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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Marisol Ordonez: Director of HR

Jenny Li August 31, 2017

Marisol Ordonez will return as Director of Human Resources after serving as the maternity leave replacement last February. As the Director of Human Resources, Ordonez said that she hopes to expand and...

Future Horizons Club welcomes law enforcement officers. Credit: Jenny Li/Chronicle

Law and order: Future Horizons Club welcomes law enforcement officers

Jenny Li May 8, 2017

Law enforcement officers Tiffany Park and Vincent Cho discussed the connotations of being an officer in today’s political climate Monday during Activities. The discussion was part of Future Horizons...

Book Club Vice President Kat Edmiston 17 discusses books with high school students in foster care at the Literacy Event at Celebration Orientation at Pasadena City College on April 20. Printed with permission of Rachel Seplow 17.

Volunteers give out books to foster care students

Jenny Li April 30, 2017

Student volunteers handed out used books to high school kids in foster care at the Literacy Event at Celebration Orientation at Pasadena City College on April 29. The Book Club collected almost 150 used...

Ryan Wixen plays dodgeball as part of the Festival to Spring on March 30. Credit: Jenny Li/Chronicle

School rings in break with Festival to Spring

Jenny Li April 17, 2017

Students and faculty played dodgeball and Wii Karaoke and ate In-N-Out Burger during the Festival of Spring March 31 in anticipation for Spring Break. Hosted by Community and Character Committee, the...

Brown Family Speaker and LACMA Director Michael Govan speaks to students at an all-school assembly March 20. Credit: Sofia Heller/Chronicle

LACMA Director discusses managing museum at Brown Family Assembly

Jenny Li March 20, 2017

Students watched a truck carry a 350-ton California boulder, now known as “Levitated Mass,” to the Los Angeles County of Art on the screen at the annual Brown Family Assembly today as speaker and Director...

Aeden Gasser-Brennan ’19 and Ben Adelstein from Grover Cleveland High School win the 2017 California State VRC High School Championship at Pomona. Credit: Printed with permission of Aeden Gasser-Brennan

Robotics club member wins state championship

Jenny Li March 15, 2017

Robotics club member Aeden Gasser-Brennan ’19 won the 2017 California State VRC High School Championship in Pomona on March 11 with team member Ben Adelstein from Grover Cleveland High School. The...

Dancers address diversity in Love showcase

Dancers address diversity in ‘Love’ showcase

Jenny Li March 5, 2017

Students and faculty danced in response to recent global events at the Upper School Dance Concert March 3-5 in the Rugby Auditorium. “In difficult times, we need one another.  This is our way of giving...

Amanda Offor 18 and Batia  Blank 18 pack bags of food for underprivileged communities while Isabelle Eshragi 18 fills bags with food. Printed with permission of Shauna Altieri.

Students participate in Community Service Week

Jenny Li March 3, 2017

Students packed lunches for the homeless, spoke with previously incarcerated members from Homeboy Industries and celebrated their completion of service hours with Dippin’ Dots during Community Service...

Director of Kutler Center and Summer Programs Jim Patterson works at the schools booth at the Summer Days CAMP Fair to promote summer programs to prospective families. Credit: Jenny Li/Chronicle

Faculty members promote school’s summer programs

Jenny Li February 26, 2017

Faculty members worked a booth and invited families to attend upcoming summer programs at the Parent Education League’s 5th Annual 'Summer Days' CAMP Fair on Sunday at the Skirball Cultural Center. Director...

Students sat on the HW Works Internship Panel to offer their advice to their peers interested in seeking an internship this summer. Credit: Jenny Li/Chronicle

Peers offer advice for internships, summer opportunities

Jenny Li February 22, 2017

Students with previous internship experiences led a discussion and gave advice to students interested in summer opportunities today in the Kutler Center as a part of the HW Works internship program. Student...

Aileen Cano ’18 talks with another student at a multicultural brunch designed to foster diversity at the Feldman-Horn Gallery on Jan. 30. The brunch meant to give students an opportunity to come together, regardless of their ethnicity. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Groups brunch over multiculturalism, gender

Jenny Li February 15, 2017

Student-led affinity groups including the Latin American Student Organization; Black Leadership, Awareness and Culture Club; Gender and Sexuality Awareness Club and La Femme hosted a multicultural brunch...

Club members of Habitat for Humanity went on their first build trip of the year in Montebello.
Credit: Printed with permission of Casey Crosson 17

Habitat for Humanity goes on year’s first build trip

Jenny Li February 6, 2017

Students painted moldings, cleaned rooms and built shelves at two build sites Saturday for Habitat for Humanity’s first build of the year in Montebello. “Habitat for Humanity is a great cause that...

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