OTTAWA — My name is Ella Sabourin. I’m in Grade 10. I’ve attended a Jewish school for 11 years. I am writing this article right after finding out that that journey is over. The Ottawa Jewish Community High School, formerly called Yitzhak Rabin High School, is rejecting all new applicants for the coming school year. Only current Grade 10 and 11 students will be allowed to finish, which would leave the entire high school next year with 12 students, give or take.
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