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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Students recognized for achievements in language classes

Kaitlin Musante May 16, 2017

The Foreign Languages Department inducted students into the World Languages Honors Society in celebration of their achievements in studying Spanish, French, Chinese and Latin on May 16. In addition to...

Students with grade point averages in the top 20 percent of their class are inducted into the National Cum Laude Society. Credit: Kaitlin Musante/Chronicle

57 seniors inducted into the National Cum Laude Society

Kaitlin Musante May 15, 2017

Head of Harvard-Westlake School Jeanne Huybrechts led the ceremony to induct 57 seniors with grade point averages in the top 20 percent of their class into the National Cum Laude Society on Monday. The...

Student wins North American School Scrabble Championship

Kaitlin Musante May 10, 2017

Zach Ansell '22, along with partner Jem Burch, won the 15th annual North American School Scrabble Championship on April 23 after defeating dozens of teams. In recognition of their successes against the...

Community Council extends deadline

Kaitlin Musante April 30, 2017

Applications to join Community Council were due Friday at 2:40, after the deadline was extended due to an oversight on timing. Since the applications were originally due the day students returned from...

Senior prank falls without a splash

Kaitlin Musante April 29, 2017

Security guards thwarted an attempt at a senior prank following the Head Prefect election assembly in Taper Gym on March 29. The seniors planned to throw water balloons at the underclassmen as they exited...

Future Head Prefect Julia Cosgrove 18 speaks to the sophomore and junior classes March 29. Credit: Lucas Gelfond

Sophomores, juniors elect next year’s Head Prefects

Kaitlin Musante March 30, 2017

Wilder Short ’18 and Julia Cosgrove ’18 will serve as Head Prefects for the 2017-2018 school year. Short and Cosgrove, along with JP Cherry '18 and Princie Kim '18, delivered speeches promoting their...

Campus experiences brief power outage

Kaitlin Musante March 10, 2017

The upper school campus experienced an area affected power outage during fourth period Friday. The power went out at 11:11 a.m. and was fixed by 11:20 a.m.. According the Department of Water and Power,...

Jason Collins ’97 featured in museum exhibit

Kaitlin Musante March 3, 2017

Jason Collins ’97 is featured in an exhibit in the National African-American Museum recognizing his bravery in becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in any of America’s four major professional...

Say cheese: alumni capture student life with photos

Kaitlin Musante February 15, 2017

Visual arts teacher Kevin O’Malley commissioned three alumni to take photographs of alumni and students for an upcoming art show titled ‘Decades.’ Curatorial assistant at the Hammer Museum January...

Photography I students shared their artwork with their parents at Mondays showcase.
Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Photography I students showcase first semester art

Kaitlin Musante February 6, 2017

Photography I students showcased projects from first semester at an art show Monday during Activities. The showcase included self portraits inspired by a mentor of the student's choice, camera-less...

Students, faculty and parents observed the work of Photography III students for their project about Black Lives Matter.
Credit: Kaitlin Musante/Chronicle

Photography students present ‘How Black Lives Matter to Me’ project

Kaitlin Musante January 23, 2017

Photography III students shared their project “How Black Lives Matter to Me,” a showcase focusing on diversity and race, during break on Monday. Visual arts teacher Kevin O'Malley asked the seniors...

Students recognized in Chinese essay-writing contest

Kaitlin Musante January 11, 2017

Eight students in various Chinese classes received awards in an essay contest run by the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools. The contest was divided into three categories of submission:...

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