New teacher Nicole Stahl teaches ceramics, sculpture and glass classes in the visual arts department.
Before becoming a teacher, she assisted artists creating their own work. Most recently Stahl was an...
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation named 27 seniors as National Merit Semifinalists based on their PSAT scores. This marks an increase in Harvard-Westlake semifinalists from the past two years....
Christopher Clement joined the upper school history department for the upcoming year to teach both U.S. History and A.P. Human Geography and International Relations.
Before coming to the school, Clement...
Students traveled to Jeju Island, South Korea to attend the World Leading Schools Association (WLSA) Conference and engaged in cultural activities and workshops.
The school was a founding member of WLSA,...
After nearly two years of preparation, Jonathan Damico ’19 and Cameron Schiller ’19 launched Prova Design Backpacks, a start-up company that manufactures redesigned versions of the traditional school...
After preparing for the tournament and traveling to Berlin, Emmanuel Zilber ’19 won two silver medals in the Varsity division of the 2018 International History Olympiad.
Zilber competed in Recent, Ancient,...
Over the course of the five-day camp he created, Futterman used LEGO Mindstorms EV3 technology to introduce the basics of designing, programming and operating simple robots.
Futterman said he was inspired...
Upper School prefects attended their annual retreat Aug. 19 in Palm Springs.
Junior Prefect Jaya Nayar ’20 said the goal of the retreat was to plan for the upcoming school year by setting goals and...
In response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s public proposal to place two GPS waypoints over Ventura Blvd. and Valley Vista Blvd., HW Parent Association President Kairavi Daum (Maddy ’18,...
The technology department introduced a new audio-visual projector system over the summer. Installed in every classroom and conference room, the projector systems will help to simplify the presentation...
The New York Times published Coordinator of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and science teacher Nate Cardin in the July 28 issue.
“I’ve always loved doing puzzles and as a kid” Cardin said. “I...
School administrators received results from the Stanford Survey of Adolescent School Experiences that middle and upper school students took last spring. The results include information ranging from workload...
