Rosh Hashana UpROOTED

On Thursday, September 18th, Valley Torah Girls Division students dazzled us with their student-inspired Rosh Hashana exposition. The girls produced a wonderful event infused with meaning, creativity, inspiration, and fun! From the smallest detail of decorated shiny apples, the creative event favors, and all the meaningful commentaries about Rosh Hashana, the girls propelled us intoContinue reading “Rosh Hashana UpROOTED”

The Sounds of Learning

If Simon and Garfunkel were hanging around VTHS this week they may have changed their despondent 60’s anthem to the “sounds of learning” from….well if you don’t know what song I am talking about this reference was clearly a mistake. Unfortunately, Simon and Garfunkel were not with us and so the students only had theContinue reading “The Sounds of Learning”

Girls (Almost) Sweep Contest

Once again, VTHS girls won almost all the top spots in the Graceful Envelope Contest, sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Washington Calligraphers Guild. Eleven out of twelve winners, in the high school level, are VTHS Girls Division Students. The winning envelopes are below. The student artists are: Sophia Blumenstrauch, Esther Chulpaev, Shiri Feldman, Chaya Kamionski, Yehudis Levine, Abby Mazlin, RenaContinue reading “Girls (Almost) Sweep Contest”

Girls Spring Retreat

This year’s Spring Trip was a tremendous success. The relaxing atmosphere, inspirational moments and adventurous activities created the perfect retreat experience. We began our trip in the beautiful Santa Monica mountains with Tefillah and yummy baked goods graciously provided by Mrs. Striks.  The journey continued via ferry to Channel Islands as we watched whales andContinue reading “Girls Spring Retreat”