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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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Getty-ing Down to Business

Kriste An August 25, 2022

As Olivia Suddleson '24 stepped into the interior of the Getty Museum, she said she could not contain her excitement. She said the thought of seeing her photograph on display alongside the paintings, sculptures...

Gisele Stigi 22 performs 7 Nation Army by the White Stripes during the annual Senior Solo Night.

Seniors perform at annual Senior Solo Night

Davis Marks June 3, 2022

Seniors from the choral program performed at the annual Senior Solo Night in Rugby Theatre on May 31. The show, hosted by Joy Ho '22, Marine Degryse '22 and Gisele Stigi '22, featured an individual performance...

The cast members of “The Insitute’s Prisoner,” written
by Carina Villanova ’22, gather for Playwrights Festival rehearsal in the Drama Lab.

Theater the wright way

Jina Jeon May 29, 2022

The school will hold its annual Playwrights Festival in Rugby Theater on May 26 and 27. The event will feature 14 student-written plays across two nights, with seven plays per night. The Playwrights Festival...

Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

Depp v. Heard: Trying the truth

Vasilia Yordanova and Natalie Cosgrove May 26, 2022

Grace Adams ’24 said she was unfamiliar with the name Amber Heard until about a year ago. However, she said she was jarred by the claims of abuse the American actress put out about one of Adams’s favorite...

Members of Chamber Singers, Bel Canto, Wolverine Chorus and Jazz Singers prepare to sing the National Anthem alongside other school choirs at Angel Stadium.

Choirs perform at Angel Stadium

Davis Marks May 8, 2022

Choral students performed at a baseball game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Friday. Members of Chamber Singers, Bel Canto, Wolverine Chorus and Jazz Singers joined other local schools' choirs to perform...

Dance students perform in an outdoor showcase during Multicultural Fair.

Dance students perform in outdoor showcase

Chloe Park and Grant Park May 7, 2022

Advanced Dance I: Choreography students performed in an immersive dance showcase in the outdoor hallway between Mudd Library and Seaver during the school's Multicultural Fair on May 5. Director of Dance...

The Batman movie review

“The Batman” movie review

Charlie Seymour March 29, 2022

Vengeance. That is the driving force behind Matt Reeves’s The Batman: a gritty, neo-noir investigative take on the iconic Dark Knight. The film contained the typical components the Batman audience has...

Illustrated by Alexa Druyanoff

Dancing Through Stages of Metamorphosis

Vasilia Yordanova March 26, 2022

Upper school dance students performed in the contemporary dance concert “Metamorphosis: A Celebration of Transformation,” on March 11-13.  Dancer Cherry Li ’22 said the show is titled “Metamorphosis”...

Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

The Walk To Fame

Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff March 26, 2022

Fatigued from the rush hour drive from Santa Monica to Hollywood, a 10-year-old Penelope Figueroa ’23 waited among dozens of other child actors contending for a role on Disney Channel. Figueroa, then...

Spring Break-Down

March 24, 2022

Best Flicks at Westflix

Best Flicks at Westflix

Georgia Goldberg, Assistant A&E Editor March 24, 2022

The lights of the TCL Chinese Theatre shine upon actor and filmmaker Jordan Peele as he announces the 11 student films about to be showcased at Westflix. Westflix is a student-organized film festival that...

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