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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

School screens documentary about sexual assault

Indu Pandey May 30, 2016

The school hosted a screening of “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary about incidences of sexual assault on college campuses in the United States, in Ahmanson Lecture Hall Thursday. The documentary...

School to hold HW Inc. summer program

Maddy Daum May 28, 2016

HW Inc., a summer program open to all Harvard-Westlake students interested in business and entrepreneurship, will take place from June 13-18 this summer at the Upper School. “I got involved because...

Science Bowl elects leaders for next year

Elly Choi May 27, 2016

The Science Bowl elected new leaders for the 2016-2017 year. Johnny Berman ’17 and Nomi Ringach ’17 were elected by club members after filling out a candidate statement. Members meet Wednesdays and...

Juniors win Miranda Rights essay competition

Nicole Kim May 27, 2016

Dani Mirell ’17 and Serena Davis ’17 won first and second place, respectively, at the district level in the 2016 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest sponsored by the Ninth Circuit Courts and Community Committee....

Teacher departs to spend time with family

Josie Abugov May 26, 2016

English teacher Caroline Miller will leave at the end of the school year. She will move to Edgeworth, Pa. to teach at Sewickley Academy. During her four years at Harvard-Westlake, Miller taught the sophomore...

Math department chair departs after 17 years to care for ill mother

Noa Schwartz May 26, 2016

Upper School Math Department Chair Paula Evans will not return to teach next year. Evans said she had anticipated leaving at the end of the school year; however, plans changed when her mother became extremely...

Yearbooks to be distributed Thursday

Wilder Short May 25, 2016

Seniors will be able to pick up this year’s edition of the yearbook, Vox Populi, Thursday at 1 p.m. in the lounge. Other students will be able to get them in the lounge Friday starting 6th period. Students...

KHWS returns after three-month hiatus

Josie Abugov May 25, 2016

After a three-month hiatus, KHWS student radio returned on air April 25. Club leaders had to find a replacement broadcasting service after the one the club previously used, live365, went bankrupt. “It...

History department eliminates AP World History course for next year

Sarah Lee May 25, 2016

Due to history teacher Drew Maddock’s departure from Harvard-Westlake, next year’s seniors will not be able to take Advanced Placement World History as their history or elective course. Maddock’s...

Chronicle adviser to depart

Eli Adler May 25, 2016

Upper school Communications Department Head and Chronicle adviser Melissa Wantz is leaving her position after one year. Former journalist and adviser to The Occidental Weekly at Occidental College Jim...

Chinese teacher to join Massachusetts school

Ellis Becker May 25, 2016

Upper and middle school Chinese teacher Tiantian Wang will leave to teach Chinese at Middlesex School in Massachusetts. Wang has taught Chinese III and Chinese III Honors at the Upper School for five years,...

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