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Heschel Administration Unveils New Lateness Policy for 2025-2026 School Year
Leo Sohn ‘26, News Editor • October 9, 2025

Continuing their efforts to increase student timeliness, the Heschel administration has implemented a new lateness policy for the current school year.  According to the policy, “Each late arrival will be given a ‘point’ value that corresponds...

ACT Inc. Releases Revamped Test in Hopes to Relieve Stress
Emily Borden ‘26, Features Editor • October 9, 2025

Starting this fall, students preparing for standardized tests will now have the option to take the Enhanced ACT. The new version  was created to give test-takers more control and less stress. The test itself is now shorter, with 44 fewer questions overall....

Girls’ Indoor Soccer Kicks Off New Season
Margot Hess ‘27, Assistant News Editor • May 14, 2025
The Power of March Madness
Zachary Levy ‘26, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025
Why the High School Needs Pop Quizzes
Lev Dubler-Furman ‘26, Editor-in-Chief • May 14, 2025

In advance of the 2024-2025 school year, the administration announced that pop quizzes could no longer hurt anyone’s grade, effectively eliminating...

Luis Har Captivates Student Body
Gila Lehon ‘26, Opinion Editor • May 14, 2025

On Wednesday, March 26, former hostage Luis Har shared the experience of his abduction and time in captivity with the Heschel student body. Har,...

Why the Lateness Policy Does Not Work
Gila Lehon ‘26, Opinion Editor • May 14, 2025

  Last year, Heschel implemented a new lateness policy, where students who are more than ten minutes late to school receive a “More...

Girls Hockey On Fire with New Head Coach
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Girls Hockey On Fire with New Head Coach
Mia Biloon ‘28, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025

The 2025 Girls Hockey team kicked off the season with a new coach and an exciting 4-0 win. Jonathan Silverstein, our team’s assistant coach...

Girls’ Indoor Soccer Kicks Off New Season
Girls’ Indoor Soccer Kicks Off New Season
Margot Hess ‘27, Assistant News Editor • May 14, 2025
The Power of March Madness
Zachary Levy ‘26, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025
Vanilla Chai Muffins
Eliya Yehudai ‘27, Art Editor • October 9, 2025

As the fall chill creeps in, warm up with these delicious vanilla chai muffins.   Ingredients: 1 cup flour ⅓ cup sugar ...

Welcoming Ari Karpel: New English Teacher and Helios Faculty Advisor
Welcoming Ari Karpel: New English Teacher and Helios Faculty Advisor
Hannah Wurzburger ‘26, Editor-in-Chief • October 9, 2025

Ari Karpel (of no relation to his colleague David Karpel) is the newest addition to the English department. In addition, Karpel will be supporting...

SRI Summer Highlight: Lior Sela
SRI Summer Highlight: Lior Sela
Avi Spanier ‘26, Assistant Online Editor • October 9, 2025

Over the summer, Senior Lior Sela participated in a five-week Science Research Initiative (SRI) program at Rutgers University, centered around...