News and Notes

Congratulations to the PJDS Middle School for their outstanding performance of Ulysses!

Special thanks to Rina Kenton for her incredible directing skills, to Deborah Weiner and Adam Zweiback for their creative assistance, and to all the staff members and parents who contributed their time and energy to make this production a huge success!

We are so proud of all of you! [PHOTOS]

Pardes Middle School students, under the direction of teacher Rina Kenton, will present ULYSSES on March 4th at 1:00, and on March 5th and 6th at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the Pardes office.

In a ceremony led by Rabbi Erica Burech, Second Grade students, wearing t-shirts emblazoned with their Hebrew names, shared the history of their names with their families today. [MORE]

Pardes students watched as grade-level champs from 3rd - 8th grade participated in the annual school Spelling Bee. [MORE]

Thanks to the generosity of PJDS grandparent Susan Aberbach and PJDS parents Anne Aberbach and Steve Lee, students returned to school after winter break to find a brand new sport court and a fabulous new athletic field on its way to completion. [MORE]

This November, students at Pardes Jewish Day School helped raise money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by participating in the St. Jude MATH-A-THON program. As a result of their efforts, on Thursday, December 20th, students presented Heather Weber, Associate Director of the Phoenix office of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, with a check for $11, 115.05!

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving each student had the opportunity to invite a special person to participate in our annual pre-holiday Special Persons Day activities on campus. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, parents, and special friends attended Tefillah, did art or other holiday projects in the classrooms, and enjoyed delicious snacks with their hosts. [Photos]

Pardes Jewish Day School would like to congratulate three members of the PJDS Class of 2004 who have recently been named winners of the prestigious National Merit Semi-Finalist Award. Only 1% of all the students in each of the fifty states who take the PSAT exam are named as Semi-Finalists. Nicole Damari, Ivy Epstein, and Lauren Motzkin will now apply to be finalists, with the opportunity to win thousands of dollars for college tuition.

The students' PSAT scores were in the 99% overall in the areas of Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, and Writing Skills. To have 25% of our 8th graders from 2004 qualify for National Merit is truly remarkable! (Pardes only had 12 8th graders in 2004; this year, we have 24.)

Nicole is a 12th grader at Desert Mountain High School. She is one of the top students in the International Baccalaureate program in her school and has acted in numerous stage productions. Ivy and Lauren are 12th graders at Phoenix Country Day School. They have both excelled in honors and Advanced Placement courses and have been involved in music, drama, and sports.

The Pardes Jewish Day School community congratulates these three special students and their families. We wish them the best of luck as they pursue admission to some of the most selective colleges and universities in the country.

The PARDES Leadership Team, Faculty, and Staff cordially invite prospective families to attend this special Open House event from 2:00-4:00 on Sunday, November 4th. Parents will be given an opportunity to meet with teachers while students can enjoy a variety of supervised activities on our campus. This is a great opportunity to see what PARDES is all about!

Join the PJDS crowd at P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon, Marathon, & 1-Mile Kids Run January 13, 2008 [More]

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