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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Not just cheap thrills

Jonah Ullendorff November 19, 2014

Names like Mike Meyers, Freddy Kruger, or Jason Voorhees need no introduction. They’re iconic figures of the often-misunderstood horror movie genre. Other movie genres just give you feelings you experience...

Appreciate your teachers

Jessica Spitz November 19, 2014

The last issue of the Chronicle each year includes a senior supplement, and within the supplement, senior columns. Usually, the writers either reminisce about significant aspects of their high school careers,...

Growing up with Taylor Swift

Carly Berger November 19, 2014

Oct. 27 marked the beginning of a new era in my life, the start of my transition away from Harvard-Westlake into, well, the real world. No, I didn’t submit my application to college or receive an acceptance...

Growing up with Taylor Swift

Kelly Riopelle November 17, 2014

  27 marked the beginning of a new era in my life, the start of my transition away from Harvard-Westlake into, well, the real world. No, I didn’t submit my application to college or receive...

Putting tedious schoolwork into a larger perspective

Pim Otero October 14, 2014

Bzzt. Another mosquito adhered to my skin, preparing to give me yet another wonderful product of its nature: a big, red, itchy bug bite. I think that might have been my 20th bite that week. Even though...

Venturing into the big world

Haley Finkelstein October 14, 2014

With college applications looming and the unavoidable anxiety to press "send" ending, I can’t help but feel nervous. While being Jewish has never posed a problem for me in the Harvard-Westlake community,...

Rationalizing college dreams

Jacob Goodman October 14, 2014

There is too much advice in my life right now. And it’s all about college. My dean, parents, friends, other deans, admissions officers, are endless supplies of application edits, acceptance percentages,...

Getting the bigger picture

Marcella Park September 3, 2014

The Dude abides. That’s probably the most important thing I learned during break, but the Dude probably doesn’t care how high he ranks on my list of summer lessons. It all started when my cousin...

Think mind over matter

Nikta Mansouri September 3, 2014

On my first day of seventh grade in 2009, I nervously walked into the Saperstein Theatre for the first time. Surrounded by my new classmates, I was greeted with a projection of the school’s motto: They...

Sophomores to explore local historic, urban sites

Benjamin Most May 28, 2014

Five sophomores will be among 20 Los Angeles high school students given the opportunity to experience culturally diverse aspects of Los Angeles during a summer program and eight Saturdays next year through...

Business of Life textbook editor stresses searching for simple solutions

Benjamin Most May 28, 2014

Peter D. Kaufman, editor of the Business of Life class textbook “Poor Charlie’s Almanack” and CEO of electrical connector accessories company Glenair, told students that the key to productivity is...

Students present business ideas to Yahoo! experts

Jivani Gengatharan May 25, 2014

This year’s STEMFest included Harvard- Westlake’s own “Change the World Idea Competition,” an opportunity for students to receive feedback on environmentally beneficial tech business ideas from...

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