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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

After not seeing each other in person for a few weeks, Wolfy and Walter reunite on campus when they are placed in the same cohort.

Comic-Chron No. 3

Sophia Evans March 26, 2021

Comic-Chron is a new series by The Chronicle. Every issue, we publish a comic illustrating important news updates and interesting stories. This issue, Comic-Chron emphasizes the long-awaited return to...

US Weekly Editor-In-Chief speaks to EMPOWER

Sophia Musante March 25, 2021

The EMPOWER club invited journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of US Weekly Janice Min (Will Sheehy '22, Tate Sheehy '24) to speak about her experiences in a historically male-dominated field March 23. Club...

Build-a-Thon encourages student innovation

Alex Hahn March 21, 2021

The HW Venture club held their very first Build-a-Thon event March 20 in which students in groups of four cooperated to innovate an original business product. Venture and Immersion worked together to...

Youth Ending Hunger club hosts art auction to benefit foster youth

Fallon Dern and Leo Saperstein March 20, 2021

The Youth Ending Hunger (YEH) club announced students can gain community service hours by donating their art pieces to the club in an email sent March 19. The pieces will then be auctioned off to parents...

Administrator and alum teaches Venture members about personal and professional branding

Paul Kurgan March 17, 2021

Head of Communications and Strategic Initiatives Ari Engelberg '89 led a Venture workshop on the intricacies behind the branding of distinguished businesses and his advice in creating personal brands March...

Character Beth Harmons rise to prominence in The Queens Gambit inspired an increase in chess set and book sales in the U.S.

Netflix and Chess

Paul Kurgan March 12, 2021

Netflix’s “The Queen's Gambit” debut in October has since sparked a surge of interest in chess, causing an 87% increase in purchased chess sets and raising chess book sales by 603% in the US. The...

Julianna Ross 22 and Kendra Ross 23 pose behind the donations they received for Casa Hogar Sonrisa de Ángeles, which is located in Tijuana, Mexico.

Bear Boxes Club Goes International

Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff March 10, 2021

The Bear Boxes club, which aims to help children in foreign countries receive quality education, hosted a drive to benefit Casa Hogar Sonrisa de Ángeles, an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. Roughly 20 students...

Toiletry drive to benefit the Harold Robinson Foundation

Karen Wu March 8, 2021

Nicole Rich '21 organized a toiletry drive through Community Council for the Harold Robinson Foundation (HRF), a nonprofit that supports disadvantaged children in South Los Angeles. "I am excited to...

Chance Walker 21 and Izzy Welsh 22 moderate the mental health discussion with panelists Natalie Margolin 10 and Ben Platt 10.

Tony Award winner Ben Platt ’10 and award-winning playwright Natalie Margolin ’10 participate in student-led mental health discussion

Katharine Steers March 5, 2021

Award-winning playwright Natalie Margolin ’10 and actor Ben Platt ’10 spoke to students about their experiences with mental health during a Community Flex Time webinar Thursday. Members of Bring...

Todd Jackson 99 smiles as he speaks to students in the Venture club about his work. Photo

Alumnus and former Google employee presents to Venture

Paul Kurgan February 26, 2021

HW Venture hosted First Round partner Todd Jackson '99 for a presentation about tech entrepreneurship and his advice on succeeding in the competitive industry Feb. 25. Jackson highlighted crucial decisions...

Juniors organize on-campus book drive

Juniors organize on-campus book drive

Fallon Dern February 23, 2021

Sawyer Strasberg '22, Talia Tepper '22 and Lily Saada '22 hosted an on-campus book drive with Community Council on Feb. 20. They partnered with Wise Readers to Leaders, an organization that helps low-income...

Illustration credit: Sophia Evans/Chronicle

Comic-Chron No. 2

Sophia Evans February 18, 2021

Introducing the second edition of Comic-Chron! Comic-Chron is a new series by The Chronicle. Every issue, we publish a comic illustrating important news updates and interesting stories. This...

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