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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

English teacher to depart from school after two years

Jesse Nadel May 25, 2016

Part-time English teacher Mahshid Feiz ’92 will leave at the end of this school year. For the last two years, Feiz taught English III: Living America. One of the main reasons for her departure was the...

Riemer to leave school, move to Berlin

Jesse Nadel May 25, 2016

Upper School World Languages Department Chair Margot Riemer is leaving the school after 24 years of teaching Spanish to move to Berlin with her family. "My husband and I have always wanted to live in Europe,"...

HR head retires after 25 years

Claire Dennis May 25, 2016

Director of Human Resources Marty Greco will retire in June after 25 years at Harvard-Westlake. Caitlin Adams will fill her position. Greco has been working at the school since 1991. “I’ve enjoyed...

Annual issue of Babel published, distributed

Emory Kim May 24, 2016

The World Language Department distributed this year’s issue of “Babel” at the National Language Honors Society Assembly May 17. “Babel” featured poems, stories, recipes, drawings and photos...

HWPA to choose new program heads

Noa Schwartz April 30, 2016

Members of the Parents’ Association will elect new executive board members Wednesday at the Association’s final general meeting of the year. The most important responsibility of executive board members...

Ethics Bowl wins second place

Nicole Kim April 29, 2016

Competing against 330 teams, Harvard-Westlake students won second place in their first trip to the National High School Ethics Bowl at the University of North Carolina April 14-17. Cameron Cabo ’16,...

Peer Support trainees elect coordinators

Danielle Spitz April 28, 2016

Peer Support trainees elected Emily Rahhal ’17, Lily Beckinsale-Sheen ’17, Josh Musicant ’17 and Jake Broder ’17 to serve as the 2016-17 Peer Support Coordinators. This year, 17 trainees applied...

Math club takes the Purple Comet test

Matthew Yam April 28, 2016

Members of the Math club participated in Purple Comet, an international online mathematics competition open to middle and high school students. The competition requires teams of six students to solve advanced...

School selects 7 applicants for summer abroad fellowships

Nicole Kim April 28, 2016

Seven students will travel abroad this summer as recipients of HW Go! Student Summer Fellowships. The program supports projects designed by students to investigate the histories and traditions of foreign...

Seniors to be inducted into National Cum Laude society

Sammi Handler April 27, 2016

Fifty-seven seniors in the top 20 percent of the Class of 2016's Grade Point Average range will be inducted into the National Cum Laude society. Cum Laude Society, Harvard-Westlake Chapter List of Inductees,...

Deans consider new early admissions policy

Jonathan Seymour April 27, 2016

The deans may institute a policy next year that would require Harvard-Westlake students to treat any Single-Choice Early Action application to Harvard, Yale, Princeton or Stanford as an Early Decision...

Chronicle wins national publication awards

Kristin Kuwada April 27, 2016

The Chronicle received the highest publication awards from two national scholastic press associations in March and April. The National Scholastic Press Association named the Chronicle website an Online...

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