Kol Hillel October 2012

Volume 5 Issue 1 October - November 2012 Cheshvan - Kislev 5773

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Samuel and Henrietta Scheck Middle School

Ben Lipson Upper School

Athletic Complex Construction Breaks Ground A vision is becoming reality. Set to house student learning Scheck Hillel Community within 21st century design, such an School’s expansion is bringing environment is defined by interactive to life the first phase of its technologies and cutting-edge campus expansion plans with the resources at teachers’ fingertips. A new construction of a new Athletic Beit Midrash within the Academic Complex, showcasing a gymnasium Complex is designed to further unite and regulation-sized field for Jewish community with a modern football, soccer, lacrosse, other space for tefilah, study and life cycle sports and community events. events. Recent months of fundraising from Scheck said, “The project illustrates generous donors and this fall’s new our Hillel mission to pass our values, partnership with BB&T Bank are traditions and practices onto next kicking off this milestone’s next generations.” step. Funds are still being raised for This expansion serves the greater Academic Complex for Grades 6-12 includes the overall project, which includes community by strengthening Hillel’s classrooms, labs, a media center and a Beit Midrash. the Grade 6-12 Academic Complex existing position as a model for Jewish as the second phase due to site schools, becoming a physical host for work. With educational excellence local, national and – even global – calling for facilities just as much as educational, athletic and community curriculum, this expansion is the events. It furthers Hillel’s role as an ultimate demonstration of Hillel’s international center of learning for all 21st century program. ages. “From enrollment to Wolf reflected on Hillel’s motivation programming, Hillel is growing for the project. “We’re taking Hillel to by leaps and bounds, so there’s no the next level of excellence in education question that our school’s next through rigorous academics, enhanced chapter is to physically expand,” extracurriculars and enriched Jewish said David Wolf, Hillel alumnus life simply because we owe it to our and Board of Governors Chair. children and our children’s children.” “We’re doing exactly that, thanks Naming opportunities exist for Hillel’s to generous parents, grandparents, campus expansion. To learn more, please Athletic Complex includes a gymnasium and regulation-sized field for alumni and other friends, but we visit the ‘Campus Expansion’ section of football, soccer, lacrosse, other sports and community events. still need more community support ehillel.org and contact Marc Shandler to further the project.” (305.931.2831 x195 or shandler@ehillel.org). Such progress comes from Hillel’s completion of a year-long process to secure approvals from Miami-Dade County and to receive the transfer of NE 191st Street from Miami-Dade County to the school. Until now, this street had divided the current campus from its northern expansion site. “This achievement literally brings our 14 acres together,” said Marty Scheck, Hillel alumnus and Capital Campaign Co-Chair. Hillel’s student-centered philosophy guides its new architecture. In addition to the gymnasium and field for schoolwide programming, the Athletic Complex includes a fitness center, locker rooms, concessions and a ruach store. At Hillel, athletics play an integral part of teaching the whole child. Supporting academics, they help foster strength of character and promote great leadership qualities that last a lifetime. The Hillel athletic experience instills in students school pride, dedication, self-discipline and respect for others, while encouraging a lifelong love of sport. Academic Complex plans include classrooms, labs, a media center and open hallways that are far from the childhood school experience of today’s parents and grandparents. See story on page 7.

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