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Parents enjoyed refreshments in between visiting their childrens classes. Credit: Printed with permission of Melanie Hirsch

Parents attend upper school Back to School Day

Danielle Spitz September 24, 2016

Upper school parents convened on campus Saturday morning to visit their students' classrooms and meet their teachers. The school provided refreshments for the parents mingling in between classes. Student...

Musical accepts all students who auditioned

Danielle Spitz September 9, 2016

Performing arts teacher Ted Walch informed students who auditioned for the fall musical "Les Misérables" that everyone would have a role in the show. Walch made the decision along with performing arts...

Poet Max Ritvo ’09 passes away after battling pediatric cancer

Danielle Spitz August 31, 2016

Max Ritvo ’09 passed away Aug. 23 after battling with the pediatric cancer Ewings Sarcoma.   Ritvo was diagnosed at age 16 and dropped out of high school to receive treatment. Ritvo eventually...

Students gather in newly renovated Rugby Hall. Credit: Danielle Spitz/Chronicle

School completes Rugby Hall renovations

Danielle Spitz August 30, 2016

Rugby Hall underwent renovations this summer to update the facilities in order to be ready for classes this school year. Reburfishments include a carpet replacement, freshly-painted lockers and new doors....

Teacher assignments leaked on The Hub

Danielle Spitz August 23, 2016

Upper school students found their teacher assignments on The Hub Tuesday morning, making this the second year in a row that The Hub has prematurely released teacher names and then promptly removed them...

Upper School Deans Adam Howard, Kyle Graham and Jamie Chan sit down with the Chronicle for an interview in 2014. Credit: Nicki Mansouri/Chronicle

Graham to move to New York, counselor to replace him

Danielle Spitz June 8, 2016

Upper School Dean Kyle Graham will move to New York and will not be returning to Harvard-Westlake. Former college counselor and English teacher Jennifer Hunter Cardillo from Concord Academy in Massachusetts...

Video art teachers conduct interviews with 10 juniors for next year’s film festival directors

Danielle Spitz May 27, 2016

Video art teachers conducted interviews May 18 to select next year’s senior film festival directors, who will be announced this week. Ten juniors applied for the position. “We’re looking for people...

Student Ambassador Co-Chairs announced

Danielle Spitz May 24, 2016

The five freshman and six senior Student Ambassador Co-Chairs for the 2017-2017 school year were announced May 19. The Co-Chairs for next year are Carli Cooperstein '20, Lauren Nehorai '20, Justin Park...

City trucks block cars from driving on Coldwater Canyon after a car hit a fire hydrant early Friday morning. Credit: Noa Schwartz/Chronicle

Coldwater Canyon closed, AP exams delayed an hour

Danielle Spitz May 13, 2016

UPDATE 2 (1:10 p.m.): Coldwater Canyon Avenue has reopened to automobiles. UPDATE 1 (11:30 a.m.): Coldwater Canyon Avenue remains closed to automobiles except for school-related business as work crews...

Peer Support trainees elect coordinators

Danielle Spitz April 28, 2016

Peer Support trainees elected Emily Rahhal ’17, Lily Beckinsale-Sheen ’17, Josh Musicant ’17 and Jake Broder ’17 to serve as the 2016-17 Peer Support Coordinators. This year, 17 trainees applied...

The HW Assassin app is available for iPhone and Android. Printed with permission of James Lennon

Students play campus-wide Assassin game

Danielle Spitz April 27, 2016

Lexi Scher ’17 was one of the last 13 players standing in last year’s game of "Assassin" when there was a sudden change in the rules. "School was ending, so [the moderators] made this new rule that...

The HW Assassin app is available for iPhone and Android. Printed with permission of James Lennon

Fewer than 100 players left in campus Assassin game

Danielle Spitz April 15, 2016

A record number of 441 students signed up to participate in this year’s campus-wide game of Assassin, 344 of whom have been "killed" since the game began Tuesday. Students who are participating in...

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