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SKILLS: Led by seniors Eric Bazak, Shirel Benji and Laly Chriki, students meeting in the Beit Midrash considered school problems using various techniques and moral perspectives.

Ten hours in 10 days devoted to reinvigorating the Just Community

By Maayan Waldman, Community Editor • November 9, 2015
By the first Town Hall Sept. 11, students had come up with five specific proposals to deal with actual controversies facing the school: dress code and davening policies.
No clapping allowed, but all candidates are heard as election avoids controversy

No clapping allowed, but all candidates are heard as election avoids controversy

By Sharon Khalil and Aidel Townsley • November 1, 2015

In an election process that was orderly and mostly quiet, students split up by grade during Town Hall Oct. 15 to hear two-minute speeches from their peers on why they were the best candidates for Agenda,...

SCARY: All school bathrooms were pitch black during the power outage and some students used their phone flashlights for light. PE was cancelled because students had no place to change.

Mysterious DWP power failure caused two-hour blackout

By Lucy Fried, Staff Writer • October 30, 2015
It was approximately 11 AM last Friday, Oct. 23, and students in Dr. Yoss’s ninth grade World History class were shocked as they checked their iPads and saw that their wifi connections had failed.
PICO: The intersection of Pico Blvd, and Wooster, where Elat Market is located, was ranked No. 19 in a Los Angeles Times study of the most accident-prone intersections for pedestrians in L.A. County. Seventeen people were injured there between 2002 and 2013.

Accident shines light on dangerous intersections

By Maayan Waldman, Community Editor • September 15, 2015
This past July, a member of the Shalhevet community was involved in a serious pedestrian accident on Gregory Way and La Cienega Boulevard.
COLLABORATION: Another teacher with a lot of experience, Ms. Greeman adjusts her teaching style depending on her class and students.

A return trip to classroom for new math teacher

By Will Kasdan, Staff Writer • September 11, 2015
A familiar face from Shalhevet’s Student Support department, Ms. Ellen Greenman, has joined the math faculty and will be teaching Algebra and Pre-calculus.
IVRIT: Haifa native Ms. Rabinov has been a teacher for 30 years and hopes to bring more Israeli culture to the school. The Hebrew department now has four teachers.

Ms. Rabinov brings 30 years of award-winning experience

By Nicole Soussana, Staff Writer • September 10, 2015
Remember when math teacher Ms. Katia Malikov won the Milken Jewish Educator Award last year? Well, Shalhevet’s newest Hebrew teacher, Ms. Mickey Rabinov, won it in 2013 while teaching at Beth Hillel Day School in Valley Village.
HELPER: Ms. Ashley Evins is interested in making school work for all kinds of learners.

A change of demographic for student support leader

By Will Kasdan, Staff Writer • September 10, 2015
Ms. Ashley Evins, the new Educational Support Director, has plenty of experience with students who may need a little bit of extra help.
THROWBACK: Ikar’s Hebrew school tried out the Shalhevet building for the first time Sept. 7. Just like last year, they will occupy many classrooms on Tuesday afternoons starting at 3:20.

Ikar synagogue moves in, overlapping with SWAP

By Noah Rothman, Senior Editor • September 10, 2015
Ikar Hebrew school students stormed Shalhevet’s spiral staircase last Tuesday, trickling in after being dropped off in the parking lot and eventually, after getting instructions from familiar faces in the lobby, ascending the spiral staircase in an endless slow parade as the big high school students went whizzing by.
ROOFTOP: Ninth graders carrying folders with their new schedules get head to the spiral staircase to tour the building at Freshman Orientation Aug. 26. Most of the program was held on the rooftop patio under Chinese lanterns.

Up on the roof, Freshman Orientation turns reflective

By Eva Suissa, 9th Grade • September 8, 2015
“It’s not about rules, it’s about values,” said Principal Reb Noam Weissman at Freshman Orientation on Aug. 26.
JAVA: Dr. Joshua Sharfman is teaching the first ever AP computer science course at shalhevet. He is an Alumni Parent to Noah Sharfman ’05 and Erin Sharfman ’13

Alumni parent and former USC professor teaches new AP class

By Rose Lipner, Deputy Editor-in-Chief • September 7, 2015
Even though Shalhevet is cutting down on AP classes, new teacher Dr. Josh Sharfman is introducing a new one: AP Computer Science.
Chem and Physics teacher Amy Sirkis says courses will be hard

Chem and Physics teacher Amy Sirkis says courses will be hard

By Benjamin Zaghi, Staff Writer • September 6, 2015
Watch out! New science teacher Ms. Amy Sirkis considers herself to be hard teacher. And make sure to walk fast, because slow walkers are one of her pet peeves.
INSTRUCT: English teacher Ms. Devon OBrien with senior Laly Chriki during the college essay workshop last month. Ms. OBrien has interviewed celebrities including Emma Thompson and Nicole Kidman for the Los Angeles Times.

Playwright, actress, journalist and former model joins English Department

By Hannah Jannol, Staff Writer • September 4, 2015
A bicoastal playwright, Brown alumna, and former fitting and runway model for Pauline Trigère, Ms. Devon O’Brien -- one of Shalhevet's two new English teachers -- brings some unique experiences to her classrooms.
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