Herzlia High School Student Body

HeForShe Herzlia: Let's build our collective voice!

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Co-Heads of HeForShe Herzlia, Josh Maughan and Kayla Botha, explain the purpose, goals and reaction to our brand new committee! Give the new post a look- it’s worth your time!

HeForShe Herzlia: Let's build our collective voice! Society as we know is constantly changing and the world around us is no longer what it once was as women worldwide have proven that they do not merely ‘belong i

The only way to fully honour and respect the memory of Holocaust victims is through acting as a unified community with pride in our Judaism and remembering our heritage.

We are taught to remember the Holocaust, remember the six million Jews who perished. The world must remember in order to learn from this genocide and make sure it never happens again to anyone, we remember to honour and to add meaning to their inhumane deaths.

Remembering those murdered for their beliefs is not only about honouring them and their families, but also to fight those who deny such atrocities ever happened.

We must remember that the Holocaust is more than a lesson from the past. The human cost of the loss of six million lives is emotionally incomprehensible; consider what could have been achieved by those who died, what could have been discovered, written, invented and prevented. There is a long list of Holocaust survivors who have positively contributed to society but they represent a tiny portion of the talent and promise of the generations of European Jews lost to us.
Many did their best to adapt to their surroundings by building new, ordinary lives for themselves. Nevertheless, the bereavement caused by the horrors of broken families and friends was a disaster of huge proportions which caused unimaginable grief and suffering which is still prevalent today.

We must remember because murder is the greatest crime that can be committed. The Holocaust was not the murder of six million people, but six million individual murders. Remembering the Holocaust is an important act in itself, and honouring its victims, both Jews and other victims, particularly those with no family left to remember them. This is a further reason why the remembrance of the holocaust is so important.
What we have to keep in mind when commemorating the Holocaust is that memory must function as a positive force. It should not be used to inflict guilt and vengeance and certainly should not be the defining element of Jewish life. We need to raise the future of the Jewish people to be proud and confident of who they are.

With increasing numbers of anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic acts occurring more often as time goes by, there is no better time than now to act and remember what happened.

We remember the holocaust!

And will never forget.

- Rozanne Sherman Rozanne Sherman

Wishing everyone a great Pesach and a restful break! See you soon⭐️

Love,
The Slc xx

👫Meet the Team!👫. Josh Maughan and Kayla Botha are the Co-Heads of HeForShe Herzlia. Both Josh and Kayla run portfolios, on our SLC, that deal with social change within our school and in the wider community. They are both committed to making a positive impact within Herzlia and are incredibly passionate about fighting for Gender Equality within our school. They will continue to head the portfolio for the rest of their time on the SLC but in August, a new exec will be revealed- keep your eyes peeled! ❤️

⭐️⭐️HeForShe Herzlia⭐️⭐️

👫Meet the Team!👫

Josh Maughan and Kayla Botha are the Co-Heads of HeForShe Herzlia. Both Josh and Kayla run portfolios, on our SLC, that deal with social change within our school and in the wider community. They are both committed to making a positive impact within Herzlia and are incredibly passionate about fighting for Gender Equality within our school. They will continue to head the portfolio for the rest of their time on the SLC but in August, a new exec will be revealed- keep your eyes peeled! ❤️

👫Meet the Team!👫. Josh Maughan and Kayla Botha are the Co-Heads of HeForShe Herzlia. Both Josh and Kayla run portfolios, on our SLC, that deal with social change within our school and in the wider community. They are both committed to making a positive impact within Herzlia and are incredibly passionate about fighting for Gender Equality within our school. They will continue to head the portfolio for the rest of their time on the SLC but in August, a new exec will be revealed- keep your eyes peeled! ❤️

Breaking down Gender Stereotypes is the first step towards Gender Equality. It is vital to realize that no hobby, colour, job, emotion or way of behaving/looking is only suited to a female or only suited to a male. We should all have complete freedom of choice and expression. One of HeForShe Herzlia’s goals is to break down Gender normative stereotypes within our school as these are the first step towards a hostile and sexist environment. Saying “You run like a girl”, “man up” or “She’s too muscular for a woman” severely promotes negative gender stereotypes that are incredibly damaging. We need to make a conscious effort to stop this promotion. From today, we ask that you all take this into consideration and join us, in this little action, on our journey to Gender Equality. 👫⭐️✨

- HeForShe Committee

We are so proud to launch an exciting new committee at Herzlia High School: HeForShe!
The HeForShe Committee is a new committee under the Student Affairs and Social Affairs Portfolios. It is registered with the United Nations and aims to fight for Gender Equality within our school and wider community. It aims to invite men to the conversation around Gender Equality and encourages men to support women in their struggle. Both men and women are encouraged to join and form a collective voice.

We really encourage all the men in our school to join this committee as we cannot effect change without everyone's voice. It is our duty, as men, to stand up for women.
It is important to note that this committee will, by no means, revolve around men and the needs of men in terms of gender equality - This committee is in the interests of women and women's struggle with Gender equality! It is forming a collective voice, striving for equality.

We are so excited for the future of the committee and cannot wait to see it prosper within our school environment!

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*If you would like anymore information, or would like to join, please contact Josh Maughan or Kayla Botha*

[email protected]
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We look forward to the discussions and debates that lie ahead...

Today, the Matrics were joined by the Grade 1’s, from Highlands, Weizman and Constantia, for a day of pure fun! The Matrics organized slime making, baking, sport, dancing, bracelet making and science experiments for the Grade 1’s! The day was loved by both the ‘young’ and ‘old’ and great bonds were formed! A huge thank you to everyone involved- we couldn’t have asked for a better outcome!✨✨✨

- Josh Maughan, Head of Student Affairs (Photos by Cara Biederman)

What To Expect When You're Expecting...

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Click on the link below to check out the new post on the Student Affairs Blog: What To Expect When You’re Expecting...

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What To Expect When You're Expecting... Exam Edition! Tensions are high. Mental breakdowns and perspiration linger in the air as we welcome the new season among us. It’s festivities include a brand ne

Some of the Matrics at the Youth Climate March at Parliament this afternoon!

Cape Town youth joins Global Strike for Climate

We're proud to announce that Herzlia has joined the hundreds of schools around the world that are participating in the global Climate Strike this Friday!

If you would be interested in coming please contact Avital Devir ([email protected] or 060 663 6595).

(Transport will be provided.)

http://thegreentimes.co.za/cape-town-youth-joins-global-strike-for-climate/?fbclid=IwAR0p_6aRIolvDd-MCCJmNKRgeOPcddtKo7syjNqcLp3KtUaMBsb4bFJkfSw

Cape Town youth joins Global Strike for Climate The youth of Cape Town, South Africa will stand beside Greta Thunberg and other comrades across Europe, Australia and North America in the Global Strike for Climate on Friday 15th March, 2019. In 1…

Today, the Student Affairs Portfolio held a panel-based forum discussion around Mental Health and the issue of Mental Health within our school environment. The Panelists - Josh Maughan, Kayla Botha, Sharoni Novick, Ella Katz, Rose Zelezniak and Ben Zieff - spoke about issues such as the stigma surrounding Mental Health, how Social Media impacts on our Mental Health, the importance of empathy and the danger of labels. We hope the forum created a spark within the Student body and that a constructive and safe conversation has been started!

- Josh Maughan, Head of Student Affairs.

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Have a great Shabbos and a restful weekend!

- Student Affairs Portfolio 😀

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The MS and HS pupils had their first Interhouse Sports Day Ruach Planning Session this morning! Samson, Gideon and Maccabi are working their hardest to win the Ruach Cup this year and it is shaping up to be an amazing sports day for 2019!

- Josh Maughan (Head of Houses)

....And the 2019 Annual One Act Play Festival is over! A huge congratulations to all the actors, writers, directors, backstage crews and the SALT team - you all crushed it! A massive thank you to the High School Drama,Music and Art Department staff, namely Mrs Meskin, none of this would be possible without you! Keep your eyes peeled for the Student Affairs Blog Review of the Plays! Once again, well done to everyone involved!

We are already excited to see next year's plays!

The winners of the individual awards were:

Best Play:
The Mile High Club, Written and Directed by Josh Maughan and Michaela Codron

Best Actor:
Josh Maughan (Dear Dad)

Best Actress:
Milla Grant (Waiting for the Bell) and Sarah Stein (The Piano Man)

Best Supporting Actor:
Jakob Kometz (Suburbia)

Best Supporting Actress:
Michaela Diamond (Who are we really?)

Best Cameo:
Lexi Sank (The Piano Man)

Best Director:
Josh Maughan and Michaela Codron (The Mile High Club)

Best Script:
Josh Maughan, Cara Biederman and Sharoni Novick (Dear Dad)

Best Set:
Josh Maughan, Michaela Codron, Jordan Katzeff and Lauren Peyron (The Mile High Club)

Best Ensemble:
The cast of Waiting For The Bell

Best Technical:
Suburbia

Love,
The SLC xx

*Message From Interact*

Thanks to the generosity of the Grade 10s, 11s and teachers we managed to collect 37 Christmas Boxes with personalized items for each child at Nazareth House.

We even had many gifts left over meaning we were able to make even more children have an enjoyable Christmas.

Well Done Herzlia for going above and beyond!

Nazareth House (Cape Town)

- Loren Saacks, Deputy Head of Interact

Our Guide to a Safe, LEGAL and Fun December!

The final post for 2018 is up on the Student Affairs Blog! I hope you enjoy reading it and have a well deserved holiday! 🥳

- Josh Maughan, Head of Student Affairs on SLC

https://www.herzliastudentaffairsblog.com/home/our-guide-to-a-safe-legal-and-fun-december

Our Guide to a Safe, LEGAL and Fun December! With exams finally over - we are sure you are all excited for the huge party that is the December holidays. With ‘weekend one’ behind us, we hope you have all h

Beit Midrash Morasha was more than just a place of prayer: for some it was a second home, the place of their Bris, Bar Mitzvah, naming, Bat Mitzvah, Weddings. It was the place where people came together to sing and dance, cry and laugh. It is a scintillating piece of South Africa's Jewish History. But I don't think that it's a coincidence that Arthur's Road Shul burned down during the Festival of Light, the Festival of Miracles.

Chanukah means rededication. After the Second Temple was desecrated, the Maccabees rededicated the Temple to Hashem using a tiny jug of oil they found and Hashem caused it to last for eight days until more oil could be made.

So too, Beit Midrash Morasha will be rededicated to Hashem. At a time when there was little hope, the oil lasted for eight days. Now, as the Cape Town community mourns the loss of the six Sifrei Torah, we will need to be strong and support each other, until we can rededicate Morasha to Hashem.

On behalf of the whole of the United Herzlia Schools, the Student Representative Council want to send strength, solidarity and love to the community of Beit Midrash Morasha. We are thinking about you and holding you in our prayers.

We will do everything in our power to assist you in these hard times ahead and help to rebuild Arthur's Road Shul to its former beauty.

The SLC
xx