In advance of the 2024-2025 school year, the administration announced that pop quizzes could no longer hurt anyone’s grade, effectively eliminating them. While uncontroversial and celebrated by the student...

On Wednesday, March 26, former hostage Luis Har shared the experience of his abduction and time in captivity with the Heschel student body. Har, a citizen of both Israel and Argentina, was taken from Kibbutz...

  Last year, Heschel implemented a new lateness policy, where students who are more than ten minutes late to school receive a “More Than Ten Minute Late.” If a student reaches five MTTs, they...

The recent schoolwide Town Hall on AI in education brought together students to discuss its role in the classroom. Many raised concerns about its impact on academic integrity, critical thinking, and the...

Heschel high school’s student population grows yearly, driving an immediate need for increased space. To address this problem, Heschel’s administration hired an architect to propose a remodeling plan....

As juniors and seniors ourselves, we understand the inherent stress that comes with being an upperclassman in high school: balancing college applications, grades, extracurriculars, and a social life seems...

As college decisions begin to come out, the excitement about college among seniors increases. However, along with the excitement comes much anxiety, nervousness, and even disappointment. As someone...

Twice a year, parent-teacher conferences give parents the opportunity to meet with teachers about their child’s performance in a given subject. Heschel strongly encourages students to attend these conferences...

The Heschel High School’s Shabbaton theme of “Intention vs. Impact” was a choice that could not be more relevant in today's world. The theme explores how our actions impact the people around us,...

On Monday, Nov. 11, Heschel high schoolers welcomed Abigail Denburg to speak during the annual Veterans Day program. Denburg, the daughter of Heschel college counselor Dorothy Denburg, reflected on her...

English Teacher Stefan Dorosz assigned his first essay in his senior Moral Dilemmas elective to be handwritten in class. Over the course of nine classes, students wrote six to eight double-spaced pages...

On Thursday Nov. 7, Helios hosted award-winning journalist, author, and Heschel parent Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Among her most notable accomplishments is her acclaimed work for GQ and The New York Times....