Chicagoland Jewish High School
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | |
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1095 Lake Cook Road Deerfield, Illinois 60015 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°09′04″N 87°51′14″W / 42.151°N 87.854°WCoordinates: 42°09′04″N 87°51′14″W / 42.151°N 87.854°W |
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| Type | Parochial; Coed |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Judiasm |
| Established | 2001 |
| Dean | Bruce Scher (Academic Dean) |
| Head of School | Tony Frank |
| Number of students | 159 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Nickname | Rochelle Zell, CJ (see-jay) /sē jā/ |
| Rival | Ida Crown Jewish Academy |
| Director of Admissions | Riv Lynch |
| Registrar | Martha Keefe |
| Website | http://www.rzjhs.org |
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School (Rochelle Zell, Hebrew: תיכון שיקאגו), formerly Chicagoland Jewish High School, is a secondary school located in Deerfield, Illinois.
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School opened its doors in 2001 as Chicagoland Jewish High School, welcoming 23 freshmen and 3 sophomores. In the 2005–2006 school year, 94 students attended Rochelle Zell, and the number increased to 132 students in the 2007–2008 school year, along with many new faculty members. Due to growth in its student body, Rochelle Zell moved from its Morton Grove campus to a state-of-the-art high school in Deerfield in fall 2007. In the 2014–2015 school year, the number of students increased to 159.
In 2015, the school received a generous gift from the Zell Family Foundation and subsequently changed its name to Rochelle Zell Jewish High School.
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School offers a dual curriculum of general studies and Judaic studies. It is affiliated with Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools, and its student body includes students from all streams of Judaism. Every day begins at 8:00 A.M. with Shacharit, a Jewish prayer service, followed by breakfast. Classes begin at 9:00 A.M. and end at 3:27 P.M., with optional Minchah services held during advisory, or after school depending on when the sun sets. There is also an extra class period from 3:30 P.M. until 4:10 P.M. for students to have a gym class, practice with their sport team, or meet with teachers.
Rochelle Zell offers a variety of sports, such as running, yoga, basketball, soccer, cross country, tennis, baseball, golf, bowling, volleyball, dance, wrestling and others, with the department increasing every year. Rochelle Zell is a member of the Chicago Prep Conference. The Rochelle Zell Men's Basketball team won IHSA Regional Championships in 2010, 2013, and 2014. In 2013 the basketball team became the first Jewish High School in Illinois to compete in a Sectional Championship. The Women's Volleyball team won the 2012 IHSA Regional Championship. The Men's Volleyball team won the Chicago Prep Conference in 2012 and the Chicago Prep Conference tournament in 2017. The Rochelle Zell Men's Cross Country team has won the Chicago Prep Conference Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. while the Women's team won the Chicago Prep Conference championships in 2010 and 2011.
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