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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Technical issues halt Cabaret performance

Zoe Redlich November 5, 2017

The light board and haze machine froze at the start of the second act of Cabaret, causing the performance to halt Saturday. As the lights flashed and the haze on the stage built, one of the directors...

Senior advancement administrator to retire

Kaitlin Musante November 2, 2017

After a 20-year tenure at Harvard-Westlake, Senior Advancement Administrator Brenda Janowitz will retire in early December. Following her departure, Advancement Administrator Marla Schlom will take over...

Director of Photography at Fox Sports speaks to students

Kaitlin Musante October 31, 2017

Director of Photography at Fox Sports Brian Alexander (London ’18) offered advice about how to succeed as a sports journalist to students Monday during break. In order to teach the students about the...

Environmental Science SSR repaves faculty parking lot to conduct research

Sophie Haber October 31, 2017

To investigate the effect of cool pavement on lessening the Urban Heat Island Effect, the Environmental Science SSR, made up of students who took AP Environmental Science last year, initiated the repavement...

Environmental conservationist speaks to club

Casey Kim October 25, 2017

Conservation International member Gillian Wynn spoke to the Environmental Club on Oct. 23 about ways that students can volunteer for CI, a non-profit organization that works to protect nature and ecosystems....

Students propose future assembly speakers

Isabel Llevat October 25, 2017

Assistant Head of Upper School Michelle Bracken and Director of Student Affairs Jordan Church are taking suggestions for future all-school assembly speakers following Luis J. Rodriguez’s speech Oct 18. In...

Robotics teams win competition

Noah Aire October 24, 2017

Cameron Schiller ’19 won first place in the First Annual Spartan Championship robotics competition at La Verne High School on Oct. 18. Miles Agus ’18 and DJ Lesh ’18 also participated in making the...

Students host homeless migration simulation

Saba Nia October 13, 2017

Students organized a simulation in which participants mimicked the movement of the homeless population in Downtown LA on Ted Slavin Field Monday. Charles Connon ’18, who spearheaded the project, said...

Students to film documentaries at border

Sofia Heller October 13, 2017

Students will travel to San Diego, Tijuana and Rosarito Beach for the Crossing Borders trip to create a digital storytelling project about the border issues at the U.S.-Mexico border from Jan. 11 to 15. Students...

Staff discusses DEI summer reading

Zoe Redlich October 13, 2017

Staff and faculty members will attend lunches to discuss the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion summer reading book, “Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do” by Claude Steele...

Prefects send out Homecoming notice

Sarah Reiff October 13, 2017

The Prefect Council sent a save-the-date email to all upper school students Sept. 26 announcing that this year’s Homecoming Formal will take place Oct. 21. The dance will start at 7 p.m. and will run...

CNPA and ASPA recognize Chronicle

Casey Kim October 13, 2017

The California News Publishers Association granted The Chronicle awards in the 2016 CNPA Better Newspapers Contest. Volume 26 of the Chronicle received awards from the CNPA and American Scholastic Press...

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