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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Student activists hold up signs in Pershing Square to raise awareness about climate change and advocate for more government legislation addressing the environmental crisis. Credit: Siobhan Harms/Chronicle

Students leave school early to attend Global Climate Strike

Sarah Healy October 3, 2019

Upper school students skipped class to join the Global Climate Strike on Sept. 20 at Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles, raising their voices against lack of government and business action regarding...

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: The College Admissions Scandal

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: The College Admissions Scandal

Sarah Healy May 1, 2019

When Irene* came home for spring break, she was welcomed by numerous friends joking about her parents paying her way into Stanford University. Though she had read about the recent college admissions scandal,...

Junior organizes 24-hour event to stage original plays

Sarah Healy March 1, 2019

The first ever student-run Pop-Up Play Festival, also known as the “24 Hour Play Festival,” will occur in Rugby Theater on March 8 and 9. Over the course of these two days, participants will write,...

Photo illustration by Zoe Redlich

Show Me the Money: How campus ID cards have altered student perceptions of the value of money

Sarah Healy December 12, 2018

Cafeteria cashier Phairot Janthep’s daily routine consists of greeting students, some by name, who come in daily to buy their lunches, snacks and drinks. Seeing everyone who comes to the cafeteria, Janthep...

Meditating on Medication: Exploring the Presence of Alternative Practices in Modern Medicine

Meditating on Medication: Exploring the Presence of Alternative Practices in Modern Medicine

Sarah Healy October 4, 2018

For Tara Reddy ’20, sitting on the cold cement of her back porch with her eyes closed and hands folded on her knees as the sun dips below the horizon is a daily practice. Surrounded by candles, lavender...

Theiss transitions to teaching full-time

Sarah Healy September 16, 2018

Andrew Theiss joined staff to teach computer science and lead the robotics program full-time this school year, having started at Harvard-Westlake as the part-time advisor to the US robotics team last school...

Wagerman returns as psychology teacher

Sarah Healy September 14, 2018

Seth Wagerman returned to the Interdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research department this year to teach Introduction to Psychology, as well as continue to teach Social Psychology.  Before...

Students attend WLSA conference in Jeju

Sarah Healy September 1, 2018

Students traveled to Jeju Island, South Korea to attend the World Leading Schools Association (WLSA) Conference and engaged in cultural activities and workshops. The school was a founding member of WLSA,...

HWOP performs final two shows

Sarah Healy April 27, 2018

Harvard Westlake Outreach Performers traveled to St. Martins In the Fields School and the Jewish Home for the Aging on Friday and Saturday for the last performances of the year. While visiting St. Martins,...

Students attend annual academic fair

Sarah Healy February 17, 2018

Students learned about the numerous classes available to prepare for course selection for the upcoming school year at the annual academic fair on Monday.   Sophomores and juniors received information...

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