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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Commons releases update in response to rising coronavirus cases

Hannah Han July 18, 2020

President Rick Commons announced in a schoolwide email July 17 that summer sports practices will be suspended, and a full return to campus is less likely amid surging coronavirus cases. His statement...

School opts out of PPP relief loan

Hannah Han June 16, 2020

The school opted not to apply for a loan through the Payment Protection Program (PPP), part of the federal government’s initiative to provide economic relief for small businesses during the coronavirus...

Commons postpones graduation for 2020-2021 school year

Hannah Han June 12, 2020

In an email to students, parents, faculty and staff, President Rick Commons announced Friday that the school will delay graduation for the class of 2021 until June 11 of next year and will continue to...

On the Front Lines

Hannah Han June 8, 2020

When an unfamiliar vehicle pulled into his driveway, Jake Schroeder '20 hurried to the window to watch as his father, a pulmonologist, stepped out onto the pavement, donning a hazmat suit. Schroeder's...

Cleo Maloney ’21 rehearses her campaign speech on Zoom before the Head Prefect Election on May 5. Printed with permission of Cleo Maloney

Prefect Council members chosen in runoff elections amid campaign controversy

Tessa Augsberger and Sophia Musante June 4, 2020

After electing Cleo Maloney ’21 and Jonathan Cosgrove ’21 as Head Prefects on May 7, students chose their Junior and Senior Prefects following several runoff elections. Prefect Council members elected...

Chronicle Photography Editor Caitlin Chung ’20, who was recently named a U.S. Presidential Scholar, poses in front of her photograph “Third Generation” during National YoungArts Week in Miami on Jan. 10. Photo credit: Printed with permission of Caitlin Chung

YoungArts finalists receive national recognition for photography

Tessa Augsberger June 1, 2020

The National YoungArts Foundation awarded Chronicle Photography Editor Caitlin Chung ’20 and Chiemeka Offor ’21 the Art of Anthropologie YoungArts Award on May 26. The nonprofit organization also...

College Board cancels June SAT, plans to administer exams monthly starting in August

Hannah Han April 15, 2020

Update: April 15 In an email to students nationwide, the College Board announced April 15 that the June 6 SAT has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Right now, public health officials have...

Social distancing: mandatory or optional?

Hannah Han April 11, 2020

As news of President Rick Commons’ email regarding the school closure spread March 11, Caleb*, who had been in the middle of coding a Java program in class, began discussing his plans for the upcoming...

Upper school deans announce that AP exams are optional

Hannah Han March 26, 2020

The upper school deans announced in a campus-wide email March 25 that the school will no longer require students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses to take AP exams at the end of the year due to the...

Co-founder of CicLAvia Aaron Paley, right, speaks about enhancing the cultural and musical scene in Los Angeles, as the four other panelists listen. Credit: Crystal Baik/Chronicle

Panelists discuss LA’s changing cultural identity during Brown Family Speaker Assembly

Hannah Han March 10, 2020

Five panelists involved in the Los Angeles arts scene discussed how they each contributed to building a central identity for the city through various mediums, including music, architecture, literature...

Commons proposes revised River Park plan to City of Los Angeles

Hannah Han March 6, 2020

In an email to the school community, President Rick Commons announced that the school submitted the draft plan for the River Park athletic facility to the City of Los Angeles, officially initiating the...

Commons responds to councilmember regarding River Park

Hannah Han March 5, 2020

President Rick Commons updated the school community in an email regarding the River Park athletic facility’s development plan and pledged to enact the changes suggested by Los Angeles Second District...

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