In 2026, LA Metro, Los Angeles County's transit authority, will begin construction on a rapid transit line from Van Nuys to West Los Angeles through Sherman Oaks. The city has depended on cars for decades,...
With the administration reinstating the hands-on component of the school's 12-hour community service requirement, volunteering in the community is as important as ever. Community service hours can provide...
This section is generally dedicated to giving opinions on the talk of the town—school activities, cultural phenomena and the like. However, today, we, as leaders of the Jewish community at Harvard-Westlake,...
Classes at the school cover a wide range of topics in core subjects and additional areas of study. While some classes and programs take field trips, much of the content students learn often stays in the...
Hannah Shahidi, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
• February 10, 2023
The smell of traditional Persian stews fills the air as I sit down for my daily family dinner. Normally, when I sit down to eat, my parents and I exchange small talk and catch up with each other about...
Claire Conner, Print Managing Editor
• February 9, 2023
“Harry Styles loves Jews, and so should you.” “Without Jews, you wouldn’t have Borat!” “Anti-Zionism is antisemitism.” As a Jew, I know that each of these sentences, written on posters that...
Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
• February 8, 2023
As departments struggle to find a solution to ChatGPT’s threats to student integrity, the school’s curriculum continues to pull students towards written, in-class exams. Even though in-class exams...
Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
• January 3, 2023
The school has decided to slowly shift away from Advanced Placement (AP) courses, beginning mostly with the humanities. While the removal of APs is beneficial to students, the current methodology will...
Claire Conner, Print Managing Editor
• December 14, 2022
A piano piece composed in the style of Mozart. An essay comparing Benedict Anderson’s and Ernest Gellner’s theories of nationalism. A Common App personal statement based on summaries of specific events...
Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
• December 1, 2022
English class is a chance to explore unknown worlds and step into the minds of characters with different experiences and backgrounds. Whether these stories are hilarious, uplifting or heartbreaking, they...
Davis Marks, Assistant News Editor
• November 19, 2022
As Prefect Council planned the annual Spirit Week in September, I eagerly watched the Fanatics Committee brainstorm ideas for dress- up days. In the weeks leading up to Spirit Week, I looked forward to...
As a toddler, I moved from the United States to Taiwan and then back to the United States. I remember struggling with language, trying to manage a mix of English, Taiwanese and Mandarin. Throughout the...
