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Words unspoken: the N-word

Josie Abugov March 29, 2017

Courtney Nunley ’17 nervously drove through the Inglewood and Culver City area. It was winter break of her junior year and one of her first lessons with her driving instructor. The windows were rolled...

Credit: Nicole Kim/Chronicle

American Dreamers: Undocumented Immigrants and the Current Political Climate

Josie Abugov January 11, 2017

Axel Rivera de León ’18 said he saw the terror in his mother’s face when Arizona State Patrol Agents demanded she show her identification. His mom was an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and...

Jack Nordstrom ’19, right, as Marius and Maya Hinkin ’18, left, as Cosette comfort Henry Platt ’17, middle, as he is dying. Photo by Pavan Tauh/Chronicle

Vive la Révolution!

Josie Abugov November 29, 2016

After almost two months of preparation, the Upper School Performing Arts Department showcased four performances of Les Miserables on Nov. 3, 4, 5 and 6. The cast of 44 told a story of interconnected characters...

Photo illustration by Josie Abugov

The Root of the Problem: Gender Imbalance in STEM Fields

Josie Abugov October 10, 2016

As Kat Edminston ’17 scanned her Advanced Placement Microeconomics and Macroeconomics class on the first day of school, she realized she was one of three girls in the class. A few weeks later, the other...

La Femme club hosts town hall to address dress code

Josie Abugov October 7, 2016

La Femme club leaders held a town hall meeting open to all students Tuesday afternoon to discuss the newly enforced dress code with Interim Head of Upper School Liz Resnick. After Resnick informed students...

Graphic by Eshanika Chaudhary.

Rock the Vote: Students Participate in Presidential and Mayoral Election Campaigns as Summer Interns

Josie Abugov September 14, 2016

Audrey Kotick ’17 said she ventured nervously to the Hillary Clinton campaign headquarters on her first day of work in Brooklyn, New York. She would spend the rest of her summer immersed in the world...

Middle and upper school BLACC members convened at the Middle School campus for the first-ever retreat on Aug. 20. Club members heard from featured speaker Jarron Collins 97. Credit: Tina Cleveland/Chronicle

BLACC participates in first-ever retreat

Josie Abugov August 31, 2016

At the first ever Black Leadership Awareness and Culture Club retreat, guest speaker Golden State Warriors assistant coach Jarron Collins ’97 told students to work hard inside and outside of school. “The...

Teacher departs to spend time with family

Josie Abugov May 26, 2016

English teacher Caroline Miller will leave at the end of the school year. She will move to Edgeworth, Pa. to teach at Sewickley Academy. During her four years at Harvard-Westlake, Miller taught the sophomore...

KHWS returns after three-month hiatus

Josie Abugov May 25, 2016

After a three-month hiatus, KHWS student radio returned on air April 25. Club leaders had to find a replacement broadcasting service after the one the club previously used, live365, went bankrupt. “It...

Matteo Lauto ’18 and Sakura Price ’18 walk to class wearing skirts as part of a La Femme Club event to promote Women’s History Month and spread awareness for rape prevention. Printed with permission of Sohni Kaur

Club promotes Women’s History Month activities

Josie Abugov April 27, 2016

The La Femme club organized events daily from March 21-24 to support Women’s History Month and plans to promote Denim Day April 27. The feminist group aims to raise awareness about gender equality and...

Jazz Band to travel to Spain, Portugal on spring break trip

Josie Abugov March 14, 2016

Jazz Band students and a select group of Studio Jazz Band seniors will tour Spain and Portugal during spring break. They will depart from Los Angeles March 25 and travel to Granada, Seville and Lisbon,...

Josie Abugov

In response to #OscarSoWhite

Josie Abugov February 11, 2016

At the dinner table a few weeks ago, my mom told me about a little known director named Colin Trevorrow, his only film experience a low-budget movie in the Sundance Film Festival. Steven Spielberg noticed...

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