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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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...

New teachers: Kasia Williams

Aaron Lyons August 27, 2013

Kasia Williams began ballroom dancing when she was 11 and continued throughout her high school career in Poland, where she lived. As Williams got older, she realized  her skill level was behind her age...

Korean parents host annual dinner

Su Jin Nam August 27, 2013

Korean students, their families and various faculty members attended the 19th annual Korean American Parents Association dinner on Aug. 18. New President Rick Commons, Admission Director Elizabeth Gregory...

New teacher: Jason Fieldman ’98

Siddarth Kucheria August 27, 2013

Jason Fieldman ’98 will teach Design and Data Structures Honors, Advanced Topics in Computer Science and Precalculus: Trig & Functions at the Upper School. Fieldman attended University of California,...

Unplug, if just for a day

Noa Yadidi August 27, 2013

A few days ago, my uncle and I somehow got into a disagreement over whether Sydney or Canberra is the capital of Australia. After a bet was made, an iPhone was whipped out, "capital city of Australia"...

Bookstores to sell laptop computers at discounted price

Lauren Sonnenberg August 27, 2013

Students can now buy Windows laptops at the Upper School and Middle School bookstores. Both bookstores also offer students two Dell Windows 8 computers to try out in-store. To buy other computer models...

New teacher: Claire Cochran ’06

Sacha Lin August 27, 2013

Claire Cochran ’06 will teach Visual Arts 7 and Mixed Media classes at the Middle School after acting as an assistant to upper school visual arts teacher Marianne Hall last year. Cochran has taught history...

Students hold office on junior state cabinet

Kenneth Schrupp August 27, 2013

Four students were elected to senior positions in the California Junior State of America, a student-run youth organization, during the summer. JSA members participate in student government almost parallel...

Simon wins award

Nikta Mansouri August 27, 2013

Middle School Attendance Coordinator Brenda Simon received the Carolyn and Marion Hays Award for her service to the school at a faculty and staff meeting Aug. 21. The award is given annualy to a faculty...

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