The Boiling Point

Novel solution to Shabbat problem propels Daniel Schwartz to become first-ever observant Jewish president of Penn Model Congress

By Alexa Fishman, Features Editor • February 20, 2013

Agenda Chair Daniel Schwartz made history Feb. 7 as the first observant Jew to be elected president of the University of Pennsylvania’s annual Model Congress conference in Philadelphia, defeating Rajan...

And the winners are…

February 11, 2013

Here is a complete list of Firehawk accomplishments at the Penn Model Congress debate conference in Philadelphia. Awards were announced Feb 10. Daniel Schwartz, captain: Gavel, President...

Agenda Chair Daniel Schwartz elected president of Penn Model Congress

By Alexa Fishman, Features Editor • February 8, 2013

After beating Rajan Mehra from Harrison High School in New York on Thursday, Daniel Schwartz made history as the first observant Jew to be elected President of Penn Model Congress. Shalhevet's champion...

A SLICE OF SHALHEAVEN: Change is coming for the little school that could

February 4, 2013

By Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn, Arts Editor It’s period G and I’m sitting in Ms. Crincoli’s class drumming Beethoven’s 5th on my desktop, looking out the window toward the colorless parking lot....

Administration moves display of college rejection letters

January 31, 2013

By Jacob Ellenhorn, Co-Editor-In-Chief After a one-year hiatus, the Wall of Shame has returned to Shalhevet this year, but not without controversy. As in most years, on Dec. 15 when seniors started...

Tight squeeze for parking and P.E. next year as campus shrinks for construction

By Jacob Ellenhorn, Co-Editor-in-Chief • January 25, 2013

With the hubbub of bustling construction going on next door, Shalhevet classes next year will be held in the part of the property being sold and leased back from the buyer – everything south of the entrance...

$8.2 million profit from partial sale of campus will start construction of new three-story building

By Colleen Bazak, Co-Editor-in-Chief • January 24, 2013

Financial details and architectural plans released by the administration for Shalhevet’s new building show a well-lit, modern and three-story campus with more amenities than school has now, but with...

New Robotics Club views interplanetary rovers at JPL in Pasadena

By Micah Gill and Colleen Bazak • January 9, 2013

When engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena received clearance Dec. 4 to send a new rover to Mars in 2020, the Shalhevet Robotics Team was at the scene. The news happened to break during...

Administration reveals plans for new building, showing three stories, science labs, stage, and gym

By Colleen Bazak, Co-Editor-in-Chief • December 6, 2012

A two-story indoor basketball court, a rooftop patio, and a spiral staircase topped with a glass dome are some of the features set to be a part of Shalhevet’s new three-story building, which could start...

No first-semester finals this year

By Eric Bazak, Staff Writer • November 25, 2012

No, it isn’t April Fool’s Day or even the first day of Adar. The administration has decided to cancel first semester finals this year, breaking with tradition in order to squeeze in more class...

Princeton Model Congress team wins conference 2nd place, 14 individual awards

November 19, 2012

Here is a complete list of Firehawk accomplishments at the Princeton Model Congress debate conference last week in Washington, D.C. Awards were announced Nov. 18. Team Award: Honorable...

Boiling Point wins honors at NSPA convention in San Antonio

By Tamar Willis, Features Editor • November 18, 2012

A seven-student Boiling Point delegation finished off its weekend at the NSPA convention in San Antonio with the paper's first award for the 2012-2013 school year. It was a 10th-place Best of Show award...