January Seaboarder - A Year in Review with Seaboard USY
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KEEP YOUR EYE OUT FOR...
- A Memory of a Lifetime by Ryan Penn
- Non USY memory by Jennie Weiss
- Kadima Korner by Jason Altneu
- Nativ in Review by Ashira Brown
Favorites:
- USY Basketball Week 1 Results by Sara Klemow
- SA/TO Scoop by Ellie Schwartz
- Upcoming Events
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A Memory of a Lifetime
By: Ryan Penn, Class of 2021
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Out of all the memories I had in 2018, a few stick out above the rest. During Encampment, a few friends and I were in our room about to play poker. We all really wanted to play and we finally found a free time to do it due to our tight packed schedule. We played but funny thing is I don’t really remember what actually happened. All I remember is all of us in a circle laughing and having fun and fooling around. We were less focused on playing the game game and more focused on each other, and having fun and making memories. This stands out to me because a few of those people I didn’t know that well, but it felt like I had known them forever. USY is my personal reason for having these friends now, it deepened my connection with all of those people and I am so grateful for that.
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January 6th marked the beginning of Kadima/USY’s basketball season. Adas Israel starts off strong, winning both games in the Kadima league and USY league. Last year’s USY champions, Ohr Kodesh Congregation/Tifereth Israel, kicked off the season with a win against Shaare Torah. Congratulations to them and the rest of the teams who won their first games: Kadima Beth El Green, Kadima Shaare Torah, USY Beth El Gold, and USY BSO Plus. Next games will be Sunday, January 27th. Kadima games start at 4:30 and USY games at 5:30. Come out to support your chapter and friends!
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USY Basketball Week 1 Results!
By: Sara Klemow, Class of 2021, Seaboard Athletics Chair and
Tikkun Olam Committee
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A Rock-ing Past Year
By: Jennie Weiss, Class of 2019, STUSY President and Tikkun Olam Committee
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This past year was full of so many changes. I became a senior, traveled to Israel for the first time, and I made some changes that gave me more time to hang out with the people I really care about. One of the more memorable moments from this past year was the annual Gem Lapidary and Mineral Society (GLMS) Rock Show at the fairgrounds. To those who may not know me, I have a strong passion for geology. Every year I got to the rock show where I get to meet younger kids and spark that same passion for geology I have with them. However, this year’s show was different. I realized that next year’s show was going to be my last in the club, before heading off to college. This place where I practically grew up suddenly felt fleeting. This upcoming year is my last show, and I am going to miss the vendors upstairs, the display cases that took so long to build and all the kids that I have helped throughout my time with the club. I hope that I can continue to come back for it and help during college, but who knows, next year could be the first year since first grade that I don’t.
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The partial United States government shutdown that began on Saturday, December 22, has left approximately 380,000 federal employees furloughed, and 420,000 more still working without pay. In the month since it began, this record-breaking shutdown has left many struggling to put food on the table. Over the past couple of weeks, many businesses have created programs in order to help those who are furloughed. Chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, launched #ChefsForFeds on Wednesday, January 16 in the Nation’s Capital. Chefs for Feds is serving free food to unpaid government employees, just blocks away from the Capitol Building. Thousands of meals are being made each day, and the kitchen is set to help scores of struggling federal workers who now have one less thing to worry about. Along with this, there are so many other ways that we can help the people around us!
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SA/TO Scoop
By: Ellie Schwartz, Class of 2020, TIUSY SA/TO VP and
613 Mitzvah Club Chair
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Kadima Korner
By: Jason Altneu, Class of 2023
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My favorite part of Kadima was probably my 7th grade Encampment which was my first. It was the best week of my life! I made some new friends there! I also loved Maccabiah because of the way that they split siblings from my chapter. On one team there was Lily Pollack, and me. On another team was Maddy Pollack, and my sister, Judith. The ruach sessions were also a blast. USY sounds like a whole load of fun as well. I stand by my opinion that Ruach is better than Sloach, but otherwise, USY sounds much better than Kadima. I know I am going to love the late nights, and maybe even the dances. I am especially looking forward to my freshmen Encampment because that is when I get my senior. My sister makes it seem like a small thing, but I think it will somewhat bond the freshmen and the senior. Kadima has been a whole load of fun, but I admit that USY will probably be even more of a blast!
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Nativ in Review
By: Ashira Brown, Class of 2017, Nativ Alumni
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I always knew that I didn’t want to go straight to college. I knew that I wanted to go to Israel for a year, and Nativ 37 had programs that seemed very interesting to me. I applied to Nativ after I applied to college, and once I heard back I made sure to differ for a year so I could take a gap year. Anyone that I spoke to told me that taking a gap year before college was a good idea, but many people were worried and questioned me spending nine months in Israel, because I had never been there before. For me, Nativ was an amazing experience, where I learned conversational Hebrew in ulpan, while I volunteered daily. After spending nine months on Nativ and coming home, I knew that I had become a better person. I grew solidly in my beliefs on Israel and in many other beliefs and opinions. I knew that heading into college would be different for me, because I would be older than some of the other freshman, but I knew that my gap year had given me the tools I needed to live independently. When I came home I was sad that I was back in the states at the beginning, and had to get used to living in the US again. There are many things that I have gotten accustomed to from living in Israel. One is that since I spent winter break in India, and I experienced people unable to provide for themselves because they were living below the poverty line, I always make sure that whatever food I eat, I eat all of it and none of it is wasted. Spending the past year abroad in Israel was a life changing moment and I would never change how things have played out after high school. It was an amazing experience.
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- Grades 6-12
- Sundays in January - March 2018
- Frost Middle School, Rockville, MD
- Check out the upcoming games HERE!
Winter Kadima Kallah & 8th Grade Shabbaton
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