The Boiling Point

New Agenda Committee revives the proposal process with three votes in two Town Halls

September 4, 2017

At the first two Town Halls of Daniel Lorell’s Agenda chairship, more proposals were brought to the community than in the previous two school years combined.

Unwanted neighbors: Coyote pack menaces Beverlywood

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief • September 3, 2017

Imagine you are taking a leisurely stroll down your block, when you notice a stray dog in the distance trailing toward you. It looks like a husky, or maybe a German shepherd of some kind. But upon...

Lunch is back as new schedule fixes problems created by last year’s

By Clara Sandler, Community Editor • September 3, 2017

After a year of complaints that 25-minute lunch was hurting co-curriculars and making it hard for teachers and students to meet, school officials restored 20 minutes to freshmen and sophomores’ lunch...

60 new freshmen meet, greet and learn at all-day orientation

September 2, 2017

By Rami Fink, Ninth Grade The class of 2021 was welcomed with a mixture of fun-and-games and nuts-and bolts at an all-day orientation last Thursday, start- ing at the beach and ending with kids feeling...

Newest math teacher loves a good board game

By Tyler Ekaireb, Outside News editor • September 1, 2017

Make sure to say hello to Mr. Andrew Sinajon, a new face in Shalhevet’s math department. If he is not rushing off for a hike -- or concentrating on a board game -- he will likely be delighted to meet you.

Rabbi Abraham Lieberman arrives with experience and ‘gravitas’

By Clara Sandler, Community Editor • September 1, 2017

Rabbi Abraham Lieberman loves dark chocolate. He believes he has tasted every available kosher, dark chocolate brand, and enjoys them all, but his favorite is Taza Chocolate, a brand based in Somerville, Mass.

New math chair loves English and writing, too

By Hannah Jannol, Editor-in-Chief • August 30, 2017

Though many believe the world is split up between “math people” and “English people,” Dr. William Walton -- new math department chair and Dean of Curriculum and Instruction -- is a walking objection to this common view.

How to help Houston

August 28, 2017

In light of recent events in Houston, Rabbi Segal sent the following email to the Shalhevet community on August 28:

On the roof, awe, omens and humility

By Hila Machmali, Web Editor-in-Chief • August 24, 2017

Most of Shalhevet's faculty and about 15 incoming ninth-graders gathered on the roof at 10:15 a.m. Monday, let out of their respective meetings and classes for a brief viewing of the nationwide solar eclipse. To the naked eye, the eclipse -- which covered about 70 percent, according to the Griffith Park Observatory -- of the sun here -- had no effect on the sunny California day, but once each person got a chance to view the sun safely, they stood in awe and urged their peers to experience it with them.