Student Life…
- Integrates our pluralistic Jewish history and values into our school’s culture.
- Creates and facilitates compelling programs, trips, and leadership opportunities where students engage in Jewish and American life.
- Acknowledges students’ Jewish roots, deepens their commitment to the larger community, and fosters the expression of their Jewish souls.
At the Upper School, programmatically, this includes:
Upper School Student Government
Upper School Jewish Leadership Board
Upper School Student Clubs
The Club Fair
Leadership Day
The Tzedakah Fair
Round Table Thursday Programs
Oneg Shabbat Programs
Fun-Raising Fridays
School-Wide Town Meetings
All Shabbatonim
Holiday Celebrations
Senior Programming (Prom, Grad Night, Senior Legacy Week, the Senior Purim Schpiel)
We also represent student voices at staff meetings and admissions events.
Sampling of Clubs:
CooksRus Club
Chess Club
Hispanic Jews Club
Musical Theatre Appreciation Club
Club Francais
Mental Health Awareness Club
Latin Classics Club
Jewish Big Brothers/Big Sisters Club
TOMS Club
Spanish Club
Town Meetings
Town Meetings occur regularly throughout the year and offer special opportunities in which the entire Upper School community congregates to celebrate Jewish moments, articulate programs which support the mission, and provide a forum for students to express themselves.
Town Meeting themes have included community-wide Holiday celebrations for Purim, Hanukkah, Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzma-ut; exploration of the social action issues such as our Katrina Relief trip and Israel Programs; and perfomances from School musicals and concerts. Town Meetings are administered by a committee of elected student government officials and faculty.
Senior Siyyum
The Senior Siyyum and Retreat, sandwiched between Prom and graduation, offers an intimate experience for graduates, faculty, and parents to help bring meaningful closure to four years of the Milken experience. Senior Siyyum occurs at the House of the Book at the Brandeis Bardin Institute, where students are given awards for outstanding achievement and students perform. At the conclusion of the Siyyum, students remain for a 36-hour retreat, facilitated by the senior class leadership and the department of Student Life, providing opportunities to thank and say goodbye to the people who have given them so much.
Who are we?
Administratively speaking, we are a collaborative group including:
Dean of Student Life, Rabbi Heather Ellen Miller hmiller@milkenschool.org
Mr. Jonathan Raup jraup@milkenschool.org
Rabbi Yechiel Hoffman yhoffman@milkenschool.org
Ms. Wendy Ordower wordower@milkenschool.org
Ms. Carolyn Camras ccamras@milkenschool.org
Mr. Chris Scarlata cscarlata@milkenschool.org