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A Far East feast: ASIA club hosts culture day

Emory Kim June 1, 2017

The Asian Students in Action club set up tables with Asian snacks, clothing and instruments for Asian Culture Day on Friday during fourth and fifth periods. The club held the day to celebrate May, which...

Longtime geology teacher says ‘this has just been the best job ever’

Katie Perrin May 31, 2017

After 34 years, science teacher and Incident Commander Wendy Van Norden will retire to pursue her dreams to travel and explore the world at the end of this year. “I think after all these years of teaching,...

Feulner to leave science department

Sophie Haber May 31, 2017

After 37 years at the school, physics teacher John Feulner will retire to the Pennsylvania countryside. In addition to teaching physics, during his time at the school, Feulner has been Chair of the Building...

Assassin starts with a bang

Ryan Albert May 31, 2017

More than 300 students played in the 5th annual assassin game with a newly created app. As of press time, only 45 players remain. Moderated by James Kanoff ’17 and Justin Rose ’17, the game started...

Alum advances in congressional primary to face fellow Democrat

Maddy Daum May 31, 2017

With a national government debating a Republican healthcare proposal and broad tax cuts, Robert Lee Ahn ’94 is seeking to become the newest member of the House of Representatives, representing California’s...

Free Willy: APES students release trout into the wild

Cameron Stokes May 18, 2017

AP Environmental Science students released rainbow trout into Lake Castaic to combat trout depopulation Wednesday. Science teacher Nadine Eisenkolb coordinated the field trip after students raised the...

Nick Melvoin ’04 elected to LAUSD Board

Noa Schwartz May 17, 2017

Alum and former Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Nick Melvoin '04 emerged victorious in L.A. Unified School District Board elections May 16. After garnering enough votes in the March primary election to advance...

Students recognized for achievements in language classes

Kaitlin Musante May 16, 2017

The Foreign Languages Department inducted students into the World Languages Honors Society in celebration of their achievements in studying Spanish, French, Chinese and Latin on May 16. In addition to...

Student wins North American School Scrabble Championship

Kaitlin Musante May 10, 2017

Zach Ansell '22, along with partner Jem Burch, won the 15th annual North American School Scrabble Championship on April 23 after defeating dozens of teams. In recognition of their successes against the...

Washington Post ranks school 91st most challenging in the nation

Sammi Handler May 7, 2017

The Washington Post ranked Harvard-Westlake the 91st most challenging high school in the country in its annual Challenge Index on May 5, which is based on Advanced Placement courses. The list is compiled...

Students, teachers start gender-identity conversations

Ryan Albert May 7, 2017

Speakers discussing gender and sexuality discussion on campus have visited the school in an effort to bring greater awareness to gender-identity issues. This comes after recordings of a number of students...

CBS News features senior in ‘People Making a Difference’ segment

Sophie Haber May 1, 2017

Reporting from Rugby Theater, a CBS News crew filmed senior class meeting April 28 for a segment focused on Sophia Van Iderstine’s ’17 effort to start a conversation about mental health among her peers. According...

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