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

The Boiling Point

SPIRAL: The new round foyer stretches from the entry level to the third floor.  The communal staircase emerges under a sunroof dome supported by beams that form the shape of a Jewish star.

Diverse spaces will become classrooms in ‘flexible’ new building, set to open in July

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2015
Boiling Point staffers who toured the construction site last Thursday saw the three-story lobby and grand staircase, reminiscent of government buildings in Washington DC. There are many windows and a domed skylight that let natural light into the lobby. Ironwork supporting the dome is in the shape of a Jewish star, which casts a six-pointed shadow on the lobby floor at midday.
CHANGE: Mr. Weslow said he believes in a transparent leadership style.

Daniel Weslow, former Upper School Director at New Roads in Santa Monica, named General Studies principal

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2015
Mr. Daniel Weslow, a longtime educator who was director of the Upper School at New Roads in Santa Monica for five years and earlier headed New Heights Preparatory School in Northridge, has been chosen to be Shalhevet’s new General Studies Principal, Rabbi Segal has announced.

It’s back to school for Mr. Danovitch

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2015

After becoming increasingly interested in the philosophy of education during 11 years at Shalhevet, General Studies Principal...

PRINCIPALITY: General Studies Principal Mr. Danovitch, right, who is not returning next year, chatted with Principal Noam Weissman at lunch Feb. 6.

Search committee closes in on replacement for Mr. Danovitch

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2015

School officials say the committee searching for a new General Studies principal has settled on four candidates, and that it hopes...

FLAME: Seniors held candles during Havdalah at the school Shabbaton Nov. 14 at Camp Max Strauss in Glendale.

OPINION: On schoolwide Shabbaton, vulnerability ruled and should have kept its crown

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2014

On a recent Friday morning, about 140 of us sat on the gym floor in the JCC and watched a Ted Talk video about vulnerability and...

Buckley says he resigned rather than accept playoff game suspension

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2014

Science and math teacher Mr. Christopher Buckley suddenly resigned Oct. 29, leaving behind Model Congress, Mock Trial and Boys...

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November 10, 2014
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HISTORY: Students in Tipping Point discuss the 17th century monarchies in Central Europe. Since there are only 5 students in the original class, Mrs. Sunshine teaches it like an informal seminar.

New honors history class offers a glimpse of school life post-APs

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2014

Sitting around a small circular table, the students in Tipping Point prepare to read Castiglione’s The Courtier, a 16th century...

COLD: Rabbi Schwarzberg's 12th grade Gemara class learns in the JCC auditorium during heat wave week. Juniors and seniors were split up among the air conditioned rooms downstairs due to the temperature.

It’s back to JCC after heat wave ends early

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2014

Cooler temperatures meant Shalhevet students and faculty all returned to the JCC today, instead of next Monday as originally hoped...

HOMEWARD: Jake Benyowitz, Nathan Benyowitz and Will Bernstein cross Olympic Boulevard on their way to the old student parking lot, across the street from the building on Fairfax

2014-15 Shalhevet school year opens at the JCC

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief
September 2, 2014

School opened officially at the Westside Jewish Community Center today, with 186 students arriving in cars and on foot for the...

SIGN: Mira Wolman says "I love you" in American Sign Language (ASL), which she speaks fluently.

SENIOR SNAPSHOT: Mira Wolman, Interpreter

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
June 17, 2014

Sitting next to Mira Wolman in Hebrew Language class, the other students stare in wonder as she translates words from Hebrew,...

Demolition has begun

Demolition has begun

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
June 6, 2014

At exactly 8:55 Friday morning, Shalhevet’s old campus started to come down, beginning with the Mansard-style roof over the...

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