The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Nonprofit founder speaks

Iona Lee March 11, 2022

HW Venture invited Alexandria House founder Sister Judy Vaughan to speak about homelessness on Mar. 9. Vaughan said the Alexandria House impacts the L.A. community and encourages students to become involved...

Eric Yoon 23 leads a unity workshop during HackHWs annual Game Jam.

HackHW hosts Game Jam

Kriste An and Nathalie Leung March 9, 2022

HackHW hosted its annual Game Jam on March 5-6, inviting students to develop video games with peers, attend workshops and network with alumni. Participants gathered in Mudd Library overnight, where...

Nuzzy Sykes 24 poses next to an American Red Cross truck driven onto campus for the blood drive.

Community Council holds blood drive

Iona Lee February 28, 2022

Community Council hosted a blood drive by the American Red Cross health organization Friday. The administration encouraged members from the community to donate blood at the drive, which was open from 9...

The Community Health Office redefined its definition of being fully vaccinated to include the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. All students are required to have received the booster shot in order to attend school on campus.

Community Health Office mandates vaccine booster

Davis Marks February 19, 2022

The Community Health Office (CHO) redefined its definition of being "fully vaccinated" to include the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in an email Feb. 4. The policy states that as of Feb. 1, all students...

The Admission Offices applicant data for the 2022-2023 school year reflect an increase in both number and diversity.

Admissions receives record applications

Will Sherwood February 18, 2022

More students have applied to attend the school this year than ever before, according to new data from the Admission Office. The school received 1,260 applications for the 2022-2023 academic year, about...

Reverend Sumi Lounden Kim, who works at Yale University, explains Nirvana Day and its significance to Community Chapel virtual attendees.

Community Chapel honors Nirvana Day

Davis Marks February 16, 2022

To honor the Buddhist holiday Nirvana Day, which celebrates when Buddha is said to have achieved complete Nirvana, Reverend Anne Gardner hosted Reverend Sumi Lounden Kim at the weekly Community Chapel...

At the Bring Change To Mind table on the Quad, students write and decorate Valentine’s Day cards for the frontline workers at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Students received an hour of community service for every 15 cards.

School decorates cards for frontline workers

Chloe Park and Grace Coleman February 16, 2022

The Bring Change to Mind club wrote gratitude notes for Valentine's Day to frontline healthcare workers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Providence Saint John's Health from Feb. 9-11 on the Quad....

Students attending the virtual gap year fair hosted by the school and USA Gap Year Fairs listen to Accredited Gap Year Consultant and co-founder of J2Guides Jason Sarouhan, who delivered a speech about potential activities for students to participate in during gap years. Credit: Jackson Mayer/Chronicle

School partners with USA Gap Year Fairs to host virtual gap year information session

Jackson Mayer February 15, 2022

The National USA Gap Year Fair was co-hosted by the school and USA Gap Year Fairs on Feb. 12. The three-hour virtual event started with an opening Gap Year 101 webinar discussing gap years at large, followed...

Jewish Family Alliance (JFA) members gather around a table before their monthly Shabbat dinner is served.

JFA gathers for monthly Shabbat Dinner

Iona Lee February 13, 2022

Members from the Jewish Family Alliance (JFA) gathered for their monthly Shabbat in Beverly Hills on Friday. JFA hosts events throughout the year to connect students with their Jewish heritage and with...

Iona Lee 24 surveys the four canned food drive bins prior to the commencement of the event. Credit: Iona Lee/Chronicle

Community Council hosts canned food drive

Iona Lee February 13, 2022

Community Council organized a food drive for the SOVA Valley chapter of the Jewish Family Service Los Angeles (JFSLA), beginning Jan. 31. SOVA translates to “to eat and be satisfied” from Hebrew, and...

Wormald hired as new plant manager

Alex Hahn February 11, 2022

The school hired Ed Wormald as the new upper school Plant Manager on Feb. 9, replacing Dave Mintz ’87. Mintz is now the Director of Campus Operations, and Jim De Matté, who previously served as Chief...

Jack Austen ’23 points out an efficient path for driver Oren Hartstein ’24 to take to pick up as many hoops with the robot’s mechanical claws as possibbe. The pair, who compete for team 62Z, practice every day after school to prepare for regional VEX Robotics competitions.

Teams find success at school’s first home robotics tournament

Claire Conner February 7, 2022

The school hosted the Harvard-Westlake Challenge, its first robotics tournament, with 55 Southern California teams competing in two divisions Feb. 5 and 6. Middle school and upper school teams won each...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School
In Brief