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New teacher: Mercedes Barletta

Lauren Rothman August 27, 2013

Mercedes Barletta moved to Los Angeles two weeks ago and will begin teaching Latin at the Middle School this year. Barletta will teach all grades and all levels of Latin. She and fellow Latin teacher Moss...

New teacher: Aaron Bluestein

Henry Vogel August 27, 2013

Aaron Bluestein will join the foreign language department this year to teach sections in both Spanish III and Spanish III Honors. "I am most looking forward to working with so many extremely bright and...

Escaping my comfort zone

Eojin Choi August 27, 2013

One of my goals in life is to step on the soil of every single country in the world. Not quite realistic, I know, but I like the sound of it. This summer, I added Mongolia to my short list of countries...

Students debate for U.S. internationally

Jessica Spitz August 27, 2013

Six students and an alumnus represented the United States in international debate tournaments in Alabama, Bermuda, China and the Czech Republic during the summer. Luke Holthouse ’13, Tommy Choi ’14,...

Dear Mr. President

Chronicle Staff August 27, 2013

1) Make ninth grade feel more like high school: Ninth grade is great: you’re the big man on campus, you get to play on high school sports teams and you still get a week off for retreat. That said, ninth...

New psychologist plans to bring change based on student body needs

Sophie Kupiec-Weglinski August 27, 2013

Kavita Ajmere sits in her sparse Seaver office while a technician explains how to use her new desktop and laptop setup. While she is still settling in, Ajmere,  the new Director of Counseling and Psychological...

Record numbers attend summer classes

Su Jin Nam August 27, 2013

During the summer, 1,041 students took 1,487 classes with Harvard-Westlake’s extensive summer program, a record number.  This year, the program team added certain sports and extended others, leading...

Faculty simulates security emergency

Jensen Pak August 27, 2013

Faculty members participated in a security drill Friday in Rugby Auditorium. The staff simulated a classroom and responded to security emergencies. Seventh graders and sophomores will receive ALICE training...

Computer Services replaces old Wi-Fi

David Gisser August 27, 2013

A new, faster Wi-Fi system was implemented over the summer, which Director of Computer Services Dave Ruben said will allow wireless projecting and printing. The project involved replacing all of the approximately...

New teacher: Joe Schenk

Kelly Loeb August 27, 2013

After teaching dance at schools and studios in Los Angeles for the past seven years, Joe Schenck will be a new dance teacher at the Middle School. Schenck will teach Contemporary Dance Workshop I and II...

Provide more opportunities for the study of humanities

Claire Goldsmith August 27, 2013

I did not spend my summer working in a lab at UCLA, but that doesn’t mean what I did with my time was worthless. If you’re passionate about the sciences and you work as a research assistant, that’s...

Forum launches for seniors’ reflections

Lauren Sonnenberg August 27, 2013

Seniors will speak about their personal experiences to their peers and teachers during Senior Reflections, set to begin this school year, upper school science teacher Dietrich Schuhl said. He described...

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