Another Night Of Achievement In Science

On Tuesday night, Jon Weinreich was recognized as STANYS Senior Science Student of the year at a dinner attended by all science faculty at the Coral House.  Meanwhile, Daniel Goldsmith was being awarded Honors at Long Island Science Congress where he received the prize for Best Physics Project and a $300 bond. Congratulations to both.

9th Grade Scientific Research Class Delivers Superb Performance at Gildor Competition

The Gildor Family Projects and Inventions Competition was launched in 2000 by the Israel Center for Excelllence through Education.  The US became involved several years ago through the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education funded by the Gruss Foundation.  Each year an engineering  project is announced in October.  Students work all year to research, design,  develop and test their solution to the problem.  This year, the problem was to develop a device to keep birds away from airfields and agricultural fields.  Also sponsoring the competition this yuear was the International Center for Bird Migration Research at Latrun and the Israeli Air Force.  Winners of the semi-finals go to Israel for the Finals at the end of June.

We are very proud of the solution, pictured above, designed by our 9th grade North Shore Hebrew Academy Scientific Research class.  Team work, electrical circuits, systems, programming, writing scientific papers are just a few of the skills learned by this year's class.  Although our team did not win, their performance was superb and both Mr. Sachs and Mrs. Serfaty are extremely proud of their accomplishment.

Written by Mrs. Phyllis Serfaty

NSHAHS March of the Living Students Featured on News 12

News 12:  Students of the North Shore Hebrew Academy in Great Neck aren't simply learning about the Holocaust through textbooks and black-and-white photographs. They got to see one of the most notorious spots in Hebrew history firsthand.  Click above to watch the News 12 video, and read more from News 12's Journey of Remembrence Series here.

Siblings Earn Medals At Al Kalfus LI Math Fair

The Al Kalfus Long Island Math Fair is an academic competition where students are given the opportunity to present mathematical research in written paper format, as well as through oral presentations, to a qualified panel of judges in the discipline.  Each year North Shore Hebrew Academy High School students participate in this competition.

This year Ali Paul (10th Grade) presented her research on parametric equations and their applications.  Her paper entitled Parametric Equations and Methods in Modeling, earned her a prestigious Gold Medal in the competition.  This is Ali’s second medal in the competition as she also received a Gold Medal as a freshman in last year’s competition.

Ryan Paul (9th Grade) also presented research in the year’s Math Fair in the area of polar and spherical coordinates and their applications.  His paper entitled Polar and Spherical Coordinates and Their Applications presented an in-depth look at the mathematics behind GPS Systems and mappings.  Ryan received a Bronze Medal for his research on a very elevated topic in the competition. 

NSHA HS PTA: Join us for a “memorable" online event

NSHA HS PTA would like to celebrate with the graduating class of 2012, using an online interactive way of preserving high school memories and good wishes for years to come.

Visit http://4Gd.us/nshahs12 pixel project to upload pictures and write a greeting to the graduating students and to the class!

For technical support please contact Sharon Noy 516-423-2733 or sharon@4gd.us

Chag Kasher V’Sameach

Thanks to Rabbi D. Alpert, Rabbi D. Kahana, Rabbi Y. Lehrer, Ms. L. Septimus, and Rabbi N. Weinberg for contributing their thoughts and well wishes to this video clip.  Also, thanks to Ben N. (class of 2015) for editing this video.

Introducing The Written Voice: NSHAHS' Literary Voices Unite

Here we are, April of 2012, right in the midst of tests, homework and extra-curricular activities. Amongst all the work and academic stress, North Shore’s writers still work hard, creating intricate plots and developing dynamic characters. The Written Voice is a digital literary magazine founded in order to be a unique channel for the aspiring young writers of NSHAHS and a mode for the publication of their work. Our goal with this monthly literary magazine is to provide a means of exposure for North Shore’s ambitious writers and a place for their literary works to unite. This inaugural issue includes literary stylings by some of North Shore’s most talented and dedicated writers. The novels featured here will progress with each successive issue and the poems and short stories have been carefully chosen by Written Voice staff for their creativity and originality. These writers have worked tirelessly during their free time to ensure that their works are edited to perfection and ready for publication. We hope that The Written Voice will be received with open arms and constructive feedback. Enjoy!

Sincerely,

The Editors
Anna Hardcastle and Rachelle David

Visit us at:  http://nshahsthewrittenvoice.blogspot.com/