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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

HW: how to survive

Isabelle Eshraghi June 1, 2018

If I had warned my sixth grade self about my least favorite Harvard-Westlake experiences, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here writing this column. If I knew about the lack of sleep, the competitiveness...

Students perform in spring jazz concert

Isabelle Eshraghi May 31, 2017

Middle and upper school jazz musicians performed in the annual spring jazz concert on April 29 in the Upper School Rugby Auditorium. Students performed a wide variety of pieces including songs from World...

Arianna Shooshani ’18 was recognized by the YoungArts organization as a finalist for her submitted photography. Shooshani submitted five pieces in a unified body of work and five of her strongest photographs to YoungArts this year. Credit: Printed with permission of Ariana Shooshani 18

YoungArts names upper school photographer, singer as finalists in nationwide art competition

Isabelle Eshraghi November 29, 2016

YoungArts recognized Arianna Shooshani ’18 and Elizabeth Gaba ’17 as finalists for their 2017 contest submissions. Shooshani and Gaba were among the 691 artists selected out of a pool of 7,970 applicants...

Printed with permission of Cheri Gaulke.

Gaulke to screen several short films in Ahmanson

Isabelle Eshraghi October 5, 2016

Visual Arts Department Head Cheri Gaulke will screen her film "I Am Be" as well as several teen public service announcements in Ahmanson Lecture Hall Thursday at 7 p.m. Gaulke was inspired to create this...

Department receives three new kilns

Isabelle Eshraghi September 9, 2016

Three new 4,000 pound kilns were delivered by crane to the upper school visual arts department on Aug. 19. These new kilns are replacements for older kilns that have been at the Upper School for more than...

PUTTING ON A SHOW: Jessica Brandon ’16 (left in black) sings her duet with Adam Yaron ’16 (right in white shirt).

Choir students perform ‘Give My Regards to Cabaret’

Isabelle Eshraghi May 25, 2016

Choir students performed in “Give My Regards to Cabaret” Friday and Sunday. Students in Bel Canto, Chamber Singers, Wolverine Chorus and Jazz Singers performed a variety of Broadway songs in Rugby...

Choral students to perform cabaret

Isabelle Eshraghi April 29, 2016

Choral students will perform “Give My Regards to Cabaret” May 20 in the Rugby Theater. The show is a tribute to Broadway. This will be the final performance directed by choir teacher Rodger Guerrero,...

Students receive Scholastic Art Awards

Isabelle Eshraghi February 12, 2016

Photography Gold Key Arianna Shooshani ’18 Naomi Barlava ’17 Gabi Berchtold ’18 Natalie Choi ’18 Maddy Daum ’18 Oceania Eshraghi ’18 Karina Guo ’18 Abbie Howell ’18 Nicole Kim...

Jonathan Damico 18 writes code in the robotics room. Credit: Isabelle Eshraghi/Chronicle

Jonathan Damico ’18 balances coding, robotics and business

Isabelle Eshraghi January 18, 2016

In the robotics room, a 3D printer beeps and whirrs, robots perch on every surface possible and students are hard at work preparing for another robotics competition. Members of the robotics team are working...

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