As a former faculty member and advisor to the Fairness Committee at Shalhevet, I think the Fairness Committee has always been one of the best things about the school.  In the above case, however, I must agree with both Dr. Friedman and Ms. Gill Shalhevet is not, as the Fairness Committee maintains, a representative democracy.Shalhevet does not have a student counci...

To the Editor: I read Michael Petrella's letter ["There Was No Morgue," March issue] with amusement regarding the morgue at Shalhevet. He is correct that even when the building was a hospital, there was no morgue and that it was an invention of his unique sense of humor. There was, however, a crematorium!  This was found during construction and renovation of the science...

To the Editor: First of all, I wanted to thank you for sending me a copy of the article you wrote in which I was quoted. Aside from the misspelling of my name (not to worry – I’ve been called much worse) and an error or two in content (Rambam never wrote a commentary on Orach Hayyim) it was a really well done piece both in terms of form and content. It was an honor being...

To the Editor: I must compliment the Boiling Point team on an excellent recent edition.  The articles were well written and germain to the school community.  Well done! I would like to point out an inaccuracy. The first one is the staged picture of me in the phone closet.  The caption reads: "BACKSTAGE:  Mr. Frankel programs the announcement system."  The photograph...