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Newest area Jewish high school shares plans with
prospective students and community at open house.

Brandon Borovoy, 11, a fifth-grade
Hillel student, worried about whether
there would be a soccer team at the
his past Shabbat, Reuben
new high school. Both were reassured.
Maxbauer became a bar
So were those who asked if there were
mitzvah at Congregation
plans for a semester of study in Israel.
B'nai Moshe. Sunday morn-
The school is "currently developing
ing, instead of resting after an emotion-
a rigorous college preparatory curricu-
al, hectic weekend, he and his family
lum integrated with an intensive
joined other proponents of the Jewish
Jewish studies program," said Dana
Academy of Metropolitan Detroit at
Rhodes, director of recruitment.
JAMD's community open house.
Dr. Helene Kalson Cohen, direc-
Reuben's mother, Terri Roth, called
tor of academic affairs, called the
their presence at the event supporting
new faculty "awesome," adding, "I
the new Jewish community high
want to study with these people
school "an extension of
who really care."
Above:
what went on yesterday for
The staff has what she
A crowd of 350
Reuben."
terms "the three aspects nec-
shared lunch and
The Jewish Academy of
essary in teaching: they
information at
Metropolitan Detroit, an
understand the developmen-
the JANID
independent, coeducational
tal age of the students, have
open house.
Jewish day high school
creative teaching methods
opening its doors in
and are passionate about the
September, came about with seed
subject matter they will teach."
money from the Jewish Federation of
She said class curriculum will
Metropolitan Detroit.
include not only core subjects but two
At the West Bloomfield JCC,
electives as well, with art, athletics,
about 350 guests filled Marion and
study hall and a daily morning minyan
David Handleman Hall and
included in the 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Auditorium to look at class offerings,
school day. Competitive sports will be
talk and ask questions.
offered after school hours.
While parents, faculty and admin-
Another plus for a smaller schOol,
istrators discussed the curriculum, the
she said, is that "here, the child will
kids had their own focus.
not be invisible. There will be a real
Hannah Gross, 11, a Hillel Day
substantial relationship with faculty,
School sixth-grader, was confident of
administration and the kids."
"getting a good education," but want-
Pammy Gene, 14, agrees that
ed to know if there would be a prom.
"smaller classes mean extra help if you

SHELLI DORFMAN
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