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Welcome Rabbi Frank

Welcome Rabbi Frank

Grace Kollander ’25 February 22, 2024

After a lengthy and thorough search process, Ramaz excitedly welcomed the new principal of Ramaz Upper School, Rabbi Aaron Frank, on December 1, 2023. Mr. Cannon outlined the comprehensive process undertaken...

Getting to Know the Newbies – Interview with Freshman Ezra Gonen

Lindsay Chubak ‘25 February 18, 2024

LC: Did you go to Ramaz for middle school? If not, where did you go? EG: Yes, I went to the Ramaz Middle School. LC: How, if in any way, is high school different from middle school? It has only been...

The Mystery of the Missing Health Class

Rachel Buller ‘25 February 18, 2024

With the school year in full swing, and students getting acclimated to their new classes, many people around Ramaz have been wondering: What happened to health class? Health with Ms. Dreisinger is listed...

New Digital SAT

New Digital SAT

Grace Kollander ’25 February 18, 2024

The SAT dates back to 1926 and originally stemmed from a U.S. Army IQ test. This standardized IQ test rapidly spread to be used by colleges as part of their admissions process. By 1935, Harvard required...

Get to Know Dr. Lerer

Get to Know Dr. Lerer

Sylvie Pagovich '25 February 13, 2024

Sylvie Pagovich: Where are you from? Dr. Lerer: I grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. I've been living in New York for about a decade now. SP: What did you do before coming to teach at Ramaz? DL:...

Is Chat GPT causing English class to be harder for students?

Sarah Cohen '26 February 12, 2024

Chat GPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that became widely used after its November 30, 2022 release. Realizing how popular this chatbot had become, the English department became concerned that students...

Ramaz Students Take Action Against Food Insecurity

Ramaz Students Take Action Against Food Insecurity

Sara Kleinhaus '26, Writer December 25, 2023

Most Ramaz students can probably agree that there is a lot of food at lunch and that many students, especially those with privileges, don’t always eat the hot food. Maya Puterman 25’ noticed this,...

RamJam

RamJam

Lindsay Chubak ‘25 December 25, 2023

From Mr. Elisha’s dancing with drum circle, to choir’s rendition of Shawn Mendes’s “Stitches”, to the Ramaz band and Gabrielle Silverberg’s performance of “Living on a Prayer", this year's...

Chamber Choir Shabbaton

Chamber Choir Shabbaton

Rachel Buller ‘25 December 25, 2023

From November 9th to November 11th, the Ramaz Chamber Choir spent the weekend traveling throughout New York City, performing during their Chamber Choir Shabbaton. The choir performs at numerous schools,...

Sam Gynes Tournament

Sam Gynes Tournament

Nathan Hiltzik '25, Writer December 15, 2023

The Sam Gynes Tournament this year was done a little differently, to say the least. Ari Witkes and Alia Turitz collaborated to come up with an idea that would alter Ramaz's history.  Unlike previous...

Open house

Orli Rabbani ’25, Writer December 13, 2023

Scores of prospective families spilled into the Ramaz auditorium after Shabbat on November 11, 2023, for the annual Open House. Among the crowd was a sea of current students clad in blue, teachers enthusiastically...

Unqualified Student Ranks Qualified Teachers: The Gianna Report

Gianna Goldfarb '25 March 7, 2023

There is a shortage of truly fashionable people at Ramaz. Undeniably fabulous people are hard to come by. (Luckily, I never have that problem, I can just go to a mirror). However, we are privileged to...

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