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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Friends play on a field in the lens of the newly released Apple Vision Pro.

Beware of technology taking over our lives

William Liu, Assistant Opinion Editor March 20, 2024

Apple has stepped out of its comfort zone. In a stark departure from their annual update in iPhone camera size, the company released its highly-anticipated Apple Vision Pro on Feb. 2. Despite its hefty...

Students perform in acting showcase

Colin Ho, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer February 14, 2024

Students in the Advanced Performance Studies class this semester performed the play “Do You Feel Anger?” by Mara Nelson-Greenberg on Jan. 20 in the Drama Lab, which now serves as a new blackbox theater....

Students celebrate an AAPI holiday in October with Asian Students in Action (ASiA), the Asian affinity club at the upper school. The schools decision to recognize Lunar New Year will impact many Asian-identifying students.

School administration officially recognizes Lunar New Year as a school holiday

Connor Tang, Assistant News Editor February 10, 2024

The school announced that it will designate Lunar New Year as a day off for students and faculty in an effort to be inclusive of hundreds of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) students at the school,...

The Chronicles Winter Takes

The Chronicle’s Winter Takes

Should there be concern about boys' basketball? The boys' basketball team picked up back-to-back defeats in tight games against Mission League contenders Sierra Canyon and Notre Dame, both teams that...

Political conversations are hard, but necessary

Political conversations are hard, but necessary

William Liu, Assistant Opinion Editor December 21, 2023

With the countdown to the presidential election ticking away, politics will inevitably be somewhere on everyone's mind. Disagreements are inevitable, but whether they're civil discussions that provide...

“Chinatown” by Claire Wu ’24 was one of the winners in photography.

Students win titles in National YoungArts competition

William Liu and Jack Ryan December 15, 2023

Seven students won recognition in the National YoungArts Foundation’s annual competition for the 2023-2024 school year. YoungArts submissions were open to 15-18 year olds in visual, literary and performing...

14-year-old Ella Shani presents to students and faculty Nov. 29. She recounted the day of Oct. 7. when Hamas militants invaded her kibbutz, killing over 100 residents and taking several hostage back to Gaza.

14-year-old Israeli recounts escape from Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attacks

Connor Tang, Assistant News Editor December 13, 2023

It was a warm evening in kibbutz Be’eri, when 14-year-old Israeli Ella Shani invited 12 of her friends to her house for a Friday night dinner Oct. 6. Gathering in observance of Shabbat, a Jewish day...

Senior publishes crossword

Everett Lakey December 13, 2023

Aidan Deshong ’24 published his first crossword puzzle for USA Today on Dec. 12. Although Deshong has created crosswords for his personal blog for almost a year, this is only the second time that his...

Model UN competes in tournament

Model UN competes in tournament

Sienna Dall'Olmo and Ella Jeon December 13, 2023

The Model United Nations (MUN) team attended the Los Angeles Invitational Model United Nations (LAIMUN) at Mira Costa High School on Dec. 2. Students engaged in special committees and discussed current...

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