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SAS Biology teacher and year-old Head of Science Department taught an advanced Chemistry class, which was established mid-year for sophomores.

Faster-paced classes added to science curriculum for spring semester

By Maayan Waldman, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2017

The start of second semester saw the introduction of two new advanced science classes, in response to some students’ concerns...

SPIRIT: Students from all grades spend Friday lunchtime singing under the 'rakez' tent on the roof, led by Rabbi Tsaidi, at left, and Rabbi Block.

Growth in Judaic Studies department means more teachers, more connections

By Maayan Waldman, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 26, 2016

Six faculty members, most part-time, have joined the Judaic Studies team this year, as school officials try to provide more role...

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Maayan Waldman

October 7, 2016
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FESTIVE: Friendship Circle staff and volunteers pose with a clown at last year’s Walk4Friendship Carnival at Rancho Park. This year, the carnival will take place in the Shalhevet Parking lot.

Friendship Circle Walk this Sunday will be based at Shalhevet

By Maayan Waldman, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2016

The annual Walk4FriendshipLA will be held at Shalhevet this Sunday, moving the popular group’s annual fundraiser from Rancho...

BLAST: Rabbi Block blows the shofar during Hashkama minyan, a reminder to the students about the importance of listening.

The sound that calls the inner voice

By Maayan Waldman, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2016
We can open our mouths all we want to articulate our views and beliefs. We can scour passages of commentators and religious texts with our eyes to take a scholarly approach to religious growth. But real change happens when we act from our ears.

Students ring in $100k for co-curriculars

By Maayan Waldman, Community Editor
May 5, 2016

Sitting or standing around a conference table with cellphones pressed to their ears like brokers at a stock exchange, a dozen...

ECON: Director of College Counseling Aviva Walls, who holds a master's degree from NYU's Stern School of Business, will teach a new SAS Economics class next year.

Only two APs to remain next year as school expands SAS

By Maayan Waldman and Eric Bazak
March 23, 2016

Barron’s books, May exams and curriculum cramming will soon be a thing of the past, as next year there will be just three AP...

SCHOLAR: Mrs. Segal used the Lahav app to teach ninth-grade Gemara last week. She is one of only a few women teaching Gemara on the West Coast.

Ms. Segal and family will move to Israel for prestigious fellowship next year

By Maayan Waldman, Community Editor
March 11, 2016

Judaic studies teacher Ms. Atara Segal, one of the few women to teach Gemara in a Modern Orthodox school and the first to...

PERSONALITY: Models at last month's fashion show said organizers dressed them in clothes they would actually wear

Fashion club steps out onto the runway

By Maayan Waldman and Rebecca Navon
February 3, 2016
Seventeen student models walked down a runway one by one Dec. 13 when the Fashion Club’s sponsored its first-ever “Tzniut Can Be Cute” fashion show for women only in the Shalhevet gym, raising about $500 for the National Council of Jewish Women.
Glendale sophomore Steve Dorsey shares his thoughts about whether “the ends justify the means” at Town Hall Dec.3.

Day of talking breaks tension between Glendale and Shalhevet football teams

By Maayan Waldman, Community Editor
February 1, 2016
On the morning of Dec. 3, religion and culture transformed from divisive boundaries to topics for conversations for flag football players from Shalhevet and Glendale Adventist Academy.
SKILLS: Led by seniors Eric Bazak, Shirel Benji and Laly Chriki, students meeting in the Beit Midrash considered school problems using  various techniques and moral perspectives.

Ten hours in 10 days devoted to reinvigorating the Just Community

By Maayan Waldman, Community Editor
November 9, 2015
By the first Town Hall Sept. 11, students had come up with five specific proposals to deal with actual controversies facing the school: dress code and davening policies.
PICO: The intersection of Pico Blvd, and Wooster, where Elat Market is located, was ranked No. 19 in a Los Angeles Times study of the most accident-prone intersections for pedestrians in L.A. County. Seventeen people were injured there between 2002 and 2013.

Accident shines light on dangerous intersections

By Maayan Waldman, Community Editor
September 15, 2015
This past July, a member of the Shalhevet community was involved in a serious pedestrian accident on Gregory Way and La Cienega Boulevard.
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