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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

JONES STRIKES A POSE: Upper School Dean Chris Jones, who will replace Beth Slattery as Upper School Deans Department Head beginning July 1, 2020, sits in his office and smiles.
Frank Jiang / Chronicle

Jones promoted to Chair of Deans

Lindsay Wu November 14, 2019

Effective July 1, 2020, Upper School Dean Chris Jones will replace Beth Slattery as Upper School Deans Department Head, following her promotion to Head of Upper School. Jones's Past During his eight years...

Letter from the Editors: Better Together

Letter from the Editors: Better Together

Lindsay Wu August 29, 2019

BREAKING NEWS. It seems as if the words flash across our phone screens, laptops and television sets every other minute. In this current day and age, often the only constant is the endless stream of new...

WALK IN THE PARK: The school unveiled plans to turn Weddington Golf & Tennis into River Park in a realistic computer generated design. In the proposed plan, the new facilities will include an athletic center, multiple fields and eco-friendly green spaces.

School announces plans for River Park

Lindsay Wu August 28, 2019

After a year-long design process, the school has released draft site plans for its River Park campus, which will offer athletic and recreational facilities to both the Harvard-Westlake and Studio City...

Students walk to their cars parked on Halkirk Street. Beginning the next school year, the school will enforce stricter regulations in order to prevent students from parking in neighboring streets near the upper school campus.

School to enforce current parking policies, introduce revised prices for student drivers

Lindsay Wu May 30, 2019

To improve relations with its neighbors and combat its parking shortage, the school will implement new policies for student drivers beginning in the fall of 2019. Starting next year, the school will...

The seniors of Advanced Dance II perform their final group piece as a class.  Credit: Lindsay Wu/ Chronicle

Students perform in end-of-year dance showcase

Lindsay Wu May 3, 2019

Advanced Dance I and II students performed solos, duets and group pieces in the annual end-of-year showcase in the dance studio May 3. To open the show, the juniors of Advanced Dance II danced to...

Illustration by Sam Ko 19.

Giving Back: Celebrating Earth Day on Campus

Lindsay Wu May 1, 2019

As Izzy Llevat ’20 walked to her second period class April 22, she noticed something out of the ordinary: hundreds of water bottles hanging from strings on the ceiling of her science classroom, Munger...

Our fifth quarter culture

Lindsay Wu May 1, 2019

There are 36 days until summer, according to one of my classmates. Though he has announced the latest count after each eighth period math class since October, the end of the school year is now almost...

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins, right, shakes hands with President Rick Commons.  Credit: Caitlin Chung/ Chronicle

Former Poet Laureate recites poetry at Brown Family Assembly

Lindsay Wu April 24, 2019

Former U.S. Poet Laureate, former New York State Poet and Distinguished Professor Billy Collins discussed the nature of relationships by reading selections of his writing at the annual Brown Family Assembly...

Seniors to face no consequences for skipping class Coachella Friday

Lindsay Wu April 9, 2019

Due to joint planning between Prefect Council and the school, seniors will not be punished for missing class April 12, which is both “Coachella Friday” and this year’s Senior Skip Day, Head of Upper...

Locals oppose new plans to expand Burbank airport

Lindsay Wu March 24, 2019

As part of their ongoing protest regarding recently increased air traffic, Los Angeles residents submitted comprehensive comments to the Federal Aviation Administration opposing its plans to expand the...

Students protest to raise awareness for environmental problems

Lindsay Wu March 23, 2019

In order to demand action regarding climate change, students skipped class to participate in an international, youth-led strike at Los Angeles City Hall on March 15. In the past four years, global...

School subpoenaed amid college cheating scandal

Lindsay Wu March 15, 2019

Amid the college admissions cheating scandal, the school received subpoenas to provide prosecutors with records of two alumni March 14, Head of Communications Ari Engelberg ’89 said. The scandal...

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