School News

Our track stars showed incredible grit at last Friday’s competitive meet at The King’s Academy. We are so proud of the entire team for pushing through the nerves and striving for new personal bests.

Special congratulations to our medalists:

• Aarya S.(6th Grade): Gold Medal in High Jump
• Eden S. (4th Grade): Silver Medal in Long Jump
• Nili S. (5th Grade): Bronze Medal in Shot Put

Kol Hakavod and Yasher Koach to all our participants for their effort on the field!

This spring, Hausner Upper School students advanced through our school STEM Fair, the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science & Technology Championship, and the California State Science & Engineering Fair. At Synopsys, students earned multiple awards, including 1st Place in Physical Science and Engineering for Matthias Garzon, Isaac Romanoff, and Elijah Alcheck & Caden Eaton, along with additional honors across categories. Four students—Matthias, Isaac, Elijah, and Caden—advanced to state, where Elijah Alcheck and Caden Eaton placed 2nd in 7th Grade Applied Mechanics and Isaac Romanoff received Honorable Mention. All four are eligible to apply for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
 

We are so proud of our Hausner students and alumni who took the stage at Lincoln Center on Sunday, March 15th! 8th graders Joshi Sandel and Avivah Kuniyoshi, along with alumni Jonah Sandel, Benji Sandel, Miles Miller, and Sonia Rosenberg, performed as part of the HaZamir International Jewish Teen Choir. Joining over 200 teens from across the globe, they represented the Silicon Valley Chapter under the direction of Hausner parent and choir director Hannah Druckman. It is truly magnificent to see our community members contribute their voices to such a prestigious international stage. Kol hakavod!

In its inaugural season, Hausner’s Vex IQ robotics program qualified two teams for the Regional Championship in Sacramento. Building a competitive program from scratch required immense dedication, with students spending their electives, Sundays, and free time designing and coding robots for this year's challenge. Reaching the regional level in a debut season is an impressive achievement that highlights our students' technical skill and persistence. Our Middle School team members have also begun sharing these skills by volunteering weekly to coach 3rd and 4th grade students in VEX GO robotics.

Mazel tov to Hausner’s Upper School Robotics team, the Bumblebees, on earning their first ever judged award at a recent VEX IQ Robotics competition.

The team won the Amaze Award, which recognizes a consistently high performing robot that demonstrates strong design, programming, driving skills, teamwork, and professionalism. The award is evaluated through matches, interviews, and engineering notebooks.

Kol hakavod to Alexander, Sam, and Carter in sixth grade, Michael in eighth grade, and to their teachers and mentors for this exciting milestone. We are so proud to see Hausner students recognized for both technical excellence and collaborative spirit.