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EDITORIAL:  Don’t end friendships over a dilemma without facts

EDITORIAL: Don’t end friendships over a dilemma without facts

By BP Editorial Board
February 11, 2018

As soon as the news broke that our principal had been removed from his administrative roles, most, if not all, students took to...

Constitutional convention will revitalize Just Community

By BP Editorial Board
September 19, 2017

In 2003, Shalhevet’s students, faculty, administration and staff together created a constitution that outlined the purpose and...

OPINION: Our Series ends, but not our commitment

OPINION: Our Series ends, but not our commitment

By BP Editorial Board
September 15, 2017
In May of 2016, the Editorial Board of the Boiling Point pledged that for the next year, every issue of The Boiling Point would address drinking in some way, “recognizing that journalism has a unique capacity for advocacy, especially in a high school setting where we are true peers.” That coverage became a series called Alcohol Roulette.
Picketers from the Westboro Baptist Church at Shalhevet Feb. 27.

OPINION: When hate comes to visit

By BP Editorial Board
April 3, 2017

“Same sex marriage dooms nations,” “God hates the people in Hell,” and “144K Jews will repent,” were never phrases...

EDITORIAL: Favoritism: a multi-sided call for action

By BP Editorial Board
January 27, 2016
There are no facts. There is no evidence. But there are feelings, and feelings are important enough to confront the topic of favoritism.

OPINION: Ban Schoology tests

By BP Editorial Board
May 10, 2015
Looking over your classmate’s shoulder, writing notes on your hand, and keeping notes under your desk are outdated. The new way to cheat in Shalhevet is far more doable, and thus more dangerous to both students and teachers: Schoology cheating.
Penn Model Congress: It’s everyone’s fault

Penn Model Congress: It’s everyone’s fault

By BP Editorial Board
February 1, 2014

When the administration told the Model Congress team it would not be allowed to go on its spring trip to Penn MC, the world was...

EDITORIAL: For leadership, two is less than one

By BP Editorial Board
May 30, 2013

Fairness Committee, Choir, Boiling Point, the Senior class, Yearbook, SAC, Basketball. All of these groups have had something...

EDITORIAL: A risky plan to divide and conquer

By BP Editorial Board
November 20, 2012

Most high school students would jump at the chance to see half of their school demolished. We will try to take more nuanced view...

A risky plan to divide and conquer

By BP Editorial Board
November 20, 2012

Most high school students would jump at the chance to see half of their school demolished. We will try to take more nuanced view...

EDITORIAL: Yes on Prop. 30

By BP Editorial Board
November 1, 2012

Who knew taxing the one percent one percent could be so hard? The numbers aren’t exactly that – it’s more like taxing...

EDITORIAL: No on Prop. 34

By BP Editorial Board
November 1, 2012

In any society, people kill people. And throughout history, the popular response has been to kill the people who kill people....

EDITORIAL: Bittersweet end for AP Art should be sweet beginning for something better

By BP Editorial Board
June 13, 2012

The closure of the AP Studio Art marks a bittersweet moment for students interested in arts. Although students are no longer able...

When you hear the word ‘Haredi’ …

By BP Editorial Board
June 12, 2012

What’s the difference between Haredim and other Jews?  Trick question: we’re all the same. But somehow, it is not uncommon...

A better Zionism

By BP Editorial Board
March 16, 2008

“And you shall love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 10:19) Zionism unites us all...

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