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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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Netflix Revamped

Becca Berlin August 25, 2021

Upon the release of the first “Twilight” film in 2008, millions of moviegoers across the world packed theaters, eager to indulge in the film’s forests, vampires and soundtrack. Although teenagers...

Celebrating the Queen: Respect Film Review

Celebrating the “Queen”: “Respect” Film Review

Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff August 25, 2021

“Respect," the new biographical film depicting the life of singer Aretha Franklin, is fantastic, balancing both originality and historical accuracy with a keen storytelling eye. Actress Jennifer Hudson...

Happier Than Ever review

Happier Than Ever review

Natalie Cosgrove August 25, 2021

From Billie Eilish’s first EP at 15, to her latest album at 19, Eilish’s fans have watched the singer evolve with every piece of work she releases. Her listeners have followed her transformation from...

Live performances to resume

Live performances to resume

Georgia Goldberg August 25, 2021

Performing arts return in-person this school year, though there will be modifications in rehearsal due to COVID-19. Classes and performances will remain as they previously were. Performing Arts Teacher...

Performing Arts Performance Links

June 26, 2021

DANCE:  Remote/Reflect:  https://vimeo.com/553842909/fbf05c69b2 Preview: https://vimeo.com/542414450/f6c795582e Windows: https://vimeo.com/503226528/ea2b8d878e MUSIC: Winter Choir Concert 2020: https://vimeo.com/563452788/41f092f073 Spring...

With the help of her friends and artistic colleagues, Sasha Vogel 21 energetically runs through the script of her short film Capsule.

Senior Star: Sasha Vogel

Natasha Speiss June 5, 2021

When Sasha Vogel ’21 sat down to write the script for "Capsule," her short film about a girl reliving her memories through a photograph, her mind was bursting with possibilities. As she wrote the script,...

Senior Star: Olivia Gubel

Senior Star: Olivia Gubel

Keira Jameson June 4, 2021

Olivia Gubel ’21 dipped her brush into the oil paints and sat down at her easel to paint a picture of her backyard on a summer day. As the vibrant paint glided across the canvas, she felt inspired by...

The spotlights focus in on Brandon Liang 21 as he performs onstage with the schools Jazz Band.

Senior Star: Brandon Liang

Vasilia Yordanova June 3, 2021

When saxophonist Brandon Liang ’21 stepped on stage to perform at the 2018 Worldstrides Heritage Festival in Seattle with his fellow Jazz Band musicians, adrenaline rushed through his veins. As the...

Going Analog

Going Analog

Melody Tang June 1, 2021

During the 2019 Geology trip to Death Valley, Lena Bagley ’22 captured her classmates balancing on a colossal boulder with her Minolta X-700 camera on a roll of Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film. Soon,...

Illustration by Sophia Evans

Character Tropes, Red Velvet Ropes

Milla Ben-Ezra May 31, 2021

Wrapped in a fuzzy blanket with a bowl of buttered popcorn on his lap, a 10-year-old Tom Baker ’22 snuggled alongside his parents as they shuffled through films on their family movie night. From animated...

Illustration by Sydney Fener

Framed Injustice

Caitlin Muñoz May 30, 2021

Raisa Effress ’23 picked up a large cardboard box filled with various props before leading her model through the doors of the Leica Gallery Los Angeles and out into the bright morning light. Setting...

Assistant Features Editor Milla Ben-Ezra 22, Taylor Dees 21, Ford McDill 21, Maddie Boudov 21, Emery Genga 21 and Alon Moradi 21 strike poses outside out Munger Science Center following their successful production.

Advanced Performance Studies showcases students’ acting talent with in-person performance

Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff May 27, 2021

Student actors in the Advanced Performance Studies course performed Act 1 of  “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” outside Munger Science Center on May 26. Written by Christopher Durang, the Tony...

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