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Milken’s Jason Ablin to blend Judaic, General Studies here

By Leila Miller, Editor-in-Chief April 2, 2012

After successfully implementing a vision of integrated Judaic and General Studies curricula at Milken Community High School, Mr. Jason Ablin, currently head of school there, will seek to do the same...

Penn Model Congress: Shalhevet delegation wins 18 awards

April 1, 2012

The following Shalhevet students won awards at Penn Model Congress: Daniel Schwartz - Golden Gavel: Full Session; Honorable Mention: Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Jacob Ellenhorn - Golden Gavel:...

LATEST COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES

March 30, 2012

Seniors: Send us your acceptances as soon as you receive them so that we can publish them here!  Contact Adam Ashkenazi, Jordan Banafsheha or Ariela Feitelberg to add to the list.  Congratulations...

Hebrew Dep’t greets Mr. Grempel as Vered recovers

The Hebrew department has brought on Mr. Moshe Grempel to replace longtime department chair Vered Hopenstand, who has been absent since November. In a reshuffling of roles, however, Mr. Grempel took...

New mortgage, new rate, new building? Plan could sell south half of campus to rebuild north.

By Jacob Ellenhorn, Community Editor March 27, 2012

Shalhevet’s board and administration are considering selling the south part of the school’s property and using the proceeds to construct a new building on the north part, according to interviews and...

Rabbi Leubitz leaving next year to be head of Oakland Hebrew Day School

By Leila Miller, Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2012

Judaic Studies principal Rabbi Ari Leubitz is leaving Shalhevet at the end of the school year to be Head of School at Oakland Hebrew Day School in Northern California effective on Aug. 1. "It's a hard...

Fairness Committee votes 6-5 not to block Facebook

By Leila Miller, Editor-in-chief March 21, 2012

According to Fairness co-chair David Fletcher, Acting General Studies Principal Mr. Roy Danovitch lost the Fairness case he brought against the entire school advocating the banning of Facebook usage in...

YUNMUN team questions conference formula that keeps its team small

By Alexa Fishman, Staff Writer March 20, 2012

For the first time in 10 years, Shalhevet’s debate team returned from the Yeshiva University Model United Nations (YUNMUN) in Stamford, Conn., last month without any awards. Math and science teacher...

Facebook Fairness ‘trial’ alleges student abuse of social networking site during school hours

By By Rebecca Elspas, Staff Writer March 16, 2012

To block Facebook or not to block Facebook -- that was the question in a first-ever public Fairness trial during Town Hall Feb 24. Calling the popular social networking device a “threat” and a “menace,”...

Freshmen and seniors bond on the ice

Freshmen and seniors bond on the ice

By Jacob Elspas, Staff Writer February 23, 2012

About three-quarters of the way through lunch period Feb. 17, freshmen all around the school were surprised when music teacher Mrs. Joelle Keene's voice came on the loud speaker and told them all to go...

For Mr. Kangataran, science and indie rock are not worlds apart

By By Deanna Grunfeld, Staff Writer February 21, 2012

Third time’s a charm, or at least that’s what the newest science teacher, Mr. Sean Kangataran, and his 11th- and 12th-grade students are hoping. As the third Biology and Physiology teacher this...

Mr. Danovitch’s letter to parents concerning departure of Dr. Gudis

February 15, 2012

February 14, 2012  22 of Sh'vat 5772   Dear 11th and 12th grade parents,   Due to mounting concern about instruction in Dr. Gudis' Biology and Physiology courses, we have decided...

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