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The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Teachers cancel trip to Hawaii

Lara Mikhail January 17, 2016

The science trip to Hawaii that was planned for spring break has been cancelled due to lack of student interest, according to chaperone Wendy Van Norden. The trip was open to all upper school students,...

Administration approves Rome trip

Anthony Weinraub January 16, 2016

The first ever Latin trip sponsored by Harvard-Westlake will give students the opportunity to travel to Rome April 3-10. Middle school Latin teacher Mercedes Barletta will chaperone the trip along with...

Alumni named to ’30 Under 30′ Forbes list

Kamala Durairaj January 16, 2016

Alumni Joshua Lederman ’05 and Charlie Stigler ’11 have been named to Forbes’ fifth annual ‘30 Under 30’ list standouts in the fields of finance and education. Lederman serves as a Principal...

Administrator receives Bell Crow Award

Liz Yount January 16, 2016

Senior Advancement Officer and Director of Major Gifts Jim Pattison received the Robert Bell Crow Memorial Award from the International Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The award honors...

Tutoring group recruits members

Wilder Short January 15, 2016

The student-led group Transitional Village Tutors is looking for new members for their trips to the Salvation Army Westwood Transitional Village. The group helps children living in the shelters and travels...

Alumnus producer wins Emmy for journalism piece

Lexi Bowers January 15, 2016

Michael Kaplan ’08 won an Emmy in the Outstanding Investigative News Journalism category for a "60 Minutes" segment that he co-produced. After graduating from Harvard-Westlake, Kaplan graduated from...

School to no longer serve as April ACT venue

Hannah Cho January 14, 2016

The Upper School is no longer a venue for the April ACT Test due to a lack of proctors. Instead, the school will host the test Feb. 6. Students who planned to take the test in April will have to either...

Prefect Council names grant winners

Sarah Lee January 14, 2016

Prefect Council awarded grants of up to $500 to the Health and Awareness Club, the Martial Arts Club, Velvet Daisies, For Vida, the Harvard-Westlake Outreach Performers, the Chinese Pen Pal Club, Habitat...

Students to participate in hackathon

Layla Moghavem January 14, 2016

Students will collaborate in computer programming and learn about technological entrepreneurship at Hack HW, a 36-hour student hackathon Jan. 16-17. Participants will divide into multiple groups and work...

Students adjust to new PSAT, SAT exams

Jonathan Seymour January 14, 2016

The College Board released scores Jan. 7 for the 2015 PSAT, which along with the new SAT that debuts in March, had a new structure and scoring system, and the Harvard-Westlake juniors and sophomores who...

Former teacher to head ISSM

Eli Adler January 13, 2016

Former science teacher David Hinden will return to run the school’s Institute for Scholastic Sports Science and Medicine. Head of Athletics Terry Barnum and Head of Upper School Audrius Barzdukas founded...

Students to research sleep deprivation

Nicole Kim January 13, 2016

Several students will investigate the effects of sleep deprivation for the track team’s academic and athletic performance for a study at the Children’s Orthopedic Center at Children’s Hospital Los...

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