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Don’t fock it up

Jiwon Park June 1, 2018

Try blending in with the Southern California elite fresh off the boat from Korea. Adjusting to America was tough and if I were to survive here, I’d first have to find a way to belong. Middle school had...

Here’s to my teachers

Matthew Yam June 1, 2018

In the next few weeks, we’ll all be celebrated for the accomplishment of getting through Harvard-Westlake and praised for all our hard work. Before I indulge in my own awesomeness, I have to acknowledge...

Call me by Antoine

Anthony Weinraub June 1, 2018

Believe it or not, I’ve never written a Chronicle opinion piece, despite being the Opinion Editor for our illustrious middle school magazine, The Spectrum, and the writer of the nationally-acclaimed...

Thank Yu, Harvard-Westlake

Adam Yu June 1, 2018

Fifteen years from now, as I look back at my time here, I will remember all of the opportunities that Harvard-Westlake afforded me. From all of the people I met to all of the new things I got to try, Harvard-Westlake...

DME #pride

Eli Adler June 1, 2018

No three words strike more fear into the heart of Chronicle staffers than “Digital Managing Editor.” When the two of us walk into the room, the juniors and sophomores cower. OK, so that isn’t exactly...

Holding out for a hero

Aaron Park June 1, 2018

Thank you, Zombieland. For the less educated among you, Ruben Fleischer’s 2009 zombie-apocalypse comedy is the greatest film of the modern era. In Zombieland, Jesse Eisenberg plays a character who’s...

“DO IT FOR HER”

Sarah Lee June 1, 2018

In Episode 116 of "The Simpsons," new financial stresses force Homer Simpson to return to work at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant under his greedy boss, Mr. Burns. Upon Homer’s return, Burns installs...

Losing teeth, gaining wisdom

Claire Keller June 1, 2018

With two bottles of prescription pain medication and a half pint of ice cream by my side, I held an ice pack to my swollen face as I struggled to decide what my last column for The Chronicle would be about. I...

Making small talk, memories

Kristin Kuwada June 1, 2018

I was sitting outside of Chipotle the other day next to my best friend and across from an older man who claimed that he could physically see the colors of our aura. He interrupted us to introduce himself,...

More than just paper clips

Brittany Hong June 1, 2018

Packing my backpack and stepping outside of my front door, I imagined the beautiful campuses that I would be walking across for the next six years of my life. I was the most excited anyone could be, and...

The road less navigable

Kitty Luo June 1, 2018

Am I a bad driver? Personally, I would say that I’m a wonderful driver; so far, I’ve mostly only hit inanimate objects. Yet for some unfathomable reason, I have earned a reputation as a notoriously...

HW: how to survive

Isabelle Eshraghi June 1, 2018

If I had warned my sixth grade self about my least favorite Harvard-Westlake experiences, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here writing this column. If I knew about the lack of sleep, the competitiveness...

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