April 2-13

March 13, 2012 5pm-6pm

“Why is Israel losing the media war?”

Micah Halpern is a featured contributing terrorism analyst on radio and television news including: CBS, FOX, MSNBC, PBS, The Learning Channel, The History Channel, Discovery and the even the Food Network. He is the author of What You Need To Know About Terror (Toby Press, 2003), an accessible book that clearly and succinctly answers the questions many are afraid to ask. Micah's latest book is THUGS published in August 2007.

Halpern, a syndicated columnist, is also a well known social and political commentator, educator, and historian. In 1997, Micah Halpern was appointed Israel columnist for America Online and continues, to write a weekly, syndicated, column on foreign affairs, the Middle East and terror. An expert on terrorism, Halpern has consulted Presidents on terrorism and has addressed conferences sponsored by the Justice Department.

Micah was a lecturer and teacher at Yale University, Brandeis University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As a hobby, Halpern also writes the only international column on kosher wines. As Mr. Halpern is the only exclusively kosher wine reviewer in the world, the Adelson Campus will hold a small Israeli Kosher Wine tasting to top off the evening’s exciting lecture!
 

Tuesday: Author, Lindsey Leavitt, will be visiting 5th-8th and 12th grades. Presale order forms for her book will be sent home.

Wednesday: Free Dress in K-8 if you have words (appropriate) on your shirt. From 6:30-7:30pm there will be a K-12 Family Read In in the LS Multi-Purpose Room. Students & parents should bring books and blankets and wear pajamas - milk, water and cookies will be available for all who attend! Young children need to be accompanied by an adult, as babysitting will not be provided.

Thursday: K-12 Dress as your favorite book character…not a free dress day…if not in character, please wear your uniform. Buddy reading across grade levels.

Friday: K-12 Poem in Your Pocket…Have one to read at a moments notice!

Any questions? Contact alicia.rivera@adelsoncampus.org or consult the school calendar!

Check out the Adelson Campus Henderson, Grade K-2.

Midbar Kodesh Temple
1940 Paseo Verde Parkway
Henderson

Please RSVP to (702) 255-4500.

This first year they are bringing HADAG NAHASH! The biggest hip hop and funk band from Israel! Their music is used throughout the Adam Sandler "Zohan" film, they are headlining and opening the Berkeley Jewish Music Festival and they are coming HERE to Vegas!

The concert is March 4 at Temple Beth Sholom. Ticket prices start at $10 and $5 for kids.

There is also a student contest. Whoever from each group sells the most tickets to Hadag Nahash's concert on March 4 will get to meet the band. To qualify the winners each must have a minimum of 10 tickets sold. Winners can feel free to bring a camera and have their picture taken with the hottest Israeli hip hop and funk band! Tickets must all be purchased by 4pm Thursday March 1 to qualify.

March 4, 11,18, 25
April 22, 29
May 6, 13, 20

Games are open to upper school students and all faculty and parents. The games will be held in our field.

See you on Sunday, March 4th,

Coach Amir Eden

Stacy Colwell has started a waiting list for any additional students who wish to join these classes and will keep families posted as to the status of enrollment in these grades.

Although we are still accepting re-enrollment contracts through our online system for all other grade levels, please make sure to not wait too long as these classes are also quickly filling up.

Please feel free to contact Stacy Colwell at stacy.colwell@adelsoncampus.org if you have any questions about the waitlist process. 

Sunday swim is free and forms for Friday and Sunday lessons are located here.

Volunteer for Super Sunday 2012 March 18th, 2012.

Everyone is welcome. No experience is necessary. Training, refreshments and childcare will be provided. Shifts available from 9:30am – 5:30pm. To volunteer, please call Rob at 702-732-0556 or sign up at
http://jewishlasvegas.com/SuperSunday2012.

Super Sunday Headquarters:
Greenspun Media - 2370 Corporate Circle Drive, Henderson

For her first project in college she had started a Business together with 27 other first year Babson students. Their company web site is www.lazerwear.com customized glow in the dark laser T-Shirts. They are dealing with manufacturing, advertising, web site design, sells, accounting and all other aspects of running a business.

We love to support our alumni, so please expose her cool new business to anyone you think may be interested in some cool new gear.

If you make a purchase, put Gal's name in the message box so she can get credit for drumming up new business!

Spend a week at the Center reading, discussing, arguing about, and falling in love with some of the most influential and essential works of Jewish literature. Great Jewish Books will be chock-full of social, cultural, and educational opportunities.

The program runs from July 29, 2012 to August 5, 2012. Applications must be received by March 15, 2012.

Tuition, room, meals, and books will be provided for accepted students through a generous grant from Michael Steinhardt. Learn more and apply now at www.yiddishbookcenter.org/great-jewish-books.

These exciting, hands-on programs explore stories, music and sensory concepts that will entertain and enrich your child. All sessions are 45 minutes, once a week, for eight weeks.

Register by calling 255-4500.

March 13, 2012 from 5:00-6:00pm.

This event is free of change thanks to the generous sponsorship of Lara and David Stone.

Students from The Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Campus tour Three Square Food Bank.

Adelson Educational Campus students Jessica Lally and Melissa Nahin package food for Three Square Food Bank.

Yarin Bernaloul helps package food for families in need at Three Square Food Bank. 

Lital Shemesh served as a combat soldier in the Border Police Unit and now works as a journalist.  Shai Bernstein served as a commander in the Givati infantry brigade and is currently a student at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzilya.

Israeili Soldiers Speaks Out is sponsored by StandWithUs, an international Israel education organization.      M

More info also at http://www.soldiersspeakout.com/.

TZOFIM CHETZ V’KESHET HIGHLIGHTS

*ISRAELI PEERS – A quarter of all Tzofim Chetz V’Keshet participants are Israeli teens from Tzofim chapters throughout Israel.

*AMAZING STAFF - Their staff is from the Education Division of the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) and has a strong background in working with teens, as well as an extensive knowledge of Israel.

*SEE ISRAEL, FROM NORTH TO SOUTH – Each week, explore a different part of Israel filled with amazing activities such as hiking, rafting, water sports, rappelling, jeep rides, camel rides, and more.

*IDF CONNECTION - An exclusive behind the scenes look at the Israeli Army, including the Gadna week (army training) that provides a remarkable and challenging experience!

*WHO - Teens ages 14-18
*WHEN - June 26, 2012
*MORE INFO - www.israelscouts.org

Under Paul's leadership, the Adelson Educational Campus has grown from 158 students to almost five hundred students. Our campus is a beacon for all independent schools nationwide. The faculty and staff, who have been recruited worldwide are the finest educators in America. Our upper school graduates have gone off to some of the foremost colleges and universities in our great nation and Canada.

Meade Thayer, Director of the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS) said upon hearing of this news, this great news for PNAIS, for the faculty, staff and students of Adelson Educational Campus, and for Las Vegas schools in general.  Paul Schiffman will also continue to serve on the PNAIS Board of Governors and will continue in his voluntary role as Chairs and Co-Chairs of Visiting Accrediting Body Teams. During this school year, Head of School Paul Schiffman will serve as the Co-Chair for the Accreditation of the Seattle Academy. During the past school year, the Adelson Educational Campus completed its accrediting process for full status in the educational world.

As Paul reflected on this commitment he said:  This is my fortieth year as a professional educator. As many look to retire, for me the best years as an educator are yet to come. My wife Sandy and I are committed to the Las Vegas community for this is our home. We love being part of the Adelson Educational Campus  extended family. It is a joy each day to spend my day surrounded by the most wonderful educators and all of our beautiful students.

Congratulations!