The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Poetry slam team takes 2nd in Classic Slam

Benjamin Most May 28, 2014

The poetry slam team won the quarterfinals and earned second place in the semifinal bracket of the Get Lit Classic Slam May 22 and 23. "I’m proud that our team almost made the finals in our first year...

Leon to head financial aid office

Nikta Mansouri May 25, 2014

Assistant director of admission and co-director of the ninth grade advisory program, Melanie Leon, will replace Geoff Bird, who is retiring, as Director of Financial Aid next year. "Through my work with...

Author to speak about productivity Monday

Benjamin Most May 16, 2014

The author of the Business of Life class's textbook, the CEO of electrical connectors accessories company Glenair will talk to the class Monday, May 20 about productivity in Ahmanson. Peter Kaufman, who...

New library batteries to fix service problem

Benjamin Most April 30, 2014

New internal batteries have been ordered for every laptop in the library due to wireless settings issues. A computer services investigation revealed that the frequent removal of the main batteries from...

Trustee, alumnus dies while bodysurfing on vacation

Benjamin Most April 30, 2014

Trustee Norman Sprague ’65 died March 14 while bodysurfing in Costa Rica. Sprague began working as a trustee at Harvard School in 1981 and helped during the merger between Harvard and Westlake School...

Piano duo to perform ‘Rite of Spring’ in Rugby

Alex McNab April 29, 2014

4HandsLA will perform Igor Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring" on Thursday, May 1 in the Rugby Theater. This will be the second 36-minute annual performance for the study of aesthetics in the Philosophy...

Middle School will hold first science fair May 13

Benjamin Most March 18, 2014

Students will display their science projects in the Middle School’s first science fair on Tuesday, May 13. During activities period, students participating in the fair can share projects in the Bing...

Combos perform in jazz concert

Benjamin Most March 11, 2014

Students from the jazz rhythm section, jazz ensemble, studio jazz and jazz band performed in "An Evening of Jazz" March 7 and 8 in Rugby Auditorium. Different sets of students played on the two nights,...

Students develop bracket prediction software robot

Benjamin Most February 12, 2014

A group of students are working with the Math Department to develop the NCAA Basketball Predictor Bot to predict the results of the March Madness tournament using statistics and sports analysis. The Math...

Design firm consults on Reynolds renovation

Benjamin Most February 12, 2014

Representatives of a design firm which specializes in creating optimal spaces for learning visited the Middle School Feb. 4 to discuss renovations to Reynolds Hall. Designers for  Fielding Nair International...

Mock Trial makes competition playoffs

Benjamin Most December 18, 2013

The Mock Trial team made the playoffs in the Los Angeles County competition, ranking in the top six schools out of the 90 that participated. The team participated in three trials for this competition,...

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