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Concentration: Three seniors do their homework up on the turf.

How to get yourself to do your homework

By Aidel Townsley, Opinion Editor February 1, 2017

I just don’t have any motivation to start my homework. Once I start, it’s easy to finish.” A commonly heard phrase in the halls of Shalhevet, and why wouldn’t it be?  Shalhevet students...

REAL: Finstas, a combination of the words "Fake" and "Instagram" are a social media platform for teenagers to share and view a more real version of themselves and their peers.

REALITY CHECK: So-called ‘finsta’ accounts bring a different view of teen life to Instagram

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor January 9, 2017

On Oct. 27, senior Layla Galeck posted a photo of herself to Instagram from her vacation to Israel during Sukkot break. It was a smiley photo of her and her brother on a beach in Tel Aviv, surrounded by...

Not as private as you think: Finsta posts are permanent, shareable and retrievable, like anything on the Internet

Not as private as you think: Finsta posts are permanent, shareable and retrievable, like anything on the Internet

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor January 8, 2017

Because finstas are always set by the user to be on finsta’s private setting, they are also sometimes referred to as “private accounts,” or “privates.” However, these accounts are no more private...

By Eva Suissa, Staff Columnist October 27, 2016
Daughter Is A Democrat, So Some Things Are Better Not Discussed
FIREMAN: Senior Sammy Ellenhorn stands in front of firehouse 63 in Venice where he worked this summer training to become a cadet.

Job hunt uncovers a passion for firefighting

By Benjamin Zaghi, Opinion Editor October 18, 2016

Sammy Ellenhorn, now In 11th grade, looked for a job last summer but ended up finding a passion for a career that he might later pursue in his life. He worked at Los Angeles Fire Station No. 63, near...

Democrat? Clara Sandler made phone calls from the Hound Dog Hot Dog Shop.

Republican student campaigns for Clinton

By Jacob Feitelberg, Outside News Editor October 11, 2016

Over the summer, sophomore Clara Sandler worked for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, making 176 phone calls over two weeks for two hours at a time, based at two restaurants in the San Fernando...

NEW HEIGHTS: Freshmen, here on the roof the first week of school, should remember to be themselves and take their time

Dear Freshmen

By Aidel Townsley, Staff Writer October 10, 2016

The ’16-’17  Shalhevet school year has brought 13 new hires, a new bell schedule, and one of the biggest freshman classes in Shalhevet's history, at 67 kids. That’s external change, which reminds...

PURPOSE: Seiji Shaw worked at two hospitals, including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Robotics captain turns his talents to hospital labs

By Clara Sandler, Sports Editor October 9, 2016

Senior Seiji Shaw is known around school as the robotics superstar, and he spent his summer also pursuing work in the field of science – working with computers at San Francisco General Hospital and in...

A real shoe crisis: Reflections on senior visit to Poland

A real shoe crisis: Reflections on senior visit to Poland

By Shirel Benji, 12th grade August 24, 2016
“Mom! I’m having a major shoe crisis!” I yelled, as I shoved mounds of clothes into my suitcase. My mother walked into my room and frowned -- it was one hour till takeoff from LA to Poland, and my suitcase was overflowing, unable to zip. “Yes? she asked, clearly unamused. “Okay so basically, I want to take my Allstars AND my Adidas, because one is black and one is white, and I like them both, but they don’t both fit, and I don’t know what to do!!”
ORGANIC: Instabrand tries to make the advertisements on social media seem natural and interesting. Above and at left, promoters carry 40 pounds to raise awareness about water shortages in Africa.

From promoting a pair of jeans, a $2.5 million company

By Nicole Soussana, Staff Writer July 11, 2016
A man by the name of Cree Lane Jones posts a picture on Instagram of himself standing over the misty ocean, carrying his two children in a wide and rusty gray bucket. Why?
Junior becomes insta-famous with entreprenurial fan pages

Junior becomes insta-famous with entreprenurial fan pages

By Aidel Townsley, Staff  Writer July 2, 2016

NBA basketball has risen to become the country’s second-favorite sport to watch. Junior Aron Cohen has turned that fact into a lucrative business that he operates from his computer, sometimes at school. Among...

SENIOR SNAPSHOT: Eitan Schramm sees the world in terms of stories

SENIOR SNAPSHOT: Eitan Schramm sees the world in terms of stories

By Jacob Perelman, Staff Writer June 20, 2016
Most people who love movies go and see more movies. Eitan Schramm started to make films himself. He claims his brain works differently than the ordinary person’s because he can see a mundane situation and turn it into a sci-fi universe.
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