Staff Profile

Talia Rotenberg –– Advertising Editor

Junior Talia Rotenberg is a transfer student who crossed over from the dark side after her freshman year. She has since worked on layout and is now the most successful advertising editor for a single issue of the Boiling Point. She hopes one day to be an editor for a fashion magazine and to even to start a magazine of her own. Outside of the newspaper office, Talia is the secretary of the Community Service Committee, co-chair of the Israel Action Committee and a member of the AIPAC Committee. She is currently rehearsing for her third production with Shalhevet Drama, she is Ms. Croncoli’s T.A., is a student ambassador for the Admissions office. Talia also has been a volunteer for the Friendship Circle for the past three years. Her hobbies include going shopping, burning incense with Zev Hurwitz, and learning a great deal from Nathaniel Kukurudz.

Building a Winter Day Outfit

Talia Rotenberg, Fashion Columnist
March 30, 2012

When you wake up in the morning to a gloomy day and realize you have 10 minutes before you have to run out the door, follow this guide for a perfect winter look. Winter is a time to layer on comfy sweaters, leggings and thermals to stay warm. But living in L.A means being privileged to have... (more...)

What we’re wearing: Sleep decides when ‘comfy’ becomes ‘lazy’

Talia Rotenberg, Staff Columnist
November 7, 2011

As Shalhevet students, do we care about how we look? We all want to feel comfortable, but have we blurred the line between comfy-and-cute and lazy-and-baggy? When it’s time to get dressed in the morning, it would seem that that most girls are choosing their outfit without much thought. “I... (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... (more...)

CLOSE: Mr. Gilbert, second from right, in Washington D.C. on the eighth grade trip in 2010

Smiles and laughter, served with math

Talia Rotenberg, Staff Writer
June 29, 2011

“I am just naturally always talking with my hands, never standing still, have high energy and enthusiasm, etcetera,” Mr. Jonathan Gilbert told The Boiling Point last fall. After 11 years at Shalhevet – most of them in the middle school, which closed last spring – Mr. Gilbert said goodbye... (more...)

Business class guru will head day school in Pa.

Talia Rotenberg, Staff Writer
June 29, 2011

He arrived as a fulltime administrator and leaves as a part-time teacher of a popular new elective – but in his new position he hopes to do both: Mr. Yossi Kastan, former Director of Student Life and most recently teacher of Business Entrepreneurship, is leaving to be head of school at the... (more...)

Teachers share a talent for thrift

Talia Rotenberg, Fashion Columnist
April 20, 2011

Fall and winter are finally on their way out and it’s time to welcome spring and summer! With the warm seasons approaching, it is about time to switch up our wardrobes. A great and definitely less expensive way to do this is by thrift shopping. We take advice and learn a great deal from our... (more...)

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Cruise the news contest

Talia Rotenberg, Advertising Editor
February 10, 2011

Email your answers to shalhevetboilingpoint@gmail.com. First three people to answer all six questions correctly will win a $5 gift-card to Starbucks. Good luck! 1.Which sophomore suggested a bell schedule ending school a half hour earlier? 2. Who was the speaker at B’nai David on Dec.... (more...)