Leavitt: Triple Jump
A special shout-out to Senior Logan Sucan who broke the Weber school record in the 800m! -
Poetry in Motion
Morah Michal Ilai’s Honors Hebrew Film Courses recently completed an activity aimed to ease the students’ discomfort with writing poetry in Hebrew. By writing Haikus—short form poetry originally from Japan—students had the opportunity to integrate previously learned vocabulary with the strict grammatical structure that a Haiku requires. Students chose to write about one of the following topics: Dealing with Covid, End of High School, What will I Do in the Future?, My Family, or Hebrew Studies.Read More -
Teamwork makes the Dreamwork!
Read MoreHeld virtually over the course of a week, the Weber-DZA Rambots recently competed with 33 other Georgia teams in the FIRST Tech Challenge State Competition. In its third appearance in as many years, the Rambots had a strong showing. Finishing 6th overall in scored matches, the Rambots won first place for Design and 3rd place for the Inspire Award which “celebrates teams who best embody the ‘challenge’ of the FIRST Tech Challenge program by being a strong ambassador and role model team.” The Rambots also qualified to advance to the World Championships this year, one of several goals the team set for themselves at the beginning of the season.Kol Hakavod to the entire Weber-DZA Robotics Team: Micah Reich, Amir Dressler, Caleb Heller, Jacob Moradi, Paulina Lebowitz, Bobbi Sloane, Matthew McCullough, Micah Bronfman, Adam Orlow, and Justin Jacobs for an incredible season! -
Virtual Reading Buddy Program
Read MoreEach semester, Weber junior and senior Spanish National Honor Society members participate in a community service project. This semester, Weber joined its longtime community partner Los Niños Primero for a virtual reading buddy program. Spanish content dean and teacher Olivia Rocamora said, "While the pandemic made it challenging to engage in meaningful service learning, we were determined to continue deepening our relationship and commitment to our neighbors at Los Niños Primero."Two to three times a week, Weber students and their "buddies" in LNP's Early Literacy Program met via Zoom to read together in Spanish and English. This approach helped reinforce the LNP students' English and Spanish language skills, while Weber students practiced their Spanish. Weber junior Pnina Sasson is looking forward to continuing her participation in the program next year, saying, "This program gave me a chance to improve my Spanish speaking skills while making connections with children I otherwise wouldn't meet. I really looked forward to my reading sessions with them; they made my day every time!"Ms. Rocamora was thrilled the program resonated with her students, noting how critical literacy is to future success: "Societally, we know that literacy is one of the most powerful tools to fight poverty; I cannot underscore enough how what our kids are doing is life-changing work for the Los Niños Primero kids. Seeing the beaming faces of both our Weber students and Los Niños Primero students during this program was a bright light during a dark year, and I cannot wait to see how this program evolves in the future." -
Senior Week
Read MoreApril and May are full of a series of events celebrating and honoring the Class of 2021, and we'd like to share a few highlights!The celebrations began with Senior Day at Six Flags! Students -- and a few courageous chaperones -- braved the heart-pounding attractions while adhering to the park's extensive safety protocols. We have a week of Senior Celebrations at the end of April that includes a Senior Spirit Week, Senior Siyum, and the Commitment Day Drive-Thru. The Senior Siyum recognizing the Class of 2021's Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and Star Student includes a musical tribute from Rabbi Harwitz and a special surprise for the seniors from the Class of 2021 parents. In its second year, the Commitment Day Drive-Thru offers faculty the opportunity to celebrate our seniors and their college decisions with a festive car parade.Beginning next week, click here to check out our senior spotlights on Instagram. -
The Struggles & The Strengths
Read MoreWeber Theatre is hard at work on a unique production for this spring. Capitalizing on all of the strengths and talents within our student body, Theatre Director Brad Bass and musical director John Burke paired a one-act play, The Struggles, together with an engaging one-act musical, The Strengths. Together, they tell a poignant story about a high school girl facing and overcoming her struggles. Click here to hear senior Hope Linder share her thoughts on playing the production's lead role.This creative and unique story will be told on the Weber stage Thursday, May 27th. More details to follow.Director: Brad Bass, Assistant Director: Jake Friedman, Musical Director: John BurkeCast: Hope Lindner, Matthew Aronin, Jordan Liban, Jake Friedman, Audrey Schultz, Hannah Mandel, Reese Oberkfell, Miriam Burmenko, Sammy Lebowitz, Eliott Furie, Anna Bauman, Naomi Furie, and Dov Karlin. -
Kol HaKavod Liana Bernstein!
Kol Hakavod to sophomore Liana Bernstein who competed in the state-level competition of Poetry Out Loud. Her performance, advancing from regional to state, is the farthest any Weber School Champion has gone in the competition! Click here to view the full State Championship, with Liana’s introduction about 32 minutes in.Read More -
Newfound Friendships
Read MoreStudents in Hebrew Teachers Almog Yehuda and Sheri Arotchas’ Hebrew 2 and 3 classes recently completed a unique unit that allowed for an exciting cross-cultural communication opportunity.While students studied specialized schools in Israel, comparing Jewish values, Jewish studies, Hebrew, and the sciences and arts to their Weber equivalent, Ms. Arotchas connected the students with a peer at an Israeli school. Together, the students discussed, in Hebrew and English, the similarities and differences between their schools. -
Health and Wellness Journeys
Nearly two-thirds of Weber students are directly involved in the Sports Science Academy offerings through competitive athletics, fitness and training programs, and academic classes, creating a culture of health, wellness, and fitness as a core value embraced by faculty and students. Three Weber students, senior Noam Friedman, sophomore Izzy Wachter, and junior Elisa Rosenthal, share how Weber has supported their Health and Wellness journeys.Read More -
Weber Students Compete in Maimonides Moot Court
Read MoreKol Hakavod to Noah Meltzer, Jonah Gordon, Eli Medof, Danny Kobrinsky, and Ari Gabay who competed in the Maimonides Moot Court Competition. The studied case was whether universities should consider the disciplinary backgrounds and criminal records of applicants during the admissions process. The Maimonides Moot Court Competition is powered by the Hadar Institute and supported by the Maimonides Fund. -
Anatomy Class Podcasts
Students in Sally Murphy's Anatomy classes researched neurological diseases and presented the information in a video or podcast format in an informative and entertaining manner.Read More -
Runnin' Down a Dream!
Congratulations to the Weber Track team on a stellar performance at their 1st Track meet of the season! The track team placed 3rd overall with many athletes placing in the top 4 in their individual events.Read More -
Kol Hakavod to Weber Alum Jason Feldman
Kol HaKavod to Jason Feldman (Class of 2010) on being appointed to the LGBTQ Advisory Board of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. On this board, he will work alongside other LGBTQ leaders and City of Atlanta staff to move LGBTQ equality forward in Atlanta.Read More -
Kol HaKavod Weber Alum Zev Beeber
Congratulations Zev Beeber (Class of 2011) who was recently published in the Georgetown Law Technology Review.Read More -
Purimpalooza
Read MorePurim Spirit Week begins next Monday and Student Council has prepared a fun week of activities to celebrate the holiday!
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List of 5 events.
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Virtual Student Academic Recognition and Awards Ceremony
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INAUGURAL Karlin Design Symposium
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Spring Production: The Struggles/The Strengths
Location: Kopman Field
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