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The mode less traveled

Zoe Dutton August 27, 2013

Nick Ramirez ’14 kills the engine of his Kawasaki Ninja 300 motorcycle and dismounts, removing his helmet and red leather jacket. “Most motorcyclists call cars cages, and that’s exactly how I feel,”...

Making a lasting difference

Henry Hahn August 27, 2013

It’s a new year and a new beginning; we have a new president and many new opportunities for change. Our transition to the heads of student government coincides with arguably the biggest administrative...

Alum interviews Obama about housing market

Sarah Novicoff August 27, 2013

Spencer Rascoff ’93, CEO of online real estate database Zillow, conducted a Q&A session with President Barack Obama Aug. 7 regarding the housing market and its rebound from the 2008 collapse. The...

Shaolin Showdown

Marcella Park August 27, 2013

They started out nervous. Eitan Sneider’s ’17 father had signed him, his cousin Daniel Sneider ’16 and another cousin up for three and a half weeks at a Shaolin school of Kung Fu in Yantai, Shandong,...

From Rugby stage to York Theatre

Enya Huang August 27, 2013

Her role as Varya in last year’s spring production “The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov landed Covi Brannan ’15 an internship this summer with the York Theatre Royal in England. Brannan’s performance...

#NewKidsOnTheBlock

Eojin Choi August 27, 2013

11 sophomores and a junior are new to the student body this year.

Senior is a presenter at sports science conference in Singapore

Aaron Lyons August 27, 2013

Jamie Skaggs ’15 represented Harvard-Westlake at the E.W. Barker Institute  of Sports International Youth Sports Science Conference 2013 held in Singapore in August. Skaggs, accompanied by Alessandra...

Students attend first all-school convocation

Noa Yadidi August 27, 2013

The first-ever all-school opening convocation this morning was highlighted by the announcement of this year’s motto, the investiture of President Rick Commons and the prefects and speeches by Commons...

New teacher: Tim Schmall

Jonah Ullendorff August 27, 2013

Tim Schmall, a lighting designer, loved his job, but wanted something more permanent and exciting. After stumbling upon Harvard-Westlake he instantly knew what he wanted to do. After lots of phone interviews...

Continuing a failing tradition

Julia Aizuss August 27, 2013

As a newly minted senior, I have many traditions to savor this year. Just last week we lunched with our teachers at a senior/faculty barbecue, and next month promises ring ceremony. The distant future...

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Eugenia Ko August 27, 2013

“Surreal,” is how Javi Arango ’16 felt about reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro having completed a week-long trek up and down the highest mountain in Africa. Arango and Aria Sarnoff ’16...

Visual arts head wins activist award

Scott Nussbaum August 27, 2013

Visual Arts Department Head Cheri Gaulke will receive the “Art is a Hammer” award Oct. 20 from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics for her activism through art. A reception will take place...

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August 2013