The Boiling Point

Diverse spaces will become classrooms in ‘flexible’ new building, set to open in July

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief • May 1, 2015

Boiling Point staffers who toured the construction site last Thursday saw the three-story lobby and grand staircase, reminiscent of government buildings in Washington DC. There are many windows and a domed skylight that let natural light into the lobby. Ironwork supporting the dome is in the shape of a Jewish star, which casts a six-pointed shadow on the lobby floor at midday.

‘Reusch Bucks’ add flavor to a lesson on supply and demand

By By Elon Glouberman, Staff Writer • April 30, 2015

During breakfast March 10, a wave of students poured into the JCC lobby, suddenly overcome with cravings for candy and chocolate.

Three new faculty members announced

April 17, 2015

Head of School Rabbi Ari Segal has announced the hiring of three new teachers in a community-wide e-mail this afternoon -- one each in English, Judaic Studies, and Hebrew Language. The announcement,...

Finals will be at Nessah Synagogue, not at JCC

By Noah Rothman, Community Editor • April 12, 2015

Final exams this year will take place at Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills and not at the JCC, because the community center needs to set up for summer camp, Shalhevet officials have announced. The last...

Daniel Weslow, former Upper School Director at New Roads in Santa Monica, named General Studies principal

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief • March 26, 2015

Mr. Daniel Weslow, a longtime educator who was director of the Upper School at New Roads in Santa Monica for five years and earlier headed New Heights Preparatory School in Northridge, has been chosen to be Shalhevet’s new General Studies Principal, Rabbi Segal has announced.

Bio class travels to UCSD to perform endoscopies on pigs

March 25, 2015

Have you ever wondered what it's like to look inside a pig's stomach? Seven Shalhevet juniors and two seniors joined students from YULA, B’nos Devorah and Yavneh and traveled by bus to UC San Diego Feb. 24 to learn about Inflammatory bowel disease and perform endoscopies on pig stomachs.

For juniors, two days of focus on driving distracted

By Rachel Sentchuk and Nicole Feder • March 17, 2015

By Eric Bazak, Outside News Editor It started with a loud "boom" and then the cry of girls screaming for help. Screens were lifted to show two wrecked cars and two girls squirming on the street. A couple...

New building reveals its shape in views from parking structure

March 11, 2015

Windows, yellow insulation on east on south sides of new building are now visible from where teachers and students park at Olympia Medical Center

It’s back to school for Mr. Danovitch

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief • February 26, 2015

After becoming increasingly interested in the philosophy of education during 11 years at Shalhevet, General Studies Principal Mr. Roy Danovitch plans to attend an intensive school leadership program next...

Town Hall tackles race issues after Ferguson

By Eric Bazak, Features Editor • February 15, 2015

“I once went to a basketball game and got pulled over by a sheriff,” said Mr. Lawton Gray, who is the principal of Oak Avenue Intermediate School in Temple City, near Pasadena. “We ended up getting...

Search committee closes in on replacement for Mr. Danovitch

By Alexa Fishman, Editor-in-Chief • February 13, 2015

School officials say the committee searching for a new General Studies principal has settled on four candidates, and that it hopes to narrow that down to two finalists by the end of the month. No students...

Grubbing for the grade: An awkward dance for students and teachers

By Alec Fields, Staff Writer • February 12, 2015

Students frequently do it, but few want to talk about it – at least on the record. For a variety of reasons, students ask teachers, sometimes insistently, to adjust their grades and scores. Sometimes...