26 Shevat 5783
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No School Friday & Monday

There are no classes today and Monday (Feb 17 & 20) in observance of Presidents Day weekend.
Important Schedule Changes

As promised, we are sharing with you AYA's plan to make up for missed instructional time due to inclement weather. Please make special note of these calendar changes. We will, of course, send out communications to remind everyone as each day approaches.
The above changes were made to give us extra learning time in the classroom with your children. If families have classroom items to discuss this month (given that conferences are delayed) please do not hesitate to contact your teachers or principal.

Wishing you all a Shabbat Shalom and safe Presidents Day holiday weekend.
COLLEGE CORNER
Mazel Tov, Avi & Ron!
AYA seniors Ron Asoulin-Handelman (right) and Avi Burstein have BOTH advanced from semi-finalists to join only 15,000 National Merit Finalists nationwide! We are so proud that the academic achievements of our Class of 2023 have earned admission to many of their first-choice colleges and universities, including five acceptances to The University of Texas at Austin.

Check out these exciting updates:
Early Bird Deadline: Feb 23
Re-enrollment for the 2023-24 school year has begun! Signed contracts are due by Thursday, Feb 23 to qualify for reduced $275 per student re-enrollment fee. Re-enrollment contracts received after this date are not guaranteed a space. Students applying for Tuition Assistance must have a re-enrollment contract submitted to be considered.
PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
Early Childhood kicked off our week at the Schultz Rosenberg Campus by enjoying a beautiful Sunday morning playground playdate.
5th Grade students prepared delicious treats for Thursday's bake sale fundraiser for the annual all-Hebrew play — Aladdin!
Our Kindergarten students celebrated the 100th day of school as impossibly-cute centenarians on parade throughout campus.
AYA High School hosted more than 100 attendees from this week's BBYO Global Ambassadors Week for a day of connection, learning and joy.
Sharsheret Pink Day was marked by students and faculty on Wednesday. Sophomore Tali Gubin raised $1,036 with a bake sale benefiting this crucial organization for Jewish women and families living with breast or ovarian cancer.
UPCOMING EVENTS
9:30 am to 3:30 pm Wed, Feb 22 in HS Student Lounge

The High School Jewish Medical Action and Awareness Club is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive. » Sign Up | » Parental Consent Form
8 pm Tue, Feb 28 in the Welcome Center Board Room

What do Rabbi Sabo & Rabbi Chanania know more about: Whiskey or Purim? Join them to find out! » RSVP Now
5:30 pm Wed, March 1 in Pollman Auditorium

Parents are invited to experience an AYA favorite — our annual 5th Grade Hebrew Play. Directed by Morah Sabo, Morah Meital, and the Bnot Sherut.
10 am Thu, March 9 in Welcome Center Atrium

Our first on-campus opportunity for sophomores, juniors and their parents to meet reps from: The Universities of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Nebraska!
7 pm Sun, March 19 in Pollman Auditorium

Join us for an exclusive performance by award-winning Broadway star, Steven Skybell, most recently seen in the acclaimed revival of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, directed by Joel Grey, and Zalmen Mlotek world-renowned conductor, musical director,and artistic director of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
8:15 am Wed, Feb 22: Rosh Chodesh (Adar) Parent Coffee
Fri, Feb 24 & Fri, March 3: Adar Spirit Days - Details soon
8:30 am Fri, Feb 24: Lower School Chidon Haparsha
8 to 10 am Fri, Feb 24: Step UP to Middle School
11 am Sun, March 19: Dallas Kosher Chili Cookoff at Tiferet Israel
Wed, March 22: 3rd Grade Judaics Learning Program
Sun, March 26: Points 4 Peace Basketball Tournament at JCC Dallas
2023-24 Calendar Update! When's the first day of school? How about Pesach 5784? We're pleased to announce all "major dates" for the next academic year have been added to our online calendar:
When's the next game? Download the app!
Camp Registration Open!
16 months-Kindergarten
9 am to 3:45 pm June 12-30 & July 3-21 (Closed July 4)
8 am Early Care Available

Register prior to March 1 for $200 UltraCamp credit!
Plus, new this summer ...
OUR COMMUNITY
We wish comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem to the family of
retired Akiba preschool teacher Adrienne Sylvia Berger z"l.
Mazel tov to AYA Nurse Doba and Zev Rudberg ('04) on the birth of a daughter, Jordyn Becca Rudberg, and sister to Emily ('34) and Jake ('37).
Email us your mazel tovs!
Shabbat meal hosts: Additional families are needed to welcome our Bnot Sherut — Roni Eliasian of Jerusalem and Roni Wishengrad of Gedera — for Shabbat meals over the Chaggim and Shabbatot of the school year:
Challah may be ordered directly from Ron the Baker (email) and will be available for pick-up on Friday mornings, before noon, at the Yiddishe Kup Cafe in the Welcome Center atrium.
Community Partner message:
Shabbat Shalom!