This piece is an updated and expanded version of  "The English Department weighs in," from the "Let's talk about it: Artificial intelligence" story, which appeared in the May 2026 print edition of the...

As financial literacy draws attention among the nation’s high schools, Shalhevet has increased its emphasis on the topic through its personal finance course that is required for all seniors and covers...

For their November Model Congress debate trip to Washington, DC, students had practiced arguments over healthcare, international relations, appropriations, taxes, commerce, education and more. But the...

Bar Kupershtein, who survived the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, was taken hostage by Hamas and remained in captivity for 738 days until he was freed in October 2025, spoke at a Shalhevet assembly in honor...

Josh Jashinski, also known as Mr. J, is the new 12th grade English teacher. He grew up in New Jersey, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Psychology. He moved...

Returning English teacher Michelle Crincoli is devoted to connecting her students to creativity. Ms. Crincoli teaches 11th grade Banned Books and 12th grade Creative Writing. Her ultimate goal is to inspire...

For the 2025-6 school year, Shalhevet instituted a new phone policy banning the use of phones on campus. An update to the policy, which requires all students to bring their phones into school for placement...

At various times over the last ten years, the noise of various motors and tools has echoed through the halls of Shalhevet High School. These sounds come from the robotics lab on the second floor, where...

Rabbi Jason Weiner is teaching a 12th-grade Lahav Talmud class focusing on Shabbat this year, but he is no stranger to Shalhevet or to the Los Angeles. Jewish community. He taught a similar class here...

On Friday, November 21, 2025, students and faculty gathered in the gym for a special Hachnasat Sefer Torah, a celebration to welcome a newly commissioned Sephardic Torah scroll to our community. This...

Israel Defense Forces Commander Amit Moaz, who was injured in the 2nd Lebanon war in 2006, and Shimon Cohen, an IDF soldier who was injured in the Oct. 7th war, shared their stories with the Shalhevet...