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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

GLI delegates speak at UN convention

Julia Aizuss March 19, 2014

Three girls from the Harvard-Westlake chapter of girls’ rights organization Girls Learn International spoke at and attended events at the 58th Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations...

Jazz groups, choirs to play in Europe, New York

Kristen Gourrier March 19, 2014

The students in Jazz Band and Studio Jazz Band as well as the Chamber Singers, Bel Canto and Wolverine Chorus are all preparing for their upcoming trips to Italy, New York City and London. The five groups...

Robot to predict March Madness results

Scott Nussbaum March 19, 2014

Students who wish to compete against the NCAA Basketball Predictor Bot can turn in their brackets online at ESPN’s NCAA” Bracketology” site by going on tinyurl.com/beatthebot and using the link to...

Collins ’97 signs with Brooklyn Nets for season

Grant Nussbaum March 19, 2014

After playing basketball for four years at Harvard-Westlake, four years at Stanford University and for 12 years in the NBA before coming out as gay in April 2013, Jason Collins became the first openly...

Candidates to speak to juniors, sophomores

Sophie Kupiec-Weglinski March 19, 2014

Candidates for Head Prefect will speak in front of the sophomore and junior classes at an assembly today in Taper Gymnasium. After these speeches, an email will be sent to all sophomores and juniors providing...

Construction partially closes main entrance, to reopen in late March

Jensen Pak March 19, 2014

Storm drain construction caused the closure of a section of the parking lot near the main entrance of the upper school campus. The construction began Monday, March 10 and is projected to finish during...

School to bring back gender, sexuality class

Eugenia Ko March 19, 2014

The Interdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research course “Gender and Sexuality” will return next year after being canceled this year due to low enrollment. The class, taught by English teacher...

Walk-off homerun gives team first win

Bennett Gross March 19, 2014

Despite a slow start, the girls’ varsity softball team has won two out of its last three games after dropping its opening two as of press time. Although the record does not show it, the team feels like...

Major Fans

Morganne Ramsey March 19, 2014

While stuck in a wheelchair after a swimming accident two summers ago, Dora Palmer ’15 entertained herself by sitting on her porch and drawing the people who walked by. After encouragement from her mother,...

Department to host ‘Moby Dick’ reading

Morganne Ramsey March 19, 2014

The second overnight read-aloud of “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville hosted by the English department is set for April 17. Instead of spanning a weekend as it did last year, the reading will begin Thursday...

Junior sets pole vault record

Tyler Graham March 19, 2014

Opening with two consecutive league wins and a strong showing at the Oaks Christian Invitational and Tri-County Invitational, the track and field team has come out of the gate firing on all cylinders....

HW Works gives students interviewing, résumé advice

Enya Huang March 19, 2014

More than 10 students attended an internship workshop hosted by the HW Works Internship and Career Network March 12, which aimed to teach students how to present themselves to potential employers. The...

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