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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

Junior holds benefit concert for underprivileged children

Jacob Goodman March 19, 2014

Jensen McRae ’15 produced, hosted and performed at a benefit concert featuring 11 Harvard-Westlake students for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles. The concert was held at the Complete Actors...

Art teacher to make soccer trophy cup

Pim Otero March 19, 2014

Visual arts teacher Art Tobias is creating a trophy for the Hudnut Cup, a soccer tournament which will be part of the World Leading Schools Association conference being hosted by Harvard-Westlake this...

Students use Kiva

Sophie Kupiec-Weglinski March 19, 2014

During class meeting last week students learned how to donate $25 to Kiva, an organization that makes loans to people in low income countries. The event, called "Aunt Kim's Birthday Gift" was organized...

Design firm consults on Reynolds renovation

Benjamin Most February 12, 2014

Representatives of a design firm which specializes in creating optimal spaces for learning visited the Middle School Feb. 4 to discuss renovations to Reynolds Hall. Designers for  Fielding Nair International...

Seniors named Intel research semifinalists

Zoe Dutton February 12, 2014

The Society for Science and the Public named Divya Siddarth ’14 and Megha Srivastava ’14 as semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent search, one of the most prestigious pre-college science competitions...

Commons visits headmasters meeting

Jack Goldfisher February 12, 2014

President Rick Commons met with New York area alumni, trustees and donors before attending a Headmasters Association meeting in Philadelphia last week. The alumni came from Harvard and Westlake graduating...

Parents hold event to benefit financial aid

Enya Huang February 12, 2014

The Harvard-Westlake Parents’ Association hopes to make more than $85,000 from the 2014 Parents’ Gala, "Come Together," Feb. 22 at the Skirball Guerin Pavilion, Parents Association annual event committee...

Senior takes first place in debate

Jessica Spitz December 18, 2013

Shelby Heitner ’14 won the 2013 Alta Silver and Black Invitational debate tournament Dec. 7. Heitner, along with Cameron Cohen ’16, William Gingold ’14, Dario Madyoon ’17 and Nick Steele ’16...

Parents bring taco truck to seniors

Justine Chen December 18, 2013

Seniors were treated to free tacos from Tacos El Gallito on Dec. 13 by the Harvard-Westlake Parents’ Association’s Grad Night Committee. The senior class received an email from Assistant Head of School...

‘Dare to Dream’ student wins trip to Monaco

Sophie Kupiec-Weglinski December 18, 2013

A 10-year old elementary school student participating in Justin Carr’s Dare to Dream Project won an international art contest, winning a trip to Monaco to attend the 38th International Circus Festival...

Latino Club helps students apply to private high schools

Su Jin Nam November 13, 2013

The Latino Club is collaborating with an organization called Hype to connect with aspiring middle school students and get underexposed but high-achieving public school students into private high schools....

Gun magazine publishes Visual Arts teacher’s article

Henry Vogel November 13, 2013

Upper school visual arts teacher Art Tobias’s article was recently published in a gun collector magazine. Tobias’s article, entitled "The Root of the Matter," appears in the December 2013 issue of...

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