The Rampage

A Depersonalized Lateness System

A Depersonalized Lateness System

Tammy Palagi ’21, Writer December 7, 2018

You’ve barely slept, faced a stomach ache, braved traffic, and missed your train when, at 8:15 AM, you arrive to school and dreadfully tap in, knowing you’ll be getting a lateness email from noreply@ramaz.org...

Community Time or a Waste of Time?

Community Time or a Waste of Time?

Aliza Freilich ’20, Writer December 7, 2018

A new platform called “Community Time” was instituted this year. “Community Time” allows Ramaz Upper School students to gather together, reflect on our Ramaz community as a whole, and discuss the...

Fake Clubs

Fake Clubs

William Kremer ’21, Writer December 7, 2018

Once upon a time, every extracurricular activity available at Ramaz was entirely legitimate. Think Math Club, Chess Team, Debate Team, Model Congress, Mock Trial - these clubs, with only a handful of others,...

November Crossword

November Crossword

December 7, 2018

Across Lunch Room Req. Strumming Rabbi Basketball or Soccer Action “C” GKMC, NYC$ Ye Dropout Location Eng. Tefillin Many a Student’s Pastime NY shoe brand,...

Boo: A Ramaz Halloween

Boo: A Ramaz Halloween

Josephine Schizer ’20, Writer December 7, 2018

“Ramaz supports the stance of refraining from celebrating Halloween, while recognizing and respecting the need for parents to make decisions for their families regarding personal home practice,” read...

TREE OF LIFE SYNAGOGUE, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2018/10/29: A woman seen praying at the memorial service for the victims of the Tree of Life Massacre. Members of Pittsburgh and the Squirrel Hill community pay their respects at the memorial to the 11 victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre perpetrated by suspect Robert Bowers on Saturday, October 27. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The Pittsburgh Catastrophe In My Eyes

Gabrielle Ostad ’21, Writer December 7, 2018

Never had I experienced a morning like that of Saturday, October 27. Like many of us, I was at synagogue that Shabbat morning, but my arrival home was not per the usual. I vividly remember my mom saying...

Ramaz Rams Take on L.A.

Ramaz Rams Take on L.A.

Sophia Kremer ’20, Writer December 7, 2018

Four days of basketball, nineteen teams, two hundred and fifty players, hundreds of spectators, and thousands of fans watching via live-stream. For the first time in history, the Ramaz girls and boys varsity...

Showing Thanks to Those Who Protect Us

Showing Thanks to Those Who Protect Us

Rebecca Massel ’21 December 5, 2018

“The whole room felt joyful and celebratory,” said Jonas Kahan ’21, an attendee of the pre-Thanksgiving dinner for veterans. On Tuesday, November 20, thirty US veterans visited Ramaz to celebrate...

Our Community At Work: Ronnit Vasserman

Our Community At Work: Ronnit Vasserman

David Gerber ’21 December 5, 2018

For this edition’s installment of “Our Community at Work”, we speak to Ramaz parent Ronnit Vasserman. Ronnit is the founder of Art Connect Group, an agency which offers art tours to contemporary...

Pittsburgh Shooting: Ramaz Responds

Pittsburgh Shooting: Ramaz Responds

Josephine Schizer ’20 December 5, 2018

When members of the Ramaz community turned on their phones after Shabbat on October 27, they faced devastating news. That morning, during Shabbat services, a shooting had occurred at the Tree of Life Synagogue...

Jucovy Palooza! : Ramaz Celebrates Election Day

Jucovy Palooza! : Ramaz Celebrates Election Day

Esti Beck ’19 December 5, 2018

A few weeks before election day, several club leaders - including, among others, the heads of Math Team, the Rampage, and Debate Team - received an email asking them to meet in 301 during their lunch period....

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