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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Students perform in spring jazz concert

Isabelle Eshraghi May 31, 2017

Middle and upper school jazz musicians performed in the annual spring jazz concert on April 29 in the Upper School Rugby Auditorium. Students performed a wide variety of pieces including songs from World...

Alumna debuts in “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway

Alexandra So April 26, 2017

Beanie Feldstein ’11 made her Broadway debut April 20 in "Hello, Dolly!" as Minnie Fay, a shopgirl working in the hat shop of Irene Molloy, a widow who is searching for romance. "Hello, Dolly!" is a...

Alumnus makes Time 100 list

Kate Schrage April 26, 2017

Time Magazine named Ben Platt '11 one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2017 April 20, following his starring role in the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen." The alum, best known for performances...

Dance Dance Revolution

Eshanika Chaudhary March 29, 2017

Advanced Dance II students, guest performers and faculty danced in response to recent global events at the Upper School Dance Concert from March 3 to 5 in the Rugby Theater. "In difficult times, we need...

Playwrights cast list announced

Gabi Berchtold March 22, 2017

Playwrights Festival producer and performing arts teacher Christopher Moore announced the cast list for 12 plays that comprise the 2017 Playwrights Festival. The cast list is as follows: PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL...

12 plays selected for Playwrights Festival

Sarah Lee March 4, 2017

Performing arts teacher and Playwrights Festival producer Christopher Moore announced the titles of 12 plays that the school will produce for the 2017 Playwrights Festival. The Reading and Selection Committee,...

Students showcase films at SCREEN Festival

Jenny Li March 2, 2017

Student videographers Becca Frischling ’19, Xenia Bernal ’19, Kyle Reims ‘21 and Angel Hoyang ’18 will be showcasing films “Peace by Piece: The Story of Harry Davids” and “From Farm to Cup”...

Refugee film maker speaks to visual arts students

Gabi Berchtold February 17, 2017

Khadim Dai, a Hazara refugee, visited visual arts classes to talk about his life as a refugee and his career as a filmographer documenting his own struggle and that of others. Dai was born in Afghanistan,...

Visual arts teacher’s short film selected for Ann Arbor Film Festival

Caty Szeto February 17, 2017

Visual arts teacher Alyssa Sherwood's short film "Lakedoll" is among the few films that were selected for the Ann Arbor film festival and will screen for the first time in March in Ann Arbor, Michigan. "Lakedoll"...

Concert to promote tolerance

Sarah Lee February 17, 2017

Advanced Dance II students, as well as 25 guest dancers, will hold their annual concert March 3-5. Though the concert’s theme has not been revealed yet, performing arts teacher Cynthia Winter said...

Students named Scholastic Art & Writing Award recipients

Kate Schrage February 6, 2017

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards named 119 students as gold key, silver key and honorable mention recipients for the regional competition on Friday. Sixteen students were awarded for writing and...

Digital Storytellers to travel to D.C. for Inauguration

Sarah Lee January 11, 2017

Photographers and filmmakers will travel to Washington, D.C. Jan. 15-21 for the HW Go! trip to the presidential inauguration. Students on the trip will make projects that try to depict the American political...

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