Fiona*: Self Identifies as: Less than well-off Transportation: This year, Fiona takes the bus. She doesn’t think a new car is within her family’s budget. Financial Aid: Fiona’s family receives financial aid for a majority of the tuition, with her family paying less than $100 per month, she said. “The first year I got to […]
The Monday that Assassin started, Head Prefect Cate Wolfen ’17 saw the game as a way for students to have fun together, although it could be distracting to their schoolwork at times. The next day, she saw the game in an entirely new light. After hearing news of the Manchester attack that claimed many lives, […]
After discussing genetic mutations in AP Biology, the conversation took a lighthearted turn to talk about a condition more relatable to students. The symptoms for “senioritis,” including lack of motivation and oversleeping, seemed all too familiar to Eitán Sneider ’17. While he listed the side effects, Sneider’s teacher stared unfalteringly at him, confirming his diagnosis. […]
Last month, when Governor Jerry Brown declared an end to the six-year drought that plagued California, Environmental Club leader Hannah Tuchman ’17 breathed a sign of relief, but reminded herself that the steps taken to reduce water usage at school needed to be continued. “I also think saying the drought was over may be true […]
After a summer of interning at Otium, a restaurant in Downtown L.A., Oliver Friedman ‘17 fell in love with cooking and working in the hospitality industry. He realized that he wanted to learn more about the process that goes into creating new restaurants and hotels, but at the same time he did not see himself […]
Vodka and tequila bottles rested on a basement table. Bongs, vaporizers and weed pens were scattered around the room. It was around 10 p.m. on a Saturday evening, and after a stressful academic week, Bradley* ’18 said he needed to relax. He had taken a few “pulls” from a weed pen, and he was just […]
Tim’s ’18* mom walks into his room as Pornhub.com was displayed on his computer screen. He quickly shuts it as his face begins to feel hot and turns bright red with embarrassment. He nervously disregards the pornographic video as a random pop-up. While his mom’s face erupts in anger, Tim is confused as he had […]
As Upper School History Department Head Greg Gonzalez and history teacher Francine Werner discuss the age-old debate in the history community about teaching a Eurocentric world history, other teachers in the history office can’t help but chime in. “Is this the ‘all-west versus the rest’ discussion?” asks one teacher passing by. As the topic of […]
In eighth grade at Harvard-Westlake, there is one quote that every student will read in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It is Atticus Finch telling his daughter Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in […]
On any given Monday morning, Chalmers 307 is buzzing. The room is packed with more than 30 students and faculty members, eager to debate and discuss race-related issues. The noise level climbs as friends catch up and the student leaders prepare to begin. A single guiding question, posed by one of the five student leaders, […]