Helios

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....

Opinion

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...

Sports

Features

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

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

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...