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This week, the boys in the "Names Not Numbers" Holocausr documentary program, along with other seniors from Rabbi Kerner's and Rabbi Tani Cohen'sshiurim, took a trip to downtown Manhattan to visit the Museum of Jewish Heritage. What I expected to be the just an average run of the mill museum visit…

by Amiel Katz ('16) Click here for more photos On Wednesday morning, the entire high school joined with students from Yeshiva University in Lamport Auditorium to hear from Mr. Uri Yifrach, father of Eyal Yifrach Hy'd. Eyal was one of the three Israeli Yeshiva students who were kidnapped…

On Tuesday, about 50 MTA students from the Sports Management club participated in a special YU lecture from former NBA Commissioner David Stern. Stern was brought to campus by the president of the Yeshiva College Sports Management club, MTA Alumnus Max Stern ('09). Before the presentation, Mr…

On Motzaei Shabbos at the annual MTA Shababton, after the hilarious senior video, the student council surprised everyone  with the announcement of "Spirit Month" - 4+ weeks of grade competitions, banners, and videos, and an extra emphasis on school spirit with pep rallies and special fan…

by Steven Stein ('15) Reaching New Heights! | MTA Shabbaton '14 Recap A school year that began with the the customary day-to-day routine of learning and extra-curricular activities received quite the jolt this past Shabbos on YUHSB's Annual Shabbaton. In what was deemed "a…

Less than a week after edging out league power Ramaz, the Lions went on their road to win their second straight, defeating Derech HaTorah.  The Lions were paced by Willy Kluger (23 Pts), Yosef Wildes (13), Daniel Mirsky (10) and Josh Matatov (10).  The Bulldogs were led by Motovich with…

This week, the debate club had the unique opportunity to hear from YU Vice Provost Dr. Scott Goldberg. Dr. Goldberg spoke about computers and technology in classrooms in preparation for an upcoming novice debate about that topic. The lecture was met with enthusiasm by the members of the debate club…

by Mr. Shuey Jacoby (''05) and with contributions from Shimmy Socol ('16) On Tuesday, MTA LEAD was officially kicked-off with a visit from Professor Michael Strauss, Associate Dean, Assistant to the Provost, and Entrepreneur-in-Residence of YU's Sy Syms School of Business. The program, which is…

On Thursday, November 13, I was a presenter at the NYCDOE Office of Library Services' 25th Annual Conference: "Libraries Are Elemental" at CitiField. My session, entitled Grace Aguilar's American Journey: Entwining the IFC and Common Core with Community Action for Adolescent Learners,…

STEMTeachersNYC, the prestigious organization that MTA Science teacher and Department Chair Mrs. HLZacks is a part of, was featured as the lead story on Channel 13's recent SciTech Now Program. Check out the video above (starts from 6 minutes in).