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FACES: Students in Mr. Forresters 10th-grade American Literature class  were all maskless April 1. Masks have been optional indoors at Shalhevet since March 14.

It’s unanimous: State, county and school officials all agree – masks now optional at Shalhevet

By Benjamin Gamson, Editor-in-Chief
April 1, 2022

For the first time since March of 2020, since the middle of this month Shalhevet students and faculty no longer are required to...

NEXT: Ms. Nagel is beginning a Ph.D. program in English at UC Irvine this fall.

Pursuing a doctorate, Ms. Nagel leaves but hopes to return

By Gabriella Gomperts, Senior Writer
October 4, 2021

English teacher Ms. Naamit Nagel, known for probing analysis of Jewish literature and for classes as popular as they were challenging,...

SERVICE: Mrs. Hametz gave instructions at a pie-baking event for Thanksgiving last November in the parking lot. She arrived at Shalhevet in 2019 and will teach at Berman Hebrew Academy this fall.

Mrs. Hametz, who taught feelings behind Torah stories, moving to Maryland

By Benjamin Gamson and Keira Beller
August 10, 2021

Mrs. Malkie Hametz, who taught students about the feelings and reactions of biblical figures and organized community service programs...

FAREWELL: Dr. William Walton, who is math department chair, has taught at Shalhevet since 2017.

Dr. Walton, who mixed math with storytelling, will not return next year

By Joshua Gamson, Staff Writer
July 28, 2021

Dr. William Walton, known by his students for his kindness and for making his classes fun with interesting stories, will not be...

GRAVE: A pamphlet about Nishmat Adin/Shalhevet Scottsdale was photographed on the grave of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz z”l in Israel by a Scottsdale rabbi last month.

Shalhevet Scottsdale is ‘moving forward’ after applications exceed expectations

By Benjamin Gamson, News Editor
June 1, 2021

Exceeding expectations, Shalhevet Scottsdale received at least 13 applications for the upcoming school year across ninth and 10th...

REBOUND: Firehawk forward Jacob Benezra ‘20 went for a rebound in November 2019 as the Frisch Cougars topped the Firehawks 56-51 in the championship game. A large crowd filled the Shalhevet gym, including a new seating area added that year for overflow.

Could Glouberman be back?

By Noah Elad and Jack Metzger
April 25, 2021

The Steve Glouberman Annual Basketball Tournament, one of the most energetic and ruach-filled events of the Shalhevet year, is...

REVIEW: At a White House briefing April 7, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, right, said policy toward TikTok is under active by the White House, along with the huge Chinese company Hauwei. Ms. Raimondo was introduced by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, left.

Biden administration is deciding what to do about TikTok; students not worried

By Olivia Fishman, Staff Writer
April 21, 2021

The TikTok ban announced by President Donald Trump last August but never implemented is again on pause while the Biden administration...

DESERT: Part of the name for the new Phoenix campus is ‘Nishmat Adin,’ after Rabbi Adin Steinsalt, z”l. The planned school is using a version of Shalhevets logo.

‘Shalhevet Scottsdale’ plan foresees Phoenix-area students attending LA school via Zoom with next year’s freshmen and sophomores

By Benjamin Gamson, News Editor
March 8, 2021

Shalhevet hopes to open a partner school in Scottsdale, Ariz., next fall, taking advantage of virtual teaching technology made...

COVID TRACKS -- MARCH 5, 2021

COVID TRACKS — MARCH 5, 2021

By Juliet Wiener, Staff Writer
March 8, 2021

Editor’s Note: Covid Tracks is the Boiling Point’s bi-weekly column on the Covid-19 pandemic. Compiled by BP science reporter...

ABHORRED:  In video shown Feb. 9 at former President Trump’s impeachment trial, his supporters shouted “No Trump, no peace!” as they marched up the Capitol steps Jan. 6 hoping to stop the certifying of electoral votes from the November election. Shalhevet students were unanimous in condemning the action.

Two days after rioters invade U.S. Capitol, Town Hall seeks lessons through questions

By Talia Davoudian, Staff Writer
February 15, 2021

  Editors' Note: Because of the national climate of violence surrounding this issue, and to ensure the safety of students...

TREATS: On Monday and Wednesday, the first two days of two grades on campus, there was a free fruit cart on the roof and an ice cream truck in the parking lot.

On-campus school expands to two days a week and two grades a day

By Benjamin Gamson and Molly Litvak
February 14, 2021

For the first time since last March, two grades at a time of students learned on campus this week, each for two days in a row....

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