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Shalhevet news online: When we know it, you'll know it

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Senior Anya Mendelson ponders the college admissions process.

WHAT I KNOW NOW: Absurdity vs. reality

By Anya Mendelson, Staff Columnist
May 24, 2022

I recently learned that absurdity can be met with absurdity. Absurdity is, by its nature, irrational and therefore often meets...

About this fob thing...

About this fob thing…

By Jacob Benezra, Page 3 Columnist
October 25, 2019

First off, I want to thank the Boiling Point for offering me this opportunity to share my ideas. Now all of you are trapped...

COLUMN: Cheating?

COLUMN: Cheating?

By Liad Machmali, Staff Writer
March 12, 2019

As I have started high school the fear of the future has overcome me, introducing a type of peer pressure I did not expect: the...

COLUMN: My weekend as a wing-whacker

COLUMN: My weekend as a wing-whacker

By Noah Masliah, Ninth Grade
November 22, 2018

Recently Shalhevet hosted the Glouberman tournament (congrats to the boys) and they needed a mascot. I,...

NEW COLUMN: Will I really change?

NEW COLUMN: Will I really change?

By Naomi Ornstein, Ninth grade
October 10, 2018

Aug. 29, my first day as a student at Shalhevet High School. My first day of an ongoing four-year journey. The feeling...

PAGE THREE: Where feelings go too far

PAGE THREE: Where feelings go too far

By Shana Lunzer, Staff Columnist
March 26, 2018

When we were children, all we could do was feel. We knew very little, so our beliefs were based mainly on intuition. We didn’t...

PAGE THREE: For better or for worse or for two dollars

PAGE THREE: For better or for worse or for two dollars

By Shana Lunzer, Staff Columnist
March 13, 2018

No one wants to admit the existence of sexual harassment. It's an uncomfortable phrase and society’s attitude thus far has been...

PAGE THREE: Where feelings go too far

PAGE THREE: Where feelings go too far

By Shana Lunzer, Staff Columnist
November 19, 2017

When we were children, all we could do was feel. We knew very little, so our beliefs were based mainly on intuition....

PAGE THREE: New schedule reflects our schools values

PAGE THREE: New schedule reflects our school’s values

By Shana Lunzer, Staff Columnist
September 4, 2017

At the end of every August, I spend 10 days with my entire extended family on my mom’s side. We are around 40 people, each with...

PAGE THREE: Waiting for the day

PAGE THREE: Waiting for the day

April 9, 2017
That outfit is so gay!” “Stop being a fa**ot and let’s go.” “Don’t be so gay, just do it.” Phrases like these echoed around my skull during my dark days in the closet. Whenever I heard them, however I may have been feeling that day, they stripped me of my confidence, devalued me, and contributed to why I chose to suffer rather than reveal myself for who I truly was.
Page Three: When normal days aren’t normal, there’s a problem

Page Three: When normal days aren’t normal, there’s a problem

By Micha Thau, Staff Columnist
January 24, 2017

“What now?” I ask as I rub my eyes and check my phone to see the ever-so-common Shalhevet good morning greeting, “Special...

Page Three: The wow that we want

Page Three: The ‘wow’ that we want

October 23, 2016
Wow. That was the word I and many of my fellow classmates during our freshman year would use to describe our first Town Hall. The topic was in no way memorable, the comments were average and a good portion of the room seemed to be lost in a different dimension.
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