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LEADING: Head of School Rabbi David Block was one of the 51 people who donated blood at this years spring drive April 27.

Spring blood drive goes overtime, five donors turned away

By Arieh Elad, 9th Grade June 23, 2023

As a result of time and other factors, five volunteers were turned away from this year’s blood drive – but organizers’ goal of 45 donors was still exceeded because 51 people were able to donate. In...

DRIVE: Junior Yalee Schwartz (24) drives in for a layup in the fourth quarter during the CIF Division IV state championship before defeating the San Domenico Panthers at the Golden 1 Center, March 16.

YALEE SCHWARTZ: A will to win

By Henry Kaplan, 9th Grade June 22, 2023

When Yalee Schwartz showed up to the first basketball practice of her junior year season, something was different. “It was our first time as a team without our previous team captain, which [who] was...

GOLD: In New York City, Chief Layout Editor Tehilla Fishman and Co-Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Gamson held the Boiling Points 11th Consecutive Crown Award as BP editors and photo staff celebrated opposite Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Journalism. The award, for combined print-and-mobile news media, was Shalhevets ninth Gold crown and honored work published during the 2021-22 school year.

Boiling Point, topping 30 national awards this year, went east for CSPA, JSPA

By Eliana Vahedifar, 9th Grade June 20, 2023

For the combined work of the staff as well as individual stories, photos and design, the Boiling Point won record numbers of awards this year from the country’s three largest high school journalism organizations,...

DEPARTURE: Pavel started working at Shalhevet in 2017, after six science teachers had left over the course of five years.

Pavel Lieb, science department chair who innovated and led Advisory, leaves for Yavneh after six years

By Mira Schulman, 9th Grade June 14, 2023

  Mr. Pavel Lieb, Science Department chair and head of both the Advisory program and the Surf Club, is leaving at the end of this year to become General Studies principal at Yavneh Hebrew Academy,...

Schoology Score: Weslow triumphs for title as Top Ten takes a turn

Schoology Score: Weslow triumphs for title as Top Ten takes a turn

By Max Messinger, Copy Editor June 12, 2023

Principal Daniel Weslow has crushed the 2022–23 Schoology-posting competition, finishing the year as the top poster in the Group Updates feature. Community members are able to post information about...

EMAIL: Ms. Singh, who has been at Shalhevet since fall 2021, also sang
with the Choirhawks and worked hard at Hebrew lyrics.

‘Just an email away’ – Priyanka Singh, college counselor who formed tight bonds with students, heading to Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad

By Joshua Gamson, Community Editor June 9, 2023

Ms. Priyanka Singh, who calmed college applicants while sharing her own and others’ cultural interests with the wider community, is moving to North County, San Diego, to be closer to family. Known...

Let our rabbis spread the light

Let our rabbis spread the light

By Arieh Elad, 9th Grade June 9, 2023

A not unfamiliar sight during tefillah, prayer, at Shalhevet is the student gazing off into the distance, sometimes mouthing the words, other times appearing to be in a different place. We could be deep...

MENTOR: Ms. Garelick curated an exhibition of student art in the Beit Midrash for Shalhevets Celebration Dinner on May 31, honoring Roen Salem zl.

Sam Garelick, art teacher who added new courses, moving to New York

By Etan Lerner, Staff Writer June 7, 2023

  Ms. Samantha Garelick, who fostered creativity in her many classes and also led Firehawks for Israel, will be leaving Shalhevet after this school year and moving to New York state with her family. She...

ACTUAL: From left, Shalhevet Judaic Studies staff Natalie  Ravanshenas, Mrs. Tova Goldman, Dr. Sheila Keiter and Ms. Mika Shalom wearing what they wore to work that day. Vogue Magazines photo, at left below, showed Jennifer Lopez and three models in similar garb.

Vogue Magazine finds something trendy in ‘Torah-Teacher aesthetic’

By Tali Liebenthal, Co-Editor-in-Chief June 1, 2023

  A recent article in Vogue magazine entitled “It’s not modest dressing, it’s the Torah Teacher aesthetic” describes a current fashion phenomenon that may or may not have to do with the...

WIRED: Groundbreaking convenience or the end of writing? Whatever it is, ChatGPT adds shortcuts to schoolwork.

Chatbot or cheatbot? Students and teachers are finding ways to use, or not use, ChatGPT

By Joshua Gamson, Community Editor June 1, 2023

  A Boiling Point survey on ChatGPT found that as of April, just five months after it was introduced, 61% of Shalhevet students responding had used it, and 21% had either turned in classwork generated...

FRIENDS: Fellow juniors and Agenda Chair candidates Zion Schlussel and Rami Melmed shook hands at the end of a lively debate April 28 in the gym.

A blow horn to quiet Town Hall? Rami Melmed elected Agenda Chair after colorful debate

By Joshua Gamson, Community Editor June 1, 2023

After a debate on topics ranging from how candidates would choose topics for Town Hall to whether they made their own beds in the morning, junior Rami Melmed was elected Agenda Chair April 28 for the 2023-24...

Students say they are using ChatGPT primarily for convenience, but AIs true capabilities tell a different story.

EDITORIAL: ChatGPT – Beware the price of convenience

By The Boiling Point Editorial Board May 30, 2023

“Write me a five-paragraph scholarly essay on the American Revolution.” “Summarize Act 3 Scene 2 in Romeo and Juliet.” “Solve the following physics equation…” Since the launch of...

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