A Race to the Finish

A Race to the Finish

Dara Kagan ’27 After two and a half months of training — running in the rain, cold, and heat — the Berman Cross Country team ran their final meet of the 2024 season. On November 7, the team arrived early at the meet location, giving them time to walk through the course and familiarize themselves…

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Seeing Romeo and Juliet in a New Light

Ayelet Solomon ’25 There’s more to literature than just reading, and the Sloan Scholars program took this to heart when it went to see a contemporary production of Romeo and Juliet at the Folger Theater in Southeast Washington, D.C. An important value of Sloan Scholars, led by Rabbi Hillel Broder, is to broaden the study…

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Berman Students Skate Back to the ’80s

Gavi Lebson ’27 Berman students had a blast to the past on Nov. 5, going to ’80s-themed roller-skating.  The events began with an early dismissal from school in order to have time to go rollerblading, which came with no homework for that night! The students and chaperones piled into different buses for the ride to…

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Berman Takes on Politics: Coming Together Through Civil Discourse

Dasi Albert ’27 The Civic Spirit Club is making an exciting entrance to the Upper School against the backdrop of the recent 2024 presidential election. The club is intended to provide students with opportunities to engage with current events and politics that are important to them while encouraging civic awareness. On November 4, the day…

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One Year Since October 7th — Commemorating as a Nation

The event commemorating the catastrophes of October 7th, 2023 was held at The Anthem theater in Washington, D.C. and run by the Jewish Federation. The ceremony started with the University of Maryland Jewish a capella group Rak Shalom singing a mashup of “Ekra” and “Olatz.” Both songs were originally sung by a group called Shalsheles….

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The Last Hoorah!

By Eitan Janus ’25 and Dana Lazar ’25 Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Games: Oct. 8-9, 2024 Boys Final Score: Berman 3, Field 1 Girls Final Score: Berman 2, Don Bosco 5 As another soccer season comes to an end, more senior nights are in the books. In the boys’ game, Gabey Margulies ’26 scored…

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October 7 Student Reflections

As our community marks one year since the tragic events of October 7, Hamodiya asked students to speak about their memories from that day, and from the past year in conflict. Lev Gotschalk ’26 On October 7, it was Shemini Atzeret. I was in shul when I first heard the news about Israel, and I…

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A Win for the Books

By Dana Lazar ’25 Girls Varsity Soccer Game: Sep. 26, 2024 Final Score: Berman 9, Waldorf 1 The Berman girls varsity soccer team achieved a record-breaking game against Waldorf last week. Entering into the second half, the Berman team had scored four goals — all by Shayel Layni ’25 — against the Hawks, the most…

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A Muddy Mid-Season Challenge

Berman Cross Country 9/25/24 By Dara Kagan ’27 The Berman Cougars had their third cross country meet at Sandy Spring Friends School on Wednesday, September 25th. One of the most exciting outcomes of the meet was the number of PRs (personal records) that were broken. Unlike the last meet at Sandy, when the temperature was…

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“Kicking Off” The Year

by Dasi Albert ’27 As students cherished their last few weeks of summer, Upper School Dean of Students Malkie Hametz was working with great effort toward preparation for the new school year, specifically the newly added gradewide “Kickoff” trips.  In previous years, students were welcomed back to school with an Upper School-wide event known as…

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