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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

More than just paper clips

Brittany Hong June 1, 2018

Packing my backpack and stepping outside of my front door, I imagined the beautiful campuses that I would be walking across for the next six years of my life. I was the most excited anyone could be, and...

Nailed it

Nailed it

Brittany Hong April 16, 2018

“Nailed It!”, a Netflix reality show that showcases home bakers, who simply, cannot bake. Even before I clicked the play button, I knew that this show would be life-changing. And no, I am not exaggerating....

Don’t hesitate to procrastinate

Jessa Glassman and Amelie Zilber January 23, 2018

After a long day of strenuous schoolwork, the devil on your shoulder urging you to put off all your work and play Candy Crush can seem like the deadliest thing to your high school career, but in reality...

The Indu-sputed Truth: Holiday Edition

Indu Pandey December 10, 2017

Jewish students protest War on Hanukkah __ Jewish students protest the school’s War on Hanukkah. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, indeed. Students claim that the school is placating snowflakes by including...

Seeking beauty in anything

Brittany Hong November 21, 2017

“What is beauty to you?” Here is the irony. Two judges at the 1st round of a beauty pageant asked me this question. Yet, I had no idea what to say. As I sat there with a blank mind, I engaged...

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Stop Sucking

Sonya Ribner September 25, 2017

Let’s face it, you suck. I suck. We suck together. But we can stop sucking and that’s my challenge to you, HW. We at HW need to do our part to help reduce toxic plastic pollution. The Strawless Ocean...

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Phoneless Life

Brittany Hong March 7, 2017

It was on a Tuesday winter afternoon. I was meeting with my teacher right before the buses left and that was when my day began to morph into a disaster. 3:12 p.m. — I walked out of the office. 3:13...

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Made in Korea: Reflecting on Multiculturalism

Brittany Hong December 28, 2016

Winter break is a time for rest and travel. As I am enjoying my staycation, I will write about my favorite place to travel to while pondering about the culture that comes with it: I was born in Los Angeles....

Overcoming the Pressure

Overcoming the Pressure

Brittany Hong August 30, 2016

What do you want to be when you grow up? This was a question that haunted me every night in my sleep. I didn’t know. When I was six, my mom showed me a documentary on cardiac surgeons. It was fascinating....

Google employee James Stout speaks to students interested in computer science and programming March 4. Stout assisted in designing Google’s self-driving car. Credit: Brittany Hong/Chronicle

Speaker presents to technology class

Brittany Hong March 9, 2016

Google employee and programmer James Stout spoke about the programming formulas and principles behind Google’s self-driving car to computer science classes March 4. Stout, who is a software engineering...

Cameron Schiller 18 builds robots for the Harvard-Westlake robotics team. Credit: Brittany Hong/Chronicle

Roboticist Cameron Schiller ’18 races towards his dream

Brittany Hong January 20, 2016

Cameron Schiller ’18 approached the garage door, took a deep breath, and opened it slowly with his heart accelerating. Inside, there were no cars, no old boxes, no ordinary household objects at all....

Lazy sunday: Students went to Ahmanson Lecture Hall to see “The 400 Blows” on Sunday for the first Cinema Sunday. Credit: Josie Abugov/Chronicle

Walch to host film showings on weekends

Brittany Hong January 16, 2016

Performing arts and cinema studies teacher Ted Walch launched “Cinema Sundays” Jan. 10 in Ahmanson Lecture Hall with Francois Tuffaut’s “The 400 Blows,” followed by a discussion of film research...

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