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Spirit Week: January 27-31, 2025
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Spirit Week: January 27-31, 2025

ByKayla Evans January 10, 2025January 14, 2025

Spirit Week is a JCHS tradition where grades compete to see who has the most school spirit! Each grade will work together to compete in…

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Tu B’Shevat at JCHS
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Tu B’Shevat at JCHS

ByKayla Evans January 19, 2024January 19, 2024

Tu B’Shevat: January 25, 2024 Tu B’Shevat (the 15th day of the month of Shevat on the Jewish calendar) is the Jewish New Year for…

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Winter Formal 2023
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Winter Formal 2023

ByKayla Evans November 17, 2023November 28, 2023

DECEMBER 9, 2023 Tickets: $10 ($13 at the door) Ticket Information Tickets for the Winter Formal will be sold next week, Tuesday, December 5th – Friday,…

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WinterFaith Shelter Walk 2023
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WinterFaith Shelter Walk 2023

ByKayla Evans September 22, 2023September 29, 2023

To mark and celebrate Sukkot this year, a holiday where we focus on shelter and radical hospitality, JCHS is providing students with various opportunities to…

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Rashim Elections 2023
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Rashim Elections 2023

ByMary Ellen Hunt September 1, 2023

It’s time for the 10th-12th grade Rashim elections! (9th-grade elections will be held later in September).  We encourage anyone who is interested in representing their grade to consider running for a spot…

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PHOTO DAY: SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
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PHOTO DAY: SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

ByKayla Evans August 25, 2023August 30, 2023

Where: Front CourtyardWhen: 8:30 am-12:55 pm 9TH, 10TH, AND 11TH GRADE: MugsyClicks will be on campus for 9th-11th grade from 8:45 am until the end…

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KNESSET EXEC ELECTIONS 23-24
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KNESSET EXEC ELECTIONS 23-24

ByKayla Evans April 28, 2023May 1, 2023

Knesset Exec Elections for the 23-24 school year will be held on May 18 and 19! If you are interested in running for any of the…

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Pesach Activities on March 30
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Pesach Activities on March 30

ByKayla Evans March 24, 2023March 30, 2023

During community block, we will celebrate Pesach ahead of break with the following programming and activities. Contact Ms. Alouf or Rabbi Brick, if you have…

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Community Block: Consent and Healthy Relationships
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Community Block: Consent and Healthy Relationships

ByKayla Evans March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

On March 28, 2023 The assembly features dramatic presentations of Bay Area high school student’s real accounts of sexual harm and their experiences navigating consent. It…

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JCHS Celebrates Black History Month
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JCHS Celebrates Black History Month

ByKayla Evans February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

Black History Month is short but Black History in the U.S. is long and deep. Each week in February, you will receive info about local activities,…

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The Jewish Community High School of the Bay (JCHS) is a unique college preparatory high school committed to integrating deep learning, universal wisdom, and Jewish values. We empower each student to embrace their Jewish identity, generate empathy and compassion, delight in lifelong education, and improve the world.

JCHS is Title IX compliant. Find out more here.

JCHS is grateful for generous operational, programmatic, and financial support from:

Key Dates 2022-2023

This calendar is subject to change.
Please refer to the JCHS website calendar for the most up-to-date information

Tuesday, August 23Freshman Welcome Retreat
Wednesday, August 24Transfer Orientation
Thursday, August 25 First Day of Classes
Monday, September 5No Classes – Labor Day
Thursday, September 8Back to School Night/New Parent Orientation
Friday – Sunday, September 23-25All-School Shabbaton
Monday – Tuesday, September 26-27 .No Classes – Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 28No Classes – Professional Development Day
Tuesday, October 4Virtual Day – 2:20 Early Release – Erev Yom Kippur
Wednesday, October 5No Classes – Yom Kippur
Monday – Tuesday, October 10-11No Classes – Sukkot
Monday – Tuesday, October 17-18No Classes – Shemini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah
Thursday, November 10No Classes – Faculty Meeting Day /Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences (Evening)
Friday, November 11No Classes – Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences
Monday, November 21Virtual Day – 3:20 Release – Thanksgiving Week
Tuesday, November 22Virtual Day – 3:20 Release – Thanksgiving Week
Wednesday – Friday, November 23–25No Classes – Thanksgiving Break
Monday, December 19 – Monday, January 2No Classes – Winter Break
Tuesday, January 3Classes Resume
Monday, January 16No Classes – MLK Day
Thursday, February 16Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences (Evening)
Friday, February 17No Classes – Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
Monday, February 20No Classes – Presidents Day
Sunday – Monday, March 5–20Journey (Grade 11)
Sunday – Thursday, March 12-16Journey (Grades 9, 10 & 12)
Friday, March 17No Classes for Grades 9, 10 & 12 – Journey Recovery Day
Tuesday, March 21No Classes for Grade 11 – Journey Recovery Day
Monday – Friday, April 3–14No Classes – Pesach Break
Friday, May 26No Classes – Shavuot I
Monday, May 29No Classes – Memorial Day
Friday & Monday – Thursday, June 2 & 5-8Final Exams (Grades 9-11)
Thursday, June 8Graduation
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