Six essentials for remote school 2.0
Liad Machmali, Culture Editor
August 30, 2020
The 2020-21 remote school year has begun! In case this is not your favorite time of the year, the Boiling Point is here to help with this list that we hope will prevent a few mental breakdowns. Here are six back-to-school items sure to add a little spice to your new learning environment, ...
Humans of Ninth Grade
June 3, 2020
Most of us make an extra effort to get to know the incoming freshman class each year. This year, that has been harder since we have been learning off campus. With the help of the spring Journalism elective, The Boiling Point is happy to be able to introduce to you to some of the ninth-graders you ought...
With memes and TikToks, teens lighten the mood of ‘corona break’
Kate Orlanski, Features Editor
April 29, 2020
Earlier this year, social media seemed like the problem, blamed for causing unnecessary panic over the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, Covid-19. But now, Generation Z is finding light in the midst of uncertainty by using social media as an outlet to spread laughs and positivity dur...
Addicted to TikTok
Kate Orlanski, Features Editor
January 29, 2020
By Kate Orlanski, Features Editor Spend a day roaming the halls of Shalhevet and you are bound to see flocks of teenagers filming each other dancing, lip-syncing or performing other antics clip by clip on their phones. This latest social media phenomenon is known as TikTok, and it has possessed the minds of ...
10 stories that shaped the 2010’s
Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks, Editor-in-Chief
December 31, 2019
As a disclaimer, I was only eight years old at the onset of the 2010’s and live in America, so there is a degree of bias in my selections. But I try to keep well-informed, and embarked on some retrospective research to try and make a list as accurate as possible. So without further ado, I present...
HUMANS OF SHALHEVET – Eitan Miro: One with the water
Eliana Koobian, Staff Writer
October 29, 2019
“I swim for a club team that’s not with the school, and train 10 times in a five-day week, once before school and after school. It’s tough, I miss my last class every day but all my teachers are super understanding. Luckily because I do it, the school helps me a lot and I always go to Ashley. Aviv...
Kosher knockoffs offer a taste of the wide world of American snacks
Kate Orlanski, Features Editor
October 28, 2019
BP Graphics by Zev Kupferman Sandwich Cremeos. Chips a Plenty. Elite Cheetos Crunch. Chesters Puffcorn. Chili & Lime Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips. What do all these snacks have in common? You may not have heard of them, but they are all 100 percent kosher-certified. The American snack industry ...
LETHAL VAPOR: At least 12 deaths so far from mysterious vaping illness
Jacob Joseph Lefkowitz Brooks and Sivan Karz
October 3, 2019
BP Graphics by Zev Kupferman There are lots of reasons not to vape. For one thing, it’s against Shalhevet rules, as Principal Daniel Weslow announced to the community at an assembly in the fall of last year. Vaping can also cause addiction to nicotine -- the most addictive part of tobacco...
TOP 10 ESSENTIALS FOR HIGH HOLIDAYS 5780
Liad Machmali, Torah Editor
September 24, 2019
Here come the chagim! Rosh Hashanah starts Sept. 29, Yom Kippur Oct. 8, and the eight days of Sukkot follow just a few days later on Oct. 13. While this can be an overwhelming time for everyone in the family, the Boiling Point is here to help! Here are the top 10 essentials you’ve always wanted b...
Bohemian is Back
Molly Litvak, Outside News Editor
June 6, 2019
Did Freddie Mercury know that his music would not only still be popular but be the focus of a world-renowned movie in 2018? Did trendy people in the late ‘80s and ‘90s think mom jeans would be fashionable 30 years later? More and more music and fashion throwbacks have been highlighted in pop culture...
Humans of Shalhevet – Aaron Schlacht
Anya Mendelson, 9th grade
May 24, 2019
“Drawing has always been a hobby of mine, and now that hobby has developed into the realization that I may want to become an animator. The difference between drawing and animation is that the process of animation ends when the pictures are, or appear to be moving. It’s usually done on a computer. I...
Another first for Covid school: Art kits for every student
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New receptionist Sarah Cardenas brings love for people – and the Dodgers – to Shalhevet foyer
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From backyard minyans to distanced dinners, Covid Rosh Hashanah will look and feel different
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Even via Zoom, the shofar signals the season in Elul
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For now, Zoom Town Hall will be every other week
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