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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Affinity group leaders organized meetings to celebrate their cultures and discuss their shared identities with upper school students from May 4 to 8 during Multicultural Week. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual event was hosted online through Zoom. Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

Multicultural Week celebrated over Zoom

Sarah Mittleman June 4, 2020

The school’s annual Multicultural Week took place with 10 affinity groups each receiving a 30-minute slot during lunch break to celebrate their cultures May 4, all from the comfort of their own homes. Affinity...

Cleo Maloney ’21 rehearses her campaign speech on Zoom before the Head Prefect Election on May 5. Printed with permission of Cleo Maloney

Prefect Council members chosen in runoff elections amid campaign controversy

Tessa Augsberger and Sophia Musante June 4, 2020

After electing Cleo Maloney ’21 and Jonathan Cosgrove ’21 as Head Prefects on May 7, students chose their Junior and Senior Prefects following several runoff elections. Prefect Council members elected...

Alumni, students send letters to the school requesting internal action to help attain racial equality

Alumni, students send letters to the school requesting internal action to help attain racial equality

Ethan Lachman June 3, 2020

In response to nationwide protests against racial injustice, alumni sent two letters to the administration this week asking the school to more directly address racism within the school community and play...

Coronavirus Live Updates

Coronavirus Live Updates

Frank Jiang May 20, 2020

For a case map tracking the spread of COVID-19, click here. Update: May 20, 12:02 p.m. School seeks clarification from Public Health Department regarding drive-through graduation Despite the recently...

Book Buy Back will take place online

Book Buy Back will take place online

Chronicle Staff May 19, 2020

Book Buy Back will be held online for the 2019-2020 school year due to the coronavirus pandemic. For more information, visit the Book Buy Back website.

Prefect Councils The Quad allows students to Zoom into new events

Prefect Council’s ‘The Quad’ allows students to ‘Zoom’ into new events

Jaidev Pant April 30, 2020

In an email sent to the student body April 28, the school announced the creation of The Quad, a platform designed as an online hub for students to access and sign up for upper school events. Prefect Council,...

Linebacker Spencer Felix 21 uses a hose as a replacement for ropes while working out at home during the quarantine period. Printed with permission of Spencer Felix.

The grind never stops: training during quarantine

Jaidev Pant April 4, 2020

On a Tuesday night during spring season, lacrosse midfielder Brody Listen ’21 would typically be seen underneath the bright lights of Ted Slavin Field, strategizing with his teammates minutes before...

Letter from the editors: Our coronavirus coverage

Letter from the editors: Our coronavirus coverage

Tammer Bagdasarian March 23, 2020

Dear reader, As the Harvard-Westlake community shelters in place, eagerly awaiting the next update from President Rick Commons and standing by as local governments take increasingly drastic measures to...

Co-founder of CicLAvia Aaron Paley, right, speaks about enhancing the cultural and musical scene in Los Angeles, as the four other panelists listen. Credit: Crystal Baik/Chronicle

Panelists discuss LA’s changing cultural identity during Brown Family Speaker Assembly

Hannah Han March 10, 2020

Five panelists involved in the Los Angeles arts scene discussed how they each contributed to building a central identity for the city through various mediums, including music, architecture, literature...

Power forward Trumann Gettings throws down a dunk against Sierra Canyon. The Wolverines lost, 75-65. Credit: Kyle Reims/Chronicle

Basketball falls to Sierra Canyon in CIF Open Division State Playoffs

Kyle Reims March 7, 2020

The boys' basketball team lost to Sierra Canyon High School 75-65 tonight in the regional semifinals of the CIF Open Division State Playoffs,  marking the end of the Wolverines' season.  It...

Commons proposes revised River Park plan to City of Los Angeles

Hannah Han March 6, 2020

In an email to the school community, President Rick Commons announced that the school submitted the draft plan for the River Park athletic facility to the City of Los Angeles, officially initiating the...

/Siobhan Harms & Spencer Klink

Going Viral: How Coronavirus is affecting Harvard Westlake

Ruoshan Dong March 5, 2020

To learn about the latest developments of the coronavirus and Harvard-Westlake's response, click here. Glancing outside her window at the nearly empty streets, Catherine Zhu, a student at Harvard-Westlake’s...

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