Division III North) Tennis (Varsity & Junior Varsity) Students versus faculty Faculty Basketball Game This game is a longstanding tradition that matches the male members of the senior class against the male faculty in a game of basketball, proceeds from which are donated to charity. The 2008 game was particularly exciting, as the seniors raced back from a large deficit to tie and win the game in the last few minutes. In 2009 the faculty won the game for the first time, only to lose again by one point in 2010. In 2011 the game was an easy win for the seniors, but the faculty won again in 2012 and 2013. The faculty won in 2017. In an incredibly close game in 2018, the seniors beat the faculty. Major school events Annual Gala Discontinued in 2012 Chanukah Chagiga Every Chanukah, the Student Council and student activities director plan an upper school black-tie banquet/chagiga. Each year's banquet has a different theme, which is expressed through decor and furnishings. The upper school jazz band performs before and during the festive catered meal and there is generally some other form of live entertainment afterwards. Magicians, hypnotists, Blue Fringe, and Hello Sid have performed in the past. Many students choose to invite friends from other schools, transforming the banquet into an annual gathering of the local high school Jewish community. Student chessed leaders typically run chessed (charity) drives throughout the year and run a Toy Drive in memory of beloved English teacher Sharon Steiff and beloved parent Judy Epstein during the holiday season. The leaders often coordinate with the administration for students to pay reduced admission to the chaggiga when they bring a toy for the Toy Drive. Upper School plays The drama production is performed once a year by the Maimonides Drama Club, generally in mid-March, in the Fox gymnasium. It is directed and acted by students exclusively with no financial assistance from the school. Past plays: The Glass Menagerie - 2018- directed by The Importance of Being Ernest - 2017- directed by Arthur Bloomfield The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow - 2013- Directed by Joseph Ehrenkranz and Etai Shuchatowitz Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare - 2012- Directed by Eitan Kahn Awkward 2011, an original play written and directed by Naftali Ehrenkranz Flip 2010- Directed by Stephanie Guedalia Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon - 2009- Directed by Jesse Turk The Mousetrap by