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Friday, June 23, 2017
Vol. 77, No. 25
Students shine at Jericho High School Science Symposium
TOP MATH STUDENTS
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
from the College-Conservatory of Music at The University of Cincinnati. She has received several honors and awards, including the Torah Fund Woman of Achievement award. Cantor Chesler is also a JTS Honoree. In addition to her skills as a shlichat tzibur (messenger of the congregation) at synagogue services, she is an accomplished song leader and music teacher for families and children of all ages. She has
Many of the best science minds on Long Island packed the upstairs library inside Jericho High School on Thursday night, June 8. Brian Cummings, Jericho Schools’ curriculum associate for Science and Technology Education, spoke about the 79 students in the 2016-2017 competitive, innovative and inspiring research program at the high school. The class comprised of 45 sophomores, 22 juniors and 12 seniors this school year and Jericho’s budding students competed in over 30 science competitions. “It was not just the successes that we had this year but it was the amazing number of successes. Every time I read an email it didn’t announce that we (Jericho High School) had a winner. We had LOTS of winners among a group of students that are just so incredible at what they do,” Cummings announced. His introduction received a nod from parents and school officials in attendance on June 8, including Superintendent of Schools Hank Grishman, Assistant Superintendent Curriculum and Instruction Barbara Bauer and newly-elected Jericho Board of Education member Pam Wasserman-Heath. The Jericho team of seven in the Lexus Eco Challenge, centered on impacting “Earth Health” earned first place and a $15,000 award. They are Rohan Basavaraju, Emma Gan, Mansi Vorha, Brandon Xie, Brian Sang, James Kim and Benjamin Wong. The Jericho standouts from the annual national Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology included work from Rohan Basavaraju, Brandon Xie, Archana Verma, Brian Sang, Sandra Li, Doris Fu, Jang Hun Choi, Serena Tam, Justin Kim, Alison Park, Michael Lai, John Wang, Leo Lo, William Zheng, Adam Pahlavan, Grace Hu and Nathaniel Lee. Sang announced the competition as “the most prestigious competition a high school student can enter.” Seven of the Jericho participants were named 2017 Siemens Competition Semi-Finalists, among 300 in the United States. “The competition has changed massively over the past two years and was featured recently on the Discovery Channel. Entries include 18-page scientific research paper read and scored followed by a series of presentations. The Siemens Competitions starts with over 2,200 applicants every year.
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Syosset HS student Wanlin Li (third from left) was part of a four member team which took first place in representing the United States in the European Girl’s Mathematical Olympiad held in Zürich, Switzerland. Her team members are Qi Qi, Angela Deng, and Siye Zhu. See page 22
Temple names first new cantor in 55 years
Temple Beth Torah, a Conservative Temple serving the Jewish communities of the Jericho area including Brookville, Old Westbury, Muttontown, and Syosset, today announced that its membership has chosen Carol Chesler as its newest Cantor, the first in over 55 years, replacing Cantor Kalman Fliegelman who is retiring on June 30th. Upon his retirement, Cantor Fliegelman will earn the honorable title of Cantor Emeritus, the first such
distinction given at Temple Beth Torah. Cantor Chesler was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary, and has served as Hazzan at the Malverne Jewish Center and Huntington Jewish Center; she is currently the Hazzan at Temple Isaiah in Stony Brook. Her formal education includes a Masters in Sacred Music, Diploma of Hazzan from the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) of America, as well as a Bachelors of Arts
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