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

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RAIN: Covid tests went on as planned Thursday evening in spite of heavy rain. All students who plan to come to school next week were required to get the test.

Covid tests will be required for all students who want to attend in-person next week

By Molly Litvak and Benjamin Gamson
January 28, 2021

For the first time this year, all Shalhevet students will have to be tested for Covid-19 this week if they wish to attend in-person...

CONNECTION: Samantha is connected to the Jewish homeland when she returns every summer.

Samantha Wannon: Summer Life in Israel

By Malia Nagel, Ninth Grade
January 25, 2021

“I started going to Israel since I was four, every summer for usually a month-and-a-half with my whole family. I ended (going)...

RAGE: Gaby and his little brother still fight to this day.

Gaby Terech: Brotherly Love

By Ben Arbib, Ninth Grade
January 25, 2021

“So the first time I got stitches was when my brother -- he’s two years younger than me -- was chasing me around with chopsticks....

Natalie, who has loved music all her life, has played guitar ever since 2018

Natalie Harkham: Love For Rock

By Rafael Kahen, Ninth Grade
January 25, 2021

“ I started playing piano when I was young, and then I started playing guitar. I like any kind of rock. It just makes me...

WET: Rain pummelled the rooftop turf March 12, 2020. The roof is now home to the Leah, Yaakov, Rachel, Avraham, and Sarah open-sided tents where Judaic Studies classes are held for those who want to learn on campus during Covid.

In-person school may be cancelled this week — for rain

By Benjamin Gamson, News Editor
January 25, 2021

The second winter storm of 2021 is expected to bring several inches of rain to Los Angeles this week, threatening outdoor in-person...

FAMILY: Adam Harkham’s grandparents, Sherry and Jerry Kangavari have lived here for 40 years.

Adam Harkham: Man of Two Cultures

By Jacob Kilberg, Ninth Grade
January 25, 2021

“We have more than one culture in our household, which is just really special to me. It affects me because we speak Farsi in...

BEVERAGE: Julia says Persian tea is flavored with Persian spices, including cardamom and jasmine.

Julia Jahan: Tea Every Day

By Arielle Grossman, Ninth Grade
January 25, 2021

“I drink tea daily.  I don't really make it -- my Mom makes it for me but I drink it. When I was little my mom always gave...

DIFFERENT: Josh says Moroccan dafina  is kind of like cholent but different.

Joshua Gamson: Cooking with a Side of Heritage

By Zane Mendelson, Ninth Grade
January 25, 2021

I first started liking cooking probably around like five, four years ago -- I was realizing that I was like a part of something....

CONNECTION: Jacob sees his great-grandparents, Victor and Lyuba, twice a week, and they all speak Russian together. Above, they celebrated Chanukah together in 2014, along with Jacob’s dad, Eugene, sitting between them.

Jacob Kilberg: Russian Lifestyle

By Adam Harkham, Ninth Grade
January 25, 2021

   “My mom was born in Odessa, Ukraine, and my dad was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and they kind of grew up there. My...

CAREER: In the future, Ami hopes to become a sports agent.

Ami Kent: Applying Basketball to Life

By Tali Liebenthal, Ninth Grade
January 25, 2021

“I’ve liked sports my whole life and I really got into sports when I was younger. I picked up basketball and started playing...

OCEAN: Malia has been surfing since she was in elementary school.

Malia Nagle: Life On Water

By Samantha Wannon, Ninth Grade
January 24, 2021

I started surfing when I was around 10 years old. It was my parents’ idea to send me at an early age so I would be able to grow...

BROKEN: After suffering a foot injury, Tali had to stop dancing and spent four months getting around school on a scooter.

Tali Liebenthal: Dancing Delay

By Ami Kent, Ninth Grade
January 24, 2021

It started In 6th grade. At dance my foot was hurting me.The doctor said it was fine, I just wore a little shoe, it eventually...

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