Flatbush Students Participate in the 2018 Virtual Enterprise International Youth Business Summit

On April 18, 2018 Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School students participated in the Virtual Enterprise Youth Business Summit at pier 92 in Manhattan. The Youth Business Summit brings together thousands of rising young professionals and budding entrepreneurs from over 40 countries, educators, school/district administrators, business leaders, deans of college business departments and industry professionals for a one-of-a-kind global convention.

The students are part of  our Virtual Enterprise class and have been working all year to create, manage and market their virtual business. Students have been involved in every aspect of running their virtual business including putting together business and marketing plans, completing financial reports, developing webpages and marketing campaigns, and managing sales and interactions with other virtual enterprise firms.

The Summit was an opportunity for students to present their elevator pitch, sell their products and personally interact with other Virtual Enterprise firms from throughout New York City, the United States, and the World. The young entrepreneurs were able to successfully display the professional skills and business acumen they have developed by running a Virtual Enterprise company during the school year. The students enjoyed themselves, learned a great deal, demonstrated their knowledge of the financial industry, and made important connections with the local business leaders.

Flatbush Students Pass Legislation at HAFTR Model Congress

Congratulations to Model Congress team members Robert Adler, Michael Oved, Sonny Setton and Mazal Zebak for their performances at the HAFTR tournament on Tuesday, April 17 / 2 Iyar. In lively interactive sessions, students create and debate original legislation and learn about the major issues facing the United States today. Through participation, students also garner points towards their merit levels in the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), a nationally recognized organization. Robert was awarded a gavel in recognition of his role as "Presiding Officer" and Michael won a medal for his hiLgh level of performance. We look forward to future successes in this great program!

Flatbush Students Compete in Yale Math Competition

This past Sunday, April 16th, the Flatbush Falcons attended the annual MMATHS (Math Majors of America Tournament for High Schools) competition for the 3rd time. The day comprised of an individual, a mixer and a team round.

While all on the team took the first individual round, 12 convoluted questions over the span of 75 minutes, Team Captain Yaron Sternberg advanced to the Tie Breaker. The Tie Breaker comprised of 4 proof based questions for an additional 75 minutes. His performance would ultimately place him in third.

Simultaneously, as the Tie Breaker round occurred, the rest of the students were divided for the mixer round. Teams were randomized as students would work to solve problems with non-Team members. Mazal Zebak and her team placed third and Joe Sutton with his team placed first, flaunting his awarded chocolate with pride.

The real Falcon spirit showed, when of the ten schools attending, the Falcons worked together for the team round. While solved problems contributed to the score live, the Falcons fell in and out of the lead. Ultimately, by a difference of a mere point, the Falcons took third.

Students Compete in Moot Court Competition

On Thursday, April 12th Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School students met to compete in the Yeshivah’s annual Moot Court Competition. The students had been working researching legal issues, studying case law and refining arguments in preparation for the competition. Each team consisted of a lawyer, witness and research/fact checker. The teams were responsible for working as a group and putting together a winning strategy that would convince the judges of the merits of their argument. This year’s case involved a famous hip-hop artist and the issue of whether song lyrics can be classified as defamation.

The competition was close and all the teams impressed but specifically deserving merit for the creativity and legal foundations of their argument were Aaron Fine, Leor Yazdi, Barbara Dayan, Bella Dweck and Virginia Dweck.

A special thanks to Robert Adler, Aaron Nadjar, Michael Feldman, Rose and Marry Ftiha for helping to organize a fantastic and academically engaging competition.