Letter from Mr. Danovitch to Shalhevet community announcing new Biology and Physiology teacher

January 23, 2012

January 22, 2012 28th of Tevet 5772 Dear Shalhevet Parents, It is with great excitement that we welcome Dr. Katya Gudis to the Shalhevet community. Dr. Gudis will be joining our faculty as a teacher for both 11th grade Biology and 12th grade Physiology. Dr. Gudis has extensive experience studying... Read more »

Dr. Katya Gudis hired to fill position left by Ms. Rosales

January 23, 2012

The following e-mail was sent to parents today by Mr. Roy Danovitch, Acting Principal of General Studies: Dear Shalhevet Parents, It is with great excitement that we welcome Dr. Katya Gudis to the Shalhevet community. Dr. Gudis will be joining our faculty as a teacher for both 11th grade Biology and... Read more »

Hannah’s Sophomore Blog: Break Number 2

Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn
January 23, 2012

We’re onto break number two and I feel so so relaxed. Can we all just take a moment to acknowledge the fact that we’ve gotten through first semester finals? No, seriously. Take a moment. Wow. First semester went by so fast! I can hardly believe it. It seems like just yesterday that I walked into... Read more »

Rina’s Freshman Blog: Boredom in the kingdom of vacation

Rina Katzovitz, Staff Blogger
January 26, 2012

Over the past three days, I have gotten progressively more, more and more bored to the point of me actually wanting to be in school. It is funny because I know that being bored is slightly irrational, since there is a plethora of things I could be doing right now. I could for instance be practicing my... Read more »

A small matter

Rina
January 29, 2012

I will start off by saying I am short. On second thought I will say I am tiny! I have been the shortest child in my class since pre-pre-first or kindergarten or whatever you want to call it. I am now the shortest person in my entire high-school, by at least three inches. I have numerous stories I wouldn’t... Read more »

Live Blog of the SAG Awards

Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn
January 29, 2012

Life Style Editor, Hannah-Leeba covered the SAG Awards on Sunday, January 29th. 7:00 pm: Have a good night everyone! 6:59 pm: And the show ends with a wave from Brad Pitt. Goodbye, Brad! 6:57 pm: The cast of The Help. I couldn’t be happier about the choice! 6:56 pm: DRUMROLL please… The... Read more »

NEW BLOG: Tamar’s travels in the Holy Land: Goodbye LA, Hello Jerusalem!

January 29, 2012

It’s been three-and-a-half years since I was screaming and crying at LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal. I threw the most outrageous tantrum ever—and I had no shame. I probably looked and sounded like a spoiled little brat. I remember going through security (though I tried to resist), and... Read more »

New Bio teacher Dr. Katya Gudis wants students and science to connect

Jacob Ellenhorn, Community Editor
January 31, 2012

While Shalhevet students were on a much-awaited weeklong vacation, Dr. Katya Gudis was busy setting up Biology and Physiology lessons after Miss Rosales’ unexpected departure Jan. 1. Dr. Gudis, a researcher and teacher who has worked in Los Angeles and Japan, wants her students to connect more personally... Read more »

QUIZ: How organized are you?

Hannah-Leeba Ellenhorn, LifeStyles Editor
January 31, 2012

Springtime is just around the corner and everyone knows that means it’s time for some spring cleaning!  Spring cleaning can be a hassle, but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re organized all year around it’s easy to maintain. So — are you a messy person or are you as neat as Martha Stewart?... Read more »