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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

School jumps to #2 Best High School in America in Niche rankings

School jumps to #2 Best High School in America in Niche rankings

September 27, 2022

Niche published its rankings of the best schools in America for the 2023 school year Monday. After being ranked as the #11 Best High School in America last year, the school rose to #2 on the list, second...

Food trucks served In-N-Out and Rice Balls of Fire for dinner.

Admission Office hosts Student Ambassador Training Dinner

Nathan Wang and Alden Detmer September 25, 2022

The Admission Office hosted the annual Student Ambassador Training Dinner in Saperstein Theater on Monday, Sept. 19 with 318 students in attendance. The training dinner is an opportunity for freshman and...

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In Memoriam: Ted Walch’s Final Interview

Lily Lee September 8, 2022

Former Performing Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies Teacher Ted Walch died peacefully today at his home, according to an email sent by President Rick Commons. In his final interview, Walch spoke to...

Jacob Soboroff 01 addresses the audience filled with hundreds of friends and family of Ted Walch in Taper Gym.

School hosts 800+ for celebration of Ted Walch’s career

Davis Marks August 25, 2022

Community members celebrated the life and career of former Performing Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research Teacher Ted Walch at an event at the Upper School on Sunday. Walch, who...

The schools Instagram account posted these images to announce the River Parks two new partnerships.

River Park partners with Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians and Angel City Sports

Lily Lee August 3, 2022

The school announced its first two partnerships with the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (FTBMI) and Angel City Sports for River Park Project through its Instagram account in July. Head...

Alyssa Thompson 23 and Gisele Thompson 24 pose with a soccer ball wearing Nike gear. The sisters are the first high school athletes in history to sign an NIL deal with Nike.

Thompson sisters sign historic NIL deal with Nike

Ella Yadegar May 31, 2022

Girls soccer players Alyssa Thompson ’23 and Gisele Thompson ’24 announced a deal with Nike on May 16. The sisters are the first high school athletes ever to sign a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal...

Asian Students in Action (ASiA) members hand attendees cultural foods and baked goods.

SLIDE organizes Multicultural Fair

Davis Marks May 10, 2022

Members of Student Leaders for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (SLIDE) hosted Multicultural Fair on the Quad during Community Flex Time on Thursday. Students had the opportunity to learn, try food and...

Jo Grody 22, Shoshana Bernstein 22 and more pose during the Special Olympics track race.

Students engage in community service

Iona Lee April 27, 2022

Community Council organized Community Service Week from April 18 to April 23 in order for students to gain more community service hours before the May 6 deadline. The week opened with a community service...

LAUSD Board of Education Vice President Nick Melvoin 04 poses with former Chronicle advisor Kathleen Neumeyer during his reelection event.

School board VP Nick Melvoin ’04 holds reelection event

Lily Lee April 24, 2022

Vice President of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education Nick Melvoin ’04 held a political fundraising event for his school board reelection campaign at the home of former...

Loyal Terry 19 was one of 58 students across the country to be awarded the Truman Scholarship on April 14.

Loyal Terry ’19 awarded Truman Scholarship

Davis Marks April 24, 2022

Alumnus Loyal Terry '19 was one of 58 students nationally to receive the Truman Scholarship on April 14. The Truman Scholarship, which was established by Congress in 1975, awards merit-based graduate school...

Emma Miller 23 peruses the Stone-Cutters Winter Tabloid while walking through the library shelves.

Stone-Cutters releases Winter Tabloid

Jina Jeon March 28, 2022

Stone-Cutters, the school’s literary arts magazine, released their Winter Tabloid on March 24. The Stone-Cutters Club, which meets every cycle and releases two to three issues per year, compiled submissions...

Fiene Oerlemans ’22 and Deven Dees ’22 chant alongside other Fanatics at the boys basketball game against Sierra Canyon School on Feb. 18. The school limited the number of attendees at the playoff game, where the school fell to the Trailblazers 72-55.

Students resell CIF basketball tickets

Alex Hahn and Will Sherwood March 23, 2022

During the boys basketball team’s run in the 2022 CIF playoffs, students reportedly scalped tickets they bought in bulk and duplicated tickets in order to get friends into games. Lily Weisskopf ’23...

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