Save Hillel

An anonymous person has informed me that the first Kol Hillel is now available for download at Hillel’s website. Click here to view.
Kudos to Mr. C. who is profiled in this issue.

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This was sent to me by an anonymous parent:
The initial purpose of this site was to Save Hillel.
As a short recap….There were many issues that came about as a result of teacher non-renewals for the school year scheduled to start on August 20, 2007. Then there were elections amongst other changes, recruits, etc that were [...]

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An anonymous individual has written the following, with the emphasis below as mine.
What is the goal in all this?
To oust the current administration?
To bring in the IRS?
To lose SACS accreditation?
None of this can happen anytime soon and no one wants to hurt the school.
It seems from reading the comments, that the greatest frustration comes from [...]

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This was sent by an anonymous student:
The greatest accomplishment for any educator is to inspire his or her students. This link is to a tribute to the Androns in which some of their former students describe how they were touched and inspired by Michael and Lillian Andron.
It was prepared for a Hillel luncheon two years [...]

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An anonymous person writes in:
I heard an excellent speaker this week on the topic of the Beit Hamikdash and Tisha B’Av.
When the speaker brought up the sin of the Egel HaZahav, the golden calf, and the downward spiritual spiral of the Israelites, I couldn’t help but relate this to what has happened at Hillel.
Handing over [...]

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Just received this email that was sent anonymously:
This week’s Florida Jewish News reports that three Hillel students declined participation in the national fencing competition for which they had qualified because they had been scheduled to compete on Shabbat. They were quoted in the paper as saying,”We’re missing a great opportunity with the competition taking [...]

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This was sent to me by an anonymous individual who wants to call himself/herself “Sad and Gone.”
A few facts (yes, FACTS) to ponder:
Half the high school English department – GONE.
(The two best English teachers Hillel has ever had – Amy Gallup and Jason Gough GONE. Even though Amy left a year ago, half the [...]

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I have been asked to post this, with the following message:
Please see the letter being sent by Dr. Andron…..Posting for the community at large! IT IS A DEVASTATING LOSS FOR OUR SCHOOL AND LEAVES A TREMENDOUS VOID — IT IS A TREMENDOUS GAIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
Dear Thespians, Alumni, and Beloved Parents (past and present),
It [...]

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This was sent to me as a PDF. If you did not read the newspaper, here’s your chance to do so: click here.
Avi, please advise us when the letters are published online so that I can direct readers to your website instead.

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An anonymous person writes in:
There is an ad in today’s Miami Herald for the following teacher positions at Hillel:
High School: Biology, Math, History
Middle School: Science, Social Studies
Elementary & Pre-School
Have we lost more teachers? Does anyone know if any teachers have quit lately?

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