The Boiling Point

OPINION: Don’t wait until next spring to clean up election mess

June 21, 2015

This year’s Just Community elections were a mess. The rules were vague, leaving voters and candidates with both questions and misconceptions about rules as election day approached. When it came time to vote, choosing who to vote for seemed the least of our problems.

Don’t wait until next spring to clean up election mess

June 17, 2015

By the BP Editorial Board This year’s Just Community elections were a mess. The rules were vague, leaving voters and candidates...

America vs. Israel at the ballot box? Probably not

By Avishai Rabin, 12th grade
May 17, 2015

Having written my primary college essay on how much I identify with the positive qualities of taxes, I think it is safe to say I am fairly staunch in my political beliefs.

OPINION: Ban Schoology tests

By BP Editorial Board
May 10, 2015

Looking over your classmate’s shoulder, writing notes on your hand, and keeping notes under your desk are outdated. The new way to cheat in Shalhevet is far more doable, and thus more dangerous to both students and teachers: Schoology cheating.

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: Should Shalhevet grads go Greek?

By Maya Golan, Tenth Grade
May 8, 2015

No: A way to unlearn honor and midot Half of students involved in Greek life report their academics suffer due to excessive...

The Year of Living DANGEROUSLY

By Sigal Spitzer, Senior Staff Writer
May 6, 2015

Shalhevet’s Year of Living Dangerously will come to an abrupt stop with the inauguration of the new campus to start the 2015-16 school year. No more shlepping books and binders. No more heat wave sweat stains. No more teacher parking tickets. And no more senior citizen aerobic classes.

OPINION: Titles are important, and women deserve them

May 1, 2015

When Shalhevet brings in a prospective Judaic Studies teacher and everyone loves her, the assumption is that she will be hired—especially because Shalhevet is always looking to add more females to the Judaic faculty. And when Ramie Smith, soon to complete Yeshivat Maharat in New York, visited Shalhevet last January, she immediately clicked with students and faculty alike. She was clearly knowledgeable about Jewish Law and Torah Study, and all agreed that she would be a valuable asset to the Shalhevet Community.

The Boiling Point

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OPINION: Don’t wait until next spring to clean up election mess

Don’t wait until next spring to clean up election mess

America vs. Israel at the ballot box? Probably not

OPINION: Ban Schoology tests

TWO BOILING POINTS OF VIEW: Should Shalhevet grads go Greek?

The Year of Living DANGEROUSLY

OPINION: Titles are important, and women deserve them

What We’re Wearing: For Timeless Fashion, Follow The Don

OPINION: Sharing a legacy of historical tragedy

A fate worse than mid-terms: no mid-terms

OPINION: From Charlie Chaplin to Charlie Hebdo, satire is crucial force for change

New BP policy: What’s published is permanent

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