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The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

School removes 13 classes from schedule

Scott Nussbaum April 30, 2014

Ten Interdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research classes, two science classes and one foreign language class have been cancelled from next year’s schedule of classes due to insufficient sign ups. The...

Discipline problems plague spring trips

Julia Aizuss April 30, 2014

Although various school trips over spring break were plagued by similar issues with drug and alcohol use, the extent and nature of the disciplinary action has varied. Five seniors caught drinking on the...

Parenting Under the Influence

Sydney Foreman April 30, 2014

It was dark and neither Billy* ‘14 nor his younger sibling could see from their positions in the backseat of the car their father was driving. It was Thanksgiving, and the family was on its way back...

No more prom clichés

Alex McNab April 30, 2014

Prom is weird, or maybe it’s just me. I just can’t help chuckling to myself every time I see another proud Prince Charming boldly bestowing his $5 roses and $10 chocolates on another swooning teeny...

Tech Council to maintain all school apps

Lizzy Thomas April 30, 2014

A tech council aiming to maintain current campus-focused apps, create new apps for the use of the student body and design digital posters to be displayed on the TVs in the library and lounge for clubs...

Time is running out

Claire Goldsmith April 30, 2014

Why does Dunkin Donuts Express exist? Who thought regular Dunkin Donuts was too leisurely? I tweeted this while I was waiting in the airport last week, coming back from the East Coast on one of those...

Team to face Loyola tomorrow

Elijah Akhtarzad April 30, 2014

After a 3-2 victory against Oaks Christian last Tuesday, the boys’ volleyball team will play its second to last Mission League match of the year against rival Loyola Cubs tonight. The Cubs are undefeated...

Seniors can opt for enrichment learning

Lizzy Thomas April 30, 2014

Seniors will have more opportunities to pursue transitional and enrichment-type learning in coming weeks than in previous years, Head of Student Affairs Jordan Church said. The administration will offer...

Howard to become new dean

Lauren Sonnenberg April 30, 2014

English teacher Adam Howard ’93 will join the dean team next year, replacing Jim Patterson, Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts announced in an email to faculty and staff Monday morning. Next year, Howard...

Obama, Time Magazine recognize Collins’s ’97 influence, achievements

Patrick Ryan April 30, 2014

Jason Collins ’97, the first active athlete in a major American sport to come out as gay, was recognized by Time Magazine 2014 list of "100 Most Influential People in the World" and by President Barack...

Orchestra students to perform original compositions

Su Jin Nam April 30, 2014

Two students will have their original music pieces featured at the spring orchestra concert on May 2 at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica. Ray Kim ’14 will conduct the Symphony, which will...

Sophomore qualifies for chess tournament

Jessica Spitz April 30, 2014

Shaileja Jain ’16 has qualified to play in the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships in the girls under 16 division. Jain will represent the United States in Durban, South Africa Sept. 18-30. Jain has...

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The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School
April 2014