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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Survey reveals students’ experiences

Sophie Haber December 14, 2018

Results from a survey examining student stress and sleep levels, parental expectations and cheating occurrences, taken by students of all grades last spring, showed a correlation between parent expectations...

A map of recent hate crimes in each state. Photo illustration by Sarah Healy and Astor Wu.

The Hate They Give

Sophie Haber December 12, 2018

Harsh red swastikas covered the walls of an unassuming Columbia professor's office Nov. 28. Scrawled in spray-paint, the word “Yid” was plastered above her computer screen. NYPD is investigating the...

Voting patterns shift in election, ‘blue ripple’ to affect future policy

Sophie Haber November 15, 2018

In a “blue ripple,” the Democrats took the House of Representatives and many contentious governor races in the midterm elections Nov. 6. Following a two-year period of a Republican-dominated legislature...

School to remain open despite wildfires

Sophie Haber November 11, 2018

President Rick Commons announced in an email to students and parents that school will remain open tomorrow despite local wildfires. The Woolsey Fire is burning through 83,752 acres of Ventura and Los Angeles...

Wildfires prompt evacuations

Sophie Haber November 9, 2018

As wildfires rage through Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, students are under mandatory evacuation orders. People who live south of the 101 on the Ventura Canyon line to Malibu Canyon evacuated due to...

Economics Club to bring Andrew Puzder to assembly, students threaten walkout

Sophie Haber November 4, 2018

Students are planning to walk out of an upcoming all-school assembly tomorrow set to feature Andrew Puzder, former CEO of Carl’s Jr. and former Secretary of Labor nominee for the Trump administration....

Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Sophie Haber ’19 and Digital Managing Editor Lucas Gelfond ’19 weigh in on the impact of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation Oct. 6 for their generation and the significance of gender roles.

Two staff members reflect on the Kavanaugh confirmation

Sophie Haber October 6, 2018

I’m Sophie Haber. I am lucky. Everyday, I walk through the campus gates amongst a diverse student body that respects each other for our individual passions and accomplishments. Despite the common...

Eric Zwemer speaks about honor at an assembly in 2013. Credit: Chronicle Archives

Community mourns loss of history teacher at assembly

Sophie Haber September 14, 2018

In honor of history teacher Eric Zwemer, who died yesterday, faculty shared memories of him as well as words from students at an all-school assembly before classes this morning. President Rick Commons...

Assembly to honor memory of history teacher

Assembly to honor memory of history teacher

Sophie Haber September 13, 2018

History teacher Eric Zwemer died peacefully Sept. 13, President Rick Commons said in an email to the school community. Upper school students, faculty and staff will honor his memory in an assembly tomorrow...

Credit: Lauren Nehorai/Chronicle

Integrating Immigration: Anti-Immigrant Policies and Rhetoric Hit Close to Home

Sophie Haber August 29, 2018

Blue, red and white lights flashed in front of Xenia Bernal ’19, blurred by the tears that swelled in her eyes. Bernal, a first generation Mexican-American, was in the backseat of a car driving through...

Homelessness rates rise in the valley due to a lack of affordable housing

August 29, 2018

Amidst the new artisan coffee shops and boutique clothing stores that opened along Ventura Boulevard this year, the San Fernando Valley’s homeless population continues to rise. Despite an overall decrease...

Letter from the Editors: Fighting against fake news

Letter from the Editors: Fighting against fake news

August 28, 2018

Fake news. To some, it’s the Enemy of the People; to others, it’s just a joke. However, it’s not a concept to be taken lightly. At its most, fake news can sway an election. At its least, it can falsely...

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