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

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Talia Davoudian

Talia Davoudian, Staff Writer

Talia Davoudian, ninth grade,  joined the Boiling Point first semester of her freshman year and serves as a staff writer. In her free time, she enjoys archery, jewelry making and spending time with friends and family.

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NEIGHBORHOOD: The 54th Assembly district includes Beverlywood, Pico-Robertson, Westwood and other areas where most Shalhevet students live.

Debate for local Assembly seat finds differences on BDS, homelessness and other issues

By Talia Davoudian, Staff Writer
May 14, 2021

“What is your view on U.S-Israel relations, California-Israel trade, and BDS, the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement?” When...

Caption: FOUNDER: Dr. Sam Gomberg, z"l, taught teachers how to develop ethical thinking to students.

Dr. Sam Gomberg, former principal and architect of Just Community, has died at age 74

By Talia Davoudian, Staff Writer
March 10, 2021

Dr. Sam Gomberg, former Shalhevet principal and Director of Moral Education and an integral contributor to the school’s Just...

ABHORRED:  In video shown Feb. 9 at former President Trump’s impeachment trial, his supporters shouted “No Trump, no peace!” as they marched up the Capitol steps Jan. 6 hoping to stop the certifying of electoral votes from the November election. Shalhevet students were unanimous in condemning the action.

Two days after rioters invade U.S. Capitol, Town Hall seeks lessons through questions

By Talia Davoudian, Staff Writer
February 15, 2021

  Editors' Note: Because of the national climate of violence surrounding this issue, and to ensure the safety of students...

In her home, Liv Kessous fulfilled a cotton candy order for her business, Bon-Bon Cotton Candy, on Dec. 7.

Liv Kessous: Cotton Candy Dreams

By Talia Davoudian, 9th Grade
January 24, 2021

“I’ve always wanted to make cotton candy; like when I go to like the carnival as a kid or anything. It’s just kind of been...

LOCAL: Rabbi Sacks, whose teachings are spread throughout the LaHav curriculum, made many trips to Los Angeles, including to Hillel Hebrew Academy, above, in February 2014.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, ‘master of thought’ and a Rashi of our time, has died at age 71

By Talia Davoudian, Staff Writer
December 1, 2020

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, author of more than 30 books, and the one to thank for the...

PICKUP: An Uber Pickup Zone at Westfield Century City Mall.

Prop. 22: In fight over rules, voters will decide app drivers’ future

By Talia Davoudian, Ninth Grade
November 2, 2020

Editor's Note: On Tuesday Nov. 3, Proposition 22 passed, with 59% of voters supporting the proposition and 41% opposed. Independent...

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