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CROWD: Fans from both schools roared in support of their teams at the girls CIF semifinal game Feb. 18. Above, Buena Park fans filled the northern section of the bleachers as the Firehawks No. 25 Talia Tibi dribbled away from a Coyote defender.
CIF semifinal game marred by ethnic taunts from both Shalhevet’s and visitor’s fans
By Benjamin Gamson, Co-Editor-in-Chief • March 2, 2023
TAPED: A Nazi flag about the size of a billboard appeared briefly on a fenced gate between LACMA and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures this morning. About 16 feet wide, it may have been made of colored tape or other adhesive.
Nazi flag appears on Fairfax fence between LACMA and Academy Museum, half-mile north of school
February 13, 2023
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Opinion
The Jewish Journals story on the Shalhevet-Buena Park game had consequences that made matters worse.
EDITORIAL: When journalism goes wrong
By The Boiling Point Editorial Board • March 21, 2023
CREATIVITY: For Zoe, wearing thrift-shopped clothes showcases her authentic self.
COLUMN: Whose story is your outfit?
February 22, 2023
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COVID-19
FACES: Students in Mr. Forresters 10th-grade American Literature class were all maskless April 1. Masks have been optional indoors at Shalhevet since March 14.
It’s unanimous: State, county and school officials all agree - masks now optional at Shalhevet
By Benjamin Gamson, Editor-in-Chief • April 1, 2022
MASKLESS: Students lined up for PCR tests in the cafeteria last Friday, almost none wearing a mask. Two students, both seniors, tested positive, along with a staff member – all of them vaccinated.
Shalhevet cracks down on mask wearing as some students, staff test positive for Covid
December 21, 2021
SWAB: Arielle Grossman and Keira Deutsch wait for their Covid test in the cafeteria Dec. 3 as Director of Facilities Lili Einalhori oversees. Weekly Covid testing is required for unvaccinated students and members of the basketball team, and also available for any student who wishes.
Vaccine mandate takes effect for most students 16 and up
December 3, 2021
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DRIVE: Senior Nathan Sellam jumps to shoot a layup in this afternoons game against MTA. Shalhevet is the number one seed while MTA is number 16.
Shalhevet advances to quarterfinal with day one win at Sarachek
By Benjamin Gamson, Co-Editor-in-Chief • March 23, 2023

The Shalhevet Firehawks advanced out of the Tier 1 Qualifiers earlier today, on day one of the 2023 Yeshiva University Sarachek Tournament in New York City.  Shalhevet...

VICTORY AND HISTORY: Firehawks girls basketball team wins school’s first-ever state CIF championship
Firehawk girls win Southern California basketball championship, repeat battle set with Northern Cal champs San Domenico tomorrow
‘Extreme’ anti-Arab views of new Minister of Security strain support for Israel among some of its friends
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Arts & Culture
SONG: With a photo of Israel’s Jezreel Valley behind them, the Choirhawks sang Shir Ha’Emek, a pioneer song about that valley, at the Museum of Tolerance.
Choirhawks share a song of history to mark 75th anniversary of UN partition vote
By Sophie Katz, Staff Writer • February 13, 2023

In a dimly lit auditorium scattered with people, the Shalhevet Choirhawks used music to paint a picture...

NEW: Israeli street artist Solomon Souza spent two weeks before school started painting murals of famous Jewish and Israeli figures on Shalhevet walls.
Larger than life, portraits in undulating colors now brighten hallways
November 19, 2022
DISPLAY: Amalia Abecassis explained “Getting into Cars.” It shows children and mothers saying goodbye to one another during the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto in Lithuania in 1943, when children and elderly were taken by cattle-car to the Sobibor death camp in Poland.
Art exhibit opens window on life before, during and after Holocaust
October 31, 2022
Senior columnist Elliot Serure prompted an AI art generator to create this picture by requesting “Van Gogh’s Starry Night but with the Brooklyn Bridge.”
Wait -- AI can paint now?
September 4, 2022
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TAPED: A Nazi flag about the size of a billboard appeared briefly on a fenced gate between LACMA and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures this morning. About 16 feet wide, it may have been made of colored tape or other adhesive.

Nazi flag appears on Fairfax fence between LACMA and Academy Museum, half-mile north of school

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ILLUSION: Two views of the fence design seen on Fairfax Avenue Monday show that from the south, it depicted the Iranian flag, in Nazi colors

LACMA fence swastika was an Iranian flag when viewed from opposite direction

Simple changes, or sign of the times?
Simple changes, or sign of the times?

By Tali Liebenthal, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2022

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Sports
VICTORY: Junior Yalee Schwartz dribbles toward the hoop during the second half of the Firehawks Saturday nights win against Silverado. Shalhevet is set to face Campbell Hall tonight at 7 p.m.
Firehawk girls win Southern California semifinal, advance to regional championship
By Benjamin Gamson, Co-Editor-in-Chief • March 7, 2023

The Shalhevet Firehawks girls basketball team defeated the Silverado High School Hawks of Victorville Saturday night 57-44 to advance to the CIF State Regional Championship.  The regional championship game will be played Tuesday evening at Shalhevet versus the Campbell Hall Vikings of Studio City and the winner will play in Sacramento this Friday in the State Championship game.  Shalhevet is...

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