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COMPETE: From left, Rami Melmed, Daniel Nosrati, Avi Litvak, Keira Beller, Tali Liebenthal, Nettie Wolkind won awards at Princeton Model Congress, held in Washington, D.C., Nov. 10 - 12.

Firehawk debaters win six awards at Princeton Model Congress

By Benjamin Gamson, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 14, 2022

Shalhevet’s 18-person debate team won six awards, including four Best Delegate gavels, last weekend at Princeton Model Congress...

Sukkot begins tonight at 6:08 p.m. School will resume October 20. Chag Sameach from the Boiling Point!

Sukkot: When bad weather makes a point

By Josh Askari, 12th Grade
October 9, 2022

Coming shortly after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot is a time that, if one is not careful, could seem simply like a fall...

What are you repenting for on Yom Kippur 5783?

What are you repenting for on Yom Kippur 5783?

By Vivienne Schlussel, Video Editor
October 3, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4-JwIdttjY

LEARN: Rabbi Simon bar Yochai and his son studied in a cave for 12 years, fed only by a carob tree outside.

Lag B’Omer: Plagues and renewal, then and now

By Yael Schechter, 11th Grade
May 19, 2022

Lag BaOmer is a joyous holiday that takes place on the 33rd day of the omer – the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot,...

NEON: Lenny’s bright sign can be seen -- and noticed -- from down Pico Boulevard.

Lenny’s Casita fills an L.A. kosher food gap

By Avi Litvak, Staff Writer
May 12, 2022

When Mexikosher closed three years ago, it was a dagger into the taco-loving heart of LA Jews who longed for a kosher Mexican...

NEW CONTEST: Submit your idea for May's drawing, above, in the form box below. You may enter as many times as you like. (BP Cartoon by Elliot Serure)

Boiling Point Caption Contest May 2022: Winner and new cartoon

By Elliot Serure and Eli Weiss
May 2, 2022

Congratulations to Shalhevet's SAS Computer Science teacher Dr. Josh Sharfman, who wins first prize for his caption in the Boiling...

CRISPY: Originally a vegetarian restaurant, Melrose Bite enthusiastically promoted its switch to chicken in 2021.

Chicken shortage bites kosher restaurant on Melrose

By Olivia Fishman, Arts & Culture Editor
April 28, 2022

Melrose Bite, the trendy fried chicken joint not far from school, announced an end to its O-K Kosher supervision March 18 and...

NEW: Mr. Juan Verduzco taught his 10th grade Advanced Algebra 2 class April 6.

One new teacher arrives as two more staff depart mid-year

By Benjamin Gamson, Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2022

Mr. Rico Tan, who arrived at Shalhevet Oct. 19 following the unexpected departure of Mr. St. Germaine’s, did not return for...

FOOTWORK: Firehawk junior Maalon Bohbot, who plays center back, took a free kick during the March 19 soccer game. The YULA Panthers defeated the Firehawks 2-1.

OPINION: YULA scored more goals, but both sides won at rivalry soccer match

By Zane Mendelson, Staff Writer
March 29, 2022

It was inspiring. The level of decorum that each side’s students held throughout the game was flawless. All you heard from either...

STATS: Names of Shalhevet players lit up the arena scoreboard early in yesterday’s state championship game at the Golden 1 Center Arena, home to the NBA Sacramento Kings. It was the first time a Jewish girls team had competed in a statewide championship game.

Firehawks defeated by San Domenico in first statewide championship appearance

March 12, 2022

The Firehawk girls basketball season came to an end Friday morning in a 38-27 loss to the San Domenico Panthers of San Anselmo,...

CHAMPS: Coach Ryan Coleman, along with Coach Andrew Schultz on the right, pose with the team in the Victory Christian gym in Chula Vista after defeating the Victory Christian Knights 62-52 on Tuesday, March 8.

Firehawks make school history, head to State Championship tomorrow morning in Sacramento

By Noah Elad, Sports Editor
March 10, 2022

The Firehawk girls basketball team has made school and state history, winning the CIF Southern Region Championship and apparently...

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