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Poll shows most Shalhevet students agree with their parents and Clinton edges Trump, though many still undecided

Poll shows most Shalhevet students agree with their parents and Clinton edges Trump, though many still undecided

By Lucy Fried, Arts & Culture Editor
October 9, 2016
In a recent anonymous poll of the Shalhevet student body, the 120 students polled were almost evenly split on who they would vote for in the upcoming 2016 presidential election if they were of age.
Two blocks but worlds apart

Two blocks but worlds apart

By Lucy Fried, Staff Writer
June 30, 2016
Two blocks away but worlds apart, different people with the same profession find themselves in opposite circumstances. Jimmy Clark and Jimena Augusto Marlin both sell fruit in Downtown Los Angeles, but that’s where their similarities lie.
Table Talk: White House, Knesset open their doors to familiar faces / US adopts Israel’s knock-on-the-roof’ tactic in bombing ISIS

Table Talk: White House, Knesset open their doors to familiar faces / US adopts Israel’s knock-on-the-roof’ tactic in bombing ISIS

June 21, 2016

White House, Knesset open their doors to familiar faces Shalhevet has a new presence in world politics, with Reb Noam Weissman’s...

Student meets Hillary Clinton on the night she clinches historic nomination

Student meets Hillary Clinton on the night she clinches historic nomination

By Daniel Lorell, Staff Writer
June 10, 2016

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Southern California June 6 when the word came from the Associated Press that...

Amr Eissa, a sophomore at St. Francis High School in La Canada, was asked if he belonged to ISIS when he wore a sweatshirt with Arabic writing.

Feeling pre-judged from airports to ice rinks, L.A. Muslim teens try to find their religious footing

By Alec Fields, Torah Editor
April 27, 2016

Have you ever worn a sweatshirt with Hebrew writing on it, or wrestled with whether to wear your kippah outside of school? Here’s...

Shalhevet votes for president still up for grabs, according to poll

Shalhevet votes for president still up for grabs, according to poll

By Elon Glouberman, Outside News Editor
April 20, 2016

In the midst of an unconventional presidential election race, which includes surprisingly appealing Donald Trump of the Republicans...

BUSY: Israeli  Minister of Science, Technology and Space,  Ofir Akunis, spoke to an all-school assembly Feb. 8, as Consul General David Siegel looked on.  Minister Akunis was in the U.S. to work on research and space agreements.

Israeli Cabinet Minister tells assembly of joint stem cell research with California

By Benjamin Zaghi, Staff Writer
April 13, 2016
Feb. 8 was a busy day for Israel’s Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Ofir Akunis. In the afternoon, he signed an agreement on stem cell research between Israel and a California bio-tech firm. After that, he was heading to Washington, D.C., to meet with NASA in hopes of sending an Israeli astronaut to Mars. But before that, he had a date to speak with the student body at Shalhevet.
SOLIDARITY: Students  watch broadcast of Ezra Schwartzs shloshim in gym Dec. 21. Schools watching around the world could see one another.

Worldwide video chat remembers terror victim Ezra Schwartz

By Sadie Toczek, Staff Writer
February 16, 2016
Shalhevet students gathered in the gym Dec. 21 to take part in a siyum with yeshivas across the world via Skype in honor of Ezra Schwartz, z”l.
PRETTY: New landscaping behind the school features grasses and an irrigation channel.

Water work: School adjusts landscaping and kids take shorter showers

By Zev Kent, Sports Editor
February 11, 2016
About 20 percent of Shalhevet students say they have personally changed their habits because of the California drought, and nearly half say their families have made at least some changes.
Rams have some work to do to win fans from other teams

Rams have some work to do to win fans from other teams

By Jordan Fields, Staff Writer
January 27, 2016
Despite the excitement of the Rams coming to Los Angeles, many Shalhevet students will still support the team they already root for.
WATCHFUL: Manny Fernandez, Director of Security, monitoring cameras from the gate-control booth in the driveway.  Below, the front gate of the school extends to driveway roof and cannot be climbed.

School security, already heightened, increased after attacks and LAUSD hoax

By Elon Glouberman, Outside News Editor
January 24, 2016

Random vehicle checks in carpool lanes, newly installed equipment in classrooms and an almost-missed day of school all resulted...

WELCOME: Pictured at Ramah during the summer of 2014, juniors Michelle Greenberg and Sarit Ashkenazi  are both were excited that their camp would be hosting refugees.

Camp Ramah likely to house 400 child refugees from Central America beginning next week

By Rose Lipner, Deputy-Editor In Chief
December 16, 2015
Camp Ramah of California, a summer camp in Ojai attended by many Shalhevet students and faculty, may begin housing hundreds of child refugees from Central America starting as soon as next week, camp officials have confirmed to The Boiling Point.
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