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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

Human Rights expert to speak to classes

Danielle Kaye March 18, 2015

Human Rights Watch Emergencies Director Peter Bouckaert will be a scholar in residence sponsored by the Kutler Center April 14, 15 and 16. He will discuss his job with journalism, AP Human Geography, French...

Two seniors attend AIPAC conference

Eugenia Ko March 18, 2015

Ari Berman ’15 and Jules Gross ’15 attended the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference March 1 in Washington, D.C. The conference includes daily general sessions with up to 16,000...

School reports increase in middle-lane driving

Benjamin Most March 18, 2015

In the past few months, increasing numbers of students have been caught by the school driving in the center left turn lane of Coldwater Canyon on their way to school, with more than five students reported...

Middle school P.E. now gender-separated

Sammi Handler March 18, 2015

Seventh and ninth grade physical education classes are now separated by gender in order "to enhance the experience of girls at Harvard-Westlake," Kimberley Hieatt, head of the middle school physical education...

Students create leadership workshop

Kelly Riopelle March 18, 2015

The Unconventional Leadership class, taught by director of student affairs Jordan Church, held its culminating event, a 68-student convention about leadership called "Unconvention," March 7. Each student...

Robotics takes 48th place

Angela Chon March 18, 2015

Robotics Club finished in 48th place at the FIRST Robotics Competition Los Angeles Regional March 12-14 in Long Beach. The competition was sponsored by the Roddenberry Foundation, which supports innovative...

22 seniors to participate in March of the Living

Jonathan Seymour March 18, 2015

Twenty-two Jewish students will visit death camps and participate in the 28th annual international March of the Living in Poland and travel to Israel at the end of Spring Break. They will also visit cities...

Seventh grade history class to visit D.C.

Joe Levin March 18, 2015

A group of seventh graders taking the American History and Government class will visit Washington, D.C. the first week of Spring Break. Students will tour the capitol building, the East Wing of the White...

Rascoff ’93 writes bestselling book

Eugenia Ko February 13, 2015

"Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate," written by real estate analytics company Zillow’s CEO Spencer Rascoff ’93 and published Jan. 27, debuted at the number two spot on The New York Times bestseller...

Student self-publishes collection of poetry

Lexi Bowers February 13, 2015

Neda Mazdisnian ’16 self-published her first book, "Le Passage," Jan. 24. The book is a compilation of 28 original poems that she wrote during her high school career, starting in the ninth grade. One...

Sophomore creates social networking app

Sammi Handler February 13, 2015

Daniel Singer’s ’17 first time running a business was neither when he helped launch the website Youtell, nor when he created the apps Backchat and Bond. It was when he set up a car wash in third grade. "I’d...

Students to intern at clothing company

Sophie Cohen January 14, 2015

An internship program at clothing company Forever 21 is in the works for students in the Theatrical Costume Design elective who are interested in clothing design, development and production. Harry Salamandra,...

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