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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Solidarity for sophomores

Daniel Ju June 4, 2020

The email showed up in our inboxes. A message from President Rick Commons. But before I could even open it, screams of jubilation and laughter erupted all around silent study. Immediately, I knew what...

Fear of uncertainty

Ella Moriarty June 4, 2020

I was in history class March 11, and I had everything planned out: I would get my homework done at school so that I would have time to put the finishing touches on months of preparation for the SAT. I...

Rethinking AP exams

Austin Lee April 19, 2020

With most of the U.S. beginning to enact strict social distancing orders due to COVID-19, the College Board announced in late March that it would administer all 2020 Advanced Placement exams online. Perhaps...

Members of the Model United Nations club pose for a picture in the Los Angeles International Airport on Feb.19. The delegates all participated in the North American Invitational Model United Nations Conference (NAIMUN) in Washington D.C. Credit: Kyra Hudson / Chronicle

Delegates awarded at MUN

Austin Lee March 5, 2020

For their third conference of the year, 15 Model United Nations Club members traveled to the 57th North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) Conference at Georgetown University from Feb....

Illustration by Sydney Fener

Hopeful for Hong Kong

Austin Lee December 12, 2019

As pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong continue to escalate in frequency and violence, the Chinese government is forcing many American businesses to either comply with censorship demands or face penalties. The...

Students buy Homecoming tickets to support alumnus

Austin Lee October 3, 2019

Students buying tickets for the Homecoming Formal dance now have the option of donating five dollars in addition to the $50 ticket fee to the recovery fund for Kevin Chen ’19. Chen, a former head prefect,...

Amelia Koblentz ’20 received fellowship to travel to Lake Titicaca

Austin Lee August 31, 2019

To combine her interests in religious anthropology and archaeology, Latin American and Iberian Studies fellowship recipient Amelia Koblentz ’20 traveled to Lake Titicaca, which is located on the border...

Skidding Out of Halkirk

Skidding Out of Halkirk

Austin Lee August 29, 2019

Starting this fall, the school will strictly enforce its policy prohibiting students from parking on neighboring streets, including Halkirk Street. Students caught violating the rule will be punished...

Immigration attorney discusses asylum seekers

Austin Lee May 30, 2019

Immigration attorney Lori Schoenberg spoke to students about immigration at the United States-Mexico border and the current administration’s policies regarding asylum seekers in Ahmanson Lecture Hall...

Members of LAHSO sit on the stairs during their first independent sleepover.  Credit: Marina Nascimento/ Chronicle

LAHSO hosts first independent sleepover

Austin Lee May 1, 2019

Students in the Latin American and Hispanic Student Organization held their second annual sleepover at the school to get to know each other better and to discuss issues present in the Latino community...

Stone-Cutters staff recite poetry, display artwork

Austin Lee March 4, 2019

Staff members of the upper school literary magazine Stone-Cutters recited poetry and featured artwork in Chalmers East during their first display of the year. “It's been a year where we've gone through...

15 students enrolled in Chinese curriculum receive essay contest award

Austin Lee March 1, 2019

Fifteen students received awards in the 15th annual National Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary School Essay Contest.  Students answered two different questions depending on...

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