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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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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...

“Beam Me Up Scotty” by Nicki Minaj Album Review

Fallon Dern May 22, 2021

Nicki Minaj surprised her fans (known as the Barbs) with the re-release of her 2009 mixtape “Beam Me Up Scotty” May 14. The 23-song project has a one hour, 17 minute runtime and combines old hits...

It’s Curtains for ArcLight

Sydney Fener, Assistant A&E Editor May 18, 2021

Movie theaters worldwide sat empty this past year as COVID-19 restrictions prevented moviegoers from attending films. This lapse in profit has affected all theaters, but it hit ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific...

Everett Tolbert-Schwartz 22, CC Mesa 22 and Ash Wright 22 deliver an unscripted performance inspired by audience suggestions.

Improv groups host interactive virtual performance

Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff May 15, 2021

The school’s improvisation groups hosted one-hour performances over Zoom May 14. The Jackanapes, made up of sophomores and juniors, went live at 5 p.m., and the Scenemonkeys, composed of mostly seniors,...

Acting student Josephine Baiden 23 delivers a monologue as labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta as a part of the acting showcase.

Students portray activists through virtual acting showcase

Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff May 11, 2021

The Performing Arts Department premiered “Speak Truth to Power: Voices From Beyond the Dark,” a set of excerpts by playwright Ariel Dorfman featuring students in The Actor and the Stage courses May...

English department holds virtual showing of documentary “When the Levees Broke”

James Hess and Annabelle Nickoll May 11, 2021

The Upper School English department screened Spike Lee’s film documentary "When the Levees Broke" on Zoom May 8. The event served as contextual material for Jesmyn Ward’s novel "Salvage the Bones,"...

Eva Salas 22 and Eve Levy 22 discuss Salas inspiration behind her oil painting Warmth.

Visual and performing art students present at Arthouse

Caitlin Muñoz May 6, 2021

The Visual Arts department hosted its third virtual Arthouse of the school year May 5. The exhibition, entitled Wolvstock, was organized over Zoom to allow level two art students working across a variety...

Coming Out

Sydney Fener April 28, 2021

When Jamie Kim-Worthington ’22 checked Instagram and saw all of the support and positivity that actor Elliot Page received after coming out as transgender, he said he felt very reassured. The response...

Chasing Trails

Tessa Augsberger April 22, 2021

From the dusty browns of Fryman Canyon to the dazzling blues of Temescal Canyon and the murky greens of Will Rogers State Historic Park, the hiking trails of Los Angeles paint a picture of the city as...

Students enrolled in various visual arts courses reconnect with their peers in the same classroom on campus again, but this time requiring masks and social distancing.

Visual arts students come back to campus for classes

Keira Jameson March 28, 2021

As the rest of the community has begun its return to campus, the school has welcomed back visual and performing arts students. Those taking performing arts have had the opportunity to return to campus...

Trigger Warning: Controversial Content

Trigger Warning: Controversial Content

Caitlin Muñoz March 26, 2021

When India Spencer ’21 clicked on a Zoom link for the Community Flex Time webinar on Jan. 14, she anticipated that the school would acknowledge a trend of depleted mental health and hoped for a sensitive...

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