The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

SAAC honors Glick ’15, Tse ’16

Jonathan Seymour • February 12, 2014

The Student Athletic Advisory Council selected Lindsey Tse ’16 of the girls’ basketball team and Matthew Glick ’15 of the boys’ soccer team as the January Student Athletes of the Month. Tse has...

Science teacher returns from health leave

Marcella Park • February 12, 2014

Science teacher Walt Werner returned to school at the beginning of the semester after finishing treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph tissue. After being diagnosed in June, Werner...

Tuition increases by 3.7 percent to $33,500 for next school year

Julia Aizuss • February 12, 2014

Tuition for the 2014-2015 school year will rise to $33,500 from $32,300, an increase of 3.7 percent, Chief Financial Officer Rob Levin said. Chair of the Board of Trustees Christine Hazy (Steven ’00,...

Parents hold event to benefit financial aid

Enya Huang • February 12, 2014

The Harvard-Westlake Parents’ Association hopes to make more than $85,000 from the 2014 Parents’ Gala, "Come Together," Feb. 22 at the Skirball Guerin Pavilion, Parents Association annual event committee...

Collins ’97 attends State of the Union at invitation of first lady

Lizzy Thomas • January 28, 2014

Jason Collins '97 attended Tuesday night's State of the Union Address as a guest of first lady Michelle Obama. The first lady has in recent years invited guests relevant to policy issues emphasized in...

Seniors named semifinalists in Intel Science Talent search

Zoe Dutton • January 13, 2014

The Society for Science and the Public named Megha Srivastava '14 and Divya Siddarth '14 as semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent search, one of the most prestigious pre-college science competitions. Siddarth...

Junior art classes exhibit painting, sculptures

Nikta Mansouri • January 13, 2014

Science Bowl teams scrimmage in preparation for February competition

Enya Huang • January 11, 2014

The Science Bowl A and B teams played in a scrimmage hosted by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Saturday Jan. 11, at one of the department's main buildings in Los Angeles. The teams, a...

Alum tells Chronicle staff about editing college paper

Lauren Rothman • January 10, 2014

After working from late afternoon to sometimes 5 a.m. from Sunday through Thursdays, Sammy Roth '10 has been feeling a sudden increase in free time after his yearlong stint as editor-in-chief of the Columbia...

Parking structure report raises questions on environment, noise, geological impact

Julia Aizuss • December 18, 2013

The Draft Environmental Impact Report the school submitted for a parking structure on the west side of Coldwater Canyon did not satisfactorily study geological, wildlife and noise impact, the Studio City...

Diversity conference remembers Carr ’14, parents deliver closing ceremony address

Sophie Kupiec-Weglinski • December 18, 2013

Justin Carr ’14, former South Africa President Nelson Mandela and others were remembered Dec. 5-7 at the National Association of Independent Schools Student Diversity and Leadership conference in National...

Six win awards at Model UN meetings

Kristen Gourrier • December 18, 2013

Six members of the Model United Nations club received awards at the first two conferences of the year. Elliot Rollins ’16 and Christina Duval ’16 received an Honorable Mention for their representation...