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  • Winners of the 2024 Jewish Scholastic Journalism Awards to be announced March 10

Jewish Scholastic Press Association

Jewish Scholastic Press Association

Members of the U.S. National Guard keep watch at the National Mall, with the Washington Monument in the background, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., Sept. 4, 2025.
Student perspectives on the National Guard being called to D.C.
Eli Loeffler, The Lion's Tale, Charles E. Smith Jewish Dsy School • October 8, 2025
While walking into the George Washington University (GW) metro station, GW freshman Boaz Dauber (‘25) gives a polite nod to the armed National Guardsmen standing by the entrance. This is a common occurrence for Dauber, as there are now guards patrolling the nation’s capital.
Judaic staff in an airplane flying over a map of Israel. Left to right: Rabbi Hason, Ms. Hason, Rabbi Rothstein, Ms. Rothstein.
Judaic staff take off
Editorial Staff, The Mane Idea, Northwest Yeshiva High School • September 9, 2025
Rabbi Dr. Ben Aaronson, a Seattle native and NYHS alumnus currently residing in Israel, will take over as head of school. He is currently teaching at Yeshivat Migdal HaTorah in Modi’in, Israel, and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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A year of change, a call for clarity
A year of change, a call for clarity
Editorial Staff, The Mane Idea, Northwest Yeshiva High School
While the board may have acted with good intentions and within their defined scope, the hiring process seen this year shows the importance of clear communication and community engagement, even when time constraints exist.
A memorial is held for Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in Utah, at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Sept. 10, 2025.
Charlie Kirk’s murder is a dire wakeup call: Political polarization has gone too far
liana Abrams and Eliana Wolf, The Lion's Tale, Charles E. Smith Jewish Dsy School
Regardless of whether people agreed with his beliefs, he was a master of dialogue in the face of brutality. His violent death is such an eerie reversal of his love for political discourse.
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Applications open for fall Teen Fact-Checking Network at MediaWise
Applications open for fall Teen Fact-Checking Network at MediaWise
Click on the link in the announcement below to view the video.
Applications now open for PBS NewsHour’s expenses-paid Summer Academy in D.C.