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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Journalists join online news group

Kamala Durairaj November 27, 2015

Ten Chronicle journalists were selected to serve as members of the 2015-2016 ASNE Youth Journalism Student Advisory Board. Chronicle staffers Josie Abugov ’18, Ellis Becker ’18, Elly Choi ’18, Sofia...

Model UN participates at UCLA conference

Connor Reese November 26, 2015

The Model UN club attended BruinMUN conference held at UCLA Nov. 14-15. The club represented Greece and Jordan in committees such as the General Assembly, Security Council and UN Development Program. The...

Author discusses pressure with parents

Kitty Luo November 25, 2015

Psychiatrist and author Michael Thompson spoke to parents about his book "The Pressured Child" in Saperstein Theatre Nov. 10. Thompson discussed the process of students going through grade school and ultimately...

College Board sends scores late, almost misses deadline

Jonathan Seymour November 24, 2015

The College Board was delayed in sending many seniors’ SAT, SAT Subject Test, and AP exam scores to colleges by Nov. 1, the early application deadline of most colleges, causing extra stress during the...

Practice schedule for mid-year assessments. Graphic by Sabrina de Brito and Cole Feldman

Sports practice schedules changed for mid-year assessments

Cole Feldman November 24, 2015

The athletics department has decided to eliminate Wednesday as a practice day but add half an hour of playing time to all other days except Friday during the midterms testing week. The old schedule allotted...

Teachers introduce new classes

Sharon Chow November 24, 2015

Three new courses will be offered next year at the Upper School: Broadcast Journalism, Analysis of Interactive Media and Advanced Placement Computer Science Principals. Because Harvard-Westlake has been...

Youth Ending Hunger feeds homeless

Indu Pandey November 23, 2015

Members of the Youth Ending Hunger Club cooked food for the homeless at the Ocean Park Community Center Samoshel Shelter on Friday. Participating members took a bus to the Santa Monica shelter to prepare...

Debate team competes in writing forum

Sabrina de Brito November 23, 2015

The Harvard-Westlake International Public Policy Forum Debate Team was selected from teams across the world to compete in the 15th annual International Public Policy Forum. The team members are captain...

Women’s group visits La Femme Club

Noa Schwartz November 23, 2015

Representatives from Linda’s Voice spoke to the La Femme club Monday during activities period. Linda’s Voice is an organization started by three sisters whose mother was murdered in a case of domestic...

Students qualify for robotics championship

Claire Keller November 22, 2015

Team 62, a robotics team also known as the Kanagasabapathys, earned second place at the Robodox Challenge tournament at Granada Hills Charter High School Saturday out of 36 teams. The team qualified for...

Class participates in negotiation project

Anthony Weinraub November 22, 2015

Students in the AP Human Geography and International Relations course attended the International Negotiation Project (INP) conference at Whittier College on Saturday. The INP, a month-long simulation of...

Speakers urge gender equality

Connor Reese November 22, 2015

Faculty from both campuses converged on the middle school campus for a co-education conference Nov. 11. The faculty attended sessions with speakers such as Lise Eliot, Ph.D., the author of "Pink Brain,...

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