2015-2016 SPORTS YEARBOOK
Congratulations on a successful 2015-2016 season of Roadrunner Athletics!
This year saw the debut of our girls lacrosse team. The girls competed as a Junior Varsity team and we hope to have them compete as a Varsity team in the near future. Our Girls Varsity Tennis team repeated as Colonial Division champs in the SEC, and our Girls Middle School Basketball team went undefeated. Many of our athletes received All Conference and All Division honors, and achieved record breaking performances in all of our sports! This past year, we fielded nearly 30 teams with 75% of our student body participating in one or more sports, while the national average is 55% participation. In total, there were over 300 roster spots filled and over 300 games played! This success of the GOA athletic program would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our school administration. I personally owe them all a huge debt of gratitude. I could not do my job without their unstinting help, support and encouragement. I have to thank all of our coaches as well. The knowledge and commitment they bring to our program is a major part of its success and a huge benefit to all our athletes. Finally, I would be remiss if I did not thank the parents of our athletes who encourage their children to play school sports and travel all across New Jersey for away games. Thanks to the many parents who chaperoned our away games and provided wonderful support for the coaches and snacks for the athletes. I would especially like to thank Shari Beth Susskind, Jodi Moskowitz, and Rachel Scherzer for organizing our Annual Sports Awards Dinner, as well as Anne Kroll and Jim Bratek for their help in producing this Yearbook. Most of all, I would like to pay tribute to our students. It is not easy being an athlete at Golda Och Academy. We have a shortage of fields, practice facilities and, most of all, time. Our students have heavy academic workloads and nonacademic commitments: GOA athletes can be found acting in school plays, singing in the choir, working on the newspaper, the literary magazine, the yearbook and participating in many other activities, in school and outside. We compete against public schools with student bodies much larger than ours, against private and prep schools that practice six days a week and play two and three times as many games as we do. The fact that so many of our students are willing to defy these odds and make time in their busy lives for team sports is a tribute to their school spirit and to their personal ideals and aspirations. Mazal Tov, Golda Och Academy Athletes! You make us all very proud. Janet Herman Director of Athletics
It has been another banner year for our Golda Och Academy Roadrunners and you should all be quite proud of your hard work and achievements. It is not easy to balance both the academic and athletic demands but you all continually find a way to do it with determination in your hearts and smiles on your faces. You have spent hours honing your skills during practices, put your hearts and souls into your performances on the sports fields and courts, and along the way have made it quite easy for the rest of us to stand and cheer you on! To dedicate oneself to a team sport is admirable and has certainly taught each and every one of you valuable lessons that you will carry with you for many years to come.
In the short time I have been at Golda Och, I have come to see that athletics play a significant and multi-faceted role at GOA. First, it gives our students a chance to represent our school with pride and conviction. Second, it allows students the opportunity to use skills and learning styles that aren’t always accessible in the classroom. GOA athletics also provides an opportunity to explore what it means to be part of a team, to understand one’s individual role in the context of contributing to something bigger than the individual experience. Finally, the athletics program gives students the chance to interact with adults who commit themselves to a role of coach and mentor towards a goal of athletic excellence.
Thank you for being the wonderful individuals and teammates that you are, for always giving it your all, and for being the incredible role-models that all of us at Golda Och Academy are proud to claim as our own. I also want extend a special thank you to all of our coaches. The success of each and every one of our teams happens because of the dedication of both our coaches and our athletes and for that we are all grateful.
Our Athletic Director, Janet Herman, is always there to keep a close watch on all these aspects of the program. I want to thank her for all of her efforts to strengthen the program every day. I feel blessed to have joined such a spirited school that supports the role of athletics in a significant way.
Yashar kochachem to all of you on another great year of GOA Athletics! Adam Shapiro Head of School
Yashar Koach to all of the athletes for taking up the mantle of student-athlete. You make us proud! Christine Stodolski Upper School Principal
Team Parent
Each of our athletic teams is fortunate to find volunteers to assist the coach in a variety of details, such as finding chaperones for away games, organizing end of season parties for middle school teams, making phone calls, and whatever else may be needed. Their time and energy in this capacity is invaluable. We would like to thank all the team parents for their commitment to the athletic programs at Golda Och Academy: Tamar Arieh Davida Berkowitz Scott Bieber Stephanie Bonder
Sharon Brickman Elizabeth Cohen Matt Hale Jeremy Hirsh
Sheryl Perlstein Randee Solomon Alette Slobodien Abi Spierer
Lisa Sturm Shira Vickar Fox
BOYS VARSITY SOCCER
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
David Shepard, Aryeh Lande, Yoni Arieh, Aaron Pearlstein, Elijah Taitel, Alex Brodsky
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Alex Beigelman, Jeremy Berkowitz, Aaron Lavitsky, Jordan Mayor, Theo Deitz-Green, Josh Kalet
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Ian Rosen, Seth Gleaner, Harrison Slobodien, Gil Moran, Mathan Poller, Eitan Gerstle
NOT PICTURED
FALL 2015
Jordan Broder, Max Bruch, Rafi Jones, Alex Moskowitz, Itai Rekem, Noah Schlesinger, Coach Joan Pintado
GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER
Coach Josh Breitman, Maddie Herman, Emily Binstein, Rachel Berger, Adi Brickman, Emily Blum, Manager Mikayla Talmud, Kim Robins, Coach Rob Cohen
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Alissa Lampert, Rachel Bonder, Abby Faynshteyn, Anna Shpilsky, Rebecca Landau, Jessie Ruchman, Maya Robbins
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Maya Freedman, Talia Solomon, Daniella Shapiro, Rachel Kramer, Leia Kessler, Avital Kessler-Godin
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
2015 FALL
BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Ethan Landau, Inbar Adiel, Ozzie Landy, Daniel Gohar, Avi Deitz-Green, Michael Lurie, Matthew Saperstein
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Eli Berman, Aaron Scherzer, Zach Dorf, Jared Berelowitz, Adiel Benisty, Noah Feldman
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Nathan Scherzer, Yoni Arzt, Joe Weiss, Assaf Arieh, Josh Berger, Jeremy Liebman
NOT PICTURED
FALL 2015
Nadav Soudry, Coach Mike Kriak
GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER
Sabrina Joseph, D.J. Mevorah, Eva Hale, Mia Har-El, Amy Gaffen
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Karen Kurson, Zoe Grayer, Maya Soudry, Adina Solomon
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Shayna Denlow, Emma Beigelman, Lilly Kubany, Hayley Lampert
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Coach Mike Kriak, Coach Ray Rowek
NOT PICTURED
2015 FALL
VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY
TOP ROW (L-TO-R) BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R) NOT PICTURED
FALL 2015
Gideon Fox, Eitan Szteinbaum Uri Meltzer, Jon Lavitsky, Josh Katz Coach Chris Troyano
MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY
Ellie Nadelmann, Zece Brown, Coach Josh Breitman, Aaron Brown, Karen Kurson
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Zach Bialik, Ben Bargad, Gabi Weiss, Jade Chan
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Yael Abergel, Aaron Hubscher, Adina Solomon, Emily Schall
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
2015 FALL
GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Emily Berger, Emme Young, Nina Robins, Maddie Lefkowitz
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Hayley Mevorah, Hannah Sturm, Shira Kalet, Lindsay Biebelberg
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Rayna Landa, Rebecca Marcus, Sara Hessdorf, Rachel Slobodien, Corrina Ronen
NOT PICTURED
FALL 2015
Coach Sandy Glatt
GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS
Danielle Hodes, Liat Cohen, Ellie Nadelmann, Ilana Chernoff, Betsy Chernoff, Lily Berman
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Dara Brownstien, Hannah Brownstein, Sarah Herman, Robyn Liss, Shir Komorovski
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Rachel Gutnick, Jamie Kaplan, Jessica Moskowitz, Sarah Cohen, Alexis Fulop
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Coach Chris Hardiman
NOT PICTURED
2015 FALL
GIRLS VARSITY/JV VOLLEYBALL
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Sophia Heimowitz, Shana Slater, Amanda Feldman, Fanya Hoffman, Ayala Jones, Sarah Shafir
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Julia Gaffen, Yael Liebman, Mikayla Spierer, Jamie Singer, Michelle Bilmes, Carly Mast, Dana Bluevise
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Coach Mike Karu, Mira Blecherman, Veronica Slater, Talia Ramer
NOT PICTURED
FALL 2015
Stefanie Siegel
COED VARSITY SWIMMING
Coach Leann Winn, Gidi Fox, Adam Gross, Nina Robins
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Andy Antiles, Abby Faynshteyn, Liora Finkel, Noah Brown, Gur Adiel
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Andrew Schwartz, Michael Antiles, Kim Robins
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Carly Mast
NOT PICTURED
2015-2016 WINTER
BOYS VARSITY/JV BASKETBALL
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Aaron Lavitsky, Matt Friedman, Ari Esrig, Jamie Gutterman, Corey Blum, Matan Kogen
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Manager Yoni Wechsler, Etai Barash, Alex Moskowitz, Aaron Pearlstein, Yoni Arieh, Elijah Taitel, Ian Rosen
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Coach Sandy Pyonin, Dylan Mendelowitz, Harrison Slobodien, Noah Susskind, Matt Blum, Jon Lavitsky
NOT PICTURED
WINTER 2015-2016
Jordan Mayor, Coach Grant Mayes
GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL
Manager Dena Feldman, Maddie Herman, Sharoni Marcus, Stefanie Siegel, Alana Wernick, Tallie Elisha
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Manager Mikayla Talmud, Haylee Mevorah, Maya Robbins, Talia Solomon, Carly Paternite, Emily Binstein
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Rebecca Landau, Leia Kessler, Adi Brickman
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Maya Wasserman, Coach Josh Breitman, Coach Aaron Breitman, Manager Josh Katz
NOT PICTURED
2015-2016 WINTER
BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Coach Sandy Pyonin, Oren Ramer, Kai Ronen, Pacey Ely, Ezra Tobin, Yoni Arzt, Ozzie Landy
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Inbar Adiel, Eli Berman, Ilan Feldman, Noah Kamens, Assaf Arieh, Zach Dorf, Matt Saperstein, Amitai Nelkin
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Logan Biebelberg, Joe Weiss, Ben Bargad, Ethan Landau, Zece Brown, Noah Zuckerman, Josh Berger, Jake Kroll
NOT PICTURED
WINTER 2015-2016
Jacob Solomon
GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Coach Aaron Breitman, Coach Josh Breitman Yakira Kress, Mia Har-El, Gavi Newman, Maya Tobin, Sofie Paternite, DJ Mevorah, Eve Askin Manager Alexis Fulop, Emily Schall, Ally Landau, Jessica Moskowitz, Ellie Nadelmann, Lily Kubany, Lily Solomon Isabella Stelmak, Yael Abergel
TOP ROW (L-TO-R) SECOND ROW (L-TO-R) THIRD ROW (L-TO-R) BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
2015-2016 WINTER
BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Adiel Benisty, Avi Deitz-Green, Jonah Bieber, Aaron Hubscher
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Elan Wasserman, Ari Bieber, Jonathan Raport
NOT PICTURED
Jonah Heimowitz, Ben Hirsch, Coach P.J. Ernst
WINTER 2015-2016
GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Sarah Cohen, Jamie Kaplan, Lilly Berman, Liat Cohen
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Shir Komorovski, Jade Chen, Dara Brownstein, Robin Liss, Sabrina Joseph
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Amy Gaffen, Hannah Brownstein, Eva Hale
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Zoe Grayer, Coach John Chang
NOT PICTURED
2015-2016 WINTER
VARSITY BASEBALL
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Jamie Gutterman, Elijah Taitel, Matan Kogen
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Jake Halpern, Etai Barash, Alex Moskowitz
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
David Rosenberg, Nadav Aronoff, Ari Esrig, Matt Nadel, Yoni Wechsler
NOT PICTURED
SPRING 2016
Coach Frank Genova, Jeremy Berkowitz
VARSITY SOFTBALL
Maya Wasserman, Shana Slater, Dana Bluevise, Fanya Hoffman, Alana Wernick, Maddie Herman Carly Mast, Emily Saperstein, Rebecca Landau, Avital KesslerGodin, Sharoni Marcus, Renee Moskowitz Manager Josh Katz, Coach Cory Berger
TOP ROW (L-TO-R) BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R) NOT PICTURED
2016 SPRING
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Ben Hirsh, Ethan Landau, Noah Kamens, Aaron Hubscher, Jacob Solomon
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Ari Bieber, Yoni Arzt, Ilan Feldman, Zach Dorf, Matt Saperstein, Stephen Elias
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Ben Gutstein, Jonah Bieber, Josh Berger, Steven Kurson, Logan Biebelberg, Ozzie Landy
NOT PICTURED
SPRING 2016
Pacey Ely, Michael Lurie, Ezra Tobin, Eli Berman, Inbar Adiel, Oren Ramer, Coach Mike Stern, Coach Jon Del Russo
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL CLUB
Betsy Chernoff, Rachel Gutnick, Lily Solomon, Adina Solomon, Elana Chernoff Coach Aaron Breitman
(L-TO-R) NOT PICTURED
2016 SPRING
BOYS VARSITY TENNIS
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Ian Rosen, Gidi Fox, David Wingens
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Ariel Gohar, Aaron Pearlstein, Corey Blum
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Josh Schuman, Mathan Poller
NOT PICTURED
SPRING 2016
Sam Lurie, Adam Gross, Coach Sandy Glatt
BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS
Josh Bamdas, Nathan Scherzer, Aaron Scherzer
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Noah Feldman, Jared Berelowitz, Jeremy Liebman, Jonah Altmann
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Nadav Soudry, Kai Ronen, Aaron Brown, Daniel Gohar, Zece Brown
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Jonah Heimowitz, Elan Wasserman, Jonathan Raport, David Heimowitz, Coach Amanda Buyes
NOT PICTURED
2016 SPRING
BOYS VARSITY/JV VOLLEYBALL
TOP ROW (L-TO-R) BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R) NOT PICTURED
SPRING 2016
Itai Rekem, Theo Deitz-Green, Josh Kalet, Eitan Gerstle Ari Denlow, Gur Adiel, Noah Brown, Alex Brodsky, Matt Friedman, Yoni Arieh, Jordan Mayor Seth Gleaner, Ben Moses, Coach John Chang, Coach Patrick Ernst
GIRLS JV LACROSSE
Jessie Ruchman, Carly Paternite, Rachel Bonder, Rachel Berger, Shira Kalet, Faye Hochberg
TOP ROW (L-TO-R)
Dena Feldman, Amanda Feldman, Emme Young, Nava Wasser, Hayley Mevorah, Emily Blum
MIDDLE ROW (L-TO-R)
Naomi Marcus, Julia Gaffen, Hannah Sturm, Talia Feldman, Emily Binstein, Mikayla Talmud
BOTTOM ROW (L-TO-R)
Miriam Morris, Iris Beman, Tallie Elisha, Coach Kyle McCourt
NOT PICTURED
2016 SPRING
Tributes Jonah Altmann (7)
Ari Bieber (7)
Rachel Bonder (10)
Congratulations, Jonah, from Mom, Dad, and Rebecca
Congratulations Ari! From Aliza, Jonah, Mama, and Dad
Rachel, We are so proud of all you do! You are our family athlete!
Eve Askin (6)
Jonah Bieber (8)
Eve — We’re so proud of you and the Middle School Girls Basketball UNDEFEATED season! Love, Mommy, Daddy, and Joey
Congratulations Jonah!! From Ari, Aliza, Mama, and Dad
TENNIS
BASKETBALL
VOLLEYBALL, BASEBALL
VOLLEYBALL, BASEBALL
Mira Blecherman (12) Jeremy Berkowitz (12) SOCCER, BASEBALL
Throughout your life you never stop amazing us with your passion, team spirit, and leadership abilities. You play to win and are always trying to help and support your team members. We love you and are so proud of you always. Love, Mommy, Dad, and Daniel
Eli Berman (6)
SOCCER, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
Dear Eli, Continue to work hard and do your best. Your great attitude and determination will take you far. We are very proud of you and love you very much! Love, Mom, Dad, Danielle, and Leah
SOCCER, LACROSSE
Coach Aaron Breitman BASKETBALL
Coach Josh Breitman BASKETBALL
Thank you for being amazing coaches and for an incredible season!!! Emily Schall & Family
VOLLEYBALL, SOFTBALL
Mira! We admire your dedication, your energy, and your enthusiasm in volleyball, in softball, and in everything else. You rock! Love, Mom and Dad
Corey Blum (10)
TENNIS, BASKETBALL
Corey, We are very proud of your accomplishments on and off the court. Thanks to all your coaches. We love to watch you play. Love, Mom, Dad, and Matt
Matthew Blum (12) BASKETBALL
Matt, Congratulations on a great season. We are proud of your leadership, determination, and effort. We enjoyed watching you grow over the last few years on and off the court. Love, Mom, Dad, and Corey
Jordan Broder (12) SOCCER
Congratulations on a job well done! A big thank you to Janet Herman and all of the GOA coaches and congratulations to all of the Roadrunners on a great year! From your biggest fans! Love, Mom, Dad, and Zach
Max Bruch (12)
SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL
Mazel Tov, Max! We are proud of you and your teammates. We thank Mrs. Herman and all of your coaches for providing a wonderful athletic program for you to partake in. It has been a pleasure watching you play! Yasher Koach! Love, Mom and Dad
Tributes Adi Brickman (11)
Alexis Fulop (6)
Benjamin Hirsh (8)
Congratulations to Adi and all her teammates on the Girls Varsity Soccer and Basketball teams. It’s been a great year! Love, The Brickman Family
Congratulations Alexis! We are so proud of your determination and enthusiasm. We loved watching you play. You are a true team player. Much love from your biggest fans— Mom, Dad, and Amber
Congratulations “Hirsh” to you and your teammates for a GREAT year of volleyball and baseball! We love you. Mom, Dad, Gabriel, and Claire
SOCCER, BASKETBALL
TENNIS, BASKETBALL
Ari Esrig (11)
Noah Kamens (8)
BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
Ari: You play as hard as you work. We are so proud of you. We love you, Dad, Mom, Eli, and Naomi
Gidi Fox (9)
BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
Eitan Gerstle (9)
SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL
Eitan—You are following in your brother’s footsteps, but (as always) doing it your own way. Congrats on a terrific year! Mom, Dad, and Jack
TENNIS, CROSS COUNTRY, SWIMMING
We’re proud of our threeseason athlete, Gidi Fox, and year-round wonderful son. Thank you to his coaches for their devotion to our teams. Chris Troyano, Leann Winn and Sandy Glatt, Shira Vickar-Fox and Jonathan Fox
Jamie Gutterman (9)
Gidi Fox (9)
Sarah Herman (8)
TENNIS, CROSS COUNTRY, SWIMMING
To our all-star grandson, from your St. Louis fan club! Love, Baba and Zaida
VOLLEYBALL, BASEBALL
BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
Congratulations Jamie on your first year with GOA Athletics! You are an asset to your teams. GO ON ACHIEVING great things! Love, Mom, Dad, and Aaron xox
TENNIS
Sarah—We are so proud of you! You represented GOA so well as Captain of the Middle School Tennis Team. You played great against tough competition. We loved watching your matches!! Love, Mom, Dad, and Ilana
Noah—You are always on our “A” Team! We’re proud of all the work you do to grow your skills, and of what a great teammate you are. Love, Mom, Dad, and Aviva
Leia Ruth Kessler (12) SOCCER, BASKETBALL
Our final season of Schechter/GOA sports has been amazing! Leia Kessler: your drive, dedication, leadership, and resiliency is truly inspirational. You are always a star to us—on and off the court! With deep appreciation to our coaches and fans!! XO
Avital Kessler-Godin (10) SOCCER, SOFTBALL
Avital—We are so proud of your persistence, dedication, love of the game, and commitment to your team. You always come in first place in our hearts. Love, Mommy and Abba
Tributes Jake Kroll (8) BASKETBALL
“All kids need is a little help, a little hope, and somebody who believes in them.” —Magic Johnson Well, Jake, Coach Sandy has helped polish your skills, and you and your teammates have always demonstrated hope, and we both definitely believe in you! With love always, Mom and Dad
Steven Kurson (8) BASEBALL
Mazel Tov to a pretty good catcher and a very good guy. Love you Shmoop. Daddy and the girls.
Rebecca Landau (10)
Yael Liebman (10)
Rebecca—You are always our champion! We are so proud of your spirit and leadership, on and off the fields and court. We love you! Love, Mom and Dad
Yael—You have opened our eyes to the intensity and excitement of the game! We hope you continue to love it. Side out! We love you, Mommy, Daddy, Ariella, Jeremy, Bobbie, and Savta
Aaron Lavitsky (9)
Jordan Mayor (10)
SOCCER, BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL
SOCCER, BASKETBALL
Mazel Tov on another great year. May you continue to grow and accomplish all your goals. Love, Mom, Dad, and Jonathan
Jonathan Lavitsky (12)
CROSS COUNTRY, BASKETBALL
Ally Landau (8) BASKETBALL
Dear Ally—We are so proud of your leadership and work ethic on and off the court. Congratulations on your undefeated season! We love you! Love, Mom and Dad
Ethan Landau (8) SOCCER, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
Dear Ethan—We are so proud of your leadership and work ethic on and off the fields and court. You are always our champion! We love you. Love, Mom and Dad
Mazel Tov on all your achievements! We are excited for what lies ahead for you! Love, Mom, Dad, and Aaron
VOLLEYBALL
SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL
We love GOA Athletics and our particular GOA Athlete. They know “Champions keep playing until they get it right” and GOA got it right.
Dylan Mendelowitz (12) BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
So proud of the athlete you are, your dedication to your teams, and the amazing examples of sportsmanship you always exhibited. Love, Mom, Rachel, and Bella
Jeremy S. Liebman (7) SOCCER, TENNIS
Jeremy—Congratulations on another great year of soccer and tennis. May you go from strength to strength. We will always be there to cheer for you (if you would only let us watch!) Love, Mommy, Daddy, Ariella, Yael, Bobbie, and Savta
DJ Mevorah (7)
SOCCER, BASKETBALL
Haylee Mevorah (11)
TENNIS, BASKETBALL, LACROSSE
Dear Haylee and DJ, Congratulations to both of you on another great year of sports. We’re so proud of you and love cheering for you on the courts. Keep having fun. Congrats to the coaches and GOA athletes on a wonderful year. Love, Mom, Dad, and Harris
Tributes Alex Moskowitz (10) SOCCER, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
Alex—Congratulations on another great year of GOA sports. Looking forward to the 2016-17 season! Love, Mom, Dad, and Jess
Jessica Moskowitz (7) TENNIS, BASKETBALL
Jess—We love watching you play tennis and basketball. Can’t wait until next year! Love, Mom, Dad, and Al
Matthew Nadel (11) BASEBALL
Congratulations on a great season to our dear son Matt! Love, Mom, Dad, and Amanda
Kim Robins (11)
David Shepard (12)
Kim Robins: Threeyear Varsity Soccer and Swimming Teams. Successfully achieved the awesome 500 yard freestyle/200 yard individual medley combination in the same meet. Looking forward to Senior Year. Way to go Kim!
David—We are so proud of you for the devotion you have had to your sports and your skill balancing this demand on your time with your academics. Love, Mom, Dad, and Katie
SOCCER, SWIMMING
SOCCER, TENNIS
Harrison Slobodien (12) SOCCER, BASKETBALL
Nina Robins (9) TENNIS, SWIMMING
Nina Robins: Undefeated 16-0 match record and 32-0 set record playing First Singles in Varsity Tennis team matches. Runner-Up in Essex County Girl High School Tennis Singles Tournament. Varsity swim team multi-event performer. Way to go Nina!
Congratulations on 4 great years of SSDS/GOA sports and for setting the school’s all-time goal scoring record in soccer! We loved watching you play and are very proud of you. Wishing you all the best at Syracuse University. We love you, Mom and Dad
Rachel Slobodien (12) TENNIS
Gávrielle Newman (8) BASKETBALL
Mazel Tov Gávrielle and the Undefeated Girls Middle School Basketball Team! Go Roadrunners! Love, Ima, Abba, Adina, Peri, and Shoshie
Emily Schall (6) BASKETBALL
Congratulations Emily and the entire GOA Middle School Girls Basketball Team on an amazing undefeated season!!! We are so proud of all of you :)
We are so very proud of all your accomplishments both on and off the courts. Congratulations on a great high school sports career. Wishing you all the best at University of Maryland. We love you, Mom and Dad
Mikayla Spierer (10) Andrew Schwartz (12) SWIMMING
Dear Andrew, Congratulations to you, the team, and your coaches on four wonderful years of swimming at GOA! Love, Mom and Dad
VOLLEYBALL
We loved watching EVERY game! What a great team to be a part of. Thank you Coach Karu on a great season.
Tributes Isabella Stelmak (6)
Elan Wasserman (6)
Emme Young (9)
We are so proud of you, Isabella. You are an amazing athlete! We love you, Daddy, Mommy, Ava, James, and Hudson
Elan—Ready, set, ACE! We are proud of your start in Middle School all around. May you reach for your dreams, even if they seem like a difficult backhand. Sharpen your techniques and we can’t wait to see your future accomplishments!! Love, Eema and Abba
Emme—So proud of the beautiful girl you are and all of your accomplishments on the courts, on the fields, in the classroom, and most importantly in your sweet neshama. Keep smiling. Big time love!! Mama Bear
BASKETBALL
Eitan Szteinbaum (9) CROSS COUNTRY
Eitan—We are so proud of you! You had a great season! Mazel tov to the team!
VOLLEYBALL, TENNIS
Noah Zuckerman (8) Maya Wasserman (9) BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL
Mikayla Talmud (11) LACROSSE
Dear Mikayla, Wow, another athlete in the Talmud family! It was so great watching you out in the field playing with your team. Hope you had fun! Much love from your adoring fans, Mom, Dad, Adam, Jesse, and Joey
Ezra Tobin (6)
BASKETBALL, BASEBALL
Way to go, Ezra!
Maya Tobin (8) BASKETBALL
Way to go, Maya!
TENNIS, LACROSSE
Maya—Like Cinderella, you get dressed for the ball and take it to the basket!! Your determination and attitude show on and off the field/ court. Keep your eye on that ball (gown) as it crosses the plate!! Love, Eema and Abba
Joe Weiss (8)
SOCCER, BASKETBALL
Joe—Your passion for competitive sports is inspiring. Thank you to all the coaches! Love, Mom, Dad, Eric, and Emma
Alana Wernick (9)
BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL
From the Big Inning to Pharoah’s court, we are proud of our Alana the Athlete.
BASKETBALL
Dear Noah, We are so proud of your success and growth this year as a new student at GOA. The rigorous school schedule and demanding basketball commitment was an adjustment for you, and you really “Slam Dunked” it. Keep up your hard work and dedication. We love you. Love, Mom and Dad.
From left to right: (top, standing) Drs. Emelynn Fajardo, David Lin, Mark Rieger, Tamir Bloom and Physician Assistant Tina Teng. (bottom, sitting) Physician Assistant Jaime Anne Morley, Drs. Samara Friedman and Joshua Strassberg.
The Orthopedic Center We Treat Your Children as Our Own Our doctors provide the highest level of pediatric care at one of the most well respected and largest practices of its kind in the state. We treat sports injuries, fractures, scoliosis, hip dysplasia, clubfoot and other conditions which affect adolescents and children, using the most innovative nonoperative, minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgical techniques available. Advocare The Orthopedic Center We’re here when you need us most.
218 Ridgedale Avenue • Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927 609 Morris Avenue • Springfield Township, NJ 07081 1 Robertson Drive, Suite 27 • Bedminster, NJ 07921 973 538 7700 • advocaretheorthocenter.com
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WILF LOWER SCHOOL CAMPUS 122 Gregory Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052 973-602-3700 ERIC F. ROSS UPPER SCHOOL CAMPUS 1418 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 973-602-3600 www.goldaochacademy.org