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New director of public affairs to reach out to neighbors

Sammi Handler April 29, 2015

Stacy Marble has been named the director of community and public affairs, a new position created to "make sure that Harvard-Westlake is engaged with the social fabric of Studio City," she said. Marble...

Wolverines heat up, poised to clinch league playoff spot

Chronicle Staff April 29, 2015

The boys’ volleyball team made it to the semifinals in the Sylmar Varsity Invitational Saturday before losing to the eventual champion Westlake High School. Last Thursday night’s victory over St. Francis...

Administration bans anonymous polling app

Layla Moghavem April 29, 2015

Due to complaints of bullying, the administration blocked the location-based, anonymous polling app What’s Goodly from the school Wi-Fi network April 16. Students have still been able to access the app...

Gifted Teachers

Gifted Teachers

Jacob Goodman April 29, 2015

Upper School Dean Sharon Cuseo found a gift from a student sitting on her desk. It was a beautiful textile with an intricate pattern made from gorgeous materials. Cuseo wrapped it around herself like a...

Carnegie Hall selects freshman cellist for performance

Angela Chon April 29, 2015

Samantha Yoon ’18 was selected by the American Protégé International Concerto Competition to perform cello at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City Dec. 19. Instrumentalists, vocalists...

Class tests driving reactions

Jake Saferstein April 29, 2015

Science teacher Walt Werner’s Anatomy and Physiology class determined by experimentation that texting and talking on the phone while driving can increase reaction times by more than 50 percent. Students...

Prefects to initiate break talks on quad

Jesse Nadel April 29, 2015

Following an upper school assembly speech by anti-sexist activist Jackson Katz, the Prefect Council met with about a dozen students last Thursday to discuss his message to test a plan to host talks on...

Choral program competes at Heritage Festival

Aaron Lyons April 29, 2015

The entire upper school choral program performed in a private concert for the University of Southern California choir director and competed at the Heritage Festival Competition from April 8-12. At the...

School hires new business manager

Bryant Wu April 29, 2015

Brian Bouchey was hired April 6 as the school’s new business manager. "My core functions are to assist with the school’s accounting and finance function, while supporting the needs of the faculty and...

Symphony, Wind Ensemble, Camerata Strings to perform with alumna

Hannah Cho April 29, 2015

In the final concert of the year, the Upper School Symphony, Wind Ensemble and Camerata Strings were scheduled to play a wide array of pieces April 28. The concert, which had not taken place at press time,...

16 teachers receive grant to visit Korea

Jackson Novick April 29, 2015

Sixteen members of the faculty were granted fellowships to take a trip to Korea this summer, from June 11-23. The trip, funded by the Gunter Gross Global initiative and Gyu Si and Min Sun Suh (Andy ’18),...

Credit: Sharon Chow/Chronicle

Changing Faces: “Westerning” Facial Features through Surgery

Angela Chon April 29, 2015

When Katie* ’14 was in high school, she used to use a glue strip on her eyelid to create a temporary crease and to boost her self-confidence. Without the artificial double eyelid, she felt "ugly" and...

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April 2015