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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

English teachers to see ‘Hamlet’ performance

Jensen Pak November 7, 2012

AP English Literature teachers will head to the Broad Stage in Santa Monica on Nov. 17 to see the Globe Theatre’s production of Hamlet. English teacher Jocelyn Medawar thought up the trip after reading...

Alumnus shares programming experience with Design and Data

Rachel Schwartz November 7, 2012

Programmer Jason Fieldman ’98 told the Design and Data Structures Honors class the story of his career on Oct. 10, discussing Objective-C, Apple applications, iOS and entrepreneurship, all of which he...

88 percent of seniors apply early to college

David Lim November 7, 2012

More students elected to apply early action to more schools than in past years though the number of students applying early decision has not varied greatly, according to Upper School Dean Beth Slattery. The...

Professionals teach Kutler business class

Julia Aizuss November 7, 2012

The senior economist for think tank RAND Corporation began guest instruction in macroeconomics and public policy this Monday in an interdisciplinary course taught by Chief Financial Officer Rob Levin. Richard...

GSA members attend convention

Jivani Gengatharan November 7, 2012

Gay Straight Alliance members attended the "Models of Pride" convention at the University of Southern California on Oct. 13. The convention examined gay rights issues and provided solutions to "misconceptions"...

Students establish teen Jewish-Muslim council

Eojin Choi November 7, 2012

Blake Nosratian ’13 and David Hoffman ’13 formed the Muslim-Jewish High School Leadership Council to create  events for Muslim and Jewish teenagers to learn more about the other’s religion. “My...

Surf’s up thanks to board builder

David Gisser November 7, 2012

Colin Lynch ’14 spends many hours in his garage, cutting down large pieces of foam which will eventually be turned into surfboards. “The process of making surfboards takes a lot of time and is not...

Jazz bands, teacher perform in first show

Jensen Pak November 7, 2012

With dimmed lighting and the aroma of food permeating the restaurant, the Vibrato Grill buzzed with activity as the Harvard-Westlake Advanced Jazz combo and the Jazz Explorers stepped onto the stage. These...

Publications take home 17 awards

Elana Zeltser October 11, 2012

Harvard-Westlake publications won 17 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards for their 2011-2012 works. Of those 17, five were first place, three were second place, three were third place...

Taiwanese educators observe curriculum

Elizabeth Madden October 11, 2012

Administrators from the Taipei American School visited Harvard-Westlake in September to study its curriculum and teaching styles on their way to an educational conference in San Diego. The visitors from...

Deans re-emphasize dress code

Elizabeth Madden October 11, 2012

Dean Beth Slattery warned girls during sophomore, junior and senior class meetings that they would be forced to wear a sweat suit or go home to change if they continued coming to school wearing scant clothing. The...

Vandal defaces Feldman-Horn cougar sculpture

Aaron Lyons October 10, 2012

An unidentified vandal drew eyes and a mouth onto the Feldman-Horn cougar statue, defacing the artwork with what appeared to be a black marker. Video I students Alex Copeland ’15 and Spencer Perryman...

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