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In between online classes on campus, Chloe Fribourg ’23 and Lauren LaPorta 23 catch up as they spin together in the chairs outside the visual arts department March 9.

One year later, students return to campus following drop in COVID-19 case rates

Milla Ben-Ezra March 25, 2021

Nearly a year after the school's initial closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students and faculty returned to campus March 9, while the school begins to implement the new cohort learning structure and...

The Dangers of Anonymity

The Dangers of Anonymity

Editorial Board March 24, 2021

In October of 2020, The Chronicle published an article about the Instagram account @wokeathw, a platform dedicated to “documenting the self-destruction of an elite private school.” The article was...

From left, Prentiss Corbin 22, Jade Stanford 22, Tom Baker 22 and Kate Hassett 22 gather outside the English building.

Back To School Perspectives

Kate Burry March 17, 2021

Waking up to torrential rain pounding at my window and snoozing 30 minutes past my alarm, the finale of my 364-day hiatus from in-person school was off to an inauspicious start. However, as soon as I made...

Students wearing masks pose in front of a storefront on Sawtelle Boulevard.

ASiA Club speaks with Sawtelle businesses

Charlie Seymour March 15, 2021

Asian Students in Action (ASiA) club members gathered on Sawtelle Boulevard in Japantown to spread awareness to local community members about the recent increase in Asian-targeted hate crimes. Those who...

President Rick Commons sent an email to the school community Friday in response to the media attention from the past week.

National media outlets publish articles critical of school’s DEI initiatives

Ethan Lachman and Kyle Reims March 13, 2021

Media outlets such as City Journal, Newsweek, Fox News and The Atlantic published articles criticizing the school over the past week, with much of their focus on the community’s anti-racism and Diversity,...

Students keep social distance between themselves while standing in line to register for their SAT tests.

School hosts distanced in-person SAT test

Milla Ben-Ezra March 11, 2021

Despite test center cancellations from other SAT testing locations in Los Angeles, students gathered on campus to take the SAT on March 13. Upon their arrival, students filled out precautionary COVID-19...

Students ate lunch socially distanced with their cohorts on the Upper Quad.

‘Back to the Future’: The Return to Campus

Leo Saperstein March 10, 2021

From the moment I stepped out of the car, I was greeted by multiple waves of friendly, unfamiliar adults who checked both my temperature and my status on various health and safety apps to ensure that I...

Julianna Ross 22 and Kendra Ross 23 pose behind the donations they received for Casa Hogar Sonrisa de Ángeles, which is located in Tijuana, Mexico.

Bear Boxes Club Goes International

Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff March 10, 2021

The Bear Boxes club, which aims to help children in foreign countries receive quality education, hosted a drive to benefit Casa Hogar Sonrisa de Ángeles, an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. Roughly 20 students...

Chance Walker 21 and Izzy Welsh 22 moderate the mental health discussion with panelists Natalie Margolin 10 and Ben Platt 10.

Tony Award winner Ben Platt ’10 and award-winning playwright Natalie Margolin ’10 participate in student-led mental health discussion

Katharine Steers March 5, 2021

Award-winning playwright Natalie Margolin ’10 and actor Ben Platt ’10 spoke to students about their experiences with mental health during a Community Flex Time webinar Thursday. Members of Bring...

The Junior Classical League hosted Eliza Dean, Taia Cheng 19 and Lauren Witmer 19, to speak about their experiences majoring in classics March 4.

It’s Classic

Natasha Speiss March 4, 2021

The Junior Classical League (JCL) club hosted college students Lauren Witmer '19, Taia Cheng '19 and Eliza Dean on a panel to discuss Classical studies after high school. The panel was moderated by Chronicle...

Todd Jackson 99 smiles as he speaks to students in the Venture club about his work. Photo

Alumnus and former Google employee presents to Venture

Paul Kurgan February 26, 2021

HW Venture hosted First Round partner Todd Jackson '99 for a presentation about tech entrepreneurship and his advice on succeeding in the competitive industry Feb. 25. Jackson highlighted crucial decisions...

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