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A&E Assistant Editor Sarah Reiff  ’20 uses a ridesharing app to reach the polls. Companies, like Lyft and Uber, partnered with nonprofit organizations to offer free rides for voters. Staged photo by Lindsay Wu and Luke Schneider/Chronicle

Uber and Lyft offer free rides for voters

Emma Shapiro November 15, 2018

Ridesharing companies announced a nonpartisan campaign for the midterm elections to offer free rides to the polls for voters. Uber and Lyft both hoped to increase the voter turnout on election day, according...

Speaker Andrew Puzder shares his ideologies behind his support of Capitalism. Credit: Caitlin Chung/Chronicle

Former CEO Andrew Puzder encourages students to embrace capitalism

Lindsay Wu November 5, 2018

Andrew Puzder, the former CEO of Carl’s Jr. and former Secretary of Labor nominee for the Trump administration, encouraged students to embrace capitalism at an all-school assembly on Monday.  Puzder...

Economics Club to bring Andrew Puzder to assembly, students threaten walkout

Sophie Haber November 4, 2018

Students are planning to walk out of an upcoming all-school assembly tomorrow set to feature Andrew Puzder, former CEO of Carl’s Jr. and former Secretary of Labor nominee for the Trump administration....

Robotics subteams win awards in skills and buildings

Ruoshan Dong November 1, 2018

Robotics subteams 62B and 62X earned esteemed awards in skills and building at the VEX Chaminade Tournament at Chaminade High School on Oct. 19. Team 62B, led by Abraham Gallardo ’20 and consisting...

HW Miles of Smiles hosts Halloween-themed photo booth

October 31, 2018

HW Miles of Smiles hosted a Halloween-themed photo booth to support the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. According to the organizer of the photo booth, Taia Cheng '19, the purpose of the booth was...

Prefect Council hosts Halloween Festivities

Lola Butan October 31, 2018

Students gathered in the lounge during break to watch their teachers and fellow classmates perform in the annual Halloween costume contest and eat free Cinnabons provided by Prefect Council members Oct....

Stone-cutters Publishes Halloween Zine

October 31, 2018

The Stone-cutters Arts Collective published a Halloween-themed zine on Wednesday, marking their first publication of the year. Students who worked on the publication attended three workshops to hone in...

Mila Fejzo 19 sings Nude by Radiohead during the Halloween-themed Coffeehouse on Oct. 29. Credit: Alice He/Chronicle

Students perform in first Coffeehouse of the year

Alice He October 30, 2018

Upper school students showcased their literary and musical talents at the Halloween-themed Coffeehouse on Oct. 29. To start the event, the Jack Riley Experience, which recently released their debut album...

Student members of KAPA performed taekwondo to showcase various aspects of Korean culture to the school administration. Credit: Caitlin Chung/Chronicle

KAPA performs K-pop dances

Hannah Han October 29, 2018

Student members of the Korean American Parents Association (KAPA) danced to popular Korean songs, participated in several musical ensembles and presented a taekwondo demonstration to showcase various aspects...

HWAA hosts annual Halloween party

Caitlin Chung October 29, 2018

175 Wolverine alumna and their children engaged in arts and crafts projects, games and a costume contest at the annual Alumni with Young Kids Halloween Party on Oct. 28, the second alumni event of the...

School community experiences late-start schedule

Casey Kim October 28, 2018

With the culmination of the school year’s first quarter, the upper school community experienced the first of two pairs of late-start block schedule days Thursday and Friday. Head of Upper School Laura...

New mid-year assessment schedule to be implemented

Lindsay Wu October 25, 2018

In order to allow teachers more flexibility while also alleviating students’ stress, the Scheduling Committee formulated a new plan for mid-year assessments this year, Upper School Deans Department Head...

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