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Deans ban spikeball games in the lounge

Ellis Becker November 22, 2015

Deans recently banned students from playing spikeball in the student lounge after repeated playing of the game caused carpeting to tear. Spikeball is a game in which two pairs of players throw, or "spike"...

Trailers to substitute for locker rooms during renovation

Claire Dennis November 19, 2015

Four trailers placed near the track will temporarily function as locker and training rooms while the old facilities are renovated starting the first week of December. Field sport athletes will use two...

Human Rights Watch screens documentary

Nicole Kim November 17, 2015

Human Rights Watch Student Task Force hosted a screening of “He Named Me Malala”, the story of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, Nov. 16 in Ahmanson Lecture Hall. The documentary...

Students hold bake sale to benefit charity

Alena Rubin November 17, 2015

Students raised $700 Monday for Bear Boxes, a charity that sends care packages with teddy bears to orphanages and schools in developing countries, by selling baked goods in the lounge. The bake sale took...

Students studying abroad in France are safe from attacks

Sammi Handler November 14, 2015

The students studying at School Year Abroad in Rennes, France are safe following the attacks on Paris Nov. 13. Katie Schlesinger '17, Sophia Dienstag '17 and Danielle Kaye '17 confirmed that they were...

School to host ‘Mockingjay’ screening

Nicole Kim November 13, 2015

Tickets for a pre-release screening of 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' Nov. 18 at the Middle School are now available on the HW Box Office website, and proceeds will benefit the Financial Aid Office. Although...

First quarter attendance improves from previous years

Sophie Cohen November 13, 2015

Despite some recent traffic on Coldwater Canyon, first quarter has been the lowest amount of tardies recorded for a single quarter since the attendance office has been keeping records, Attendance Coordinator...

Choirs sing at College of Canyons festival

Josie Abugov November 10, 2015

Upper school choirs performed in College of the Canyons festival on Tuesday. The Wolverine Chorus, Bel Canto and Chamber Singers were among twelve choirs who sang in the annual non-competitive festival...

Jeff Modisett speaks to the Ethics in Theory and Practice class. Credit: Maddy Daum/Chronicle

Former Attorney General of Indiana discusses ethicality, legality with ethics class

Maddy Daum November 10, 2015

Former Attorney General of Indiana Jeff Modisett (Haden ’16) spoke to the Ethics in Theory and Practice class, Monday in the Kutler Center. Modisett was an Indiana district attorney in State of Indiana...

Former Attorney General of Indiana to speak to ethics class Monday

Connor Reese November 8, 2015

Jeff Modisett (Haden '16), the former Attorney General of Indiana, will speak to an ethics class Monday during 6th period about two cases: State of Indiana v. Michael Tyson and the Tobacco Master Settlement...

Matthew Jung 16, dressed as Dora the Explorer, takes his picture for judging for Social Committees Halloween costume contest. Jung has won two years in a row. Printed with permission of the Social Committee

Students win Halloween costume contest

Indu Pandey November 7, 2015

Matthew Jung '16 and Alex Gordon '16 and Madison Foster '16 won Social Committee's individual and group costume contests, respectively, Social Committee announced in an email Nov. 4. Students dressed...

Sophomores attend optional productivity seminars

Kate Schrage November 6, 2015

Sophomores attended the optional "Business of Studenting" seminars Oct. 20 to Oct. 23 to learn about stress reduction and productivity at the upper-school. Interdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research...

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