Lady Gaga’s “Monster Ball:” Scream-talk-talk…yawn
Jacob Ellenhorn, Arts Editor
June 3, 2011
I finally was able to see Lady Gaga in concert, so okay I wasn’t actually in the first row. Nor was I at the back of the stadium – rather, I was sitting at a safe and comfortable distance of 2,466 miles, on my green couch at home for Lady Gaga’s “Monster Ball” concert special on HBO May 7.... Read more »
School boosts security after death of bin Laden
Liat Bainvol, 9th Grade
June 3, 2011
Shalhevet increased security in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death in early May, though the LAPD did not specifically recommend it. Security guards at Shalhevet were instructed by the head of their agency, PSC Security Inc., to strengthen security throughout the premises a few days after bin Laden,... Read more »
New ping pong table arrives, with hopes for a new tournament
Ariana Feder, staff Writer
June 3, 2011
After months of planning and a fundraising drive among students and faculty, a brand new Ping Pong table finally arrived in the PE room on Friday, May 20. The table, which occupies most of the athletic department office’s floor space, is available to students and faculty during breaks and free periods... Read more »
Sad ending for seniors as baseball falls to YULA
Elliot Sassover, 10th Grade, and Colleen Bazak, Sports Editor
June 3, 2011
Ending a mostly successful season, the Firehawks suffered a painful 12-2 loss to the archrival YULA Panthers Friday, May 13, at La Cienega Park. The team made it to the playoffs, but had to forfeit their playoff game because of missing players who were on the senior Poland-Israel trip. It was a sad ending... Read more »
Softball shortens season because of too few players
Colleen Bazak, Sports Editor
June 3, 2011
With only one game played this year and no official league, the Shalhevet softball team had to cut short its season due to a lack of players making it impossible to have a functioning team. At first, the softball team, coached by science teacher Mr. Chris Buckley and Athletic Director Ronnie ‘Flava’... Read more »
Student karate champion finds focus in the moment
Eitan Rothman, Staff Writer
June 3, 2011
Inside the Karate studio next door to Schnitzely’s on Pico Boulevard, nine men and women stand in two straight lines, their eyes fixed on a teacher at the front. The room is silent other than a few words that the man utters quietly to the class. In the middle of the first row stands Shalhevet junior... Read more »
After five years, a new album of passion and intensity
Bailey Bieda and Elie Hess, 10th Grade
June 3, 2011
After years of what seemed like a complete disappearance, The Strokes recently released their most complex and varied album yet, Angles. We generally liked the album and found it worth the five-year wait, but among critics reviews were mixed. For us, this collection is a happy surprise — we had... Read more »
Students’ AP Psych experiments find students… normal
Tamar Willis, Staff Writer
June 3, 2011
“It’s clearly line C!” exclaimed junior Yossi Halpert when asked which line matched the others, among three that were projected on a whiteboard in Mrs. Sunshine’s room. The other students in the room claimed it was line A, but they were purposely all giving an incorrect answer – not just to... Read more »
Tamar Willis, Staff Writer
June 3, 2011
Students watched as Mona Golabek played the piano passionately, moving as one with the music. Her eyes were closed and she played each note as if it were her last, with enthusiasm and devotion. Her hands flowed gracefully and fluidly across the keys. She was telling her mother’s story. On May 2,... Read more »
Junior wins trip to Israel in Bnei Akiva ‘Jeopardy’ competition
Rose Bern, Staff Writer
June 3, 2011
Junior Josh Meisel took first prize in the final round of Bnai Akiva’s Israel Jeopardy Challenge June 1, defeating six players from YULA and three others from Shalhevet and winning a free round-trip ticket to Israel. Questions were about Israel and its people, history, geography and culture, and the... Read more »
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