Tu B’shvat – ט״ו בשבט
Kehillah highlighted this year's Tu B'shvat holiday (birthday of the trees) with special programming around the theme of reflecting on the lessons we can derive from our botanical analog. Students broke off into various classrooms to cover the following topics:...
Kehillah Participates in 2020 Santa Clara Valley Model United Nations
This weekend, seven Kehillah students participated in the Santa Clara Valley Model United Nations (SCVMUN) hosted by Santa Teresa High School. We joined over 1,000 delegates from schools on the west coast (and Rome, Italy!) in rigorous debate and policymaking. We...
Kehillah Debates and Conquers! – A First Time Debate Competition with...
The Kehillah Debate Team competed (for the first time!) in the California Forensic League debate and speech competition this past weekend in Milpitas. Our team competed in Lincoln Douglas Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Impromptu speaking, which included Alex Forrester (’22),…
☀️Summer in January☀️ – Summer Opportunities Fair
This past Thursday, Kehillah hosted over 20 representatives from various organizations at our annual Summer in January - Summer Opportunities Fair. The MPR was packed so that students could walk around and speak to reps that provided info and excitement...
Congratulations Rachel Berman! New York Times Editorial Cartoon Contest Winner
As an extra credit assignment in US History this fall, Ms. Ratledge encouraged students to submit an original cartoon to the New York Times’ 5th Annual Student Editorial Cartoon Contest. In December, Rachel Berman’s (’21) cartoon on Trump’s recent impeachment…
Kehillah Opens the Discussion on Current Events; Impeachment, Iran, and Rising...
Kehillah recently hosted a conversation for students led by educators and administrators around current issues including, Impeachment, Iran, and Rising Anti-Semitism. Our Dean of students, Dr. Nathan Bennett, opened the session with the following sentiment, “Perhaps one of the more…
Kehillah AP Government Students Travel to Sacramento and Meet with State...
Last week, 16 AP Government students took an early morning train to Sacramento to advocate at the state capital for state bills. Students chose state bills that they were interested in and were tasked with figuring out a way to…
Hands-On Advanced Algorithms – What does a Rubic’s Cube have to do...
What is happening in Advanced Algorithms Honors course? If you walk into our advanced algorithms class, you might be greeted by students playing the Rubik’s cube, assembling a (small) self-driving car, and maybe even playing on a chess board with...