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Juliet Wiener

Juliet Wiener, Outside News Editor

Juliet Wiener,12th grade, joined the Boiling Point her sophomore year as a staff writer, and covered science, particularly on Covid-19, as the paper’s science writer in her junior year. During her senior year, she is now the Boiling Point’s Outside News Editor. Aside from journalism, Juliet enjoys being a witness on Shalhevet’s Mock Trial team, going to the beach, and drawing.

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SWAB: Arielle Grossman and Keira Deutsch wait for their Covid test in the cafeteria Dec. 3 as Director of Facilities Lili Einalhori oversees. Weekly Covid testing is required for unvaccinated students and members of the basketball team, and also available for any student who wishes.

Vaccine mandate takes effect for most students 16 and up

By Juliet Wiener, Outside News Editor
December 2, 2021

As of Nov. 30, all Shalhevet students 16 and up, as well as faculty and staff, must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in order...

CHANGE: School officials said they decided to mandate vaccines after the FDA gave final approval instead of just emergency approval.

Administration announces vaccine mandate for students 16 and up

By Juliet Wiener, Outside News Editor
October 13, 2021
Vaccine mandate to take effect Nov. 30 for students 16 and up Officials say requirements younger students will be ‘revisited’ after FDA gives full vaccine approval for ages 12-15
SPIKES: mRNA vaccines like Pfizers and Modernas cause cells to produce a spike protein, which stimulates the production of antibodies against it that will attack Covids spike proteins if the body encounters them.

True or false? From vaccines to variants, Dr. Julie Higashi explains it all

By Juliet Wiener, Outside News Editor
September 27, 2021

To separate fact from fiction, the Boiling Point asked Dr. Julie Higashi, who has served on Shalhevet’s Medical Task Force and...

QUARANTINE: Head of School Rabbi David Block, shown last spring, says he struggled to believe he might have Covid but got tested anyway.

Rabbi Block has Covid, will miss opening days of school

By Juliet Wiener, Outside News Editor
August 25, 2021

Head of School Rabbi David Block has tested positive for Covid-19 and is quarantining at home, he announced in an email to the...

YES: School officials say getting a vaccine could mean a green light for going massless to school next fall.

School officials study path to no masks next fall

By Juliet Wiener , Science Writer
May 28, 2021

In order for Shalhevet to be completely mask-free next fall, all staff and students would have to be fully vaccinated against...

MASKED: Dr. Eric Vail works in the clinical molecular pathology lab at Cedars-Sinai, wearing PPE to protect himself from Covid-19 samples he is studying.

Just blocks from school, doctors searching for U.K. variant of Covid-19 discovered California’s

By Juliet Wiener, Science Writer
March 10, 2021

California is known for the beach, movie stars, fashion, and now for its very own coronavirus variant. Originating in Southern...

COVID TRACKS -- MARCH 5, 2021

COVID TRACKS — MARCH 5, 2021

By Juliet Wiener, Staff Writer
March 8, 2021

Editor’s Note: Covid Tracks is the Boiling Point’s bi-weekly column on the Covid-19 pandemic. Compiled by BP science reporter...

COVID TRACKS is a biweekly feature keeping readers up to date on cases, vaccinations, variants and other news as it affects Shalhevet, Shalhevet neighborhoods and Los Angeles County.

COVID TRACKS — FEB. 16, 2021

By Juliet Wiener, Staff Writer
February 16, 2021

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Boiling Point’s bi-weekly column on the Covid-19 pandemic. Compiled by BP science reporter Juliet...

COVID TRACKS is a biweekly feature keeping readers up to date on cases, vaccinations, variants and other news as it affects Shalhevet, Shalhevet neighborhoods and Los Angeles County.

NEW: Covid Tracks

By Juliet Wiener, Staff Writer
February 4, 2021

Editor's Note: Welcome to the first edition of the Boiling Point’s bi-weekly column on the Covid-19 pandemic. Compiled by BP...

LIVE: Rabbi Abraham Lieberman taught 10th-grade Modern Jewish History Dec. 3 in the Sarah tent on the third-floor patio. According to a Nov. 27 Los Angeles “Health Officer Order, schools and day camps can remain open while following health protocols. Shalhevet has been having one grade per day meet iat school since Dec. 1.

Medical Task Force works to steer school through changing Covid pandemic

By Juliet Wiener, Staff Writer
December 17, 2020

When Sarah Emerson, Shalhevet’s Chief Operating Officer, first came to the school four years ago, she never imagined that fending...

STRONG: Sydney Miller ’13 is ready for her shift at NYU-Lagone Hospital’s coronavirus unit April 20.

For COVID-19 nurses on opposite sides of the world, keeping families away is the hardest part

By Juliet Wiener, Staff Writer
June 28, 2020

Shalhevet alumna Sydney Miller ‘13 is a nurse at the NYU Langone Hospital in New York. Typically, she finds enjoyment in sitting...

BOOM: Sophomore Joel Asheghian attempts a lay-up in the Firehawks 53-35 win over the HAFTR Hawks Nov 7. The Firehawks boys are set to play the SAR Sting at 1:30 p.m today after the girls play the YULA Panthers at noon.

[Photo] Day two brings two more wins for Firehawks

November 8, 2019

BOOM: Sophomore Joel Asheghian attempts a lay-up in the Firehawks 53-35 win over the HAFTR Hawks Nov 7. The Firehawks boys are...

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