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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Students run cancer project

Danielle Spitz January 11, 2017

Touched by her mother’s battle with stage four breast cancer, Kelly Morrison ’16 initiated a video campaign to raise awareness about the disease. Commissioned by Morrison to produce a video for the...

School to host television forum

Indu Pandey January 9, 2017

The school will host a forum about diversity in television featuring “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris (Leyah ’19) and “All in the Family” creator Norman Lear (Madeline ’13) Wednesday at 6:30...

Students win Chinese essay contest

Jenny Li December 11, 2016

Eight students in various Chinese classes received awards in an essay contest run by the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools. Students were required to write about a person who...

Students participate in community service walks

Sabrina de Brito November 25, 2016

A Harvard-Westlake team participated in the Lung Force Walk in Studio City on Sunday in order to raise funds for the American Lung Association. The organization aims to spread awareness of lung cancer...

Tree People representatives visit Environmental Club

Claire Keller November 25, 2016

Representatives from Tree People talked to the Environmental Club about their organization and how the school can make a difference in the world Nov. 7. The representatives spoke to the club during break...

Project Girl to Girls holds first workshop

Sofia Heller November 25, 2016

Project Girl to Girl had their first workshop at the elementary school Carpenter Community Charter School on Nov. 17. The club aims to decrease the gender imbalance in STEM fields. The Chronicle Assistant...

International Relations students attend conference

Saba Nia November 25, 2016

Advanced Placement Human Geography and International Relations students attended the International Negotiation Project conference at Whittier College on Saturday, culminating their month-long online simulation,...

Club tutors Valor Academy students

Sam Ko November 24, 2016

Students in Bridge to a Brighter Future club visited Valor Academy to meet sixth and eighth-grade students who they will be tutoring over Skype. "It’s a really fulfilling experience because we’re giving...

Seniors apply to schools early, reach more than last year

Indu Pandey November 24, 2016

Seniors applied to colleges early action and decision by Nov. 15 in usual numbers, deans said. Roughly 95 percent of seniors applied early to at least one college, including early action schools, Upper...

Commons announces Head of Upper School

Sammi Handler November 23, 2016

Effective July 1, Laura D. Ross will become the new Head of Upper School, leaving her position as Head of Upper School at the Greenhill School in Dallas, President Rick Commons announced in an email to...

Columnist speaks to parents

Anthony Weinraub November 23, 2016

The New York Times columnist Frank Bruni urged parents of the Class of 2018 to understand the nominal importance of prestigious college acceptance Nov. 14 in a discussion in Taper Gym. Bruni spoke about...

Alum’s position as Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief sparks controversy

Danielle Spitz November 23, 2016

When President-elect Donald Trump named Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen Bannon his senior counselor and chief West Wing strategist, news surrounding the right-wing publication, which many critics...

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