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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Advanced Dance classes prepare for final showcase

Scott Nussbaum April 24, 2013

The Upper School Dance concert will showcase the work of 32 students enrolled in the Advanced Dance I and Advanced Dance II classes on April 30. The showcase does not have a specific or set theme, but...

Sophomore record holder sets eyes on 2016 Olympic Games in high jump

Kyla Rhynes April 24, 2013

Alex Florent ’15 stares ahead at the horizontal bar mounted 5 feet and 10 inches above the ground, tuning out the noise from the other events taking place on the field before jumping over it. It was...

Seniors finalize college decisions

Rachel Schwartz April 24, 2013

Ben Gaylord, The Athlete Although Princeton University doesn’t have a pre-med concentration, Ben Gaylord ’13 plans to take all of the classes necessary to qualify for medical school in the next four...

Scene Monkeys perform improv at student film festival

Lucas Gelfen April 24, 2013

Upper school student improv group, Scene Monkeys, performed the opening act for the Los Angeles Student Media Festival on March 30. Six of the 20-member ensemble attended the two hour long show, which...

The Universal Language

Morganne Ramsey April 24, 2013

By Morganne Ramsey Wearing “Justin Carr Wants World-Peace” shirts, the Chamber Singers and Wolverine Chorus landed in Budapest after an airplane ride that was more than 12 hours long for their tour...

Former basketball player chooses to play at Tulane

Patrick Ryan April 24, 2013

Josh Hearlihy ’12 has committed to play college basketball at Tulane after playing this past year at Northfield Mount Hermon, a post-graduate prep school in Massachusetts. Hearlihy joined former Wolverine...

Second no-hitter propels softball team in defense of league title

April 24, 2013

As the softball team continues its quest for a second straight Mission League title, pitcher Chloe Pendergast ’13 threw her second no-hitter of the season during a 15-0 win against Louisville on April...

2 juniors win Palisades pageant

Claire Goldsmith April 24, 2013

Greg Lehroff ’14 and Julie Engel ’14 won first place and runner-up respectively at the annual Mr. and Miss Pacific Palisades pageant Wednesday, March 20. All seven competitors opened the show with...

Bombings cancel college welcome days

Michael Sugerman April 24, 2013

Hank Gerba ’12 was sitting in his Northeastern University dorm room when a notification popped up on his iPhone. "Are you blown up?" read a text from his friend. "He said that there were just two explosions...

Drama teacher doubles as baseball fanatic

Jake Pulier April 24, 2013

Cinema studies and performing arts teacher Ted Walch traveled to Cary, North Carolina during Spring Break to watch the varsity baseball team compete in the USA Baseball National High School Invitational. A...

Boys’ volleyball team snaps losing streak in time for postseason

Luke Holthouse April 24, 2013

For a team that looked well on its way to earning the best playoff seed the team has had since Head Coach Adam Black became the program director in 2009, the boys’ volleyball team has faced much tougher...

Dudamel to conduct at assembly

Jack Goldfisher April 24, 2013

Gustavo Dudamel, the conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will be featured as this year’s Brown Family Speaker in an all-school assembly on Thursday, May 23. The Brown Family Speaker series was...

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The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School
April 2013