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Hey guys!! I hope everyone’s doing fantastic!!! I’m doing fantastic!! And even if you’re not doing fantastic, I hope you’ll be feeling fantastic pretty soon!!! Anyways, I’m seriously considering switching schools and I was just wondering if any of you know what type Bnos Yaakov High School is in Brooklyn. Is it jappy? Nice to everyone, do they include everyone or is it cliquey? and anything else! Thank you everyone for any of your input you may put in!! And remember feel fantastic!! 🙂
It’s fantastic.
It’s a good school, flatbush student body, in BYBP building, good academic reputation.
A big feeder school (at leat in the past) is/was Bnos Yisroel. Don’t know what happens in the school, but they do have a website and have posted there pictures of the girls, which is a little concerning to me.
Since Bnoy Yaakov is only a high school it needs to attract girls from other schools i.e to feed them girls, hence the term feeder school.
Bnos Yisroel is a school in Flatbush run by Rebbitzen Groner (wife of the mashgiach of Chaim Berlin who passed away a few years ago). Bnos Yaakov was started by a former teacher at Bnos Yisroel. I beleive there are around 10-15 girls from this year’s 8th grade at Bnos Yisroel who will be going to Bnos Yaakov.
I met one of their teachers at a Project Inspire Shabbaton. She spoke there and was this adorable lady who i cannot imagine ever not liking. Wish she taught in my school! (Her kids are soooo cute too!) she teaches a class called Drachim, very hashkafa/life skills type of class but fun and interactive too.
Her motives are very sincere and genuine. She really teaches for the greater good of klal yisroel- she never used to be a teacher, ha a different job but realized te need so went into the field. Cute, approachable, inspiring, the whole package.
Thats just one teacher but if they had the good sense to hire her maybe the others are just as amazing!
I don’t know what bnos yaakov is like, but I believe bnos yaakov was built to be similar in image to bnos yisroel. I don’t know what the ultimate mix of girls ending up in bnos yaakov are. I will say this about bnos yisroel, there is no question on the application asking if you have a tv, if you have one bnos yisroel is just not the place you are going to send your daughter. That being said, the school is a mix of kollel families, Rabbeim families and fathers and mothers who work. It is not “advertised” as some other schools as for “yeshivish” and we don’t want others. It is for the commited frum family.
To the opening poster: If BY high school in Brookly teaches you that “anyways” is not an English word, it is step in the right direction. But I hear they have a strict rule against amphetamines and cocaine, which may be a problem for you, based on the unbounded enthusiasm of your posting.
mitzvahgirl, if you tell us a little more about why you want to switch schools and what you’re looking for in a school, there are probably posters who could help. (be careful to not reveal too much personal information)
I’ve heard some really good things about it, I think the girls really like it! A very cute group of girls there! They do have a lot of out of school rules though- like not having a phone, not going certain places on vacation, etc. But it sounds like an amazing school! Good luck!
mitzvahgirl
“people who dont talk about movies and tv shows all day”
How many hours a day is ok for you?
I hear the girls have a good. Principals don’t contact me plz
mitzvahgirl613
Take my advice get out of there ASAP. I know of a lot of boys that came from good houses and didnt do this stuff that were influenced by their classmates and went downhill. Please get out asap (as soon as possible).
try out of town high schools like in chicago, atlanta, la. More likely to accept you.
mitzvahgirl613
I don’t want to give any private info but I have a sibling that nearly became an OTD (Off the derech) because of being in a school with bad boys and he had one Rebbe who was a disaster. Take my advice, if you are in a bad environment RUN. That is one of the messages we learn in parshas Korach. Oy Lerasha Oy Leshcheino, woe to the evil one and woe to his neighbor.
If you are in a bad environment YOU WILL certainly be negatively influenced. You must do everything you can to switch schools. Do whatever it takes, speak to your Rav/Rebbetzin if think theres a chance they can help you, and anyone else who you think can be an ally. Take my word for it, I’m older and have been through all of this already. Environment is the most important thing. Its so easy to get pulled down by negative influences. You owe it to yourself and your future to switch out of there.
I know a girl from ny who switched to one of the schools in chicago at the beginning of her junior year because she was not happy with the schools in new york. She just graduated.
My sister is in Bnos Yaakov in 11th grade. She loves it. She’s a typical teenager. Not boy or movie obsessed but does watch movies and probably will sometimes talk about guys with her friends. But not in an unhealthy way.
Look, you’re going to get a group of those girls anywhere. And they are not good for your spiritual health. So just pick your friends wisely, anywhere you go.
I wish you the best of luck in picking the right high school. Bnos yaakov is an excellent school though.
I know people who boarded in people houses in chicago. The schools can arrange it. Just call them: There is Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov, and Bais Yaakov High School of Chicago. Based on insider knowledge, hanna sacks might be better for you.
My daughter goes to Bnos Yisroel its a great school. The ruchniastic atmosphere is super. We will be applying her to bnos yaakov Imertza Hashem. I have heard great things about Bnos Yaakov and I think you will enjoy it very much! Hatzlacha All the best!
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