Alexa Fishman

Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

Now a freshman at Princeton University, Alexa Fishman joined the Boiling Point as a freshman and went on to serve as Community Editor and Features Editor before becoming Editor-in-Chief in 2014-15. She headed to Princeton University after a gap year at Midreshet Lindenbaum in Jerusalem.

Alexa won First Place in Sports News reporting in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s 2015 Gold Circle Awards for her story, “Buckley says he resigned rather than accept playoff game suspension,” and a Quill and Scroll National Award in News Writing for her story

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

In spite of fewer seniors and less debating time, 10 awards for Model Congress

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
June 1, 2014

Shalhevet’s Penn Model Congress team won 10 awards at the annual debate conference in Philadelphia, in spite of scheduling changes...

Shalhevet moving to JCC during construction, officials say

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
April 30, 2014

Shalhevet plans to relocate to the Westside Jewish Community Center for the 2014-2015 school year while its new building is under...

On mosque visit, class views a different culture of the Middle East

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
January 12, 2014

Seven juniors spent an afternoon looking at Middle Eastern culture through the lens of a local mosque, on a field trip last month...

Penn Model Congress back on as administration finds ‘alternative consequences’

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
January 1, 2014

Reversing a decision made Dec. 5, the administration has decided to allow Shalhevet to compete at Penn Model Congress in March,...

Robots compete at Town Hall in tech class demonstration

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
December 24, 2013

Amid loud cheering, stomping, and yelling, student-built robots competed for the first time in Shalhevet history during Town Hall...

New building won’t open before January 2015

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
November 25, 2013

According to Head of School Rabbi Ari Segal, unforeseen delays in the permitting process mean that approval from the city of L.A....

Mock Trial team knocked out in first round

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
November 24, 2013

Shalhevet’s Mock Trial team has been eliminated after losing in the first round to Damien High School of La Verne by just seven...

Shalhevet sponsoring first-ever Jewish high school journalism conference later this month

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
October 7, 2013

Students from across the U.S. will study topics ranging from ethics of journalism to freedom of the press at a first-ever national...

Shalhevet debaters invited to Boston to advise new model US Senate program

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
October 4, 2013

Four debaters from Shalhevet’s Model Congress team have been invited to beta-test a new Model Senate program being developed...

City zoning official approves building plans, but neighborhood group may still appeal

By Alexa Fishman, Community Editor
September 13, 2013

A key city zoning administrator has promised to approve Shalhevet’s building plans, meaning that construction could begin...

Permits are late, but Larry Gill says that won’t delay construction of new campus

By Alexa Fishman, Features Editor
June 5, 2013

As the school year ends, Shalhevet hasn’t yet closed the sale of its building because the buyer has yet to obtain all needed...

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Sand-Which Bar shows good food is good business on Pico

By Alexa Fishman, Features Editor
June 3, 2013

As I learned a few weeks ago in U.S. History class, America’s economy thrives on competition. You might have thought there...

After Cornell, Fallas would like to play pro ball in Israel

By Alexa Fishman, Features Editor
March 21, 2013

Days after being named Sarachek Tournament MVP, Firehawk co-captain Jojo Fallas was interviewed by Features Editor Alexa Fishman...

Novel solution to Shabbat problem propels Daniel Schwartz to become first-ever observant Jewish president of Penn Model Congress

By Alexa Fishman, Features Editor
February 20, 2013

Agenda Chair Daniel Schwartz made history Feb. 7 as the first observant Jew to be elected president of the University of Pennsylvania’s...

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