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DODGERS: Players rejoice after their 9-3 victory over the Padres on September 25.

COLUMN: Dodgers we love it!

By Clara Sandler, Community Editor
October 2, 2017

When you go to a Dodger game at Dodger Stadium and they win, Randy Newman’s “I Love LA” rings through the stadium. The song...

COLUMN: Invest? Yes. But maybe not with a broker

COLUMN: Invest? Yes. But maybe not with a broker

By Zack Hirschhorn and Sam Hirschhorn
September 18, 2017

Summer is over and it’s time to go back to school. Hopefully, you did something with your summer, and didn’t just hibernate...

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...

As I See It: A Slumberless Sleepover

As I See It: A Slumberless Sleepover

By Eva Suissa, Staff Columnist
November 21, 2016

 It’s easy to learn from your own mistakes. But what happens when you see someone else make one? Can you still learn from...

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.
Page Three: Charm gives way to beauty, with places to learn, to sleep, to hide

Page Three: Charm gives way to beauty, with places to learn, to sleep, to hide

By Mati Davis, Staff Writer
July 28, 2016
Many people ask me what I am going to miss about Shalhevet, and I usually say, “The old building.” Sure, the new one isn’t cockroach infested, and yes, it doesn’t look like an insane asylum, but the clean, sterile new building doesn’t have the same personality as the old Shalhevet.
What can happen in a second

What can happen in a second

By Shirin Nataneli, 12th Grade
May 15, 2016

It’s funny how important seconds are. In one second something can happen that will change your life forever. That’s what...

What were wearing: In our closets, a reminder of what makes us human

What we’re wearing: In our closets, a reminder of what makes us human

By Micah Gill, Staff Columnist
May 7, 2016
During a Model Congress practice in early February, co-captains Boaz Willis and Daniel Soroudi prompted their award-winning debaters to search the Internet for quotes that could further the team’s already perpetual debate success.
Senioritis: Redundancy and redemption

Senioritis: Redundancy and redemption

February 19, 2016

By Shirel Benji, Staff Columnist Twenty-five minutes into class, and you’re already staring at the clock, counting the minutes...

Cancelling class to build a utopia

Cancelling class to build a utopia

By Will Bernstein, 12th Grade
September 13, 2015
At face value, it seems to make little to no sense that the school would cancel 10 periods of class time for hour-long discussions on what the Just Community is supposed to look like. Is this really worth the time we are investing?
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