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Schindel, a junior at
North Farmington
High School and the
AZA coordinator for
Regional Convention.
"You get to meet new
friends, be with old
friends and guys can
meet girls. There are
always more girls."
Unique to BBYO is
that the teens coordi-
nate the event, which
is why it is currently
A USY group a t last year's Regional Convention.
taking up most of
Schindel's free time.
night, and onegs on both evenings.
"All I do now is go to school and
Saturday
afternoon will have work-
work on Regional Convention," he
shops
and
electives that the teens
said. "I'm still doing stuff for [his AZA
can
participate
in. The number of
chapter] Jolson. I go to whatever I can
participants will add to the point
get to but I spend a lot of time calling
total toward Most Distinguished
or e-mailing [for Regional Conven-
Chapter.
don]."
NCSY's national convention,
With two weeks before the conven-
Yarchei
Kallah (NCSY National Torah
tion begins on Dec. 24, most of the 30
Learning Semi-
committees still
nar), Dec. 29 to
have to meet in
Jan. 3, is set up
order to get
as a seminar for
details finalized
kids in public
for how each
school, accord-
piece will run.
ing to Rabbi
Not having
Steven Burg, the
every competi-
associate region-
tion be an ath-
al director of the
letic one allows
NCSY Central
people with
Region.
other interests
"I don't know
to take part.
of any other
"It gives
program that
everyone a
has this inten-
chance to con-
sive Torah
Greenberg
AZA
takes
part
in
the
talent
show
tribute to a
learning." Burg
at
last
year's
BBYO
Regional
Convention.
chapter's suc-
said. "Its pri-
cess," said Arnie
marily
all
day
studying."
Weiner, BBYO executive director.
Burg likens the convention to high
The convention has changed over
school:
a variety of topics that run 45
the years, according to Weiner.
minutes
each.
"It used to be that there was no
The
NCSY
trip won't be all work,
sports, but had seminars and learning,
though.
They
will
arrive in New York
as well as the oratory," he said. While
City on Dec. 27 and have an opportu-
the oratory competition is still a part of
nity to tour the city some before retreat-
the plan, the overall event wasn't draw-
ing to a hotel in East Windsor, N.J., for
ing people. But last year's 461 kids was
the learning part of the program.
one of the biggest conventions that
"It's a good combination of social
Michigan Region has hosted.
and
educational," said Shira Traison, an
While not a new component, hold-
11th
grader at Akiva Hebrew Day
ing Regional Convention over Shabbat
"If you go to public school,
School.
is a rarity. It will happen this year
program makes you more aware of
because of when the December break
Judaism."
begins at some schools.
In June, there is another national
There will be Shabbat services on
convention that caters to a more
Friday night and Saturday morning,
Orthodox crowd.
Havdalah services on Saturday
While NCSY is governed by
Lonny Goldsmith can be reached at
Orthodox standards, Traison insists
(248) 354-6060, ext. 263, or by e-mail
that it is open to anyone.
at teenpage@thejewishnews.corn