YOC Final mishmar
The final mishmar focused on reflections from the past year, as well as saying goodbye to Akiva Buckman, who returns to Israel to study at Bar Ilan after his year at Or Chaim as a Shaliach. The incoming mishmar committee co-chairs, David Jesin and David Zarkhine, created a year-end slideshow, as well as video tributes […]
YOC Sports Day
Wednesday’s Yom Yerushalayim Sports Day was a lot of fun! After a morning of sports and activities, we had a Torah Trivia session led by Rabbi Gutenberg and Akiva Buckman. Lunch was really good, with an awesome dessert! The school-wide bump game was won by Jeremy Piwko (defeating even Rabbi Spitz!). Following mincha, there was […]
UO Grad Dinner
This Wednesday, we held a dinner for our Ulpana’s graduating class. The dinner took place at DANI Dairy Delights, and was a beautiful way to mark the end of the girls’ high school journey as a class. Every student was recognized with a personal speech by one of her teachers, and the teachers were given […]
Yom Yerushalayim Dinner
Our first annual Yom Yerushalayim Celebration and School Dinner honoured graduates who served in the IDF or did Sherut Leumi. We also viewed video messages from some of them, as well as hearing reflections from Josh Wesfield (’06), Racheli Samuel (’11) and Yadin Koschitzky (’10). We were so proud to hear our graduates speak to […]
Math Award Presentations
Congratulations to Hodaya Amos, Nadav Gasner and Zev Stochinsky on being awarded medals for their excellence in mathematic studies through Mr. Lang’s annual Math Awards. Several students received certificates: Shoshana Jacob, Zak Kaplan, Cobi Franco, Emanuel Furman and Arie Reinis. All students have successfully participated in math contests this year, including the most recent Waterloo […]
Art Show
As a celebration of our students’ artistic achievements, the Bnei Akiva Schools’ annual Art Show this past Monday was a very special evening. The art project of all art students from grades 9-12 were displayed at Ulpana at an event organized by Mrs. Lipson and Mr. Pascal, the Ulpana and Or Chaim art teachers. The […]
YOC Grad Trip
UO Biology Program
The grade 10 and 11 biology classes we’re able to participate in especially interactive science education this part Tuesday as we welcomed SciHigh to our science lab. The girls experimented with electrophoresis micrographs, lab mice, and their own DNA samples as they applied the knowledge acquired during their Genetics units. It was very exciting to […]
YOC Student Council Elections
With a couple of key changes for this year, students throughout YOC were excited about this year’s elections. The grade 9s, 10s and 11s heard presentations for the convener, JVP and President positions. The JVP (Junior Vice President) is a new position being offered to a grade 11 student to gain experience on student council […]
Yom Hazikaron Program at YOC
This Yom Hazikaron was marked with sadness and significance by both schools. Our grade ten classes put on a meaningful presentation to commemorate the sacrifice of those who perished in the defence Israel, or in acts of terror. Their presentation of poetry, performance, video and song poignantly captured the serious and emotional tone of the […]
