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Ramaz students enjoying a snow day.

Sno’ Day Sno’ Problem

Rachel Buller '25 January 24, 2022

While entering yet another year of the pandemic, the debate of whether snow days should become remote learning days has become relevant yet again. Students want to know whether Zoom will replace what were...

The New Yellow Star: Can Anti-Vaxxers be Compared to Jews during the Holocaust?

The New Yellow Star: Can Anti-Vaxxers be Compared to Jews during the Holocaust?

Charlotte Kleeger ’24 January 24, 2022

In the past few months, a movement emerged among those opposed to mask and vaccine mandates that promotes wearing yellow Stars of David with words such as “unvaccinated” or “no vax” written in...

Ramaz students without masks.

Should Masks Be Required in School?

Rebecca Silber ’23 January 24, 2022

If not now, then when? At what point will we finally be able to say goodbye to our masks? If one were to have asked me this question in March 2020, I would have responded with the obvious: “once most...

An Uptick in COVID-19 Cases: The Ramaz Response

An Uptick in COVID-19 Cases: The Ramaz Response

Orli Rabbani '25 January 24, 2022

Winter Break is supposed to be a calming time for students and faculty members at Ramaz. A week and a half hiatus involving airplanes and rest before we all start hunkering down for finals. Unfortunately,...

Ramaz Goes Remote Days Before Winter Break

Ramaz Goes Remote Days Before Winter Break

Rebecca Silber ’23 January 24, 2022

As Winter Break neared, and COVID-19 cases spiked among the students and faculty of Ramaz, rumors of Zoom school returning for the week of Winter Break began to spread. And finally, on Sunday evening,...

Don't Be Afraid of the Nurse

Don’t Be Afraid of the Nurse

Nathan Hiltzik '25 January 24, 2022

Why are students afraid of the nurse? Is she scary? Does she bite? What is everyone so scared about? Well, the “scary school nurse” phenomenon commenced when we returned to in-person learning last...

Freshman Shabbaton Postponed

Freshman Shabbaton Postponed

Leo Eigen '25 January 24, 2022

Often, the highlight for Ramaz Upper School first-years is the Freshman Shabbaton, where the grade has the opportunity to go on a two-day trip, have Shabbat together, and engage in countless activities...

Computers, Covid, and Elevators: Faculty Meeting Report

Computers, Covid, and Elevators: Faculty Meeting Report

Rebecca Kalimi '23 January 11, 2022

For the first time in Ramaz history, a student was allowed access to the monthly meeting of the faculty and the administration. Ramaz faculty met for their third faculty meeting this year on Wednesday,...

RAMAZ ROUND TABLE: Do You Miss Zoom School?

RAMAZ ROUND TABLE: Do You Miss Zoom School?

Romi Chaovat ’24  Every student, not only at Ramaz but throughout the world, has their own unique opinions and experiences when it comes to Zoom school. Some people loved it because studying in the...

A surgical mask with the Ramaz logo branded on it. Image credit: ramaz.org.

Mask Mandate: Enforcement of the “Grey Area”

Rebecca Silber ’23 November 18, 2021

The ability of the administration to enforce school rules can be much more intricate than expected. There are some school rules that are extremely clear cut: they are easily enforced, clearly understood,...

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Thanksgiving Plans With a Twist

Rachel Buller '25 November 18, 2021

This Thanksgiving will be unlike any other Thanksgiving as a result of new challenges while adjusting to our “new normal”. Although some people have a strong desire to revert to our “pre-COVID”...

Get Rid of the Mask Requirement

Get Rid of the Mask Requirement

David Gitelman '22 October 14, 2021

I do not believe that Ramaz students should be required to wear face masks to school this year. The major political polarization around the issue of masking children in schools is making it hard to have...

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