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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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...

Animators visit Drawing and Painting classes

Noa Yadidi March 13, 2013

Artists and experimental animators Tanya Haden, Ruah Edelstein and Masha Vasilkovsky visited art teacher Alyssa Sherwood’s Drawing and Painting I class to screen some of their animations and discuss...

Marlborough screens student short films

Scott Nussbaum March 13, 2013

Four films made by Harvard-Westlake students were featured at the Marlborough Film Festival on March 1. “Post Remembrance,” directed by Cosima Elwes ’15, Hana Kateman ’15 and Danielle Stolz...

Students picked as film festival finalists

Jivani Gengatharan March 13, 2013

Eight films created by students from and outside of Harvard-Westlake have been selected as finalists for the third annual Los Angeles Student Media Festival. The winners will be announced at a ceremony...

Choirs plan tour of Eastern Europe

Sara Evall March 13, 2013

Six members of Wolverine Chorus and 41 members of Chamber Singers will travel to Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria from March 22 until April 2 as part of Chamber Singers’ biennial spring break tour. “I’m...

Students perform in teacher’s doctoral recital

Morganne Ramsey March 13, 2013

All three upper school choirs and Symphony performed in choir teacher Rodger Guerrero’s doctoral recital at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica on Sunday. As part of Guerrero’s coursework...

Jazz performs in Vibrato Recording Studio

Elizabeth Madden February 13, 2013

Jazz Band recorded a compilation of songs Jan. 12 in order to enter a competition to be featured in the Next Generation Monterey Jazz Festival. The festival will take place April 5-7. It will include performances...

Four reach semifinals of the Spotlight Awards

Jensen Pak February 13, 2013

Four students have reached the semifinal round of the Music Center Spotlight Awards, which recognize high school students for artistic excellence. Andy Arditi ’14 and drummer Daniel Sunshine ’13 have...

Advanced Dance II prepares for annual concert

Nadia Rahman February 13, 2013

The Advanced Dance II concert on March 1, 2 and 3 will feature over 50 dances. There will be approximately 20 dancers from the class in the show and ten guest dancers from other dance classes. All of...

Middle school holds art exhibit

Erina Szeto February 13, 2013

About 250 people attended the opening reception  of the first middle school Spring Art Invitational on Feb. 7. At the opening, artist Gronk talked to students and Blick Art Materials donated goodie bags. "It...

String quartet records film score

James Hur February 13, 2013

Four students recorded the instrumental soundtrack to "Tutor," a short film. Paul Suh ’14, Heather Wattles ’15, Enya Huang ’15 and Matthew Lucas ’14 were asked to play an original score by Oliver...

Students accepted to film festival

Aimee Misaki February 13, 2013

Films by three students will be screened at the Sun Valley Film Festival on March 14 -17.  The festival announced on Feb. 4 that it had accepted “Finding Erica Jones” by Natalie Markiles ’13, “The...

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