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This week, 10th grade students in Chemistry Lab had the opportunity to see the different properties of ionizing radiation and to simulate the decay of radioactive materials. In a brand new lab activity, students used the newly-purchased geiger counter and low-level radiation sources lent by the…

Despite the "Snow Day" on Thursday, the fire of Torah was burning brightly and warming the hearts and minds of our talmidim. While everyone enjoys the occasional snow day off to rest and relax, our dedicated Rabbeim were available to make sure that every talmid had the ability to learn Torah even…

by Yedidya Schechter ('19) This past Wednesday, all the MTA students got a chance to go to YU's annual seforim sale. Grade by grade, the students went to browse and buy unique seforim. From gemaras and mishnayos to mussar and English books about halacha and history, there were seforim for all…

by Jonathan Felman ('18) After a rough start to the week with a loss to Frisch, the MTA Varsity Lions were determined to clinch a spot in the playoffs in their game against the Ramaz Rams on Wednesday night. The Lions came out of the gates firing, as goals from Yitzy Weiss ('17) and Yaakov…

by Dov Tuchman ('18) The third Torah Bowl meet was held in MTA. After easily defeating Heichal Hatorah twice in their last match, the Lions began this meet with a close 12-8 to the team. Immediately afterwards, they got two consecutive victories, beating SAR 12-5 and Ramaz 7-0. We geared up for…

by Joseph Friedman ('18) Last Monday, the MTA College Bowl Team reconvened for another riveting set of matches. Hosted by Westchester, they participated in the fast paced trivia competition hoping to improve their ranking. The Junior Varsity's first match was against Ramaz, a formidable opponent.…

by Benjy Bral ('18) This past Monday, the MTA Lions weighed in for a wrestling match against the Frisch Cougars. The match was the last match before Wittenberg, the end-of-season tournament against all of the Yeshiva wrestling teams. As of late, the team had been showing a lot of promise with…

by Elishama Marmom ('20) On Wednesday morning, the entire freshman class took an amazing trip to Sky Zone Trampoline Park in New Rochelle, NY, about half an hour from MTA. After breakfast, all the ninth graders and their Rebbeim boarded the buses to the exciting facility for a morning of fun.…

Taking advantage of the winter break from regular classes, members of the MTA leadership traveled to Israel to reunite with the many young alumni who are currently studying in yeshivos throughout the country. Typically, over 90% of MTA graduates spend at least one year in Israel, with about 50%…

On Tuesday evening, Sy Syms School of Business Professor of Management Robert Tufts presented a business plan workshop to students in the MTA LEAD program. Professor Tufts has a unique background, having started his career as a major league baseball player (for the Royals and Giants) before…