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Elianna Rothstein

Elianna Rothstein, Digital Editor

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Girls basketball team earns a tri-district spot after second playoff victory

Girls basketball team earns a tri-district spot after second playoff victory

Elianna Rothstein February 10, 2024

On Monday, February 5th, the NYHS girls’ varsity basketball team (5th seed) defeated Summit Classical Christian School (9th seed) with a final score of 32-24 in the 1B Sea-Tac league playoffs, securing...

Mayor Salim Nice and Deputy Mayor Dave Rosenbaum at NYHS.

Mercer Island Muslim and Jewish leaders work together against hate

Elianna Rothstein, Digital Editor December 24, 2023

In response to a recent surge of antisemitism on Mercer Island following Oct.7, Mayor Salim Nice and Deputy Mayor Dave Rosenbaum are partnering against hate.  Nice, the first Ismaili mayor in the United...

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Opinion: Why schools must publicly condemn Hamas

Elianna Rothstein, Digital Editor December 24, 2023

More alarming than the horrific terrorist attack on October 7th, 2023, was the deafening silence all over the world. High schools in particular, where our youth is supposedly learning values like morals...

Michael Rosenfeld and Emma Almo

NYHS awards academic excellence and community leadership

Elianna Rothstein, Digital editor July 2, 2023

NYHS has named Michael Rosenfeld valedictorian and granted graduating senior Emma Almo Almo with the Et Laasot Award.  Rosenfeld achieved the highest academic standing among his senior-class peers....

Jewish student forced to switch schools due to a rise in antisemitism

Jewish student forced to switch schools due to a rise in antisemitism

Elianna Rothstein, Digital Editor June 28, 2023

As 14-year-old Eden Shelby sat quietly on the school bus, a classmate sitting across from her suddenly stood up, arm extended, and made the unmistakable gesture of the Hitler salute. This was just one...

Island Crust Mercer Island kosher closed

Island Crust Cafe temporarily closed

Elianna Rothstein, Digital editor February 2, 2023

Island Crust Cafe announced that as of February 1st it will be closed until further notice. The Va'ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle sent out an announcement about the closure on January 30th, exactly...

NYHS basketball TikTok sparks antisemitic comments

Elianna Rothstein, Digital editor December 16, 2022

On Wednesday, December 14th, a TikTok posted by a referee from the NYHS Lions basketball game blew up with hundreds of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comments. The video posted by @refereeguru comprised...

New NYHS math teacher disliked math until she found the right resources

New NYHS math teacher disliked math until she found the right resources

Elianna Rothstein, Digital editor December 11, 2022

It might be surprising that the math teacher at NYHS was not always a fan of math.  All her life, Charlene Parrales felt like she didn’t have the right resources to succeed in math class. However,...

New Hebrew teacher tries to connect the Jewish community to the Israeli community

New Hebrew teacher tries to connect the Jewish community to the Israeli community

Elianna Rothstein, Digital editor November 21, 2022

 Lior Bakshitz joined NYHS because she wants to connect the Jewish community to the Israeli community and work with older kids. When asked about her thoughts regarding NYHS, Bakshitz said “I think you...

Cruise passengers waiting at Island Crust

A kosher cruise causes chaos at Island Crust

Elianna Rothstein and Paulina Gamel October 20, 2022

On August 21, Mercer Island kosher pizza restaurant Island Crust was swarmed with so many people that it had to close early, leaving many people hungry.  On that hot summer day, dozens of kosher observant...

NYHS holds first student-led womens Megillah reading

NYHS holds first student-led women’s Megillah reading

Elianna Rothstein, Staff Writer March 31, 2022

When senior Edee Polyakovsky observed a lack of engagement and enthusiasm the girls showed in davening, she initiated a weekly alternative referred to as “Tefilat Nashim” (women's prayer in Hebrew)...

Room 201, which hosts World History, Health, and Modern Middle East class, contains brand new furniture that allows for easy reconfiguration and collaborative work setups.

NYHS gets a functional facelift

Elianna Rothstein, Staff Writer January 28, 2022

You're sitting in Room 400, the lights are dim, the dirty beige walls are chipping, the carpets are stained, and you're looking down at the scribbles all over your creaking desk. NYHS Head of School Jason...

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