Chicagoland Jewish High School

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Location
Chicagoland Jewish High School
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
Information
Interim Head of School	Dr. Ted Schaffner
Students	132
Type	Parochial; Coed
Mascot	Tiger
Established	2001
Religious Affiliation	Jewish
Homepage	http://www.cjhs.org

Chicagoland Jewish High School (CJHS)[1] is a secondary school located in Deerfield, Illinois.

[edit] Curriculum

CJHS ^[1] offers a dual curriculum of general studies and Judaic studies. It is affiliated with the Solomon Schechter Day School Association ^[2], and its student body includes students from all streams of Judaism. Every day begins at 8:00 A.M. with Shacharit, a Jewish prayer service, followed by breakfast. Classes begin at 9:00 A.M. and end at 4:20 P.M., with optional Minchah services held after school.

Sports: CJHS offers a variety of sports, such as basketball, soccer, track, tennis, ultimate, Badminton, Golf, bowling, volleyball, swimming, Dance, and others, with more to come in the 2007-2008 school year.

Co-Curriculars: CJHS allots a 41 minute period on Tuesdays and Thursdays, during which activities such as LD Debate, dance, vocal music, jazz band, drama, yearbook, photography, and art take place.

Va'ad: The student government, the Va'ad Hastudentim (formerly Va'ad Hatalmidim; Va'ad means committee), represents the student body. There are also many other clubs, such as the Crocheting Club, a fashion club, a biking club, an Israel club, the American Mathematics Competitions Club, the United States Politics Club, the Scrabble committee, the Gender Identity Awareness Club, Interfaith Youth Corps, the Vaad Tefillah, and the Va'ad Tikkun Olam. Students are encouraged to start new clubs with the help of a faculty advisor.

Shabbatonim: During selected weekends, the school gathers together for a fun Shabbat full of activities to strengthen the sense of community within the school.

CJHS opened its doors in 2001, welcoming 20 freshmen and 3 sophomores. In the 2005-2006 school year, 94 students attended CJHS, and the number increased to 132 students in the 2007-2008 school year, along with many new faculty members. Due to growth in its student body, CJHS moved from its Morton Grove campus to a state-of-the-art high school in Deerfield in fall 2007.