This week’s HAFTR news

HAFTR High School’s College Bowl teams hosted the first Yeshiva League College Bowl meet of the year at Congregation Beth Sholom of Lawrence last Thursday. About 100 participants from HAFTR, Central, DRS, Rambam, Shalhevet, North Shore, HANC, and SKA engaged in games of academic trivia.

All of the students enjoyed the competition, and each team attempted to win as many games as possible in order to make it to the playoffs in March. Both the junior varsity and varsity teams of HAFTR completed the day with a great start of 2-1, and we hope that by the end of the ten meets this year they will qualify for the playoffs.

The following day, Mrs. Karen Wolf, Associate Director of College Guidance, escorted seniors to Baruch College as part of the CUNY “Baruch College for a Day” program for yeshiva high schools. Fourteen HAFTR students attended the trip, along with students from other schools in the metropolitan area.

Students were privileged to be able to observe sample lecture classes with actual Baruch professors, hear about academic programs and admission requirements from current students and admissions officers, and tour the campus. Many HAFTR seniors plan on applying to Baruch College, and this trip was the perfect experience for them in order to truly get a sense of what college life is really like.

On Wednesday evening, many HAFTR 12th grade girls attended an informational Israel Night for all girls’ seminaries, hosted by HANC. It was a night for prospective students from yeshiva high schools on Long Island to gain an understanding of what the year in Israel would entail at each particular school.

The night was an overall success, with HAFTR senior girls obtaining important information and learning about the year ahead of them.