News

6/11/10

Hats Off to Our Graduates

This fall, members of the Class of 2010 will attend 35 different colleges and universities located across the country and in Israel. read more

6/17/10

Josh Kern '90 Heads Thurgood Marshall Academy

Katie Couric of CBS Evening News recently interviewed Joshua Kern ’90, Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Academy, ... read more

6/18/10

Leonie Cohen '12 Combines Love of Oceanography and Medicine This Summer

Combining her love of oceanography and medicine, Leonie Cohen, a rising junior, will participate in two exciting programs this year. First, ... read more

11/30/-1

Zoe Steier '11: Summer Science Intern at Drexel University's College of Medicine

Zoe Steier '11 was chosen to participate in the High School Summer Internship Program of Drexel University's College of Medicine where she ... read more

11/30/-1

Middle School Field Day

Barrack Middle School students enjoyed a lively Field Day this week. Divided into two teams, the Blue and the White, ... read more

6/18/10

Learning with a Bang

"Pyrotechnics was a real blast this trimester," reports Kathleen Saltz, Barrack science teacher. The course was an elective ... read more

6/18/10

Middle School "Move Up" Day

Our Middle School students had many opportunities to shine this week. Their academic, athletic, and service accomplishments were recognized and their many ... read more

5/28/10

Shakespeare Day

The play was definitely the thing as skits, videos, puppet shows, sword fights, lively scene reenactments were performed and elaborate artistic replicas ... read more

5/28/10

Senior College Acceptances and Israel Programs

Barrack Hebrew Academy's senior class of 59 students will be attending 39 different colleges and universities located across the Unites States and in ... read more

5/28/10

Tri-County League & Penn Jersey Tennis Champs Once Again!

The Barrack Boys' Varsity Tennis Team captured the Tri-County League tennis championship by defeating Phelps 3-2. This is the 11th year that Barrack earned ... read more

6/04/10

Spring Athletic Awards Banquet

"Barrack's spring sports season was a success on many fronts," comments Mitchell Kline, Athletic Director, "not only did our ... read more

5/06/10

Triple Play Wins Game For Girls' Varsity Softball Team

On May 6, the Barrack varsity girls' softball team ended the game with a triple play, defeating Tri-County League opponent Westmont Christian Academy, 17-4. ... read more

5/14/10

Mother/Daughter Softball Ball Game and Brunch

The Lady Cougars softball team hosted a mother-daughter softball game on Sunday, May 9. Ten girls from the team and their mothers had brunch and played a ... read more

5/24/10

Holocaust Memorial Wall Dedication and Ceremonies Set for May 24

Barrack students, faculty and staff, under the direction of art teacher Laura Lyn Stern, painted more than 350 4" x 4" ceramic ... read more

5/14/10

Dr. Karin Orenstein Tapped to Work with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Dr. Karin Orenstein, Barrack's music teacher, was one of eight teachers from the greater Philadelphia area chosen to work with the ... read more

5/04/10

In the Spotlight

Congratulations to Leon Davis and Daniel Raikin, Barrack juniors, who represented our school at the annual Moot Bein Din ... read more

11/30/-1

Boys' Varsity Tennis Team

The Barrack Cougars visited the Solebury School and defeated the hosts 5-0. Michael Woods '11 returning to the line-up, led the Cougar ... read more

11/30/-1

Middle School Baseball Update

The MS baseball team's record now stands at 3-1-1 after Thursday's game vs Penn Christian ended in a 2-2 tie. The game was a great pitchers' duel with some ... read more

11/30/-1

Venimus, Vidimus, Vicimus!

The came. They saw. They “won.” 78% percent of Barrack Latin students won awards in the National Latin exam.

They took the exam with more than ... read more

11/30/-1

Girls' Softball Team Rallies to Capture Two Victories

On Wednesday, the Lady Cougars Softball team defeated Penn-Jersey opponent Solebury, 16-15. Pitcher Emily Steiker-Epstein '10 struck out ... read more

11/30/-1

Middle School Baseball Team

Despite falling behind 4-0 in the first inning, the middle school baseball players kept their heads in the game and came from behind to win 6-5 against ... read more

4/20/10

Shlomo Gronich, Sheba Choir To Headline Israel Independence Day Festivities

Barrack's Israel Club is proud to present Shlomo Gronich, Israeli master musician and founder of the Sheba Choir. Mr. Gronich and the choir will highlight ... read more

11/30/-1

World Languages Spoken Here

The first week of March, as always, was World Languages Week at JBHA - an appreciation of the importance, value and benefits of studying a world language. ... read more

4/09/10

Art and Science Combine to Create Pinball Machines

The seniors in the Grade 12 Introduction to Engineering Elective completed their course by creating and constructing working pinball machines from scratch, ... read more

3/19/10

Barrack Athletes Recognized at Winter Sports Banquet

Barrack athletes who participated in this year's winter season were recognized at the Athletic Awards banquet last week. Athletes and their families enjoyed ... read more

3/18/10

Haggadot Presented to Barrack

It's a tradition! For several years, Jacob (Jake) Kriger, Barrack Board member and school benefactor, has presented copies of David Moss' ... read more

3/12/10

Minyan Newsletter

Many Barrack students arrive early each morning in order to participate in the school’s daily minyan service, which meets in the Dining Commons at ... read more

2/24/10

Exponent: Human Rights Conference

The Exponent published an article on the Human Rights Conference. Exponent Article

2/18/10

Middle School Musical to Rock the House

Save the date and join us for an exuberant Middle School production of School House Rock! Live set for Sunday, March 7 at ... read more