AP science teacher hopes to make science relevant

Rose Bern, Opinion Editor
August 27, 2011

With an affinity for writing poetry and painting, Dr. Smallwood is the new Science Department chair and teacher of AP Biology and AP Chemistry. Dr. Smallwood has 10 years of experience teaching math and sciences from Calculus to college-level Physics. In an interview with the Boiling Point, he said that... Read more »

You can be yourself in shades of beige

Talia Rotenberg, Staff Columnist
August 29, 2011

This fall as we settle back into our school routines, the weather is changing and so is the fashion. We are lucky because for this season, being casual and comfortable is the key. That means we can fit into our dress code with no problem, and the new look is eclectic enough that it can be adjusted to... Read more »

Attacks in Israel this week

Nate Erez, Torah Editor
August 29, 2011

By Nate Erez, Torah Editor   In a story that was still developing this week, attacks on Israel spread from Eilat to more northern cities provoking military retaliations. Here’s what has happened so far. Source: NYTimes.com and jpost.com   Aug. 18 Gazans cross into Israel from Egypt killing... Read more »

While you were away…

By Liat Bainvoll, 10th grade
August 29, 2011

Eighty-seven teenagers were killed in a shooting rampage on Norway’s Utøya Island, where hundreds were attending a summer camp for teenagers active in politics. The attack came barely two hours after a bombing in Oslo that had killed eight people and damaged buildings half a mile away. Both attacks... Read more »

New York synagogue fire hits close to home

Sarah Soroudi, Staff Writer
August 30, 2011

It was a warm Monday night in Manhattan when Judaic Studies teachers Noam and Raizie Weissman heard sirens in the neighborhood where they were staying with her parents for the summer. They walked out into the street and followed the noise. The fire, which destroyed the synagogue Kehillat Jeshurun on... Read more »