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Parents to attend forum for LAUSD

Claudia Wong February 16, 2017

President Rick Commons urged the community to attend a forum for candidates for the L.A. Unified School District 4 school board. Participating in the forum would help members of the Harvard-Westlake community...

An effort to help

Claudia Wong February 15, 2017

Moving from my old school to Harvard-Westlake was a tremendous change for me. I went from attending a small charter school no one had heard of to the nationally recognized institution of Harvard-Westlake. When...

A farewell to arms: Mike Tromello leaves Harvard-Westlake

A farewell to arms: Mike Tromello leaves Harvard-Westlake

Claudia Wong November 16, 2016

After eight years of working as a strength and conditioning coach at Harvard-Westlake, Mike Tromello is ready to close the door. Tromello completed his final day as Strength and Conditioning Coach on...

Science teachers to instruct new engineering class

Claudia Wong September 1, 2016

1A new year-long science course called Principles in Engineering will be taught this year by science teachers Karen Hutchinson and Jesse Reiner to give students exposure to engineering.   UTeachEngineering,...

Guest speaker Genevive Delfosse leads a meeting with French teachers to encourage the introduction of interpersonal assessments and other new sources into the French curriculum. Credit: Claudia Wong/Chronicle

French staff incorporates new sources

Claudia Wong August 30, 2016

  French teachers began a process to improve the French curriculum during a professional development workshop called “Planning and Evaluation with IPAs and Authentic Sources” at the Upper School...

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At our school, safety comes before anything else

Claudia Wong March 9, 2016

One of the things that sets Harvard-Westlake apart from almost every other school is its unbelievably safe environment. You can leave your laptop or phone unattended with full confidence that it will...

Musicians to play in two shows

Claudia Wong January 17, 2016

The Camerata Strings and the Symphony Orchestra will perform two concerts Feb. 12 and 13. Small groups will perform pieces separately. No piece will be played by the entire orchestra. “There’s several...

Bittersweet: Are artificial sweeteners okay?

Bittersweet: Are artificial sweeteners okay?

Claudia Wong November 24, 2015

We see them at every coffee shop, dinner table, and grocery aisle: brightly colored packets competing for our attention. Splenda, Equal, Sweet’N Low. Yellow, blue, pink. Researchers have examined how...

Velvet Daisies creates Mother’s Day project

Claudia Wong April 29, 2015

The Velvet Daisies club is working on its mason jar project to get ready for Mother’s Day May 10. Members have been hand-crafting paper flowers to fill painted mason jars with since February, when they...

Carroll to become 7th grade dean

Claudia Wong March 18, 2015

Although he will miss the competition and measureable progress of being a swim coach, Carroll said he is excited about becoming a dean next year. "I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to take...

Live every day in the real world

Claudia Wong October 14, 2014

Backpacks full of valuables are strewn across campus and left unattended on a daily basis. Students believe their personal items will always be waiting wherever they left them, putting faith in their classmates’...

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