Wednesday, June 8, 2011
He’s not just fiddling around
By Naomi Pfefferman
When Michael Turkell was 8, he embarked upon a mission to find his father’s old violin, which he discovered in a battered alligator-skin case on a. . .
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Out of Africa
By Danielle Berrin
Rachel Sapire’s story begins in Africa: first in Egypt, where her maternal grandmother was forced to flee because of anti-Semitism and then,. . .
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Combining rigorous debate, humble leadership
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
At the end of Danny Hirsch’s first week at New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS), a fellow freshman tapped him on the shoulder as he sat eating. . .
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
24 merit badges and a ‘Varsity’ kippah
By Jonah Lowenfeld
To become an Eagle Scout, a boy needs to earn at least 21 merit badges. Harel Rush, 18, is the first Eagle Scout to come out of the Beverly. . .
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Fixing the world, one extracurricular at a time
By Ryan Torok
On the Web site for The Boiling Point, Shalhevet High School’s student newspaper, Jaclyn Kellner’s biography says she spends more time at school. . .
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The big picture helps her balance it all
By Lauren Bottner
It took Judith Greenbaum 40 long minutes before she finally signed the form to decline acceptance at Harvard. “Yeah, that was a tough one,”. . .
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Runway leads to social entrepreneurship
By Orit Arfa
The idea for Fashion With Compassion, a student-run fashion show where models don’t just show off stylish clothes but also offer help for Israel,. . .
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
NASA is her dream
by jessica pauline ogilvie
When Barbara Schloss joined the robotics team at Milken Community High School as a sophomore, she knew she had found her passion. “It’s so. . .
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Rallying 3,000 students
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
On a Friday last March, before Sophie Trauberman left home for her first class at 9:45 a.m., she got a call from a friend at Hamilton High School,. . .
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Valedictorian with menschlikayt overcame early challenges
by Ryan e. Smith
In the course of becoming valedictorian this year at the boys division of Valley Torah High School in Valley Village, Michael Farnoosh faced many. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Outstanding Seniors: Examples to Us All
By JewishJournal.com
With continuing awe, we present another year’s sampling of outstanding high school seniors. This year’s graduating class includes activists,. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Jessica Kianmahd: Passion in the Present
by Jessica Pauline Ogilvie, Contributing Writer
Jessica Kianmahd had a lot on her plate a year ago, between volunteering as a Big Sister, involvement in her high school’s social activist group. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Larissa Shebroe: Balancing Discipline and Drama
By Dikla Kadosh
Larissa Shebroe’s military jacket is decked out with colorful patches, braided ropes, shiny pins, ribbons and dangling medals. The decorated. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Lexi Gelb: Reaching Depths, Her Own Way
Jessica Pauline Ogilvie, Contributing Writer
As editor-in-chief of The Boiling Point, Shalhevet’s award-winning newspaper, Lexi Gelb grapples with social and political issues that range from. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Mason Kroll: Finishing High School With No Loose Ends
by Jonah Lowenfeld, Contributing Writer
A few years ago Mason Kroll went with his family to see a touring production of “A Chorus Line.” On the way home, Kroll recalled, “My dad turns. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Jeffrey Kessler: Expanding Horizons Via Discussion, Debate
by Emily Kaplan, Contributing Writer
It is almost pointless to ask Jeffrey Kessler what he does in his free time because it is hard to imagine he would have any. Sure, he takes time to. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Sheva Gralnik: On her own time
by Jessica Pauline Ogilvie, Contributing Writer
At age 12, most kids have plenty to worry about with social pressures, schoolwork and extracurricular activities. For Sheva Gralnik, age 12 also. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Harrison Tasoff: Physics to Philosophy
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Most kids have a “why” phase, but Harrison Tasoff’s was both particularly intense and long lasting.. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Lulu Mickelson: Biking to Success
By Orit Arfa
Lauren Mickelson didn’t know that her nickname, Lulu, is slang for a remarkable person, object or idea. But the word describes her high school. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Jesse Tohl: Loud and Clear
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Jesse Tohl played the Persian peddler Ali Hakim in his school’s production of “Oklahoma!” this spring. What makes that fact remarkable is that. . .
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Madeline Chais: Kindness by the Book
By Danielle Berrin
Madeline Chais grew up in the privileged world of private school where pretty much everything she wanted, she got. Then in sixth grade, while. . .
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Renaissance Teens With Purpose
With a touch of awe, we present our annual sampling of outstanding high school seniors.. . .
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Shoah survivors ‘graduate’ from New Jew
By Julie G Fax
New Community Jewish High School (NCJHS) awarded eight Holocaust survivors honorary high school diplomas last Wednesday night, symbolically handing. . .
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Outstanding seniors, Class of 2008
Southern California's best and brightest graduating high school seniors. . .
