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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Out of this world: Physicist lectures on how to detect gravitational waves

Luke Schneider May 1, 2019

Jonah Kanner, a research scientist at the California Institute of Technology, spoke about the detection of gravity waves in Ahmanson Lecture Hall on April 22. Kanner collaborates with the Laser Interferometer...

Protesters, lets pay attention

Protesters, let’s pay attention

Luke Schneider February 2, 2019

As the leaders of the Women’s March sparked controversy, left-wing activists had to decide if they were willing to reconcile the anti-Semitic messages of the leaders with the liberal values of the march...

Prefect Council starts ‘Tap Out’ competition

Luke Schneider January 31, 2019

Prefect Council announced Jan. 17 that Tap Out, formerly known as Assassin, will return to the Upper School this year. According to Junior Prefect Michael Lehrhoff, Tap Out differs from Assassin in...

Reduce, reuse, recycle: Speaker urges students to protect the environment

Luke Schneider December 13, 2018

Educator and artist Miles Hochhalter spoke to the Environmental Club about how disposable materials affect the planet and the necessity of environmental activism Dec. 3. Hochhalter also encouraged students...

Alumni offer career advice to students

Luke Schneider December 13, 2018

Sasha Cohen ’06 and Christine Sasaki ’13 spoke to upper school students about their careers in marketing at an event sponsored by HW Works and the Harvard-Westlake Student Alumni Association on Dec....

Volunteers for Katie Hills campaign pose for a photo. Printed with permission of Tali Tufeld.

Students intern for midterm candidates

Luke Schneider November 16, 2018

In the months leading up to the midterm elections, many students volunteered and interned for candidates across Los Angeles and California. Tali Tufeld ’20 and Griffin Gunn-Meyers ’19, two of the...

Mistreatment of the majority

Luke Schneider November 16, 2018

When people across America sit staring at their screens, watching a needle move left or right and dots on a diagram turn red or blue, it becomes easy to wonder if people are voting for the candidates themselves...

Scheduling Committee plans for 2020, begins shadowing program with specific students

Luke Schneider October 5, 2018

In order to inform the Schedule Committee of their plans to restructure the daily schedule, the committee has launched a shadow program for faculty to spend the day with a variety of different students....

Head of Upper School Laura Ross presents seniors with their class rings. Credit: Noah Aire/Chronicle

Class of 2019 attends annual ring ceremony

Luke Schneider September 16, 2018

Science teacher and Coordinator of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Nate Cardin offered the seniors advice other alums and teachers said they wished they had heard when they were seniors at the annual Ring...

Co-founder of Trill Izzy Reiff ’18 and Coco Kaleel ’20 laugh during Trill’s Launch party.  The modified app will have a greater focus on the user experience and is scheduled to launch Sept. 10.

Student app valued at $1m sells equity

Luke Schneider August 29, 2018

Co-founder of Trill Izzy Reiff ’18 and Coco Kaleel ’20 laugh during Trill’s Launch party. The modified app will have a greater focus on the user experience and is scheduled to launch Sept. 10. Ari...

Mentoring Mentors: Paige Corman ’20 tours incoming sophomores around campus. Peer Support trainees and leaders, Student Ambassadors and New Student Mentors helped at the Sophomore Orientation.

New student mentorship program has first meeting

Luke Schneider August 29, 2018

Members of the new student mentorship program met for the first time during a pre-orientation for new students Aug. 23. Counselor Michelle Bracken said the administration created the program after realizing...

Hall to retire after 35 years at the school

Luke Schneider June 1, 2018

Visual arts teacher Marianne Hall will retire after 35 years at the school. Hall has taught The History and Art of Modern Europe and The World and Drawing and Painting I, as well as other eleventh and...

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