April 2025 – Alumni Newsletter

the Sci-Tech Alumni Newsletter

Alumni events, LinkedIn connectivity, and highlighting alumnus Lauren Ross.
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APRIL 2025

Chag Sameach Sci-Tech Alumni! We hope you are having a meaningful Passover and that you are celebrating with family or whoever is most dear to you. This is the third edition of our Sci-Tech Alumni Newsletter, which comes out approximately once every quarter. The summer is fast approaching, and with it brings plenty of exciting camp happenings, including… Alumni Day! Keep an eye out for communications coming out in the near future, and be sure to sign up! 

We are also planning an in-person event for our New York Alumni! We will be meeting in NYC on May the Fourth (be with you!), so be sure to mark your calendars. Details are enclosed in the News and Upcoming Events section below.

And, as always, keep in mind that our newsletter is Alumni Powered. Did you recently start a new job? Maybe you moved to a new location or some other big life change? Whatever it may be, you can always submit your news, camp photos, or Alum of the Month nominations here, and we’ll feature them in our next issue. 

In this newsletter: 

  • Learn about our featured Alum: Lauren Ross 
  • See what your fellow alumni have been up to recently
  • Sign up for Alumni Day 2025 – Saturday July 26th! More details in the news section.
    • Optional Shabbat add-on Friday July 25th
    • Potential Boston Excursion Sunday July 27th 
  • Sign up for our New York in-person alumni event on May 4th!
  • Be sure to check out our URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Alumni & Friends LinkedIn Group 

~ Sci-Tech Alumni Committee

Alum of the Month:

Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Ross

Lauren Ross is our alumni spotlight for this edition of the alumni newsletter! Starting her Sci-Tech journey in 2023, Lauren discovered the joy of camp as a counselor before becoming Botany Lead Instructor in summer of 2024! 

While as a lead instructor, Lauren created a dynamic curriculum that included nature walks, plant identification, and micro-green cultivation. She created a caring and fun environment for the campers and worked hard to be a part of our Sci-Tech family! 

Now, Lauren is starting her masters degree at Ben Gurion University of the Negev at their Sde Boker campus! She is a desert studies major with a focus in agroinformatics and will be making incredible strides in the field of agriculture while living in Israel. We wish Lauren yasher koach on this amazing achievement!

Alumni News:

  • Greg Kellner had his second daughter, Zara, in December! She joins his older daughter Livi who is now 3 years old.
  • Ezri Abraham is starting his PhD in biology at CalTech!
  • Noah Simon is starting a new job as a software engineer at Zagaran, Inc. in Boston! 
  • Bethany Smith started a new job as a social worker at Beth Israel Hospital!
  • Gwen Klein will be starting her master of conservation science at the University of Queensland!

Want to nominate someone for Alum of the Month or submit news? Let us know!

News and Upcoming Events

  • The upcoming Alumni Day will be July 26, 2025. Sign up here to attend this unforgettable camp reunion experience!
  • We have a Sci-Tech LinkedIn Group! Request to join to find other alumni and begin networking in the STEM and education spaces.
  • Staff applications for Summer 2025 are open!
  • The final stream for Sci-Tech Game Club before camp will be on May 8th! There will be public polls to gather opinions and a published review of the game focusing on sci tech values. Tune in to watch at https://www.twitch.tv/6pointsscitech. They’ll be playing Sable!
  • Calling all NYC Alumni! We will be having a special meet up on May 4 at Hex & Co. Union Square at 1pm! For more details, contact Saryn Taylor.

Signing off,

The Alumni Committee