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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

WALK IN THE PARK: The school unveiled plans to turn Weddington Golf & Tennis into River Park in a realistic computer generated design. In the proposed plan, the new facilities will include an athletic center, multiple fields and eco-friendly green spaces.

School announces plans for River Park

Lindsay Wu August 28, 2019

After a year-long design process, the school has released draft site plans for its River Park campus, which will offer athletic and recreational facilities to both the Harvard-Westlake and Studio City...

LAMBO: Interim head coach Ramsey Lambert patrols the sideline during the season opener against Birmingham High School.

Former football head coach leaves school after 6-5 season, playoff loss

Keila McCabe August 28, 2019

The Athletic Department announced that former football Program Head Michael Burnett has stepped down and will no longer be able to coach the team due to personal reasons. Former assistant coach Ramsey...

Commons addresses school

Students, faculty convene for seventh annual all-school convocation

Melody Tang August 26, 2019

The school community gathered today for the seventh annual all-school convocation on Ted Slavin field to celebrate the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. Along with speeches from select administrators,...

Students walk to their cars parked on Halkirk Street. Beginning the next school year, the school will enforce stricter regulations in order to prevent students from parking in neighboring streets near the upper school campus.

School to enforce current parking policies, introduce revised prices for student drivers

Lindsay Wu May 30, 2019

To improve relations with its neighbors and combat its parking shortage, the school will implement new policies for student drivers beginning in the fall of 2019. Starting next year, the school will...

National Cum Laude Society inductee Nicky Belgrad 19 receives his certificate from Head of Upper School Laura Ross at the annual ceremony.  Credit: Ruoshan Dong/ Chronicle

Valedictorian announced at annual Cum Laude Inductee Ceremony

Ruoshan Dong May 20, 2019

As this year's Valedictorian, Sarah Moon '19 will speak at graduation, President Rick Commons announced at the annual Cum Laude Inductee Ceremony on May 20 in Rugby Theater. Moon was one of 59 seniors...

The schools student representatives present their booth at the Ocean Plastic Pollution Summit at the Monterey Aquarium.  Credit: Sam Yeh

Students represent school at Ocean Plastic Pollution Summit

Frank Jiang May 13, 2019

AP Environmental Science student Sam Yeh '20, Assistant Broadcast Editor Yoohan Ko '20 and Environmental Club member Valentina Gaxiola '21 represented the school at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Ocean Plastic...

Photography student panelists deliver speeches about the meaning of their work at the first-ever Photoville Los Angeles exhibit.  Credit: Colin Yuan 22

Eight students present at first-ever Photoville Los Angeles

Siobhan Harms May 2, 2019

Alongside industry professional and local peers, eight students presented their photography collections at the first-ever Photoville Los Angeles May 2 at the Annenberg Space for Photography. Photoville...

School to adopt new, rotating block schedule beginning in 2020

School to adopt new, rotating block schedule beginning in 2020

Casey Kim May 2, 2019

After receiving a unanimous recommendation from the Faculty Academic Committee, the administration plans to implement a new schedule for the upper school campus beginning in the fall of 2020. The new,...

Ari Davidson 19 and debate coach Jasmine Stidham pose for a picture at the University of Kentucky. Credit: Jessa Glassman/Chronicle

Six debaters reach elimination rounds at annual Tournament of Champions

Casey Kim May 2, 2019

Six members of the debate team reached elimination rounds at the Tournament of Champions in Lexington, Kentucky, from April 27-29. Samantha McLoughlin ’21, Jaya Nayar ’20, Alexandra Mork ’20,...

Students hold signs to welcome the Special Olympic athletes.  Credit: Caitlin Chung/ Chronicle

Students welcome Special Olympic athletes

Jeanine Kim May 1, 2019

Students and faculty volunteers cheered as athletes who participated in sporting events during the third annual Special Olympics Unified Game Day on April 26. During a short assembly in Taper Gym,...

Students pose at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia. Members of the civil rights movement tour visited different historical locations across several southern states.   Credit: Ethan Lachman/ Chronicle

Students participate in first civil rights tour

Jaidev Pant May 1, 2019

In order to experience the history of the civil rights movement firsthand, 16 upper and middle school students took part in the school’s first civil rights tour, which Director of Diversity Janine Jones...

Chinese teachers Kattie Xu and Chen Chen pose for a picture at the UN after being honored for their work.   Credit: Kattie Xu

UN-stoppable: Chinese teachers honored at UN for publishing textbooks next year

Alice He May 1, 2019

Upper school Chinese teacher Kattie Xu and middle school Chinese teacher Chen Chen gave a speech about their innovative approach to Chinese education at the United Nations headquarters in New York for...

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