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As a community-driven effort, it is your participation that will make the ALEF Fund program a success for Weber!
The ALEF Fund allows you to redirect your state tax dollars to The Weber School. Decide how much of your state tax burden you'd like directed to Weber School, sign a designation form and you're done. You are simply paying your state taxes a few months early, with the possibility of an additional Federal Income Tax credit! All monies The Weber School receives through the ALEF Fund provides scholarships to former public school students who want a Weber education, which frees up additional tuition assistance dollars for every Weber family.

National Chemistry Week at Weber
In honor of National Chemistry week, students in Ms. Brite's Chemistry class used several multi-disciplinary activities to review general chemistry concepts. The students studied mixtures and physical separation of mixtures using chromatography. During a traditional chromatography lab, they determined the dyes used in Kool-Aid and then as an extension of the lab, created tie-dye t-shirts. During an introduction to polymers, the students made slime, like in the movie Flubber.

Record Season for Weber Soccer and Volleyball
Weber Varsity Soccer and Varsity Volleyball closed out their seasons with history-making records! The soccer team finished with a 12-2-1 overall record, and were 10-1-1 in the region. As region runner-up, the team played in its first ever state playoff match, beating First Presbyterian Christian Academy in the first round at home. Although the Rams lost 3-2 in the semi-finals against John Milledge, it was a tough match and the Rams played their hearts out! The Varsity Volleyball team had a great regular season as region champs! With a 14-2 overall record and a 9-1 region record, the volleyball team made it to the "Elite 8" in the state tournament, beating John Hancock 3-0, before succumbing to LeGrange Academy in a nail-biting game.

Gilad Shalit Rally
Over 20 Weber students, faculty and staff joined hundreds of people at Centennial Olympic Park yesterday to rally for the unconditional release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier kidnapped by the terrorist organization Hamas 1591 days ago. Speaking to the crowd was current Chairman of the Jewish Agency of Israe,l Natan Sharansky, Rabbi Starr of Young Israel of Toco Hills, Rabbi Buckman, Head of School, Greenfield Hebrew Academy and Opher Aviran, Consul General of Israel. The Weber School joined over fifty other regional organizations in co-sponsoring the event.

Yemin Orde Choir Visits Weber
During a very moving Hakhel this week, Weber students were treated to a visit from the Yemin Orde Youth Choir. The Yemin Orde Youth Choir is comprised of teens from Yemin Orde Youth Village, and has performed around the world. The members are from Ethiopia, the former Soviet Union, South America and Israel. They performed classic and popular Israeli songs interspersed with their own personal stories about life in the village. The Yemin Orde Village is home to 500 at-risk or disadvantaged immigrant children. It is located just south of Haifa on Mt. Carmel, and is recognized world-wide for it's ability to empower children from diverse cultures and backgrounds, cultivate self-esteem, and build leadership.

New Journeys Speaker Kenny Blank
Weber welcomed Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF), as a NEW JOURNEYS speaker. This VIP speaker series brings prominent, talented and accomplished speakers to the School to address its senior students. Mr. Blank spoke earnestly about the power of film "to entertain and educate while giving moviegoers an honest examination of Jewish life." Founded in 2000, the AJFF is the largest film festival in Atlanta, and the second largest Jewish film festival in the United States, with over 20,000 moviegoers during the festival. A large percentage of the festival attendees are unaffiliated in the Jewish community, but find that the movies speak to their Jewish identity in a profound way.

National Honor Society Inductees
Weber recognized twenty students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character by inducting them into the National Honor Society. The 2010-2011 inductees are Hallie Alpern, Adina Beiner, Henley Cook, Seth Euster, Ari Feldstein, Daniel Feuer, Melissa Fuhrman, Jake Ginsberg, Zane Hellmann, Josh Kalish, Jenna Kaye, Caroline Lee, Sarah Leff, David Nelwan, Eytan Palte, Uri Pearl, Noa Porat, Lauren Shapiro, Erin Smith and Sarah Queen.

More than sixty Weber School grandparents, some from as far away as Canada, joined us for the fall Grandparents Day program. The morning began with singing and a special musical performance by Weber students Tyler Diamond, Jack Gindi, Aaron and Zachary Itzkovitz and Dayna Weinberg. After Sim highlighted recent school accomplishments and spoke about the meaning of Sukkot, Weber teachers Barbara Rosenblit and Mitch White led interactive learning sessions with the attendees. The program concluded with grandparents joining their grandchildren for lunch. The next Grandparents Day program is planned for January 2011. Many thanks to the following parents who helped make this event such a success: Sari Alifield, Marcie Koffler, Michelle Levey, Julie Paull, Amy Rein, Amy Rothenberg and Cheryl Shapiro.

Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Oak Mountain Academy (Away) 6:00 PM

Boys Junior Varsity Basketball vs. Holy Spirit Prepatory School (Home) 4:30 PM

Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Holy Spirit Prepatory School (Home) 6:00 PM

Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Holy Spirit Prepatory School (Home) 7:30 PM