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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

President Rick Commons addresses the school community during Convocation.

School community gathers for in-person Convocation

Grant Park August 27, 2021

As students and faculty gathered for the ninth annual all-school convocation on the Ted Slavin Field, Head Prefects Jade Stanford ’22 and Quincey Dern ’22 emphasized the importance of living in the...

Students gather on The Quad during lunch on the first day of school while scrolling through their cell phones.

Administration implements updated cell phone policy

Lucas Cohen D'Arbeloff and Kriste An August 26, 2021

Upper school students will be required to place their cell phones in caddies during classes, Head of Upper School Beth Slattery announced in an email Aug. 23. Slattery said the administration implemented...

California removes most state-wide COVID-19 restrictions

James Hess June 15, 2021

California lifted many restrictions on masking, social distancing and capacity limits June 15. The measure follows a prolonged decrease in the rate of COVID-19 cases across the state, which has also administered...

Sophomores shadow school alumni through Career Day program

Lucas Cohen D'Arbeloff June 11, 2021

HW Works hosted Career Day, an opportunity for sophomores to shadow school alumni and parents in their professions June 10. The event took place both virtually and in person, as some students traveled...

2021 Student awards announced

James Hess June 3, 2021

Valedictorian –– Katarina Cheng ’21    Salutatorian –– Navid Ghodsi ’21    Bishop’s medal and Veritas Award –– Chelsea Cho ’21, Jonathan Cosgrove ’21 and Felicity...

Californians 16 and older to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Sandra Koretz March 31, 2021

All Californians 16 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 15 according to new California guidelines, allowing many upper school students to be vaccinated. In addition,...

The construction at Sportsmens Lodge Hotel located on the intersection of Coldwater Boulevard and Ventura Boulevard continues.

Construction at Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel moves ahead

Ava Fattahi March 28, 2021

The centuries-old Studio City gathering place known as Sportsmen's Lodge is currently in the process of a $100 million renovation to become an outdoor mall with locally-based chain restaurants and name-brand...

Delegates win at Marymount MUN

Delegates win at Marymount MUN

Julian Andreone March 27, 2021

A group of 12 members of the school's Model United Nations (MUN) club participated virtually in the Marymount Model United Nations Conference (MM-MUN) on March 14. Students served as delegates for Afghanistan,...

Venture hosts female entrepreneurial panel

Annabelle Nickoll March 15, 2021

HW Venture hosted a Women in Entrepreneurship panel in honor of Women’s History Month with speakers Anna Barber and Kalika Yap on March 10 after school on Zoom. Barber is a partner at M13 Ventures, a...

Students wearing masks pose in front of a storefront on Sawtelle Boulevard.

ASiA Club speaks with Sawtelle businesses

Charlie Seymour March 15, 2021

Asian Students in Action (ASiA) club members gathered on Sawtelle Boulevard in Japantown to spread awareness to local community members about the recent increase in Asian-targeted hate crimes. Those who...

Students keep social distance between themselves while standing in line to register for their SAT tests.

School hosts distanced in-person SAT test

Milla Ben-Ezra March 11, 2021

Despite test center cancellations from other SAT testing locations in Los Angeles, students gathered on campus to take the SAT on March 13. Upon their arrival, students filled out precautionary COVID-19...

Prefect Council announces reopening of on-campus activities

Natalie Cosgrove February 3, 2021

Prefect Council announced the reopening of on-campus activities over President Day weekend for upper school students via email Wednesday. During the fall, students had the opportunity to participate in...

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