Three WHHS Stories

At first, Zack helped set up for assemblies because he was good with A/V systems and because he saw it as an opportunity to skip class. But WHHS Dean of Students, Dr. Nancy Block, saw a different kind of opportunity. In no time, Zack was the fix-it guy for all things electronic at school. He eventually learned how to run the audio for the WHHS theater productions which helped him get a job as an audio-technician at a real theater.

Zack is now a junior at New York University majoring in music technology. But he found the time last summer to help set up new smart boards at WHHS for his former teachers. Instead of working the system, Zack learned how to help make the system work at WHHS.

It all started with a group of picky eaters who didn't relish the daily hot-lunch options. Wanting to whip up their own pancakes and omelettes in the school kitchen, they had to first study the appropriate laws of kashrut with Rabbi Greenberg. The food they made was so delicious that, before long, they were taking orders to raise money for the yearbook.

Then, at a faculty-student meeting to prepare for the Open House, different catering options were being considered when the students said that they could cater the event themselves--a hot dinner buffet for 200 people. This has now become the school tradition, because WHHS students don't want to be catered to. They want to do their own catering.

Brian was frustrated that Yeshiva High Schools only played softball, not baseball. WHHS administrators agreed with him and encouraged him to step up to the plate. Brian contacted the Yeshiva League to make his case and then researched the different insurance options that would allow the Yeshiva League to run a baseball program in addition to softball. They agreed to sponsor a baseball program if Brian could find four Yeshiva high schools who were interested in joining. Brian contacted all the different schools until he had four signed up and that is the story of how the Yeshiva High School Baseball League was formed.

By the way-WHHS won the baseball championship during that first 2007 season and Brian is now a starting pitcher for the Hofstra University club baseball team.