Anecdotals and Student-Teacher Conferences: Are Both Necessary?
December 5, 2019
Anecdotals and student-teacher conferences have been a long-standing tradition at Ramaz. This year, with conferences weeks before anecdotal release, the question arises: do the students need both anecdotals and conferences, or is one mode of student-teacher communication sufficient to ensure positive l...
Is the New Makeup Test Policy Fair?
December 5, 2019
What's worse: a strike, or a failed test? For most Ranaz students, it would indubitably be failing a test. More than ever, certain freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and even seniors have taken on the practice of arriving to school late on days when they have tests in the morning, trying to squeeze in t...
G.O. Update: Monday Mincha Muffins
December 5, 2019
Muffins have been a symbol of faculty superiority for years. We’ve all read those depressing warnings: “these muffins are NOT for students” or, “if you’re a student, do not open this door” signs by the lunchroom every morning with hungry eyes and empty stomachs. What Ramaz student hasn’t d...
Behind the Scenes at SFAC: November Edition
December 5, 2019
For the second time, the Student Faculty Advising Committee (SFAC) met on November 13, filled with invigorating discussions regarding the student body. Here’s what went down. One member suggested that the school should add more fun and bonding activities to the advisory curriculum so that when the...
The Ramaz Open House: What Changed?
December 5, 2019
Every Ramaz student remembers the Saturday night they came to the Open House as a prospective student. The energy and excitement that fills the building is a feeling that sticks with students. For the past three years, Ramaz has held two nights of open houses; a smaller one on a Wednesday night for...
Kristallnacht Speakers
December 5, 2019
November 9th, 1938 is widely known as Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. On this day, Hitler used the desperate action of a Jewish teenager to justify an anti-Jewish campaign; hundreds of synagogues were burnt, Jewish businesses and homes were looted, and approximately 100 Jews were killed. Ramaz ...
Student-Teacher Conferences: What Day of the Week?
December 5, 2019
Many students dread student-teacher conferences. Students must wait for hours in long lines to meet with teachers for only a few minutes, and teachers must meet with dozens upon dozens of students with few breaks. With the entire day free of classes, all students have the same goal in mind: try to f...
Ramjam
December 4, 2019
On Tuesday afternoon before an eagerly-awaited Thanksgiving break, students from all four grades strolled into the auditorium and quickly found seats next to their friends to experience Ramjam. The room buzzed with excitement as the stage was illuminated with bright lights and filled with performers runn...
Thankful for Our Veterans
December 4, 2019
32 United States Army veterans of the Samaritan Village filled the fall-theme decorated auditorium for the second annual pre-Thanksgiving meal of gratitude on November 26. The intention of this meal was to thank the veterans for their service. “Veterans deserve a thank you for the work they have done...
Why the Long Weekend?
December 2, 2019
In the month of November, the Ramaz Upper School was off on Friday, November 8th as well as Monday, November 11th. Given the school’s academic rigor and students’ constant stress, nobody was complaining. However, it begs the question: why exactly did Ramaz have this elongated weekend? Many st...
