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What can happen in a second

What can happen in a second

By Shirin Nataneli, 12th Grade May 15, 2016

It’s funny how important seconds are. In one second something can happen that will change your life forever. That’s what happened to me, in one second I heard the pop, the next I was on the turf clutching...

Bennett Schneier elected Agenda chair as voters choose newcomers to lead Just Community

By Zev Kent, Sports Editor May 13, 2016

Bennett Schneier, who is known for his humorous and controversial comments at Town Hall, was elected Agenda Chair today, becoming the first Agenda Chair without previous committee experience since Daniel...

TABLE: From left, General Studies Principal Mr. Daniel Weslow, Hannah Jannol of the Boiling Point, and Dean of Students Mr. Jason Feld posed questions to candidates for Agenda Chair in the gym May 12.

Candidates for Agenda Chair differ on wide range of issues at contentious pre-election debate

By Hannah Jannol, Arts & Culture Editor May 12, 2016
Sparks flew in the Agenda Chair candidates debate Tuesday, with charges, counter-charges, and at least one candidate saying she didn't have the chance to respond to a direct and partially untrue charge.
Ms. Sirkis will not return next year

Ms. Sirkis will not return next year

By Eric Bazak and Hannah Jannol May 12, 2016

Chemistry and Physics teacher Ms. Amy Sirkis announced to two of her classes this afternoon that she would not be returning to Shalhevet next year but will return to Pilgrim School in Koreatown, where...

DONORS: Sophomores Noa Segal, left, and Tali Schlact were among 47 volunteers to donate.

Record tally for annual blood drive

By Aidel Townsley, Staff Writer May 11, 2016

Despite a two-hour-late start, the annual blood drive collected a record 42 pints from 47 student and teacher volunteers in the gym April 4. Some people were unable to donate because the equipment truck...

FIRST IN A SERIES: The Positives of Partying

FIRST IN A SERIES: The Positives of Partying

By Hannah Jannol, Arts & Culture Editor May 10, 2016

Partying has a bad rap. Google “partying statistics” and you will find a plethora of sobering statistics and stories about underage binge-drinking and drug abuse. What you won’t find is data about...

ADJUSTMENT: Rabbi David Stein, teaching his 11th-grade Gemara class, is co-author with Reb Weissman of Shalhevets acclaimed Lahav Talmud curriculum. “Maybe we need to spend more time paying attention to halacha l’maaseh,” he said.

Girl leading Kiddush was a mistake, school says

By Alec Fields, Torah Editor May 10, 2016

A Shabbat eve mistake by students and staff led to a girl’s saying Kiddush on last fall’s Princeton Model Congress trip, causing the administration to clarify how their highly lauded Lahav Talmud...

As season opens, a Q-and-A with Dodgers president Stan Kastan

As season opens, a Q-and-A with Dodgers president Stan Kastan

By Jordan Fields, Staff Writer May 6, 2016

The start of a new MLB season has brought excitement to Los Angeles as the Dodgers gear up for another crack at the World Series. This year is a big one for the Dodgers, who are saying goodbye to legendary...

Students ring in $100k for co-curriculars

By Maayan Waldman, Community Editor May 5, 2016

Sitting or standing around a conference table with cellphones pressed to their ears like brokers at a stock exchange, a dozen students called everyone they knew Jan. 28 in hopes of raising $100,000 in...

DISPLAY: Poems written by students on poster boards during MLK Day hang on the walls of the second-floor main hallway since that day.

No holiday, but three hours of learning and immersion commemorate Dr. King

By Eva Suissa, Staff Writer May 3, 2016

“They say wait … Brutality. They say wait … Oppressed. They said wait … Unsolved. No more wait.” Combining words drawn from articles, essays and poems by writers from Martin Luther King to Ta...

PROTECT: Pete Pietry watches at gate. He is one of four new security guards part of the security group.

Change of pace for new security head who was embassy guard in Iraq

By Jacob Feitelberg, Staff Writer May 3, 2016

On April 6, Shalhevet stepped it up a notch with their security. To replace former Director of Security Manny Fernandez, the school hired a company with experience in some of the most dangerous places...

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 what happened when Amr Eissa, a sophomore at St. Francis High School...

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