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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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...

School to accept more sophomore applicants

Patrick Ryan December 18, 2013

The Office of Admission will accept as many as 20 new sophomores into the class of 2017 for next year, Director of Admission Elizabeth Gregory said Friday. The school has enrolled 29 new students into...

Peer Support requires new sleepover contracts

Kelly Loeb December 18, 2013

A new policy now requires students to sign a contract prior to attending Peer Support sleepovers in order to ensure proper and school-appropriate behavior. "We want people to feel comfortable and safe...

Sophomore receives international award for community service work

Lizzy Thomas December 18, 2013

Association of Fundraising Professionals, an international charity fundraising organization, honored Jack Stovitz ’16 with its Outstanding Youth Volunteer award last month for his work with the book...

Philomatheans Club screens second movie

Jonathan Seymour December 18, 2013

The Philomathean Club held its second screening of the year Dec. 9. The club members watched the movie "On the Waterfront" starring Marlon Brando. "Everyone who came really seemed to enjoy the film and...

2014-2015 convocation to follow Labor Day

Noa Yadidi December 18, 2013

School will begin next fall with the second all-school opening convocation Sept. 2, the day after Labor Day. After the first-ever all-school opening convocation this year, the administration decided to...

7 students receive scouting honors

Lizzy Thomas December 18, 2013

Bee-keeping,  teaching at-risk youth and building projects for public parks and churches helped seven students earn the highest honors offered by the Boy Scouts of America and the  Girl Scouts of the...

Mock Trial makes competition playoffs

Benjamin Most December 18, 2013

The Mock Trial team made the playoffs in the Los Angeles County competition, ranking in the top six schools out of the 90 that participated. The team participated in three trials for this competition,...

Students assist teachers, maintenance staff as part of new detention system requirements

Alex McNab December 18, 2013

Detentions can now be served by assisting faculty members other than the maintenance staff. Students are required to provide assistance to a teacher for at least 15 minutes a day for five days during their...

Alumni face college campus spread of meningitis infection

Claire Goldsmith December 18, 2013

Recent unconnected outbreaks of meningitis have caused Harvard-Westlake alumni at two college campuses to take preventative measures against the disease, including recieving injections of an unlicensed...

Siemens honors senior’s research

Jensen Pak December 18, 2013

A senior has received semifinalist recognition in the 2013 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for his research in the application of tagging EphB4 antibodies to diagnose cancer. ­Vincent...

Science Bowl hosts interschool scrimmage, announces formation of training teams

Siddarth Kucheria December 18, 2013

Science Bowl hosted a scrimmage against North Hollywood High School and Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Students Dec. 14. The scrimmage was open to everyone in Science Bowl, not just people on teams. A-team...

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