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Class of 2025 gets stuck on the top lot trying to leave campus on Friday, Sept. 6.
Senior class boycotts new parking rule, sparking controversy
September 9, 2024
Israeli innovation created the Iron Dome ‘from a place of desperation’
June 10, 2024
Lila Kessler ('25) won second place in the annual Jewish Scholastic Journalism Awards for her opinion article "Uniting in the face of hate." This is de Toledo's second time winning a JSPA award and Kessler's first award for journalism.
Kessler wins 2024 Jewish Scholastic Journalism Award
April 19, 2024
Sophomores Ethan N., Yotam G., and Shira L. read books quietly in The Den. de Toledo's new library is a space where students can go to study quietly, check out books and relax.
The Den: de Toledo’s new library excites students, promotes quiet study time
February 23, 2024
A map marks The United States, Hungary and Uruguay. This winter, 31 exchange students from Hungary and Uruguay are to join the de Toledo community for three weeks.
de Toledo to host exchange students from Uruguay and Budapest
January 18, 2024
Hubert Paz, de Toledo's athletic trainer, helps student athletes with injuries in his office off the gym Sept. 26, 2024.
Inside the life of de Toledo’s athletic trainer ‘Hubie’
October 2, 2024
Barbara Edberg, the school's administrative assistant, coordinates a large variety of tasks to help keep the school functioning properly, including taking care of medical issues, managing forms, and responding to student problems.
We don’t need a school nurse–we have Mrs. Edberg
October 2, 2024
Maya, age 15, from Israel, near Gaza, talked with Prowler editor Max Bromberg during her time in Los Angeles Feb. 15, 2024: "Maya is a fun and bubbly person," Max writes. "We had a lot of fun making paper airplanes together. I did not know how, so she had to teach me. Hers was very good, while mine was not as good. Maya is funny, friendly, and talkative. There was never a silent moment when I was interviewing her; we were talking the whole time. I had a lot of fun talking with Maya, but we avoided the topic of war."
Israeli teens visit de Toledo
February 25, 2024
Ayanna D., an Israeli teen who lives in a kibbutz near the Gaza strip, is visiting dTHS for two weeks (Feb. 15, 2024).
Israeli teen: ‘The pressure they are putting on Israel to end the war is not justified’
February 24, 2024
Seventeen-year-old Benny Weiss visits de Toledo through an exchange program (Feb. 15, 2024).
Benny Weiss: Pastry chef, aspiring IDF soldier
February 23, 2024
Max Bromberg (left) and Daniel Geft team up to talk sports.
Talkin’ Sports: NFL Week Four
September 30, 2024
Fans enjoy the fireworks show after a 7-3 Dodger win vs. the Reds at Dodger stadium (May 17, 2024).
Take me out to the ballgame
June 5, 2024
Max Bromberg (left) and Daniel Geft team up to talk sports.
Talkin’ Sports: NBA Playoffs
May 10, 2024
Max Bromberg (left) and Daniel Geft have a new mic and a new name. Follow the NFL and fantasy football on their Talkin' Sports podcast.
Talkin’ Sports: 2024 NFL Mock Draft with Special Guest
March 14, 2024
Sports Editor Shaun Shpall covers college and professional sports in "Sports Update."
Sports Update
February 21, 2024
Spirit rally promo video
October 9, 2024
Robotics team members won their first playoff match in team history in competition March 17-18, 2024, placing third out of 44 teams. (From left) Julian L. ('25), Levi G-C ('27), Micah S. ('27), Oren Z. ('27), Zach T. ('27), Harrison B. ('25), Seth G. ('24), Lauren S. ('24), Gabe N. ('25), Zeve Z. ('24), Uri C. ('25), Rowan G. ('26), Jake T. ('27), Alex B. ('26), and (center) Ben R. ('25) - Photo courtesy of Jaguar Robotics
Female members of Jag’s winning robotics team feel marginalized
June 11, 2024
Shabbaton 2024
May 10, 2024
Eleventh grade students cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge where Bloody Sunday took place. Many Black American's were attacked here in 1965 when they protested for their right to vote and other fundamental freedoms while crossing from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
Opinion: The South trip is a lesson in courage
March 25, 2024
During three days in Prague, students toured the Jewish quarter. Here, Prowler editor Leah Berger stands in front of the Prague Castle (March 16, 2024).
Budapest trip unites Jewish teens
March 18, 2024
2024 Presidential Service Award Recipients
June 4, 2024
Sammy G. and Charlotte S., both juniors, volunteered 100 hours last year, earning the Presidential Service Award for 2021-2022. Hear how they got there below!
Presidential Service Award Volunteers: How’d They Do It?
October 6, 2022
How do you plan to get 100 hours?
How do you plan to get 100 hours?
October 6, 2022
Eden R., a junior, earned 100 community service hours in 2021-2022, winning the Presidential Service Award.
What did you do to get 100 hours?
October 6, 2022
National Service Award Winners: Operation Gratitude, Children’s Hospital, Wise Readers to Leaders
October 6, 2022
Noah F. ('28) and Max M. ('28) bond over a mobile game together during lunch.
Opinion: Should dTHS strengthen its no-cell-phone policy?
September 20, 2024
Schwartz poses next to Ava B. ('25) at Senior Sunrise.
Opinion: Transfer student describes ‘surprisingly smooth’ transition
June 17, 2024
Opinion: Graduating seniors worry about reproductive care
May 17, 2024
Opinion: Making it out of O block
May 8, 2024
Opinion: Gen Z voters can ‘shape American democracy’
April 1, 2024
Names ‘In the Wilderness’
May 30, 2023
God Listens
March 14, 2023
Freshman Feeling Left Out
March 22, 2022
Don’t Be Devious
November 4, 2021
Time Management Tips from Annie
November 4, 2021
A collaborative tie-dye tapestry, created by freshmen at the 9th grade retreat, currently hangs in the lobby art gallery, but will find a new home in the garden for Sukkot.
Hanging tapestry emerges from 2024 Freshman Retreat
September 30, 2024
Haiku for Robots
June 11, 2024
What Liam is watching
June 10, 2024
Opinion: Making it out of O block
May 8, 2024
What Liam is watching
April 3, 2024
My Eyes of America
My Eyes of America
December 6, 2021
The Masks We Wear
The Masks We Wear
June 9, 2021
The Art of Protest
The Art of Protest
October 27, 2020
Art by Shani C. '21
Art by Shani C. ’21
May 14, 2020
Lost and Found
Lost and Found
May 13, 2020
Haiku for Robots
June 11, 2024
Chatter
May 30, 2023
Yosemite
May 30, 2023
Little Green Cabin at Tripp 
May 30, 2023
Poems
May 30, 2023
"Exploring the space between painting and sculpture," this collaborative work, made by de Toledo artists Sophia B. ‘27, Eytan F. ‘25, Claire G. ‘27, Ryan G. ‘27, Kayla K. ‘26, Olivia S. ‘27, Alec W. ‘26, Taylor B. ‘27, Chloe F.‘27, Zander F. ‘27, Lilly L. ‘27, Daniel L. ‘26, Sasha S. ‘27, Miles S. ‘27, Lexie W. ‘25, and Cate W. ‘27, can be found downstairs in the lobby art gallery (May 15, 2024).
Artists explore boundaries
May 15, 2024
Happy Purim everyone!!! Welcome Mr. Keer, Dean of Students, to The Prowler! He's showing off the dTHS SPIRIT (March 22, 2024).
Dean of Students shows off the Purim spirit!
March 22, 2024
dTHS hosts welcome their Israeli guests in a dance of happiness and friendship on campus March 21, 2024. (Front row, left-right) Lily S., Kadyn M., Owen K., Lila K., Ilana L., Shayne M., Evan K., and Gabe K.
Visiting Israelis dance with their dT buddies
March 21, 2024
Welcome to Generations Day when our special guests can get a tour of the campus and see what their grandkids are doing (March 13, 2024).
Special guests visit campus for Generations Day
March 13, 2024
Clear skies and the sun is shining bright which means that the rainy weather is gone (March 11, 2024).
Spring has sprung!
March 11, 2024
  • October 20Oct. 24: Sh'mini Atzeret-school closed
  • October 19Oct. 23: Erev Sh'mini Atzeret-early dismissal
  • October 13Oct. 20: SIEP Izzies arrive in LA
  • October 11Oct. 14: Audition Clinic for Musical
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Lindsey Shrager

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor

Lindsey Shrager is a senior at de Toledo and this is her third year on The Prowler. She loves to listen to music and travel. Outside of school she is serving as her Jewish youth group BBYO's Regional Vice President of Membership and is a Teen Talk Mental Health Advisor!

All content by Lindsey Shrager
Fans of Taylor Swift connect with the confessional nature of her song "This Is Me Trying."

Opinion: Taylor Swift explores confession through her song “This Is Me Trying”

Lindsey Shrager, Contributing writer
April 1, 2024
As vice president of membership and recruitment with B'nai Brith Youth Organization, Lindsey S. '25 (center) recruited 21 new members!

Serving as morah changed my life

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
January 9, 2024
Prowler Editor Lindsey Shrager '25 (left) smiles as she waits for Tate McRae to perform Oct. 5, 2023, at the Hollywood Palladium.

Tate McRae: she’s all you wanna see

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
November 28, 2023
Lindsey S. ('25) smiles in anticipation of seeing Taylor Swift perform at Sofi Stadium Aug. 3, 2023.

“I Had the Time of My Life” with Taylor Swift

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
October 10, 2023

More than a Disability

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
May 25, 2023
Gracie Abrams performs her debut album at the Fonda Theater on her "Good Riddance" Tour in Hollywood, March 30, 2023.

[Photo] Magical Moments at Gracie Abrams Concert

April 24, 2023
Gracie Abrams performs her debut album at the Fonda Theater on her "Good Riddance" Tour in Hollywood, March 30, 2023.

Magical Moments at Gracie Abrams Concert

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
April 24, 2023
We went to Save a Child’s Heart, a non profit organization that provides cardiac care to children. We got to play basketball, build with blocks, and learn about how we can get more involved. It was such a rewarding experience to see all of the smiles on the children’s faces (Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 19, 2023).

Slaying on the Sophomore Short Israel Exchange Program (SIEP) 2023

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
March 2, 2023
After going through a meaningful tour of Yad Vashem, I looked out at the view and reflected on my experience (Jerusalem, Israel, Feb. 12, 2023).

I had the best iced coffee. It’s almost like a mix between a slushee and coffee! (Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 20, 2023).

Assistant Global Ed. Director Lior Sibony took us on a historical tour around Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 14, 2023.

Praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalum, Israel, with sophomores on the Short Israeli Exchange Program Feb., 2023.

I had the best falafel I’ve ever eaten in Jerusalem, Israel, Feb. 10, 2023.

In February, it was too cold for me to go in the Dead Sea, but other people went in!

I Feel Burnt Out… Now What?

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
February 3, 2023
Advanced photography student Becca L. (‘25) recreated a still from a movie to explore how mood can be set through light and color.

Popular books on "BookTok" by Colleen Hoover and Jenny Han.

BookTok Inspires a New Wave of Young Readers

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
December 15, 2022

Taylor Swift Has a ‘Big Reputation’ and Lives Up To It

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
November 28, 2022
My reaction when Ticketmaster crashed Nov. 16, 2022, during online sales of Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour. In spite of glitches and long waits, over 2 million tickets were sold – "the most tickets ever sold for an artist in a single day," Ticketmaster reported.

‘The Great War’ of Taylor Swift Tickets

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
November 28, 2022
Noa B. ('25) and Gabe N. ('25) pet Bowie to relax and de-stress at the 5th Annual Mental Health Fair (Nov. 4, 2022).

[Photo] Bowie is Fan Favorite at 5th Annual Mental Health Fair

November 5, 2022

[Video] Sunny B. ’25: What do you think it means to be a good person?

October 21, 2022
(Left to right) Eden R. '25, Eytan F. '25, and Sam K. '25 are smiling because they got CPR certified on the 10th-grade retreat at Brandeis Bardin Campus Aug. 26-28,2022.

CPR-Certified Smiles

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
September 30, 2022
Top left corner, Nike Panda Dunks, and on the right, a phone charm. Both of these are part of the dangerous micro trend cycle.

Think Before YOU Buy!

Lindsey Shrager, Opinion Editor
September 29, 2022
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