CESJDS mourns the loss of Omer Balva ’19. Omer was proudly serving in the IDF. He was a beloved student who attended CESJDS from age seven through his high school graduation. He is a hero to the State of Israel, the Jewish people, and the school. We are devastated and heartbroken
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Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School is a JK-12 pluralistic school that engages students in an exemplary and inspiring general and Jewish education.
- .@stevesolomon '94 has spent his career in radio and is now running for the Montgomery County Council At-Large seat. Steve attributes much of his dedication and determination to the 13 years he spent at CESJDS. Read more: goo.gl/kcgaes
- THANK YOU for your support after this morning's bomb threat. We have all of the orgs across the country also threatened in our thoughts.
- CESJDS stands in solidarity with Israel. Join the March in Washington, DC on November 11 to show support for Israel and to demand the freedom of hostages. Get more information and learn how to get involved at marchforisrael.org #MarchForIsrael #BringThemHome @jfederations
- Emma Lucore, High School Biology Teacher, has recently published an article for PLOS One titled “Eavesdropping grey squirrels infer safety from bird chatter.” This article was covered by both The New York Times and NPR. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… nytimes.com/2019/09/04/sci…
- Congratulations to our EIGHT (!!) National Merit Commended Students! Of the 1.6 million seniors who took the junior year PSAT, approximately 34,000 are recognized as National Merit Commended Students.
- Congratulations to the 18 CESJDS seniors who have been named as National Merit Commended Students in this year’s National Merit competition. They are part of a group of 34,000 seniors nationwide to be awarded this honor.
- Alum parent Dr. Dan Shapiro just published a new book, Raph's Tale. The illustrator is none other than our own High School Math Teacher, John Watkins-Chow! The book includes important lessons about diversity, friendship, and resilience.
- Congrats to Lily Daroff (Grade 11) on premiering her film, Symphonies of Silence, at @LandmarkLTC Bethesda Row!
- Congratulations to US Math Teacher Tori Ball on being appointed president of the Montgomery County Debate League!
- @IOCDF is awarding Alex R. ’22 their Youth Hero Award to recognize his work in OCD advocacy. Alex will receive this award at the National OCD Conference in Denver. Mazal tov to Alex on this achievement! #jdslionspride #jdsleaders #jdsportrait #jewishdayschoolstending @PrizmahCJDS
- We are so grateful for Nurse Natasha and Nurse Heather who have kept the JDS community informed, safe, and open 5 days a week! bit.ly/3nKJ1Ud #jdslionspride #dynamicdayschools @PrizmahCJDS
- Six CESJDS Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists. Read more: bit.ly/2MvbOX6
- College acceptance news to share! Congratulations #Classof2020! @bradleyu @cnucap @Cornell @dickinsonco @earlham1847 @FDUWhatsNew @FandMCollege @GeorgiaTech @GrinnellCollege @HamiltonCollege @HighPointU @IthacaCollege @JohnsHopkins @KenyonCollege @LafCol @Muhlenberg









