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Shalhevet news online: When we know it, you'll know it

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READY: Sophomore Bailey Mendelson and senior Michelle Greenberg prepare to face the Harkham Gaon flag football in one of the two games against them this year.

Girls flag football season shrinks to just four games

By Tobey Lee, Staff Writer January 14, 2017

The girls flag football team has played a mere four games in their three-month season this fall. The team usually plays seven or eight games in a season, but this year, challenges ranging from...

How well do you remember 2016? Take this quiz to find out!

How well do you remember 2016? Take this quiz to find out!

By By the Editors of the Boiling Point January 11, 2017

Are you up-to-date for the new year?  Do you know everything that everyone else knows about Shalhevet, the Firehawks, the Choirhawks, the administration, teen life, trends, drama, the outside world and...

NEW: Ms. Sarah Emerson, has taken over as of last week. She is
the sister of YULA Boys Head of School.

New Executive Director has background in corporate law

By Ma’ayan Waldman, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2017

Ms. Sarah Emerson Helfand, former Cedars-Sina Medical Center Senior Development Officer and the sister of Rabbi Dov Emerson, the Head of School at YULA Boys High School, has taken over for Ms. Robyn Lewis...

VALUES: Alumni David Lorell, left, and Daniel Steinberg, freshmen at the University of Chicago, say the openness there reminds them of Shalhevet.

Alumni say U Chicago is safe even without ‘safe spaces’

By Abby Blumofe, Staff Writer January 10, 2017

Last summer, the University of Chicago sent out a letter to incoming freshmen telling them not to expect their professors to warn them that an upcoming topic could trigger anxiety, flashbacks or other...

BUFFET: Students and parents filled their plates at this year's less expensive Open House.

Shalhevet, YULA, Valley Torah agree to cut Admissions spending

By Hannah Jannol and Gabby Gruenfeld January 10, 2017

Hoping to stop what they called an “admissions arms race,” the heads of school of Shalhevet, YULA Boys, YULA Girls and Valley Torah have agreed to decrease spending on recruitment of new students. In...

REAL: Finstas, a combination of the words "Fake" and "Instagram" are a social media platform for teenagers to share and view a more real version of themselves and their peers.

REALITY CHECK: So-called ‘finsta’ accounts bring a different view of teen life to Instagram

By Hannah Jannol, Community Editor January 9, 2017

On Oct. 27, senior Layla Galeck posted a photo of herself to Instagram from her vacation to Israel during Sukkot break. It was a smiley photo of her and her brother on a beach in Tel Aviv, surrounded by...

Sparks don’t quite fly as leaders of two branches of Modern Orthodoxy face off  at Shalhevet Institute

Sparks don’t quite fly as leaders of two branches of Modern Orthodoxy face off at Shalhevet Institute

By Zev Kent, Senior Editor January 7, 2017

Despite its title, “Disagreement Without Division” turned out to have very little disagreement. Rabbi Jeremy Weider and Rabbi Asher Lopatin came to speak at a Shalhevet Institute event Dec. 22, and...

Students react to enforcement of anti-party policy

Students react to enforcement of anti-party policy

By Alec Fields, Co-Editor-in-Chief January 4, 2017

A three-year-old Shalhevet policy prohibiting students from hosting parties and providing alcohol and drugs has been criticized in recent weeks because of what students believe is increased enforcement. ...

SOAR: Firehawk Mascot Eli Greenberg shows the meaning of ruach (spirit) even without his bird mask. The Glouberman Tournament included seven new teams this year from Los Angeles to Israel to compete in memory of almuni parent Steve Glouberman. See stories on pages 21 and 22.

Different teams, same spirit in second annual Glouberman tournament

By Clara Sandler, Sports Editor January 2, 2017

The Steve Glouberman Basketball Tournament came back last month, upending the school schedule with four days of basketball, blasting music, broadcasting and ruach (spirit). Shalhevet’s Lady Firehawks,...

UNDERNEATH: Juniors Rosie Wolkind and Maia Zelkha visited a homeless encampment beneath a Downtown freeway to distribute cameras. They have received four in return so far.

Student project gives homeless a chance to show their world

By Ma’ayan Waldman, Co-Editor-in-Chief December 30, 2016

Junior Rosie Wolkind was scrolling through Facebook last July when an article caught her attention. Jason Williamson, a pastor in Spartanburg, South Carolina, had handed out 100 cameras to homeless...

DEPARTED: After five years, Ms. Robyn Lewis, former Executive Director, has now moved to Beth Jacob.

Departing Executive Director leaves a legacy of elegance

By Ariella Sassover, 10th grade December 28, 2016

As your mind drifts from numbers and formulas in math class, you peer at the ceiling and notice numerous long, puffy pipes and suspended air vents hovering above you. Shifting your gaze towards the whiteboard...

Sophomores’ four days in Arizona marks first-ever chesed trip

Sophomores’ four days in Arizona marks first-ever chesed trip

By Eva Suissa, Staff Columnist December 27, 2016

Students travel for sports, debate, robotics, journalism and choir – so why not chesed – acts of service and kindness? That question was answered when the entire 10th grade traveled by bus to...

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