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by CJ Glicksman ('16) The Mock Trial team played its third match of the season this past Wednesday night. Lawyers Avraham Tsikhanovksi ('16), CJ Glicksman ('16), and Yair Gross ('16) argued against Officer Flanagan. They faced the prosecution of the Bronx School of Law and Public Service who were…

by Eli Kahn ('16) In honor of Rosh Chodesh Adar Sheni, the entire MTA community gathered in the Lion's Den for the school's annual Purim Chagigah - in this case, a Pre-Purim Chagigah. The day began with the gym being filled with Ruach and Simcha as teachers and students alike joined together for…

Once again, MTA is showing its Gemara prowess in the Bronka Weintraub Bekius Program. The YU sponsored program, which is run by yeshiva high schools across the continent, involves a competition among hundreds of students in fast-paced study aimed at mastering significant amounts of Gemara. As per…

by Yosef Schatz ('16) On Monday, several students from MTA filed onto the bus headed to DRS for the second chess match of the year. However, due to other events at MTA, some of MTA's finest chess players were unable to attend the match. Captain Akiva Sherman ('16) quickly scrambled to collect…

by David Pando ('16) This past week, the MTA Soccer Lions had their first game of the season, facing long time rival and last year's Yeshiva League champion, SAR. However the Lions were not intimidated by their foes, and "kicked off" the game by scoring in the first five seconds on a goal by Ariel…

by Chaim Dov Roffman ('16) HAFTR High School hosted the 27th annual Yeshiva League Model Congress Competition on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Over 300 students attended from yeshiva high schools throughout New York and New Jersey to participate in the day's events. We were fortunate enough to have…

by CJ Glicksman ('16) The Mock Trial team played its second match of the year this past Wednesday night. Lawyers Chaim Roffman ('16), Yehuda Goldberg ('16), and Ben Zuckier ('17) argued on behalf of Officer Flanagan. They faced the defense of the Bronx School of Law and Public Service who…

by Jonathan Felman '18 This past Monday, the tenth grade Honors College, accompanied by Mr. Kulnis and Dr. Taylor, took a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While there, they were taken on a captivating tour in which they were shown beautiful pieces of art, and then given free time to…

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced the names of finalists from across the country in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. MTA is proud to note that two of our students are among these finalists: Yishai Eisenberg ('16) and Tsahi Halyo ('16). These…