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

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Sonya Katzin

Sonya Katzin, Arts & Culture Editor

Sonya Katzin, 10th grade, joined the Boiling Point as a staff writer in her freshman year, and this year as a sophomore is the Arts and Culture Editor. Outside of Boiling Point, Sonya is on the Shalhevet tennis team and swim team, and outside of school, she volunteers as a tutor with Reading Partners at LAUSD’s Carthay Elementary School. She also enjoys reading, watching movies, and hanging out with her friends.

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RULE: Freshman Romy Burg puts away her phone before class. Administration introduced the new policy requiring phones put away before all class periods and programs a few days before the start of the school year.

New cell phone policy introduced following changes across Los Angeles community

By Sonya Katzin
October 8, 2024

Administration introduced a new cell phone policy at the beginning of the school year that prohibits all cell phone use and possession...

VIEW: Smoke rises from the Line Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains, which — at press time — had spread over 23,714 acres and was only 5% contained. Running Springs, where Shabbaton campsite Moshava Alevy is located, is one of the communities currently under a mandatory evacuation order because of the life-threatening conditions in the area.

Freshman-Senior Shabbaton evacuated from Running Springs campsite on Shabbat as wildfire raged

By Sophie Katz and Sonya Katzin
September 10, 2024

Friday morning of the Freshman-Senior Shabbaton, faculty were unaware of the wildfire that was spreading towards Running Springs,...

CHARACTERS: Nathan Soussana’s suave Don Lockwood was backed by an expert supporting cast throughout the show, among them Alexa Azran as Lina Lamont, pictured above to his right. The show’s 14 performers were highly practiced and their stage moves and dancing seemed effortless.

REVIEW: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ adds music, dancing to the best of Shalhevet drama

By Sonya Katzin, Arts and Culture Editor
May 15, 2024

As the lights dimmed and the audience quieted, a hunched and elderly man emerged from the corner of the room, accompanied by a...

CRISIS: Matthew Broderick, above, as Richard Sackler in the Netflix series Painkiller, which follows several storylines relating to the roots of the opioid epidemic. (Netflix)

Netflix’s TV series ‘Painkiller’ tells at least two cautionary tales

By Sonya Katzin, Arts & Culture Editor
February 20, 2024

Flashing lights. Multicolored balloons. Cheerleaders dancing along to a catchy song. A fluffy blue mascot. A stiffly starched...

NEXT ACT: Ms. Chase has been both an actor and director around Los Angeles, and an original play she directed, titled Eight Nights, won two 2021 Ovation Awards.

Emily Chase, who led drama department for 31 years, has left for Crossroads

By Sonya Katzin, Arts & Culture Editor
February 1, 2024

Ms. Emily Chase, who founded and developed the Shalhevet drama department while encouraging students to write and direct their...

SUPPORT: Shalhevet was well represented at the Oct. 10 StandWithUs rally, which also attracted non-Jews who were eager to back the State of Israel.

Shalhevet buses students to attend energetic StandWithUs rally in Westwood

By Sonya Katzin, Arts and Culture Editor
October 17, 2023

About 500 people of varying backgrounds – including three busloads of Shalhevet students – showed up Tuesday for a spirited...

CENTERSTAGE: Ms. Chase, top right, founded Shalhevet’s drama program, directing main stage performances, musicals, and student-written one-acts.

Emily Chase, who led drama department for 20-plus years, is leaving for Crossroads

By Sonya Katzin, Arts & Culture Editor
August 24, 2023

Ms. Emily Chase, who founded and developed the drama department while encouraging students to write and direct their own plays,...

OLD: The school’s original Just Community Constitution, signed by students in 2003, was returned to the second-floor stairway lobby on Feb. 23.

Just Community approves proposals to change Constitution display and student store

By Sonya Katzin, Staff Writer
April 21, 2023

Three different proposals – two by students and one by a teacher  – were presented at  Town Hall March 15, the 17th Town...

POINTS: One candidate for the second 12th grade Agenda representative seat received more second-place votes, while the other received more third.  Their point totals were identical.

ELECTION UPDATE: Run-off today after ranked-choice ‘tie’ for senior class Agenda rep

By Sonya Katzin, Ninth Grade
September 19, 2022

UPDATE: Senior Jack Metzger has won the tie-breaker runoff for 12th-grade Agenda representative yesterday, defeating Zoe Ritz...

SOLUTIONS: Fairness co-chairs Eliana Kerendian and Elliot Serure of the Elections Subcommittee met with adviser Dr. Keith Harris in the Admin Conference Room yesterday while Josh Gottlieb and Kevin Orenshein of GottIT, left, worked on the school’s Wifi.

Ballot errors complicate voting for Just Community grade-level reps

By Sonya Katzin and Joshua Gamson
September 15, 2022

Technical difficulties created delays and confusion during Just Community Representative elections yesterday, with some grades...

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