YU News

by Yaakov Lauer ('18) Two weeks ago, nine MTA boys, along with Rabbi Green, went to Omaha, Nebraska as part of an NCSY chesed mission that was run in conjunction with MTA. The program, which was beautifully run and organized by Rabbi Eitan Katz of New Jersey NCSY, was mainly focused on working…

by Benny Mermel ('19) The MTA Robotics Team - known as the Lionotics - continued their winning trend this past Sunday, February 19, as they broke another school record, coming in second place out of 22 other robotics teams at the Dalton Qualifier Tournament. The team worked for months designing…

by Zachary Gurwitz ('18) Last weekend, the MTA wrestling team competed in biggest Jewish high school wrestling tournament in the United States: the Henry Wittenberg Invitational. Representatives of fifteen yeshivos from across the country came together on Presidents' Weekend to duke it out over…

by Raziel Siegman ('17) This past Tuesday, the ARISTA Honors Society coordinated its second Blood Drive of the school year. The New York Blood Center, the largest blood donation organization in the tri-state area, which supplies blood to dozens of major hospitals, arrived early in the morning to…

by Moshe Cohen ('17) This past Wednesday, the seniors had the privilege of participating in Sheva Berachos for Elie and Daniella Hirt, who got married last Sunday. Not only was there delicious food, but the spiritual ambiance was unmatched. Both the dancing and the student speeches exemplified…

by Noam Putterman ('18) This past Wednesday and Thursday, the Juniors traveled to the Pocono region of Pennsylvania for their annual grade trip. The trip kicked off with the students going to a sports complex, fully loaded with turf-fields, an arcade, and a laser tag course. The boys split up…

MTA has partnered with Creative Image Productions to design a new and innovative filmmaking program for students at the school. Via the program, which is set to launch for next academic year, students in MTA's award-winning MTA-TV club will receive monthly training from Creative Image Productions…

by Yoni Wilks ('20) Last Friday, participants of MTA LEAD had the privilege to hear from Dr. Steve Safier, former President of Panasonic North America Health and Wellness Solutions as well as Chief Human Resources Officer at Panasonic North America. Dr. Safier also was involved in the restaurant…

by Jonathan Felman ('18) The Varsity Hockey MTA Lions faced off against the TABC Storm in the first round of the playoffs this past Tuesday night. MTA brought a fan bus, and the fans really did their job. With the Makor Chaim kids in attendance as well, the TABC gym was extremely loud. The Lions…

by Yosef Lemel ('17) In the lead-up to the Great Debate, the novices of the debate team competed against Ezra Academy on Tuesday evening. The resolution was "The Electoral College should be abolished." The founding fathers originally debated over the voting system and reached the compromise of the…