Sylvia Zeltzer ‘24 is an Editor-in-Chief of the Heschel Helios. She joined and became the Features Editor halfway through tenth grade and an Editor-in-Chief at the end of eleventh grade. Her favorite part of Helios is the collaborative community and joint love of journalism. Aside from Helios, Sylvia is also the President of the Liberal Activist Branch, Vice-President of the Student Affairs Council, a Heschel Harmonizer, a member of Dorot, and a member of the Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team. Outside of school, Sylvia can be found with her friends, trying new foods.
Philip Efron ‘24 is an Editor-in-Chief of the Heschel Helios. He became Opinion Editor halfway through tenth grade and an Editor-in-Chief at the end of eleventh grade. Philip loves Helios because of everyone’s passion and commitment to the newspaper. Outside of school, Philip can be found playing basketball and tennis.
Olivia Levine ’25 is an Editor-in-Chief of the Heschel Helios. Olivia joined Helios in ninth grade, and in the spring of 2023, she became an Editor-in-Chief. Her favorite part of Helios is watching writers develop their journalism skills, creativity, and leadership abilities, with the help of other club members. Aside from Helios, Olivia is also the President of the Environmental Club, Head of the Blood Drive Committee, a member of the Hesed Council, a member of the basketball and hockey teams, and a student ambassador. Outside of school, Olivia enjoys listening to music and walking on the pier with her dog.
Karen Messer ’24 is a News Editor on the Helios editorial board. Karen enjoys writing and editing articles for the newspaper because she learns about important current events. In addition to Helios, Karen participates in a wide variety of clubs including bioethics club, cultural cuisine, and Dorot. Outside of school, she plays guitar, which she has been practicing for more than six years.
Yhonatan Yehudai ‘25 is an Assistant News Editor for the Heschel Helios. Yhonatan joined Helios at the start of his freshman year because of his passion for journalism and writing. He has written opinion, sports, and news articles in the past and now enjoys editing news articles for every issue. Outside of school, Yhonatan writes articles for a sports website and spends time with friends and family.
Bee Levy ‘25 is an Assistant News Editor of Helios. Bee appreciates the opportunity to express herself through writing and enjoys being part of the editorial board. Outside of Helios, Bee is a member of Student Government and finds pleasure in reading and spending time with family and friends.
Shira Mack ’24 is a Features Editor for Helios. Shira loves editing and writing because it gives her the opportunity to learn about the diverse interests of Helios writers. Aside from Helios, Shira is an avid rock climber and is the captain of the competitive team at CRG Manhattan, where she spends most of her time outside of school. Shira also loves science and biology and is a member of the bioethics and medical exploration clubs, as well as Dorot.
Parker Slarskey ’25 is currently an Assistant Features Editor for Heschel Helios. She joined Helios at the beginning of freshman year as a staff writer because of her passion for writing and desire to learn about journalism. A year later, Parker joined the editorial board to further develop her writing and editing skills. She enjoys primarily writing news and features articles with the occasional opinion piece. Outside of school, Parker swims competitively, reads all types of literature, listens to podcasts, and babysits
Noa Chorowsky ’25 is currently an Assistant Features Editor for the Heschel Helios. She joined Helios during her freshman year, driven by her interest in journalism and writing. She has enjoyed learning about students’ interests and current events around Heschel. During her free time, Noa enjoys listening to music, taking walks in the park with her dog, and spending time with her friends.
Felix Harari ‘24 is a Sports Editor for Heschel’s student-run newspaper, Helios. Felix joined Helios in his freshman year, only planning to write articles about football. Over the course of his time in Helios, however, Felix has committed to expanding his writing palette to encompass all facets of reporting. Felix also enjoys his roles in various other extracurriculars at Heschel, such as the debate team and criminology club.
Sammy Fisher ’25 is an Assistant Sports Editor for the Heschel Helios. He joined Helios at the beginning of his freshman year as he had always wanted to be a sports journalist. Sammy has appreciated the opportunity to hone his writing and reporting skills during his time writing and editing for this club. In his free time, he enjoys playing baseball, watching all kinds of sports, and playing outside with his dog.
Aviva Guttman ‘25 is a co-Opinion Editor of the Heschel Helios. Aviva joined Helios her freshman year because of her love for writing and English literature. She enjous reading the news each week to keep up with current events and to find possible article topics for the next Helios issue. Aviva writes a one-liner each issue where she voices an unpopular opinion called Heschel Hot Take. Outside of school, she has a dog and baby brother who she adores.
Tessa Mank ’25 is a co-Opinion Editor of the Heschel Helios. She joined Helios as a freshman in order to practice her writing and learn more about journalism. She enjoys reading The New York Times and discussing current events with friends. Aside from that, Tessa is a member of the Student Affairs Council, the improv club, and an avid reader.
Claudia Messer ’25 is an Online Editor in Helios. She joined Helios as a freshman in order to hone her skills as a writer. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, playing with her siblings, traveling, and spending time with her friends.
Hannah Wurzburger ‘26 is the Assistant Online Editor of Helios. She loves writing and has a growing passion for journalism, so Helios has been an incredible experience for her so far. Aside from Helios, she enjoys being involved with the Mock Trial team, the Hesed and Tzedek council, and tutoring. In addition to her love of writing, Hannah enjoys playing piano (which she started when she was 2!) and is always interested in biology and medicine!
Isaac Silberman ’24 is the Layout Editor on the Helios Editorial Board. Isaac joined Helios during his sophomore year as a photographer and soon began to learn to make the Helios layout. Isaac enjoys being a part of the soccer and ultimate frisbee teams, listening to music, and spending time with camp friends.
Pierce Malter ’26 is Helios’ Assistant Layout Editor. He writes for Helios because he enjoys journalism and wants to make sure the student body stays informed regarding current events. Pierce is also a member of the Heschel mock trial team, student government, and the literary magazine. Outside of school, he enjoys reading and attending Heschel sports games.
Ayelet Spevack ‘25 is an Art Editor on the Helios editorial board. Ayelet loves doing art for Helios, as she loves to help decorate the newspaper and give life to the amazing articles, and because it gives her the chance to make productive use of her doodles. Ayelet spent her freshman year as an Assistant Art Editor and was promoted to Art Editor during her sophomore year. Ayelet is also a member of the Gender Equality Club and does lots of theater and dance outside of school.
Jordan Schwartz ’24 is an Assistant Art Editor in Helios. She enjoys creative writing and art. She joined Helios as a junior and finds that her position at Helios is really important because she loves bringing visual components to writing. She spends a lot of time reading and is the head of the book club.
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