JBHA 70th Commencement Exercises, Class of 2020

Seventieth Commencement Exercises

Class of 2020 Monday, June 15, 2020

‫כ״ג בסיוון תש״פ‬ 23 Sivan 5780

ORDER OF EXERCISES National Anthem & Hatikva

Welcome

Maya Patent ‘20 & Rivka Wyner ’20

Howard Treatman President, JBHA Board of Directors

Student Address in Hebrew

Natalie Katalan ’20

Yearbook Dedication

Jordyn Meltzer ’20 & Maya Posner ‘20

Student Address

Rebecca Shaid ’20

Video Montage Presentation of Diplomas

Sharon P. Levin Head of School & Dr. Darin S. Katz Director of the Upper School

Our sincere gratitude to Senior Class Advisors, Matt Dorsch and Joyce Ferber

CLASS OF 2020 Kailee Margalit Bar-Nadav Madison Elana Barrack

‫קיילי בר נדב‬ ‫מרים אלנה ברק‬

Sarah Gabrielle Bartos

‫שרה ברטוס‬

Sivan Danielle Barzeski

‫סיון דניאל ברזסקי‬

Maor David BanAbou Ruby Shai Benjamin Benjamin David Bernstein

‫אבו‬-‫מאור דוד בן‬ ‫רותם חננית בנימין‬ ‫טוביה דויד ברנשטיין‬

Lillian Rose Bernstein

‫לאה ברנסטיין‬

Sabrina Karly Chevlin

‫סברינה חנה שבלין‬

Rachel Tamar Civan Caleb Parker Claywell

‫רחל תמר סיון‬ ‫קלב קליוול‬

William Joel Cohen

‫יצחק כהן‬

Matan Groen Dolev

‫מתן דולב‬

Mia Carmen Erlbaum Valerie Lenore Feldman Erez Efraim Carlos Fischman-Cohen Brenna Eileen Fels Orli Jordana Friedman Itay Goldfarb Mira Claire Greenspan

‫פנינה מלכה ארלבאום‬ ‫ורד פלדמן‬ ‫ארז פישמן כהן‬ ‫בתיה איתנה פלס‬ ‫אורלי ירדנה פרידמן‬ ‫איתי גולדפרב‬ ‫מירה ריינה גרינספן‬

CLASS OF 2020 Janie Claire Hershman Gisele Rachel Kahlon Michael Edward Kalman

‫מאירה חיה הרשמאן‬ ‫רחל כחלון‬ ‫אליהו מאיר קלמן‬

Emily Michele Kaplan

‫חיה מיכל קפלן‬

Natalie Hana Katalan

‫נטלי חנה קטלן‬

Saul Irving Kosloff Ethan Andrew Kushnick Matthias Aidan Langer Maya Elena Langer Serena Dora Kruger Levingston

‫שאול יהושע קוסלוף‬ ‫אפרים אברהם קושניק‬ ‫משה עדין לנגר‬ ‫מאיה לאה לנגר‬ ‫שרית דוריאל קרוגר לוינגסטון‬

Gabriel Joseph Lulu

‫גבריאל יוסף לולו‬

Adam Gabriel Maman

‫אדם גבריאל ממן‬

Zoe Helaine Maze

‫זוהרת חיה מייז‬

Ruth Chaya Meles

‫רות חיה מלס‬

Jordyn Rose Meltzer

‫יהודית מלצר‬

Lauren Adina Mermelstein Sydney Felicia Milkman Gabriel Paul Miller

‫עדינה גילת מרמלשטיין‬ ‫מרים מילקמן‬ ‫גבריאל שאול מילר‬

Graiden Marshall Miller

‫יהושע מילר‬

Bailey James Moshal

‫אריה מושל‬

CLASS OF 2020 Jordan Naim Maya Belle Patent Samuel Reed Pomerantz Maya Collette Posner

‫ירדן נעים‬ ‫ברכה מאיה פטנט‬ ‫שלמה פומרנץ‬ ‫מלכה פוסטר‬

Stefanie Rae Rose

‫פרומה רחל נעמי רוז‬

Helen Claire Rudoler

‫קילא ציפורה רודלר‬

Ira Scheer

‫יראה שעער‬

Sarah Elana Scheinmann

‫שרה שינמן‬

Rebecca Sarah Shaid

‫שרה רבקה שייד‬

Sophia Perri Shapiro

‫שרה שפירו‬

Devora Rachel Solomon Emily Sara Stein Shira Grace Stein Shaqed Tzabbar Hayden Benjamin Ufberg Abe Benjamin Wachs Sophie Maya Warsetsky Belle Macy White

‫דבורה רחל סולומון‬ ‫אביבה שרה שטיין‬ ‫שירה חנה שטיין‬ ‫שקד צבר‬ ‫הלל בנימין אפברג‬ ‫לייב בנימין ווקס‬ ‫צפורה מאיה וורסצקי‬ ‫בלה מלכה וויט‬

Ethan Charles Willner

‫יחיאל ווילנר‬

Rivkah Arianna Wyner

‫רבקה אריאנא ווינר‬

STUDENT ADDRESS Honored guests, family, friends, faculty, and administrators, thank you all for making this day possible and for coming to celebrate the Class of 2020.

First I would like to say I don’t usually do things like this. I am never the one to volunteer to speak in front of people. This is something I never dreamt of doing, but being a student here has taught me to dream and that I am capable of more than I know. Barrack has given us the opportunity to be a part of programs (like MUSS) and learn from teachers that have given us confidence and a sense of adventure. I love Barrack and I love my grade, and I really wanted to take this opportunity to talk about that.

I moved here from Israel and started at Barrack in 10th grade, and I am so happy that I did. I have met some of the most amazing people and learned from some of the most inspirational teachers. While I have only been a part of this community for three years, I am so grateful for that time.

Getting to study alongside such hardworking students and friends has been a privilege. Learning from teachers who care about our success has been a privilege. Going to Barrack has been a privilege. We have done so much together. We have gone from America to Israel to Poland and back. We have gone to Washington DC, climbed Masada, walked from one side of the country to another, and lived through a pandemic.

Through all of these experiences I have come to call you all my family. I remember returning home from MUSS and after living together for three months, we got a week off from

STUDENT ADDRESS (continued)

school. While anyone else would rejoice at getting a week off from school, we couldn’t wait to go back. Getting to see each other after that very long week felt like being home again. All the things we’ve seen and all the places we’ve been have brought us together and taught us that we can count on each other. I am so proud to be a part of the 2020 graduating class and am so lucky to call you all my family.

This day is one of those days you dream of when you're a little kid and it seems so far off in the future. Now that we are here, I can say with confidence that none of us ever dreamt that it would be like this. The past few months have been difficult and full of uncertainties, and this has been a year full of ups and downs. But we made it. We made it to the day we dreamt of, the day that we counted down the minutes to and marked on our calendars, the day that officially ends one chapter in our lives and begins another.

We started our four years of high school knowing that it would eventually end. Within that limited time, we have all made relationships and connections that made our time at Barrack so precious. Those same relationships are what make it hard to let go. And if these past few months have taught us anything, then they have taught us the value of life and of living to the fullest. I hope that we enter this next chapter with excitement, motivation, curiosity, and confidence in the friendships we’ve forged and the knowledge we have gained. And I hope that turning the page does not seem too scary.

STUDENT ADDRESS (continued)

Throughout our time at Barrack we have been told that we are a “special grade,” and I don’t think anyone can refute that. We like to talk—a lot; we have never been the best at listening; we argue, and no one can say we aren’t passionate.

But that isn’t what makes us special. What makes us special is during Yam le Yam when people were having a hard time, there was always someone there to immediately offer a hand.

There were people hiking with two bags just so that they could help their classmates. What makes us special is that when Erez got into college, he was one of the first in our grade to do so, and we all celebrated him and cheered for him as if we had all just gotten our own acceptance letters.

What makes us special is the way we take care of one another and celebrate each other. That is what makes us a “special grade.”

I would like to finish by saying that I am so honored to have known each and every one of you. All the amazing institutions that we are going to have no idea how lucky they are. They are not just gaining another brilliant student, but also an amazing human being. I am so proud of us and can’t wait to see where we all do next. Congratulations to us and good luck to us on our next chapter in life.

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES & ISRAEL PROGRAMS CLASS OF 2020

American University (3)

Hawaii Pacific University

Arcadia University

Hofstra University (2)

Arizona State University

Indiana University–Bloomington (6)

Barnard College (2)

Ithaca College (2)

Binghamton University (5)

James Madison University

Bloomsburg University

Jewish Theological Seminary (3)

Boston University (3)

Johnson & Wales University

Brandeis University (2)

Lehigh University (2)

Brown University

Loyola University New Orleans

Case Western Reserve University McGill University (2) Clark University

Muhlenberg College

College of Charleston

Northeastern University (2)

Columbia University

Northwestern University (2)

Dartmouth College

Pennsylvania Sate University (10)

Dickinson College

Princeton University

Drexel University (16)

Rice University

Elon University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Florida International University

Rutgers University (3)

George Washington University

Shippensburg University

Grinnell College

Stevens Institute of Technology

Haverford College (2)

Swarthmore College

*Colleges that the members of the Class of 2020 have chosen to attend are indicated in bold.

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES & ISRAEL PROGRAMS CLASS OF 2020

Syracuse University (7)

University of Richmond (3)

Temple University (11)

University of Rochester (3)

The College of New Jersey

University of South Florida

The Ohio State University

University of Southern California

Towson University

University of Tampa

Tulane University (3)

University of Texas–Austin (2)

University of Alabama

University of Toronto

University of Arizona (2)

University of Vermont

University of Colorado–Boulder (2) University of Virginia University of Delaware (5)

University of Wisconsin–Madison (3)

University of Denver

Vanderbilt University

University of Hartford

Vassar College

University of Illinois–Champaign

Washington & Lee University

University of Maryland (10)

Washington University in St. Louis

University of Miami (3)

Wesleyan University

University of Michigan (4) University of Minnesota–Twin Cities University of North Carolina– Chapel Hill (2)

Israel & Gap Year Programs

University of Pennsylvania (2)

City Year

University of Pittsburgh (32)

Israel Defense Force

University of Rhode Island

Midreshet Lindenbaum

RULES & REGULATIONS •

Attendees are limited to the senior, parents, and siblings.

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Please stay in your designated parking spot.

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If you leave your car, you must wear a mask.

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You may not enter the building at any time.

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After the speeches, each senior will be invited to come up to the stage and receive a diploma from Mrs. Levin, who will be wearing gloves and a mask.

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Two professional photographers will be present to take a photo of your senior(s) as they walk across the stage, and to take family photos after the ceremony. (Photography must comply with social distancing requirements as well, so family photos are the only group shots allowed.)