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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

School to host television forum

Indu Pandey January 9, 2017

The school will host a forum about diversity in television featuring “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris (Leyah ’19) and “All in the Family” creator Norman Lear (Madeline ’13) Wednesday at 6:30...

Seniors apply to schools early, reach more than last year

Indu Pandey November 24, 2016

Seniors applied to colleges early action and decision by Nov. 15 in usual numbers, deans said. Roughly 95 percent of seniors applied early to at least one college, including early action schools, Upper...

Mock trial team holds tryouts, selects members

Indu Pandey October 8, 2016

The mock trial team selected 16 members, 15 with roles and one substitute member. Roles included witnesses, defendants, prosecutors and judges. Leaders held tryouts for all interested upper school students...

Club members to hold voter registration drive

Indu Pandey October 5, 2016

The Junior State of America club will host a voter registration drive throughout the school day and after school Oct. 17. The deadline to register to vote in California is Oct. 24. "We hope to register...

Teachers work on two campuses

Indu Pandey September 1, 2016

History teachers Celia Goedde and Lilas Lane will commute between the upper and middle school campuses to teach this year. The two history departments hope to use the program to better integrate the World...

English teacher Stephen Thompson is new to the department. Credit: Indu Pandey/Chronicle

Stephen Thompson: English

Indu Pandey August 30, 2016

Stephen Thompson has joined the upper school English department this fall, having completed his doctorate in English requirements in English from Cornell University earlier this year. Thompson will teach...

School screens documentary about sexual assault

Indu Pandey May 30, 2016

The school hosted a screening of “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary about incidences of sexual assault on college campuses in the United States, in Ahmanson Lecture Hall Thursday. The documentary...

Jillian Sanders 17 and Carter Begel 17 perform at the last Coffee House of the year in Chalmers Lounge. Credit: Indu Pandey/Chronicle

Prefect Council hosts last Coffee House of the school year

Indu Pandey May 30, 2016

Students preformed in the last Coffee House of the year Thursday during eighth period for exclusively seniors and after school for all students. Seniors participated in a senior-only Coffee House during...

Spanish classes go on school trip to Spain

Indu Pandey April 27, 2016

A group of 18 Spanish language students along with three faculty advisors traveled to Spain for educational immersion March 24 to April 10. Participants spent their first weekend in Madrid before attending...

JSA members run for regional office

Indu Pandey March 11, 2016

Two members of the Harvard-Westlake Junior State of America club will run for regional office positions within the organization. Lucy Kim ’19 and Eleanor Halloran ’18 declared their candidacy during...

School uses Amazon to fund financial aid

Indu Pandey February 10, 2016

Amazon customers can now use AmazonSmile to donate 0.5 percent of their purchase to the Financial Aid office. AmazonSmile allows customers to donate to a charity of their choice on eligible purchases from...

Assembly highlights February activities, events

Indu Pandey February 3, 2016

Today’s upper school assembly highlighted upcoming opportunities for students, such as the rose sale for actors in the play, the Stonecutters Magazine deadline, and logo contest for the upcoming Festival...

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