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

The Boiling Point

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

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COLLECT: Organizers Josh Askari and Rachel Blumofe signed people to donate April 27.

[Photo] Spring blood drive goes overtime, five donors turned away

By Arieh Elad, 9th Grade
June 23, 2023

COLLECT: Organizers Josh Askari and Rachel Blumofe signed people to donate April 27.

DEFEND: Firehawk freshman Emmy Stern, No. 24, attempts to steal the ball from Oxford Academy Feb. 8 on the soccer field at Fairfax High School.

[Photo] Firehawk girls lose in first round of CIF soccer playoffs but win record attention from school and fans

By Benjamin Gamson, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 11, 2023

FIREHAWKS: The girls soccer team finished its season with a 9-3 record and came in second place in the Mulholland League. Their...

Rabbi Block, Head of School

[Photo] Simple changes, or sign of the times?

By Tali Liebenthal, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2022

Rabbi Block, Head of School

MOM: Mrs. Maya Cohen, who has twin daughters at Shalhevet and an eighth-grader who’s applying, wants to make the middle-schoolers’ application process more fun.

[Photo] New admissions director plans dance nights and scavenger hunts to make process more ‘friendly’

By Olivia Fishman, Arts & Culture Editor
November 14, 2022

MOM: Mrs. Maya Cohen, who has twin daughters at Shalhevet and an eighth-grader who’s applying, wants to make the middle-schoolers’...

LINGUIST: Dr. Birbaum speaks Arabic, German and French, in addition to English and Hebrew.

[Photo] New Hebrew teacher Dr. Birnbaum sees the world through cinema and travel

By Noah Elad, Senior Editor
September 13, 2022

LINGUIST: Dr. Birbaum speaks Arabic, German and French, in addition to English and Hebrew

NEW: Mr. Juan Verduzco taught his 10th grade Advanced Algebra 2 class April 6.

[Photo] One new teacher arrives as two more staff depart mid-year

By Benjamin Gamson, Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2022

NEW: Mr. Juan Verduzco taught his 10th grade Advanced Algebra 2 class April 6.

Image of band rehearsing in Shalhevet basement

[Photo] Born in quarantine jam sessions, Shalhevet band plans second performance on Purim

By Keren Tizabi, 9th grade
March 14, 2022

BASEMENT: Band members have set up a practice space in room B-104. From left, Rami Melmed, Mateo Robinson, Asher Taxon and Noah...

WALL: In the Stories of Cinema exhibit, videos of Oscar acceptance speeches play one by one. Steven Spielberg’s speech when he won Best Director for Schindler’s List is the museum’s only mention of him.

[Photo] At the Academy Museum, Jews are missing from the world of Motion Pictures. Here’s a look at what’s left out.

By Olivia Fishman, Arts & Culture Editor
February 4, 2022

OUTREACH: The Wanda Gallery, which explores film history gallery, describes the impact of people of color in filmmaking.

AWARENESS: Mrs. Mehdizadeh will be meeting with students twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She hopes to organize mental health-related events.

[Photo] New part-time guidance counselor looks for student connection

By Keren Tizabi, 9th grade
December 27, 2021

AWARENESS: Mrs. Mehdizadeh will be meeting with students twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She hopes to organize mental...

MASKLESS: Students lined up for PCR tests in the cafeteria last Friday, almost none wearing a mask. Two students, both seniors, tested positive, along with a staff member – all of them vaccinated.

[Photo] Shalhevet cracks down on mask wearing as some students, staff test positive for Covid

By Benjamin Gamson, Editor-in-Chief
December 20, 2021

MASKLESS: Students lined up for PCR tests in the cafeteria last Friday, almost none wearing a mask. Two students, both seniors,...

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